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§ 175.26
(3) A passenger, where the ticket pur-
chase and/or boarding pass issuance
can be completed by a passenger with-
out the involvement of another person,
acknowledges that they have been pre-
sented with the information required
under paragraph (a) of this section; and
(4) A passenger is presented with in-
formation required under paragraph (a)
of this section at each of the places at
an airport where tickets are issued,
boarding passes are issued, passenger
baggage is dropped off, aircraft board-
ing areas are maintained, and at any
other location where boarding passes
are issued and/or checked baggage is
accepted. This information must in-
clude visual examples of forbidden haz-
ardous materials.
(c)
Aircraft operator manual require-
ments.
For certificate holders under 14
CFR parts 121 and 135, procedures and
information necessary to allow per-
sonnel to implement and maintain the
passenger notification system required
in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section
must be described in an operations
manual and/or other appropriate manu-
als in accordance with 14 CFR part 121
or 135.
[82 FR 15892, Mar. 30, 2017]
§ 175.26
Notification at cargo facilities
of hazardous materials require-
ments.
(a) Each person who engages in the
acceptance or transport of cargo for
transportation by aircraft shall display
notices to persons offering such cargo
of the requirements applicable to the
carriage of hazardous materials aboard
aircraft, and the penalties for failure to
comply with those requirements, at
each facility where cargo is accepted.
Each notice must be legible, and be
prominently displayed so it can be
seen. At a minimum, each notice must
communicate the following informa-
tion:
(1) Cargo containing hazardous mate-
rials (dangerous goods) for transpor-
tation by aircraft must be offered in
accordance with the Federal Hazardous
Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts
171 through 180).
(2) A violation can result in five
years’ imprisonment and penalties of
$250,000 or more (49 U.S.C. 5124).
(3) Hazardous materials (dangerous
goods) include explosives, compressed
gases, flammable liquids and solids,
oxidizers, poisons, corrosives and radio-
active materials.
(b) The information contained in
paragraph (a) of this section must be
printed:
(1) Legibly in English, and, where
cargo is accepted outside of the United
States, in the language of the host
country; and
(2) On a background of contrasting
color.
(c) Size and color of the notice are
optional. Additional information, ex-
amples, or illustrations, if not incon-
sistent with required information, may
be included.
(d)
Exceptions.
Display of a notice re-
quired by paragraph (a) of this section
is not required at:
(1) An unattended location (e.g., a
drop box) provided a general notice ad-
vising customers of a prohibition on
shipments of hazardous materials
through that location is prominently
displayed; or
(2) A customer’s facility where haz-
ardous materials packages are accept-
ed by a carrier.
§ 175.30
Inspecting shipments.
(a) No person may accept a hazardous
material for transportation aboard an
aircraft unless the aircraft operator en-
sures the hazardous material is:
(1) Authorized, and is within the
quantity limitations specified for car-
riage aboard aircraft according to
§ 172.101 of this subchapter or as other-
wise specifically provided by this sub-
chapter.
(2) Described and certified on a ship-
ping paper prepared in duplicate in ac-
cordance with part 172 of this sub-
chapter or as authorized by subpart C
of part 171 of this subchapter. See
§ 175.33 for shipping paper retention re-
quirements;
(3) Marked and labeled in accordance
with subparts D and E of part 172 or as
authorized by subpart C of part 171 of
this subchapter, and placarded (when
required) in accordance with subpart F
of part 172 of this subchapter; and
(4) Labeled with a ‘‘CARGO AIR-
CRAFT ONLY’’ label (see § 172.448 of
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