40 CFR § 761.45 - Marking formats.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s761.45"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 761.45 - Marking formats."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "761.45"
section_name: "Marking formats."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "R"
subchapter_name: "TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT"
part_number: "761"
part_name: "POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND USE PROHIBITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616 and 42 U.S.C. 6939g."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 7156, Feb. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "761"
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# 761.45 Marking formats.

The following formats shall be used for marking:

(a) *Large PCB Mark—M*<sub>L</sub>. Mark M<sub>L</sub> shall be as shown in Figure 1, letters and striping on a white or yellow background and shall be sufficiently durable to equal or exceed the life (including storage for disposal) of the PCB Article, PCB Equipment, or PCB Container. The size of the mark shall be at least 15.25 cm (6 inches) on each side. If the PCB Article or PCB Equipment is too small to accommodate this size, the mark may be reduced in size proportionately down to a minimum of 5 cm (2 inches) on each side.

(b) *Small PCB Mark—M*<sub>s</sub>. Mark M<sub>s</sub> shall be as shown in Figure 2, letters and striping on a white or yellow background, and shall be sufficiently durable to equal or exceed the life (including storage for disposal) of the PCB Article, PCB Equipment, or PCB Container. The mark shall be a rectangle 2.5 by 5 cm (1 inch by 2 inches). If the PCB Article or PCB Equipment is too small to accommodate this size, the mark may be reduced in size proportionately down to a minimum of 1 by 2 cm (.4 by .8 inches).

[44 FR 31542, May 31, 1979. Redesignated at 47 FR 19527, May 6, 1982]