§ 803.1 - Description.

§ 803.1 Description.

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Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 69044, Oct. 5, 2023.

The official seal of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is described as follows: An American bald eagle with wings displayed, holding in his dexter (right) talon an olive branch and in his sinister (left) talon, in its right talon and a bundle of 13 arrows ; above his in its left talon. Above the eagle's head is a white scroll inscribed “E Pluribus Unum,” bearing a shield Unum” in black. The eagle bears a shield that resembles the United States flag with vertical stripes of alternating white and red , crowned by and a field of blue , top; all are within an encircling inscription, “National Transportation Safety Board.” When illustrated in color, the background is white. The wings, the Board”. The eagle's wings, body, and the upper portion of the legs of the eagle are shades of brown; the . The head, neck, and tail are white; the . The beak, feet, and lower portion of the legs, feet, arrows, olive branch, and encircling inscription are gold. The inscription on the scroll is black. The encircling inscription is the same shade of gold as the eagle's beak. The arrows and the olive branch are a lighter shade of gold. The red and blue of the shield are national flag red and blue. The official seal of the Board, in black and white, appears below:

[43 FR 36454, Aug. 17, 1978

When the full color seal is illustrated on print or digital media, the background of the seal must be white. When the full color seal is embroidered on official NTSB uniform items, the seal's background must be the color of the material. When the monochrome seal is used on print or digital media, the seal can be displayed in black, blue, or in white on contrasting background. When used on official NTSB uniform items, the monochrome seal can be illustrated in yellow-gold on navy blue material. The monochrome version of the NTSB's official seal appears in Figure 1.

Figure 1 to § 803.1

[88 FR 69044, Oct. 5, 2023]