40 CFR §279.12
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- (a)Surface impoundment prohibition. Used oil shall not be managed in surface impoundments or waste piles unless the units are subject to regulation under parts 264 or 265 of this chapter.
- (b)Use as a dust suppressant. The use of used oil as a dust suppressant is prohibited, except when such activity takes place in one of the states listed in § 279.82(c).
- (c)Burning in particular units. Off-specification used oil fuel may be burned for energy recovery in only the following devices:
- (1)Industrial furnaces identified in § 260.10 of this chapter;
- (2)Boilers, as defined in § 260.10 of this chapter, that are identified as follows:
- (i)Industrial boilers located on the site of a facility engaged in a manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical processes;
- (ii)Utility boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale; or
- (iii)Used oil-fired space heaters provided that the burner meets the provisions of § 279.23.
- (3)Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart O of parts 264 or 265 of this chapter.