40 CFR §279.61
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- (a)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; or
- (3)Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart O of parts 264 or 265 of this chapter.
- (b)
- (1)With the following exception, used oil burners may not process used oil unless they also comply with the requirements of subpart F of this part.
- (2)Used oil burners may aggregate off-specification used oil with virgin oil or on-specification used oil for purposes of burning, but may not aggregate for purposes of producing on-specification used oil.