[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR279.12]

[Page 430]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 279--STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Applicability
 
Sec. 279.12  Prohibitions.

    (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 Sec. 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 Sec. 260.10 of this chapter;
    (2) Boilers, as defined in Sec. 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 Sec. 279.23.
    (3) Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart 
O of parts 264 or 265 of this chapter.

[57 FR 41612, Sept. 10, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 26425, May 3, 1993]