[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR279.82]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 279_STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL--Table of Contents

 

 Subpart I_Standards for Use as a Dust Suppressant and Disposal of Used 

                                   Oil

 

Sec.  279.82  Use as a dust suppressant.



    (a) The use of used oil as a dust suppressant is prohibited, except 

when such activity takes place in one of the states listed in paragraph 

(c) of this section.

    (b) A State may petition (e.g., as part of its authorization 

petition submitted to EPA under Sec.  271.5 of this chapter or by a 

separate submission) EPA to allow the use of used oil (that is not mixed 

with hazardous waste and does not exhibit a characteristic other than 

ignitability) as a dust suppressant. The State must show that it has a 

program in place to prevent the use of used oil/hazardous waste mixtures 

or used oil exhibiting a characteristic other than ignitability as a 

dust suppressant. In addition, such programs must minimize the impacts 

of use as a dust suppressant on the environment.

    (c) List of States. [Reserved]



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