40 CFR 49.4179
§ 49.4179 VOC emissions control requirements for tank truck loading.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 49.4179, § 49.4179 VOC emissions control requirements for tank truck loading, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/169239
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(a) Applicability. The requirements in this section apply to each owner or operator who loads or permits the loading of any intermediate hydrocarbon liquid or produced water at an oil and natural gas source as identified in § 49.4169(b).
(b) Tank truck loading requirements. Tank trucks used for transporting intermediate hydrocarbon liquid or produced water must be loaded and unloaded using measures to minimize VOC emissions. These measures must include, at a minimum, bottom filling or a submerged fill pipe, as defined in § 49.4171(b).
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.