40 CFR 279.61
§ 279.61 Restrictions on burning.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 279.61, § 279.61 Restrictions on burning, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/186648
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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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.