40 C.F.R. § 279.61
Restrictions on burning.
Cite as 40 C.F.R. § 279.61 (2026)
(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.
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 260.10279.23