40 CFR § 279.23 - On-site burning in space heaters.

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title: "40 CFR § 279.23 - On-site burning in space heaters."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "279.23"
section_name: "On-site burning in space heaters."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "279"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sections 1006, 2002(a), 3001 through 3007, 3010, 3014, and 7004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921 through 6927, 6930, 6934, and 6974); and sections 101(37) and 114(c) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(37) and 9614(c))."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 41612, Sept. 10, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 279.23 On-site burning in space heaters.

Generators may burn used oil in used oil-fired space heaters provided that:

(a) The heater burns only used oil that the owner or operator generates or used oil received from household do-it-yourself used oil generators;

(b) The heater is designed to have a maximum capacity of not more than 0.5 million Btu per hour; and

(c) The combustion gases from the heater are vented to the ambient air.

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