---identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s279.31"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "40 CFR § 279.31 - Used oil collection centers."title_number: 40title_name: "Protection of Environment"section_number: "279.31"section_name: "Used oil collection centers."chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"subchapter_number: "I"subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"part_number: "279"part_name: "STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-04-05"last_updated: "2026-04-05"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"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."cfr_part: "279"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t40/s279.31
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
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Environmental Protection Agency
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... 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)).
# 279.31 Used oil collection centers.(a) *Applicability.* This section applies to owners or operators of used oil collection centers. A used oil collection center is any site or facility that accepts/aggregates and stores used oil collected from used oil generators regulated under subpart C of this part who bring used oil to the collection center in shipments of no more than 55 gallons under the provisions of § 279.24(a). Used oil collection centers may also accept used oil from household do-it-yourselfers.(b) *Used oil collection center requirements.* Owners or operators of all used oil collection centers must:(1) Comply with the generator standards in subpart C of this part; and(2) Be registered/licensed/permitted/recognized by a state/county/municipal government to manage used oil.