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40 CFR § 279.72 - On-specification used oil fuel.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s279.72"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 279.72 - On-specification used oil fuel."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "279.72"
section_name: "On-specification used oil fuel."
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: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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"
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# 279.72 On-specification used oil fuel.

(a) *Analysis of used oil fuel.* A generator, transporter, processor/re-refiner, or burner may determine that used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery meets the fuel specifications of § 279.11 by performing analyses or obtaining copies of analyses or other information documenting that the used oil fuel meets the specifications.

(b) *Record retention.* A generator, transporter, processor/re-refiner, or burner who first claims that used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery meets the specifications for used oil fuel under § 279.11, must keep copies of analyses of the used oil (or other information used to make the determination) for three years.

[57 FR 41612, Sept. 10, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 26426, May 3, 1993]