---identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s279.72"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "40 CFR § 279.72 - On-specification used oil fuel."title_number: 40title_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: falsecurrency: "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"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t40/s279.72
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
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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)).
# 279.72 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]