---identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s279.82"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "40 CFR § 279.82 - Use as a dust suppressant."title_number: 40title_name: "Protection of Environment"section_number: "279.82"section_name: "Use as a dust suppressant."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/s279.82
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
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)).
# 279.82 Use as a dust suppressant.(a) The use of used oil as a dust suppressant is prohibited, except when such activity takes place in one of the states listed in paragraph (c) of this section.(b) A State may petition (e.g., as part of its authorization petition submitted to EPA under § 271.5 of this chapter or by a separate submission) EPA to allow the use of used oil (that is not mixed with hazardous waste and does not exhibit a characteristic other than ignitability) as a dust suppressant. The State must show that it has a program in place to prevent the use of used oil/hazardous waste mixtures or used oil exhibiting a characteristic other than ignitability as a dust suppressant. In addition, such programs must minimize the impacts of use as a dust suppressant on the environment.(c) *List of States.* [Reserved]