40 CFR § 60.112 - Standard for volatile organic compounds (VOC).
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s60.112"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 60.112 - Standard for volatile organic compounds (VOC)."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "60.112"
section_name: "Standard for volatile organic compounds (VOC)."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "AIR PROGRAMS"
part_number: "60"
part_name: "STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7401"
regulatory_source: "36 FR 24877, Dec. 23, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "60"
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# 60.112 Standard for volatile organic compounds (VOC).
(a) The owner or operator of any storage vessel to which this subpart applies shall store petroleum liquids as follows:
(1) If the true vapor pressure of the petroleum liquid, as stored, is equal to or greater than 78 mm Hg (1.5 psia) but not greater than 570 mm Hg (11.1 psia), the storage vessel shall be equipped with a floating roof, a vapor recovery system, or their equivalents.
(2) If the true vapor pressure of the petroleum liquid as stored is greater than 570 mm Hg (11.1 psia), the storage vessel shall be equipped with a vapor recovery system or its equivalent.
[39 FR 9317, Mar. 8, 1974; 39 FR 13776, Apr. 17, 1974, as amended at 45 FR 23379, Apr. 4, 1980]