{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-279.61","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 279.61","heading":"Restrictions on burning.","body":"(a) Off-specification used oil fuel may be burned for energy recovery in only the following devices:\n(1) Industrial furnaces identified in § 260.10 of this chapter;\n(2) Boilers, as defined in § 260.10 of this chapter, that are identified as follows:\n(i) Industrial boilers located on the site of a facility engaged in a manufacturing process where substances are transformed into new products, including the component parts of products, by mechanical or chemical processes;\n(ii) Utility boilers used to produce electric power, steam, heated or cooled air, or other gases or fluids for sale; or\n(iii) Used oil-fired space heaters provided that the burner meets the provisions of § 279.23; or\n(3) Hazardous waste incinerators subject to regulation under subpart O of parts 264 or 265 of this chapter.\n(b)(1) With the following exception, used oil burners may not process used oil unless they also comply with the requirements of subpart F of this part.\n(2) Used oil burners may aggregate off-specification used oil with virgin oil or on-specification used oil for purposes of burning, but may not aggregate for purposes of producing on-specification used oil.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER I—SOLID WASTES","PART 279—STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL","Subpart G—Standards for Used Oil Burners Who Burn Off-Specification Used Oil for Energy Recovery"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"dcb759624f9731ac85dc864c9d99e39a49eb64f893094ef79fc223a3845c7ebf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-279.60","next":"us/40-cfr-279.62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}