{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-279.82","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 279.82","heading":"Use as a dust suppressant.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(c) List of States. [Reserved]","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 I—Standards for Use as a Dust Suppressant and Disposal of Used Oil"],"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":"fc05e378237834d2f8d22f8926e0b8ee50b04b5e9db83a70fe8769318a46616a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-279.81","next":"us/40-cfr-280.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}