Monday
May 3, 1993
Part IV
Environmental

Protection Agency

40 CFR Part 261, et al.
Hazardous Waste Management System;
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Recycled Used Oil Management
Standards; Final Rule

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 261,264,265,271, and
279

[EPA/S30-Z-93-004; FRL-4619-7]

RIN2050-AC17

Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Wasto; Recycled Used OH
Management Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule; technical
amendments and corrections.

SUMMARY: This action corrects several
technical errors and provides clarifying
amendments to the final recycled used
oil management standards rule. The
final rule was published on September
10,1992 (57 FR 41566). This action also
corrects an error in the final used oil
rule published on May 20,1992 (57 FR
21524). These revisions provide
clarification and correct unintended
consequences of both rules.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 8,1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Eydie Pines at (202) 260-3509 or Bryan
Groce at (202) 260-9550, Office of Solid
Waste (OS-332), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 401M Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A.I. Burning and Blending
Requirements (Former Part 266,
Subpart E)
   On September 10,1992, EPA
promulgated regulations to  govern the
management of recycled used oils. In
the discussion of the state authorization
process in the final rule (57TR 41566),
EPA stated that the new part 279
regulations were being promulgated
under section 3014(a) of RCRA, and
noted that section 3014(a) "predates the
1984 HSWA amendments." The Agency
went on, in that section, to explain that
the part 279 requirements would take
effect in states without final RCRA
authorization 6 months after publication
(March 8,1993) and that the part 279
standards would become effective in
states with RCRA base program
authorization only after the state revised
its RCRA program to,.includesthe new;; (
requirements. This;discu§sioniimplied{,
that .all of the; fequireme&ts being > j. J.ȣ
prbmulgated Under part 279 are.RCRA  t
requirements that are not mandated
under the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) and that,
therefore, the new standards governing  ,
                                      the management of recycled used oils
                                      would not be immediately enforceable
                                      by EPA in authorized states.
                                        The discussion of the status of the
                                      part 279 requirements in authorized
                                      states was based in large part on the fact
                                      that section 3006(h) of RCRA, which
                                      was added by Congress as part of the
                                      Superfund Amendments and
                                      Reauthorization Act of 1986, allows
                                      EPA to authorize state used oil programs
                                      in the same manner as state hazardous
                                      waste programs. EPA believes that
                                      Congress did not express an intent to
                                      treat used oil requirements under
                                      section 3014(a) as "HSWA"
                                      requirements, that is, as directly
                                      enforceable by EPA prior to State
                                      authorization under Section 3006(h).
                                      After publication of the September 10,
                                      1992 notice, however, EPA realized that
                                      its position was arguably inconsistent
                                      with statements made in the preamble
                                      to the November 29,1985 final rule
                                      promulgating standards for the burning
                                      of used oil, and that further clarification
                                      is necessary.
                                        Some of the part 279 provisions
                                      promulgated in the used.oil
                                      management standards consist of
                                      existing requirements that have been
                                      recodified from 40 CFR part 266,
                                      subpart E, as adopted in 1985. On
                                      November 29,1985 (50 FR 49201), EPA
                                      issued the used oil burning
                                      requirements pursuant to the authority
                                      of section 8 of the Used Oil Recycling
                                      Act of 1980 (UORA), now incorporated
                                      as section 3014(a) of RCRA. At that
                                      time, there was no section 3006(h) and,
                                      therefore, no statutory mechanism
                                      existed to authorize states to operate
                                      programs for the recycling of non-
                                      hazardous used oil. EPA, therefore, took
                                      the position that the used oil burning
                                      requirements adopted under section
                                      3014(a)'would be Federally enforceable
                                      in both'authorised and non-authorized
                                      states. With the addition of section
                                      3006(h) to RCRA in 1986, however, that
                                      statutory authority to authorize states to
                                      regulate nonhazardous used oil
                                      recycling now exists. This raises the
                                      question of whether the old part 266,
                                       subpart E requirements should be
                                      treated like the other section 3014(a)
                                      requirements issued in 1992, that is, not
                                      Federally enforceable in states that have
                                      been authorized for the RCRA base
                                       program, but are not authorized for the
                                       subpart E requirements. EPA believes
                                       that, by= the addition, of section 3006(h)
                                       to RCRA, Congres's,do"uld|ri6t;hava" . M '«
                                       intended; to; make,these requirements;
                                       suddenly unenforceable in authorized /1
                                       states where they had been previously
                                       enforceable. Indeed, EPA believes that
                                       Congress intended for these
                                       requirements to be enforced both prior
to and following the 1986 amendment to
RCRA. Therefore, EPA is clarifying that
all existing used oil burning
requirements originally promulgated in
1985 remain Federally enforceable in all
States which are not yet authorized for
the former part 266, subpart E, whether
or not the State has received RCRA
subtitle C base program authorization.1
States must modify their programs to
include requirements equivalent to the
Federal provisions or may promulgate
more stringent regulations.
  Table 1 of § 271.26 identifies which
part 279 requirements represent the
previous part 266, subpart E provisions
that will  continue to be Federally
enforceable in  States not authorized for
these provisions. The regulatory text in
part 279, subparts G and H has not been
substantially changed from that
previously found in part 266, subpart E.
When revisions were made, the
revisions were for clarification purposes
only. Thus, §§ 279.10, 279.11, and most
provisions of §279.1 and of part 279,
subparts G and H will continue to be
Federally enforceable in states that have
not yet adopted requirements equivalent
to the previous part 266, subpart E
requirements and received authorization
from EPA to implement and enforce
those requirements. For all other
provisions of part 279, EPA continues to
believe that it is the most consistent
with the intent of Congress to treat these ,
requirements in the same manner as  "  ;
non-HSWA provisions of the hazardous ,'
waste regulations, and as such, subject
them to the RCRA state authorization ,, ?
program requirements. In the case of all., f
new provisions (those not previously   >
contained in part 266, subpart E), these
provisions do not become effective in  ,;
authorized states until individual; states ;
adopt the provisions and EPA grants the '
states authorization for the provisions.2
In the case of those few states (Alaska,
Hawaii, Iowa, Wyoming, and the U.S.
Territories) that are not authorized for
the RCRA base program, all part 279
provisions will be effective and
Federally enforceable six months after
promulgation  of the part 279 provisions,
(March 8,1993).
   1 In order to retain authorization for the RCRA
 program, states have been authorized to enforce the
 part 266, subpart E requirements. These states
 remain authorized to implement and enforce these
 provisions, and today's notice and the final
 recycled used oil regulations do not affect these
 states' authorities, regarding the existing: provisions.
 For conVeniencejrauthorization/pi'ocessirig^olf State'f ,'
   EPA •   ,-j • i , t  , I  ; r ;,r. r ri jm i "p 2 '
  2 As stated in the final rulemakmg for recycled
 used oil management standards, authorized states
 must modify their programs by July 1, 1994 if no
 statutory changes are required, or by July 1, 1995
 if statutory changes are necessary (see 57 FR 41605).

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   In Table 1 of § 271.26, EPA notes that
 there is no recodified provision in part
 279 to correspond with the previous 40
 CFR 266.43(b)(4)(vi). The Agency
        believes that the information required
        under former § 266.43(b)(4)(vi), i.e., a
        statement reading "This used oil is
        subject to EPA regulation under 40 CFR
                     part 266," is unnecessary and
                     redundant. Therefore, EPA has not
                     included this requirement in the new
                     used oil management standards.
          Status of State
                                        Before 3/8/93
                                                                                    As of 3/8/93
 Non-authorized  RCRA Base  Pro-
   gram.
 Authorized  RCRA  Base  Program
   Non-authorized part 266 subpart

 Authorized  RCRA  Base  Program
   Authorized part 266 subpart E.
40 CFR part 266 subpart E Feder-
  ally enforceable.
40 CFR part 266  subpart  E Is
  Federally enforceable.
40 CFR part 266  subpart E
  State enforceable.
is
40 CFR part 279 is Federally enforceable.

40 CFR part 279 subparts A-F and  I are not enforceable until the
  state is granted authorization. 40 CFR part 279 subparts G and H
  are Federally enforceable.
40 CFR part 279 subparts A-F and  II are not enforceable until the
  state is granted authorization. 40 CFR part 279 subparts G and H
  are state enforceable1.
   140 CFR part 279, subparts G and H contain certain provisions which were not In part 266, subpart E. The State will continue to enforce only
 those provisions for which it obtained authorization (those provisions are listed in Table i of §271.26).
 B. Technical Corrections

 1. Corrections to the Preamble Language
   This action corrects several errors that
 were published in the September 10
 final rule. There are several
 typographical errors in the preamble, as
 well as misstatements and incorrect
 references to regulatory and preamble
 sections. These corrections are
 described below.
   1. On page 41579, in the second
 column, remove the word "and" in line
 ten so the line reads as follows: "is to
 be burned for energy recovery, the used
 oil will have to * * *"
   2. On page 41581, in the first
 paragraph in the middle column, the
 reference to § 260.40(d)(2) should read
 §266.40(d)(2).
   3. On page 41583, in the middle
 column, six lines from the bottom,
 remove the reference to "section
 VLD.3." of the preamble.
   4. On page 41585, in the first
 paragraph of the first column, the
 reference to section "V.D.l.h." should
 read "VI.D.l.h."
   5. On page 41585, in the last sentence
 of the section entitled b. Used oil
 generated on ships, the reference to
 "§ 279.10(e)(3)" should read
 "§279.10(f)".
   6. On page 41587, the word "send" in
 line 18 in paragraph two of the second
 column should be revised to "sent".
   7. On page 41590, in footnote 17, the
 reference to  "section VI.E.5."  of the
 preamble should read "section VI.D.4.",
 referring to the discussion of secondary
 containment provisions at processing/
re-refining facilities.
  a./Dnjpage 41590, in_the first.pplumn,,
revise the heading andlthftifirst sentence
 of see'tioh (e)-with*the following texts •<• i  t
 "DOT, Requirements. Persons offering^  ?
used oil for transportation as well as
persons transporting used oil that meets
the definition of a hazardous material in
49 CFR 171.8, must comply with all
        applicable regulations in 49 CFR Parts
        171 through 180." Also add the
        additional new text after the first
        sentence. "On February 2,1993, the
        Department of Transportation published
        an interim final rule which amended the
        DOT's hazardous materials regulation
        by regulating oil  as a hazardous
        material. The interested reader is
        referred to this document for further
        information regarding the applicability
        of this rule."      T
          9. On page 41591, in the second
        paragraph of the  middle  column, and on
        page 41596, in the first paragraph of the
        first column, the  reference to "40 CFR
        112.79(c)" should read "40 CFR
        112.7(c)".
          10. In footnote  21 on page 41595, the
        reference to preamble section "VI.E.5."
        should read "VI.D.3."
          11. On page 41598, in the last
        sentence of the first paragraph of the
        section entitled 1. Closure, remove the
        phrase "per 40 CFR 261.3(d)," and add ,
        the following sentence to the end of the
        paragraph: "For a determination of _  : ;
        hazard regarding  contaminated media
        and other materials, see 40 CFR 261.3,
        as well as EPA's 'contained-in principle'
        (57 FR 983 (Jan. 9,1992)  and 57 FR
        37225 (Aug. 18, 1992))."
          12. On the same page, in the last
        sentence of the last full paragraph in the
        third column, remove the phrase "per
        40 CFR 261.3(d) or 261.4(b)" and add
        the following sentence to the end of the
        paragraph: "For a determination of
        hazard regarding  contaminated media
        and other materials, see 40 CFR 261.3,
        261.4(b), as well as EPA's 'contained-in
        principle; (57 FR  983 .(Jan. 9,1992) and.;
        57 FR 37225 (Aug; 18,1992));"*«»\ I '-11 c t
          13* Ort pag&p£t599, undernpari >5(a). -2:1
        revise the reference" to "266.41'', in the E;
        third  sentence, to read "266.40".
          14. On page 41600, under 5.f. Storage
        Requirements, after the last word of the
        first paragraph, add the following text "-,
                     or units subject to regulation under 40
                     CFR parts 264 or 265."
                       15. On page 41600, in the first
                     paragraph of the middle column, the
                     reference to preamble "section Vl.S.f."
                     should read "siection VI.D.4."
                       16. On page 41600, in the section
                     entitled h. Used oil fuel analysis
                     (halogens), the reference to "§ 266.40"
                     should read more specifically as
                     "§ 286.40(c)".
                       17. On page 41605, in the first
                     column, first complete paragraph,
                     second sentence, add the words "and on
                     Indian lands" after the word "states" so
                     that the text reads as follows: "The rules
                     will take effect in states and on Indian
                     lands that do not have final
                     authorization..."
                       18. On page 41605, second column,
                     first complete, paragraph, second
                     sentence,  aftei1 the word "states" add the
                     words "and Indian lands" so that the
                     text reads as follows: "That is, in the
                     unauthorized states and Indian lands, a
                     used oil;  . i'^ : ' : :E; r.    . • ,   - : •  •

                     2. Clqrificatipn.of.Issues^ Discussed in_'.
                     the Preamble •,"  , £''"/..;"''!''..',
                      In addition to the corrections listed   '
                     above, EPA wishes to clarify several
                     issues discussed in the preamble of the
                     May 20,1992 find September 10,1992
                     rule.
                      EPA is clarifying the definition of
                     used oil processing as it relates to the
                    act of gravity hot-draining used oil from
                    non-terne plated used oil filters. The
                     definition of used oil processing was
                    intended to regelate the process of
                    making  used oiil more amenable for
                    production of iiiel oils, lubricants and
                    other used oil derived products. The act
                    of 'ptiysiGallj•separatingused "oil from i:
                    non-terneiflated used'Qil filter^ does not
                    fall uridef'the prdcessirfg'definition if • '
                    the act is conducted for the purpose of
                    removing the used oil for management
                    under part 279,,  The Agency did not
                    intend to regulate the removal of used

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oil from non-terne plated used oil filters
under the § 279.1 processing definition,
and therefore clarifies the distinction
between the "removal of used oil from
solid waste," which does not fit under
the processing definition, and "making
used oil more amenable for production
of fuel oils, lubricants and other used oil
derived products" which does fit under
the processing definition.
  On page 41574, in the third column,
the first sentence of the first full
paragraph incorrectly states that
residues or sludges from the processing
of used oil are not regulated under part
279. In fact, as evidenced by § 279.10(e),
EPA did intend to regulate such
residuals if burned for energy recovery
or used in a manner constituting
disposal, with the exception of re-
refining distillation bottoms that are
used as feedstock to manufacture
asphalt products.
  On page 41583, in the first column at
the end of section g.iii, EPA incorrectly
states that mixtures of used oil and
diesel fuel mixed by a generator for use
in its own vehicles "must be managed
in accordance with the used oil fuel
specification regulations." In fact, as the
language of section 279.20(a)(3) states,
EPA does not intend to regulate such
mixtures under any provision of part
279 once the mixing has occurred.
  On page 41587, near the middle of the
first column, EPA cites Alabama's
Project ROSE as an example of a
program that runs "do-it-yourself" used
oil collection centers. This is not
entirely accurate. While Project ROSE
may administer some collection centers
that accept used oil solely from
household DIY generators, the preamble
correctly describes the Alabama
program in stating that it accepts used
oil from commercial generators as well.
Therefore, Project ROSE is not the best
example of a "DIY used oil collection
 center," since by definition, such
 collection centers are not authorized to
 accept used oil from regulated
 generators. The Project ROSE program
 provides a better example of a "used oil
 collection center," as defined in § 279.1
 and discussed above.
   On page 41582, in footnote 9, EPA
 misquotes the words of § 279.61(a)(3) to
 say that off-spec, used oil may be
 burned in an incinerator "in compliance
 with subpart O of 49 CFR parts 264/
 265." The language of the regulation ?
 actually reads "subject \o regulatipn
 under 4Q CFR;part26,4-or 265,'jEf A ,
 makes  the same or similar errors on1
 page 41586 in the last full paragraph of
 the first column, on page 41599 in
 section b.(4), and on page 41600 in
 footnote 23.
  On page 41601, the first paragraph of
section 6 states that the requirements for
marketers formerly contained in
§ 266.43 were recodified in part 279,
subpart H "without modification." In
fact, EPA did introduce certain changes
to these requirements. EPA added
certain exemptions to the "rebuttable
presumption" of mixing used oil with
hazardous waste, added additional
definitions, and made certain changes to
the record-keeping requirements on
marketers. EPA also amended the
definition of "marketer" to include only
those persons who initiate the shipment
of off-specification used oil fuel directly
to a used oil burner  or who are the first
to claim that a used  oil fuel meets the
specification. The former definition of
marketer included those who market
off-specification fuel to other marketers.
EPA made this change because those
persons who initiate shipments of off-
specification fuel to other marketers are
already covered by the new tracking
requirements in part 279 for generators,
transporters, or recycling facilities.
Similarly, the first full sentence in the
middle column following Table VI.6.
implies that there is an entity called a
"fuel oil dealer" who is neither a
generator, transporter, or recycling
facility who may be selling on-
specification fuel. This statement is
misleading in light  of the revised
definition of marketer in part 279. "Fuel
oil dealers" who never handle used oil
fuel were never intended to be regulated
by part 266, subpart E, and are not
regulated under the new part 279,
subpart H. Persons  who accept off-
specification used oil fuel from a
generator, transporter, or recycling
facility and market  it to a burner are
subject to regulation under part 279 as
marketers.          "' '.
   EPA discussed the requirements'for
 used oil storage at several places in the
 preamble. The regulations at
 §§279.22(a), 279.45(b), 279.54(a), and
 279.64(a) state that used oil generators,
 transporters, processors/re-refiners, and
 burners must not store used oil in units
 other than tanks, containers, or units
 subject to regulation under part 264 or
 265 of 40 CFR. hi the preamble
 discussions of storage (57 FR 41586,
 41591, 41594, and  41600), EPA makes
 reference to compliance with parts 264
 or 265 only with respect to surface
 impoundments (parts 264, or 265,r
 precludes auseflpijnandjei'frbni j ^,
 storing'use~d oilih'a container of tank
 that is subject to regulation under the
 applicable requirements of part 264 or
 265 (i.e., subparts I and J, respectively).
 These requirements are more stringent
than the used oil management standards
promulgated on September 10 and,
therefore, provide an adequate level of
protection of human health and the
environment. As stated on page 41591
in the discussion of storage at used oil
transfer facilities, any used oil transfer
facility that is currently in compliance
with the part  265, subpart J
requirements (for aboveground tanks)
will be deemed in compliance with the
requirements promulgated today. Such
is the case for other types of used oil
handlers and other types of storage units
as well.
  On page 41599, EPA explained that
off-specification used oil may be burned
only in certain devices. In the preamble
to the 1985 regulations, EPA explained
that the regulations were designed only
to address the burning of used oil in
such devices and that they did not
apply to the burning of used oil in other
devices such as diesel and marine
engines because EPA did not develop
the used oil specification with these
types of devices in mind (see 50 FR
49192). EPA wishes to clarify that the
provisions of §§ 279.12(c) and 279.61(a)
were not intended to alter this pre-
existing policy. Therefore, the burning
of used oil in devices such as diesel and
marine engines is not subject to
regulation under part 279, subpart G.
3. Corrections to the Regulatory
Language
  In the September 10 rule, EPA
exempted from regulation both as used
oil and as hazardous waste, those '
 distillation bottoms from used oil re-
refining that are used for making asphalt
 products from regulation [§ 279.10(e)].
 This action moves part of that provision
 without change to § 261.4(b), the
 appropriate location for an exclusionary
 provision from the definition of
 hazardous waste. In addition, this notice
 corrects a numbering error that was
 made in the May 20,1992 final rule (57
 FR 21534) and repeated in the
 Correction Notice of July 1,1992 (57 FR
 29220). In both the May 20 final rule
 and the subsequent correction notice,
 the exclusion for non-terne plated used
 oil filters was codified as subparagraph
 (b)(15) of § 261.4 even though EPA had
 not yet promulgated paragraphs (b)(13)
 or (b)(14). This action corrects these
 errors by redesignating the used oil filter
 exclusion as § 261.4(b)(13).
   The Agency is amending  § 271.16,
 tie'quiremJsMsfoi-Enforcement  :?.*•'' -
 AutKofityl 1:o add language regarding <;»
 violations of the-u^e'd oiLm'an&geiiientt
 standards. This section sets out the
 requirements for criminal enforcement
 authority for states seeking
 authorization to operate state programs

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in lieu of subtitle C programs. Congress
amended RCRA in 1986 to clarify that
EPA's criminal enforcement authorities
for violations of subtitle C requirements
extend to violations of requirements for
used oil that is regulated under section
3014 of RCRA but not listed or
identified as a hazardous waste.
Congress also amended section 3006(h)
to require EPA to apply the same
standards and procedures in its review
of state programs for nonhazardous used
oil, that it applies when reviewing
programs for hazardous wastes under
subtitle C. hi other words, state
programs for nonhazardous used oil
must be equivalent to and consistent
with the federal program (and programs
in other states). Such programs must
also provide for adequate enforcement.
  Congress clearly felt that criminal
enforcement authorities were essential
to successful implementation of federal
regulatory program for nonhazardous
used oils. EPA believes that criminal
enforcement authority is equally   ,
important to adequate enforcement of
state programs for nonhazardous used
oils. Consequently, EPA is amending
§ 271,16 to clarify that any state that
decides to regulate recycled used oil as
nonhazardous waste and apply to EPA
for authorization to operate its state
program in lieu of the federal program
must show that it has authority to bring
criminal enforcement actions for
specified violations of its used oil
program.
  In addition, EPA is amending
§ 279.10(i), dealing with PCB-
contaminated used oil. The language
'codified in the September 10 rule
indicated that used oils contaminated
with PCBs, which are regulated under
part 761 of the TSCA regulations, are
exempt from the part 279 requirements.
EPA's intent was to avoid duplicative
regulation of such used oils, and the
Agency mistakenly included this
language in § 279.10(i), assuming that
the requirements in § 761.20(e)
comprehensively regulated such oils.
The language in § 761.20(e), however,
incorporates by reference the
requirements of the former part 266,
subpart E and supplements them, rather
than substitutes for them, such that
PCB-contaminated used oils are
currently subject to both RCRA and
TSCA regulations governing the burning
of used oil for energy recovery. EPA did
not intend, by the promulgation of part
279, to relaX the, existing irequjiemente
ortused p^s^qntainmgPCBs.EPA.j j k
therefpfe.jis[amending §27S.iqt(i}.to- j,
accurately reflect the complementary
nature of the RCRA and TSCA
regulations. Marketers and burners who
market used oil containing any
quantifiable level of PCBs must comply
with applicable standards of part 279 as
well as additional. Standards and
restrictions under 40 CFR 761.20(e).
  Consistent with this change to the
regulations, in the preamble statement
on page 41583, in section (v) in the
middle column, PCB-contaminated used
oils, the following clarifying sentences
should be added to the end of the
paragraph: "Marketers and burners of
used oil who market used oil fuel
containing any quantifiable level of
PCBs are subject to applicable standards
on marketing and burning used oil
containing PCBs found at 40 CFR
761.20(e). Blending for the purpose of
reducing the concentration of PCBs to
below 50 ppm or the level of detection
is prohibited."
  On page 41581 of the preamble, EPA
explained that it was adopting a "no
free flowing oil" concept to address the
regulation of materials containing or
otherwise contaminated  with used oil.
EPA explained that if there was no
visible sign of free-flowing oil on or in
a material, the material would not be
regulated as used oil. Materials
containing or otherwise contaminated
with used oil would be regulated as
used oil until the used oil was removed
from the material, and the oil removed
from such a material would also be
regulated as used oil. The regulatory
language in § 279.10(c), however,
unintentionally suggests that such
materials continue to be  regulated as
used oil even after the oil is removed.
Therefore, EPA is amending § 279.10(c)
to implement the "free-flowing oil"
concept to be consistent  with its original
intent.
  EPA has added a paragraph to
§ 279.12(cJ so that it is consistent with
the language in § 279.61(a).          ,
  The language in §279,21(a)  '.'.'.'''
mistakenly suggests that used oil
generators may not mix used oil with
hazardous waste if the resulting mixture
is hazardous, hi fact, EPA meant only to
clarify that used oil generators must
comply with § 279.10(b)  as well as any
subtitle C requirements that may apply
to the mixture. EPA has amended the
provision accordingly.
  The storage provisions in the
September 10, 1992 rule (§§ 279.22,
279.45, 279.54, and 279.64) all contain
similar errors. Each provision contains a
reference to the "de minimis"
wastewater'prdvilio'ri'of § 279:10(r> : l
  5,1. M '..; * M •< I J t 5 "> .\ !,•! .  1 I iC ij 'I
which is-urirjeces
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          EPA s deleting', thiese1
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                                        Hazardous waste, Recycling,  ; '
                                      Reporting and recordkeeping
                                      requirements.
                                      40 CFR Part 264
                                        Hazardous waste, Packaging and
                                      containers, Security measures, Surety
                                      bonds.
                                      40 CFR Part 265
                                        Hazardous waste, Packaging and
                                      containers, Security measures, Surety
                                      bonds.
            Zlt>{i3iin  U.  .it;
  4dman|sJiative pfdcticejand' I * f » H
prdfciaure.-Confideritfal bu'siness' • ' • '
information, Hazardous materials
transportation, Hazardous waste,
Indians-lands, Intergovernmental
relations, Penalties, Reporting and

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recordkeeping requirements, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

40 CfiR Part 279
  Petroleum, Recycling, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. Used oil.
  Dated: March 22, 1993.
Richard J. Guimond,
Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS, Acting
Assistant Administrator.

  For the reasons set out in the
preamble title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 261— IDENTIFICATION AND
LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

  1. The authority citation for part 261
continues to read as follows:
  Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921-
6927, 6930, 6934, 6935, 6937, 6938, 6939,
and 6974.

§261.4  [Amended]
  2. Section 261.4 is amended by
redesignating paragraph (b)(15) as
  3. Section 261.4 is amended by
adding paragraph (b){14) to read as
follows:

§261.4  Exclusions.
*****
  (b)«  « *
  (14) Used oil re-refining distillation
bottoms that are used as feedstock to
manufacture asphalt products.
§261.5  [Amended]
  4. In paragraph (j), revise the phrase
"subpart G of part 279," to read "part
279."

PART 264—STANDARDS FOR
OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT,
STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL   :
FACILITIES          '

  5. The authority citation for part 264
continues to read as follows:
  Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905,6912(a), 6924,
and 6925.
  6. Section 264.1 is amended by
revising paragraph (g)(2) to read as
follows:

§264.1  Purpose, scope, and applicability.
*****
  (g)*  *  *
  (2) The owr^erpr operator gf a facility,
  an aging recyclablematerials, described,
man
in§2"6'l.u,_,
chapter (except to thet extent they are
referred to in part 279 or subparts C, D,
F, or G of part 266 of this chapter).
*****

  r.  . . '• : •_  , ?  • t r: •  r "f M ; i *< 11 »i
 PART 265—INTERIM STATUS
 STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND
 OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
 TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND
 DISPOSAL FACILITIES

  7. The authority citation for part 265
 continues to read as follows:
  Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6924,
 6925, 6935, and 6936.
  8. Section 265.1 is amended by
 revising paragraph (c)(6) to read as
 follows:

 § 265.1 Purpose, scope, and applicability.
 *    *    *    *   *
  (c) * * *
  (6) The owner or operator of a facility
 managing recyclable materials described
 in § 261.6 (a)(2), (3), and (4) of this
 chapter (except to the extent they are
 referred to in part 279 or subparts C, D,
 F, or G of part 266 of this chapter).
PART 271—REQUIREMENTS FOR
AUTHORIZATION OF STATE
HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS

  9. The authority citation for part 271
continues to read as follows:
  Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), and
6926.
  10. Section 271.16 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(3)(ii) to read as
follows:

§ 271.16 Requirements for enforcement
authority.
  (a) *  * *
  (3)*  * *
  (ii) Criminal remedies shall be
obtainable against any person who
knowingly transports, treats, stores,
disposes or recycles any used oil
regulated by EPA under section 3014 of
RCRA that is not listed or identified as
a hazardous waste under the, state's ,
hazardous waste program in violation  of
standards or regulations for
management of such used oil; or who
makes any false  statement or
representation in any application, label,
manifest, record, report, permit or other
document filed,  maintained,  or used for
purposes of program compliance
(including compliance with any
standards or regulations for used oil
regulated by EPA under section 3014 of
RCRA that is not listed or identified as
hazardous waste).
*****
                       .*).':.'l  1 1  j i t
§271.26 [Amended].,  .,,,-.   , .,
  11. Thete^|sen|eri^lr{ 1^2%
is amended by adding a parenthesis   : .
after the phrase "as part of its
authorization petition submitted to EPA
under §271.5"
                                                                             12. Section 271.26 is amended further
                                                                           by adding paragraph (h) and Table 1 to
                                                                           read as follows:

                                                                           §271.26  Requirements for used oil
                                                                           management
                                                                           *    *    it    *    *

                                                                             (h)(l) Unless otherwise provided in
                                                                           part 271, state programs shall have
                                                                           standards for the marketing and burning
                                                                           of used oil for energy recovery that are
                                                                           at least as stringent as the requirements
                                                                           and prohibitions that EPA adopted on
                                                                           November 29, in 40 CFR part 266,
                                                                           subpart E of this chapter. The part 279
                                                                           of this chapter requirements specified in
                                                                           Table 1 (except those provisions
                                                                           identified in footnotes 1 and 2 of Table
                                                                           1) are Federally enforceable in those
                                                                           states that have not adopted state
                                                                           requirements equivalent to 40 CFR part
                                                                           279, subparts G and H of this chapter
                                                                           requirements and have not been
                                                                           authorized to enforce the state
                                                                           requirements.

                                                                           TABLE   1 .—REGULATIONS   ADOPTED
                                                                               NOVEMBER 29,  1985 REGARDING
                                                                               THE BURNING OF USED OIL FOR
                                                                               ENERGY RECOVERY
                                                                             [These Part 279 provisions will continue
                                                                                   to be enforced by EPA]
Former provisions of
40 CFR part 266, sub-
part E (1992)
Sec. 266.40(a) 	
Sec. 266.40(b) 	
Sec. 266.40(c) [rebut-
table presumption].
Sec. 266.40(d)(1) and
(2).
Sec. 266.40(e) 	
Sec. 266.41 (a)(1) and
(2).
266.41 (b)(1) and (2) ...
Sec. 266.42(a) 	
Sec. 266.42(b) 	
Sec. 266.42(c) 	
Sec. 266.43(a)(1) 	
Sec. 266.43(a)(2) 	
Sec. 266.43(b)(1) 	
Sec. 266.43(b)(2) 	
Sec. 266.43(b)(3) 	
Sec. 266.43(b)(4)(i-v)
Sec. 266.43(b)(4)(vi) ..
Sec. 266.43(b)(5)(i)
and (ii).
Sec. 266.43(b)(S)(i) ....
Sec. 266.43(b)(6)(ii) .1
i I II., 1,1 j i ;'.
Sed.266:44(a)i. >.;..!...! i
.1.1 « 1 1 . • • ' r 1
Sec. 266.44(b) 	
Sec. 266.44{c) 	
Sec. 266.44(d) 	
Recodified provisions
within 40 CFR part
279 -.,•.;-(
Sec. 279.60(a) ' ,'.
Sec. 279.1 '
Sec. 279.63(a), (b) y
and(c)2 • -. - '
Sec. 279.1 0(b)(2) " , .
and (3) ! I
Sec. 279.1 1 '
Sec. 279.60(c) ' > ' ' • '
Sec. 279.71 '
. . • ' . ' : I
Sec. 279.61 (a) ', '
279.23(a)
Sec. 279.60(a) ••'••' '
Sec. 279.70(a)
Sec. 279.60(a)
Sec. 279.70(a) and
(b)(D
Sec. 279.70(b)(2)
Sec. 279.72(a)
Sec. 279.71
Sec. 279.73(a)
Sec. 279.74(a)
not included
Sec. 279.75(a)
Sec. 279.74(b) and
(c)
279.72(b),
Sec. 279.74(a) r
^S'eci279-.75(bf' •"
Set. 279.61 (a) --J'i*rs
Sec. 27fl.23(a)' --"*«.»
Sec. 279.62(a)
Sec. 279.66(a)
Sec. 279.72(a)

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TABLE   1 .—REGULATIONS   ADOPTED
     NOVEMBER 29, 1985 REGARDING
     THE BURNING  OF  USED OIL FOR
     ENERGY RECOVERY—Continued
   [These Part 279 provisions will continue
         to be enforced by EPA]
Former provisions of
40 CFR part 266, sub-
part E (1992)
Sec. 266.44(e) 	

Recodified provisions
within 40 CFR part
279
Sec. 279.65(a) and
(b)
Sec. 279.66(b)
Sec. 279.72(b)
  1 Contains additional new  definitions that
were not included in the 1985 rule.
  2 Paragraphs  (c)(1) and (2) of §279.63
contain new exemptions from the rebuttable
presumption that were not part of the 1985
rule.
  (2) In states that have not been
authorized for the RCRA base program,
all requirements of Part 279 will be
Federally enforceable effective March 8,
1993.

PART 279—STANDARDS FOR THE
MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL

  13. The authority citation for part 279
continues to read as follows:
  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)).

§279.1  [Amended]
  14. In § 279.1, the definition of "used
oil," is amended by revising the phrase
"if contaminated" to read "is
contaminated."
  15. Section 279.10 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(2) introductory
text to read as follows:

§279.10  Applicability.
*****
  (b)***
  (2) Characteristic hazardous waste.
  Mixtures of used oil and hazardous
waste that solely exhibits one or more
of the hazardous waste characteristic
identified in subpart C of part 261 of
this chapter and mixtures of used oil
and hazardous waste that is listed in
subpart D solely because it exhibits one
or more of the characteristics of
hazardous waste identified in subpart C
are subject to:
                                         18. In § 279.10(d)(l) revise the phrase
                                       "or other products" to read "or other
                                       fuel products".
                                         19. In § 279.10(e)(3)(ii) revise the
                                       phrase "if the materials are identified as
                                       hazardous waste" to read "if the
                                       materials are listed or identified as
                                       hazardous wastes."
                                         20. Section 279.10 is amended further
                                       by revising paragraph (c), paragraph
                                       (e)(4) and paragraph (i) to read as
                                       follows:

                                       §279.10  Applicability.
                                       *****
                                         (c) Materials containing or otherwise
                                       contaminated with used oil. (1) Except
                                       as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this
                                       section, materials containing or
                                       otherwise contaminated with used oil
                                       from which the used oil has been
                                       properly drained or removed to the
                                       extent possible such that no visible
                                       signs of free-flowing oil remain in or on
                                       the material:
                                         (i) Are not used oil and thus not
                                       subject to this part, and
                                         (ii) If applicable are subject to the
                                       hazardous waste regulations of parts
                                       124, 260 through 266, 268, and 270 of
                                       this chapter.
                                         (2) Materials containing or otherwise
                                       contaminated with used oil that are
                                       burned for energy recovery are subject
                                       to regulation as used oil under this part.
                                         (3) Used oil drained or removed from
                                       materials containing or otherwise
                                       contaminated with used oil is subject to
                                       regulation as used oil under this part.
                                       *****
                                         (e) * * *
                                         (4) Used oil re-refining distillation
                                       bottoms that are used as feedstock to
                                       manufacture asphalt products are not
                                       subject to this'part.   -        '  '  :  ;;
                                         (i) Used oil containing PCBs. In
                                       addition to the requirements of 40 CFR  ;
                                       part 279, marketers and burners of used
                                       oil who market used oil containing any
                                       quantifiable level of PCBs are subject to
                                       the requirements found at 40 CFR
                                       761.20(e).
                                         21. The table in § 279.11 is amended
                                       by adding a note to the end to read as
                                       follows:

                                       § 279.11  Used oil specifications.
                                       *****
                                         Note: Applicable standards for the burning
                                       of used oil containing PCBs are imposed by
     *,.^*..,*,   *  ,.,,     n  ,£, 40 CFR 761.20(e).              	(
  16. Section §|27;9'.10(b)i:2)i:ii) is'     '      .22.,SecJion 279.12, ^amendedby ',.' "
amende(d by adding the .phrase f'Ex.cept{ • addirig pMSgraphr(c)(3J to rea4 as1  "
as specified in § 279.10(b)(2)(iii)" at the   follows: ''             	 '''''' '
beginning of the paragraph.
  17. In § 279.10lb)(2Hiii) revise the
phrase "because if exhibits" to read
"because it exhibits".
                                       §279.12  Prohibitions.
                                       *    *    *    *
                                         (c)  * * *
  (3) Hazardous waste incinerators
subject to regulation under subpart O of
parts 264 or 2(55 of this chapter.
*****
  23. Section 279.21 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§279.21   Hazardous waste mixing.
  (a) Mixtures: of used oil and hazardous
waste must be managed in accordance
with§279.10(b).
§279.22 [Amended]
  24. The first sentence of § 279.22 is
removed.

§279.23 [Amended]
  25. In § 279,23 remove paragraph (b)
and redesignate paragraph (a) as
introductory text and paragraphs (a)(l)
through (3) as (a) through (c)
respectively.

§279.40 [Amended]
  26. In the fiist sentence of § 279.40
(a)(4), revise the words "generated by,"
to read "from" and remove the words
"from the initial generator."
  27. In § 279,40 (d)(4), the phrase "of
the partial Marketers" is removed.

§279.42 [Amended]
  28. In § 279,42 paragraph (a)  is revised
to read as follows:

§279.42 Motif Iction.
  (a) Identification numbers. Used oil
transporters that have previously
notified EPA of hazardous waste and
other used oil management activities
and obtained a U.S. EPA Identification
Number must renotify to identify their •
used oil transporter activities.  , , ,  , , ,,
*    *  .:*':,  '*:  '.*','*.    '
  29. In § 279l42(b)(% revise the phrase
"To  obtain EPA JForjn 8700-12'j' :to rpad
"To  obtain ordering ihfofmatibji'for EPA
Form 8700-12".
  30. Section 279.43 is amended by
revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§279.43  Used oil transportation.
*****
  (b) DOT Requirements. Used oil
transporters must comply with all
applicable requirements under the U.S.
Department of Transportation
regulations in 49 CFR parts 171 through
180. Persons transporting used oil that
meets the definition of a hazardous
                                                                              CFRas
§279.45  [Amcmded]
  31. Section 279.45 is amended by
removing the first sentence and revising

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the word "generators" in the third
sentence to read "transporters".
  32. In § 279.45 add paragraph
(d)(l)(iii) and revise the period at the
end of paragraph (d)(l)(ii) to read "; or"
as follows:
§ 279.45  Used oil storage at transfer
facilities.
  rd) *  * *
   D* * *
  (Hi) An equivalent secondary
containment system.
§279.51  [Amended]
  33. Paragraph (a) of § 279.51 is revised
to read as follows:

§279.51  Notification.
  (a) Identification numbers. Used oil
processors/rerefiners that have
previously notified EPA of hazardous
waste and other used oil management
activities and obtained a U.S. EPA
Identification Number must renotify to
identify then* used oil processors/
rerefiners activities.
§279.52  [Amonded]
  34. In § 279.52(b)(6)(viii)(C) revise the
phrase "paragraph (h) of this section" to
read "paragraphs (b)(6)(viii) (A) and (B)
of this section.".

§279.54  [Amended]
  35. In § 279.54, remove the first
sentence and revise the word
"generators" in the third sentence to
read "processors/re-refiners".
  36. In § 279.54(a) remove the words
"or process".
  37. Section 279.54 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(l)(iii) and by
revising the period after paragraph
(c)(l)(ii) to read "; or" as follows:
§ 279.54  Used oil management
*****
  (c) * * *
  (1). * *
  (iii) An equivalent secondary
containment system.
§279.60  [Amended]
  38. In § 279.60 (b)(l) revise "this
subpart" to read "with subpart".

§279.62  [Amended]
  39. In § 279.62 paragraph (a)(l) is
revised to read as follows:

§279.62  Notification.
*****
  (a) Used oil burners that have not
previously notified EPA of their used oil
burning activities must notify EPA to
identify their used oil burning activities.
Even if a burner has previously notified
EPA of hazardous waste management
activities under section 3010 of RCRA
and obtained an identification number,
the used oil burner must renotify to
identify used oil burning activities.
§279.64  [Amended]
  40. Section 279.64 is amended by
removing the first sentence of this
section and revising the word
"generators" in the third sentence to
read "burners".

§279.70  [Amonded]

  41. In § 279.70(a), revise the word
"section" to read "subpart."

§279.72  [Amonded]

  42. In § 279.72(a), remove the last
sentence.

§279.73  [Amonded]

  43. In § 279.73(a), revise "this
section" to read "this subpart."
  44. In § 279.73 paragraph (a)  is revised
to read as follows:

§279.73  Notification.

  (a) Used oil fuel marketers that have
not previously notified EPA of their
used oil fuel marketing activities must
notify EPA to identify these used oil
fuel marketing activities. Even  if a used
oil fuel marketer has previously notified
EPA of hazardous waste management
activities under section 3010 of RCRA
and obtained an identification number,
the used oil fuel marketer must renotify
to identify used oil fuel marketing
activities.
§279.74 [Amended]

  45. In the first sentence of § 279.74(a),
revise the word "generator" to read
"marketer."

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