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Title 40: Protection of Environment
CHAPTER I: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
SUBCHAPTER I: SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED)
PART 279: STANDARDS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF USED OIL
Subpart I: Standards for Use as a Dust Suppressant and Disposal of Used Oil
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]
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