PART 279 REQUIREMENTS
USED OIL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

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GENERATOR*
Subparts C and D
TRANSPORTER/
TRANSFER FACILITY
Subpart E
PROCESSOR/
RE-REFINER
Subpart F
OFF-SPECIFICATION
BURNER
Subpart G
MARKETER**
Subpart H
Storage in Containers and Aboveground Tanks Good Condition Good Condition Good Condition Good Condition N/A
Labels for Tanks and Containers Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A
Secondary Containment System (Oil Impervious Berm, Dike, or Retaining Wall and Floor) No Yes, for transfer facilities

N/A, for transporters

Yes Yes N/A
Environmental Release Cleanup Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A
EPA Identification Number and Notification No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tracking No Yes, acceptance and delivery records Yes, acceptance and delivery records Yes, acceptance records Yes, on-specification or off-specification delivery records
Analysis No Yes, information or testing that shows that the total halogen content is above or below 1000 ppm Yes, create and follow an analysis plan that includes determining total halogen content and, if appropriate, Yes, information or testing that shows that the total halogen content is above or below 1000 ppm Yes, information or testing needed to determine used oil specification
Recordkeeping
(For three years)
No Yes, copies of information or testing data of total halogen content or for rebutting the presumption of hazardous waste mixing; acceptance and delivery records

Yes, copies of information or testing data of total halogen content or for rebutting the presumption of hazardous waste mixing; acceptance and delivery records

Yes, copies of information or testing data of total halogen content or for rebutting the presumption of hazardous waste mixing; acceptance records Yes, information or test data used to determine specification type; delivery records; if off-specification, burner certification
Preparedness and Contingency Plans No No Yes, same as Part 264/265,
Subpart, D
No N/A
Biennial Reporting No No Yes No N/A
Closure No No Yes No N/A
Dust Suppressant Ban Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A
Surface Impoundment Ban Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A

* Generator requirements apply to aggregation points and collection centers.
**Marketers also come under regulation as a generator, transporter, and/or processor or re-refiner. No used oil handler can be solely a marketer.

Per United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA530-H-98-001


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