La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-4061

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section V-4061 - Applicability

A. General. The requirements of this Subchapter apply to used oil burners except as specified in LAC 33:V.4061.A.1 and 2. A used oil burner is a facility where used oil not meeting the specification requirements in LAC 33:V.4005 is burned for energy recovery in devices identified in LAC 33:V.4063.A. Facilities burning used oil for energy recovery under the following conditions are not subject to LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter F:

1. the used oil is burned by the generator in an on-site space heater under the provisions of LAC 33:V.4015; or

2. the used oil is burned by a processor/re-refiner for purposes of processing used oil, which is considered burning incidentally to used oil processing.

B. Other Applicable Provisions. Used oil burners who conduct the following activities are also subject to the requirements of other applicable provisions of this Chapter as indicated below:

1. burners who generate used oil must also comply with LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter B;

2. burners who transport used oil must also comply with LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter D;

3. burners who process or re-refine used oil must also comply with LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter E, except as provided in LAC 33:V.4063.B;

4. burners who direct shipments of off-specification used oil from their facility to a used oil burner or first claim that used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery meets the used oil fuel specifications set forth in LAC 33:V.4005 must also comply with LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter G; and

5. burners who dispose of used oil must comply with LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter H.

C. Specification Fuel. This Subchapter does not apply to persons burning used oil that meets the used oil fuel specification of LAC 33:V.4005, provided that the burner complies with the requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 40.Subchapter G.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-4061

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 21:266 (March 1995).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.