S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-107.279.E.40

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-107.279.E.40 - Applicability

a. Except as provided in paragraphs a.

(1) through a. (4) of this section, this subpart applies to all used oil transporters. Used oil transporters are persons who transport used oil, persons who collect used oil from more than one generator and transport the collected oil, and owners and operators of used oil transfer facilities.

(1) This subpart does not apply to on-site transportation.

(2) This subpart does not apply to generators who transport shipments of used oil totalling 55 gallons or less from the generator to a used oil collection center as specified in 279.24.a. of this regulation.

(3) This subpart does not apply to generators who transport shipments of used oil totalling 55 gallons or less from the generator to a used oil aggregation point owned or operated by the same generator as specified in 279.24.b. of this regulation.

(4) This subpart does not apply to transportation of used oil from household do-it-yourselfers to a regulated used oil generator, collection center, aggregation point, processor/re-refiner, or burner subject to the requirements of this regulation. Except as provided in paragraphs a. (1) through a. (3) of this section, this subpart does, however, apply to transportation of collected household do-it-yourselfer used oil from regulated used oil generators, collection centers, aggregation points, or other facilities where household do-it-yourselfer used oil is collected.

b. Transporters who import used oil from abroad or export used oil outside of the United States are subject to the requirements of this subpart from the time the used oil enters and until the time it exits the United States.

c. Unless trucks previously used to transport hazardous waste are emptied as described in R.61-79.261.7 prior to transporting used oil, the used oil is considered to have been mixed with the hazardous waste and must be managed as hazardous waste unless, under the provisions of 279.10.b. of this regulation, the hazardous waste/used oil mixture is determined not to be hazardous waste.

d. Used oil transporters who conduct the following activities are also subject to other applicable provisions of this regulation as indicated below:

(1) Transporters who generate used oil must also comply with Subpart C: Standards for Used Oil Generators of this regulation;

(2) Transporters who process or re-refine used oil, except as provided in 279.41, must also comply with Subpart F: Standards for Used Oil Processors and Re-refiners of this regulation;

(3) Transporters who burn off-specification used oil for energy recovery must also comply with Subpart G: Standards for Used Oil Burners who Burn Off-Specification Used Oil for Energy Recovery of this regulation; and

(4) Transporters 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 279.11 of this regulation must also comply with Subpart H of this regulation.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-107.279.E.40

Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 7, eff July 28, 1995.