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Bulk storage container
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- Bulk storage container means any container with a capacity of 55 gallons or more that is used to store oil.
Bulk storage container means any container used to store oil. These containers are used for purposes including, but not limited to, the storage of oil prior to use, while being used, or prior to further distribution in commerce. Oil-filled electrical, operating, or manufacturing equipment is not a bulk storage container.
Although the term uses the word bulk, facilities must not confuse the term with bulk containers under the Department of Transportation (DOT). Any oil storage container with a capacity of 55 gallons or greater is considered a bulk storage container, for the purposes of Part 112.