Used oil - Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state requirements regarding used oil management include some regulatory information beyond the federal requirements. A summary of the additional requirements includes the following:

• Waste oil processors/re-refiners must keep a record of each waste oil shipment, following the regulations at 298.56.
• Before a burner accepts the first shipment of off-specification waste oil fuel from a generator, transporter, transfer facility or processor/re-refiner, the burner shall provide to the generator, transporter, transfer facility or processor/re-refiner a one-time written and signed notice certifying the following:
  • The burner has notified EPA stating the location and general description of its waste oil management activities.
  • The burner will burn the waste oil only in an industrial furnace or boiler identified in 298.61(a) (relating to restrictions on burning).
  • The certification shall be maintained for three years from the date the burner last receives shipment of off-specification waste oil from that generator, transporter, transfer facility or processor/re-refiner.
• Waste oil transporters and transfer facilities must follow the notification requirements at 298.42.
• Waste oil processors and refiners must follow the notification requirements at 298.51.