How Arizona's Used Oil Regulatory Program Differs from the Federal Regulatory Program

When the Arizona legislature adopted the federal regulations for managing used oil, it determined that some additional regulatory provisions were needed to meet Arizona's needs. These additional provisions are summarized below.

Definitions
In addition to the definitions in 40 CFR 279, the following definitions also apply:

• Used Oil includes oil that has become contaminated as a result of its handling, transportation, or storage
• Off-specification Used Oil means used oil which exceeds any of the allowable levels in 40 CFR 279.11
• On-specification Used Oil means used oil that is not off-specification used oil
• For an explanation of the off-specification and on-specification used oil, see Used Oil Specifications

Used Oil Collection Centers
A used oil collection center, as defined in 40 CFR 279, is required to register with the department, which will issue an identification number to each registrant.

• For an explanation of what constitutes a collection center, see Types of Collection Centers
• To register, see Registration of Used Oil Collection Centers

Marketer's Certification
A marketer must provide certification to a burner that it is selling on-specification used oil fuel to the burner. A burner who relies on a marketer's certification that the marketer's used oil meets the used oil specifications is not criminally liable for burning off- specification used oil fuel that the marketer certified as on-specification.

• For an alternative explanation, see Marketer's Certifications
• For an explanation of on-specification used oil, see Used Oil Specifications

Periodic Reports
Each calendar quarter, each used oil transporter, processor, and marketer is required to submit a written report to the department about its used oil activities for the preceding calendar quarter. Each year, each used oil burner is required to submit a written report to the department about its used oil activities for the preceding calendar year. All client lists and related identifying information contained in these periodic reports are treated as confidential.

• For an explanation of who is a transporter, processor and marketer, see Who Handles Used Oil?
• To submit a quarterly or annual report, see Periodic Reporting Requirements

Labeling
Any tank that stores on-spec on-specification used oil is required to be labeled with the words "on-specification used oil."

• For an explanation of on-specification used oil, see Used Oil Specifications
• For more information regarding the storage requirements, see Requirements for Tanks Storing Used Oil

Testing
The department shall collect samples of used oil to determine compliance with the used oil specifications, as part of its quality assurance/quality compliance program.

• For more information regarding the testing program, see ADEQ's Sampling Program for Testing Used Oil

Household Do-It-Yourselfer Used Oil Generators (DIYers)
A DIYer is required to send his used oil to a DIY collection center, a household hazardous waste collection center, a used oil collection center, a used oil marketer or a used oil processor/refiner.

• For an explanation of what constitutes a collection center, see Types of Collection Centers
• For an explanation of used oil marketers and processors, see Who Handles Used Oil?

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