Used oil handlers are used oil transporters,
transfer facilities, processors/re-refiners, and burners of
off-specification used oil. If you are a used oil handler you must
register one time through the TCEQ using the
EPA's Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Form
(EPA8700-12) and the TCEQ's Registration for Used Oil
Handler and/or Used Oil Filter Handlers Form (TCEQ-10062). This
form must be submitted with the Core Data
Form (TCEQ-10400).
You are required to provide proof of
financial responsibility upon registration.
A used oil transporter collects and transports
used oil generated by themselves or by others. If you are a
generator and you transport 55 gallons or less of used oil in your
own vehicle or an employee's vehicle to a used oil collection
center, or to a used oil aggregation point, you are not required to
register as a transporter. If you own or operate a facility where
shipments of used oil are held for more than 24 hours and less than
35 days, you should register as a used oil transfer
facility.
If you are involved in chemical or physical operations designed
to (1) produce fuel oils, lubricants, or other products derived
from used oil; or (2) make used oil more suitable for production of
these products, you should register as a used oil
processor/re-refiner. Also, if you store used oil more
than 35 days, you should register as a used oil
processor/re-refiner. Used oil processors/re-refiners need to report
every two years on the amount of used oil processed the previous
two years.
You should register as a burner of off-specification
used oil if you have used oil that does not meet the used
oil fuel specification requirement and must be burned in an
industrial furnace, boiler, or hazardous waste incinerator. There
are no reporting requirements.
For more information, see Used Oil Recycling
Handbook: Guidance for Used Oil Handlers (RG-325).
