Rule 3745-26-10 | Requirements for contractors in the enhanced automobile inspection and maintenance program.
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(A) The motor vehicle inspections conducted under the enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program required under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code shall be conducted by one or more private contractors.
(B) The contract is awarded by the director of the Ohio division of administrative services and the contractor shall comply with all aspects of the bid contract as awarded. A contractor may subcontract testing or other services with a person or business, in accordance with the terms of the contract, provided the contractor and subcontractor comply with the contract and this chapter, as applicable.
(C) The contractor shall construct, maintain and operate computerized, high volume on board diagnostics inspection stations in a designated program area for the purpose of inspecting vehicles as required under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. These contractor run inspection stations shall meet, but not be limited to the following requirements:
(1) Eighty per cent of the population that is subject to section 3704.14 of the Revised Code is no more than five miles from an inspection station and that one hundred per cent of that population be no more than ten miles from an inspection station. In rural areas, one hundred per cent of that population is no more than fifteen miles from an inspection station.
(2) A majority of the inspection stations will be in operation for no fewer than forty-five hours per week, which include, without limitation, operating hours in the evening and on Saturdays.
(3) The amount of time a vehicle waits within the confines of the queuing area is not to exceed a daily average of fifteen minutes.
(D) The contractor or any of the contractor's employees are prohibited from having principal interest in a company that is in the business of vehicle repair or service, in vehicle parts sales, or in motor vehicle sales or leasing.
(E) The contractor cannot refer an owner or lessee to any particular vehicle repair service provider.
(F) The contractor shall provide emission inspection data analyses and furnish to the director summary reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis and special reports as requested by the director to carry out the requirements of section 3704.14 of the Revised Code.
(G) The director may conduct periodic announced and unannounced audits of inspection stations to ensure that the contractor continues to meet this chapter and the provisions of section 3704.14 of the Revised Code and 40 CFR part 51.
(H) Each contractor is responsible for the upkeep, distribution and replacement of all vehicle inspection reports and other documents necessary or convenient to the program.
(I) Each VIR shall contain the following statement: "This automobile inspection is the result of requirements under the Clean Air Act as enacted by the United States Congress and enforced by U.S. EPA. Any questions or comments on the need of the testing program can be directed to U.S. EPA at Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/forms/contact-epa."
(J) Each contractor is responsible for complying with equipment requirements and procedures established in 40 CFR part 51.
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