Rule 3745-26-15 | Waiver repair facility certification procedures, requirements, and obligations.
(A) For the purposes of compliance with the waiver related repairs in paragraph (E) of rule 3745-26-12 of the Administrative Code, the director may issue a repair facility certification or renewal thereof, to an applicant who meets the following:
(1) Submission of a completed application on a form prescribed by the director.
(2) Demonstration, during any on-site inspection by a designee of the director, of compliance with this chapter.
(B) For applicants who meet or continue to meet the criteria for a certified repair facility, the director shall issue an initial or a renewal certification to the facility for a period not to exceed three years. Any renewal application not received within ten days after the last day of the renewal date is considered as evidence that the facility does not intend to renew their application for a certificate. For any voluntary relinquishment or abandonment of certificate, or cessation of operation of the facility, it is the responsibility of the applicant to notify the director, at least seven days in advance, of the exact date the facility will cease conducting repairs as a certified repair facility. The director will reclaim all state-owned or state-provided property.
(C) The certificate is valid only for the following:
(1) The owner in whose name the certificate is issued.
(2) The transaction of business for the purpose of this chapter.
(3) The location designated on the certificate. The applicant shall provide proof that the required emissions equipment as detailed in paragraph (G) of this rule, has been or will be purchased or leased and ready for operation within one week of purchase or lease.
(D) The director may include terms and conditions as part of any certificate issued, to ensure compliance with this chapter.
(E) Each certified repair facility shall have a minimum of one certified repair technician, as certified in accordance with rule 3745-26-16 of the Administrative Code. The applicant shall notify the director within seven calendar days, in writing, when the last employee, who is a certified repair technician, resigns, is dismissed, or otherwise leaves employment at the facility. If a certified repair facility technician resigns, is dismissed, or otherwise leaves employment at the facility resulting in no certified repair facility technicians currently at the facility, the facility will no longer be qualified to be on the list as a certified repair facility.
(F) The director may revoke any certified repair facility certificate for a facility failing to maintain and meet the terms and conditions established in this rule.
(G) Certified repair facilities lose certification if any of the following items are missing or are not in full operating condition:
(1) Current reference materials.
(2) Digital volt ohm meter or digital multi-meter.
(3) Vacuum gauge.
(4) Fuel pressure test kit.
(5) Carbon cleaner system.
(6) Scan tool.
(7) Ignition scope with distributorless ignition system capabilities.
(H) The following items are required beginning January 1, 1998 when the United States environmental protection agency's phase-in specifications are upgraded:
(1) Lab scope.
(2) Purge flow tester.
(3) Scan tool with on board diagnostics II capabilities.
(I) If the director deems it necessary and upon reasonable written notice, additions or deletions of certified repair facility equipment may be required.
(J) The owner or operator of each certified repair facility shall display the official sign issued by the director. The official certified repair facility sign shall be displayed in full view of the public and cannot be altered in any way.
The sign shall remain the property of the Ohio environmental protection agency and, upon discontinuance as a certified repair facility, shall be surrendered by the applicant to an authorized representative of the Ohio environmental protection agency when so ordered by the director.
(K) Each certified repair facility shall contact the director at least thirty days prior to a change of ownership, business name, or location. Upon notice of a change of a facility owner or location, the director shall issue a certificate under the subsequent facility name, owner, or location, provided the facility meets or continues to meet the minimum criteria as a certified repair facility.
(L) In the event of any changes, the subsequent owner or the current owner of a subsequent facility location shall submit a new certification application to the director.
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