Section 276.702  Fleet Inspection Permit

The Agency shall issue Fleet Inspection Permits to eligible applicants upon a showing of compliance with the following requirements:

a)         Equipment

All fleet inspections shall be conducted utilizing equipment that meets the same functional requirements, performance criteria, maintenance standards, and calibration requirements as equipment used in Official Inspection Stations.

b)         Training

Each fleet inspector shall be required to complete and pass a training course given by the Agency covering the following topics:

1)         I/M rules and regulations;

2)         testing procedures;

3)         analyzer use;

4)         analyzer calibration and quality control; and

5)         data recording, record keeping and submittal.

c)         General Fleet Inspection Permit Requirements

1)         Fleet Inspection Permits shall expire two years after the date of issuance.

2)         Fleet Inspection Permits are not transferable.

3)         Any change in the name and/or address of any permittee or any fleet inspector(s) employed by the permittee shall be reported to the Agency in writing on forms provided by the Agency within 30 days after the change.

d)         Fleet Inspection Permit Suspension and Revocation

For the following reasons, the Agency may suspend for a period of up to two years or revoke, with the permittee being ineligible to reapply for two years, a Fleet Inspection Permit:

1)         the permittee has violated any provision of this rule;

2)         the permittee has provided false or misleading information in its application for a Fleet Inspection Permit;

3)         the permittee has failed to keep proper records as required by the Agency in that:

i)          the permittee has failed to notify the Agency of a vehicle's emissions test results within 45 days after the date of inspection;

ii)         the permittee has failed to notify the Agency that a vehicle has been deleted from its vehicle inventory within 60 days after the vehicle's disposal; or

iii)         20 percent of the vehicles in the permittee's fleet have expired compliance stickers or certificates;

4)         the permittee has misrepresented any information provided in fleet vehicle lists, vehicle inspection reports, and/or equipment maintenance and calibration reports;

5)         the number of vehicles subject to inspection in the permittee's fleet becomes less than 15.

(Source:  Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 18867, effective September 28, 1998)