Section 276.702  Fleet Inspection Permit

The Agency may 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 approved by the Agency.  This equipment shall meet the same functional requirements, performance criteria, maintenance standards, and calibration requirements as specified in Subparts E and F of this Part.

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 and submittal.

c)         General Fleet Inspection Permit Requirements

1)         Applicants shall submit an application for a fleet inspection permit for each inspection location on forms provided by the Agency and shall include a list of vehicles that will be inspected at the private official inspection station.

2)         Applicants shall execute a fleet inspection agreement.

3)         Fleet inspection permits issued by the Agency shall expire two years after the date of issuance.

4)         Fleet inspection permits are not transferable.

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

6)         A permittee may request, and the Agency may grant, a relocation of equipment at a private official inspection station.

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 applicable laws, rules, or regulations;

2)         The permittee has provided false or misleading information in its application for a fleet inspection permit;

3)         The permittee has failed to notify the Agency that a vehicle has been proposed to be added or deleted from its vehicle inventory within the time specified by the Agency;

4)         20 percent or more of the vehicles in the permittee's fleet have failed to comply with the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005;

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

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

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 11268, effective June 28, 2011)