Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-602 - Duties

A. Registered service agency.

1. A registered service agency shall:

a. Maintain all field calibration standards used for commercial device certification according to standards traceable to NIST;

b. Use the appropriate type and quantity of field calibration standards when testing, repairing, or certifying a commercial device according to A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 19, Handbook 44, and this Chapter; and

b. c. Maintain and use vapor recovery test equipment according to this Chapter, CARB test procedures, and manufacturer specifications.

2. When a registered service agency restores or newly places a commercial device into service, or restores a commercial device into service as the result of an Out-of-Service or Stop-Sale, Stop-Use tag, or an administrative order, the registered service agency shall complete a placed-in-service report form prescribed by the Division.

a. Within seven days after the commercial device is newly placed into service or restored into service, the registered service agency shall complete an online placed-in-service report to the Division. If an online placed-in-service report is not available for the device, a paper report shall be submitted;

b. The registered service agency shall provide a copy of the placed-in-service report to the person who owns or operates the commercial device;

c. The registered service agency shall retain a copy of the placed-in-service report for one year;

d. The registered service agency shall ensure that the placed-in-service report contains the assigned license number of the registered service representative who installs or restores the commercial device and completes the report;

e. The registered service agency shall ensure that the placed-in-service report is completed and signed by the registered service representative noting each commercial device newly installed or restored into service; and

f. The registered service agency shall ensure that the placed-in-service report includes the serial or identification number of each field calibration standard used by the registered service representative to calibrate each commercial device newly installed or restored to service.

3. A registered service agency shall have all field calibration standards certified annually as required under A.R.S. § 3-3416. Vapor recovery test equipment shall be certified as required by the CARB test procedure or this Chapter.

4. A registered service agency shall not use a new field calibration standard until it is certified as required under A.R.S. § 3-3416.

5. A registered service agency shall ensure that its employee does not perform registered service representative duties until the Division licenses the employee as a registered service representative. A registered service agency may train an employee in registered service representative duties only if the employee is within the direct line of sight and hearing of a supervising licensed registered service representative.

6. A registered service agency shall use a form approved by the Division to record vapor recovery test results and violations. The test results shall be e-mailed to the Division within seven days after completion of the test.

7. A registered service agency shall retain a copy of a required vapor recovery test report for a period of one year.

7. 8. A registered service agency shall ensure that its registered service representative provides a vapor recovery system owner or operator with written test preparation instructions, at least five business days before an initial or annual test.

B. Registered service representative.

1. A registered service representative shall:

a. Perform only the type of service that they are approved by the Division to perform;

a. b. Install only commercial devices that meet the requirements of this Chapter;

b. c. Perform all vapor recovery tests according to this Chapter;

c. d. Perform all appropriate tests before a commercial device is placed in service, including when a commercial device is newly installed or restored to service, to ensure that the requirements of A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 19, this Chapter, Handbook 44 are met;

e. Perform all appropriate tests when installing, repairing, or replacing a vapor recovery system or component to ensure that the requirements of A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 19, this chapter, and CARB Executive Orders are met;

d. f. Report to the user equipment or commercial devices that do not conform to NIST standards;

e. g. Complete placed-in-service reports accurately;

h. Obtain and keep current, during the term of the registered service representative license, all required federal, state, and local licenses and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies governing the occupation of a registered service representative.

f. 2. A registered service representative shall report to the Division within one hour by e-mail or telephone of finding a device that is not certified as part of the NTEP Certificate of Conformance under R3-7-203(A) and is installed to fraudulently obtain motor fuel or consumer payment card information, and the registered service representative shall contact the local law enforcement agency for collection of the device as evidence.

2. 3. If a vapor recovery registered service representative cannot correct a violation and has to leave the vapor recovery site, the registered service representative shall secure the non-compliant vapor recovery system or component from commercial use. The non-compliant system or component shall not be used for commercial purposes until it is repaired and passes the test required by R3-7-1010 . The registered service representative shall notify the Division of the secured, non-compliant vapor recovery system or component prior to leaving the site. The registered service representative shall notify the Division regarding retest of the site by 6:00 a.m. of the day after the non-compliant vapor recovery system or component is secured or one hour before the test, whichever is sooner, so that the Division may witness the test.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-7-602

Adopted by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 2280, effective 10/2/2017. Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 441, effective 3/5/2023.