Section R20-2-910. Annual Inspection and Testing

A.      A person shall ensure that an annual inspection is conducted by a registered service representative on or before the annual inspection date. The annual inspection date is the last day of the month in which the last scheduled annual inspection was performed. A registered service agency shall notify the Department in writing at least 10 business days before an annual inspection of the time, date, and location of the inspec- tion. The Department shall notify the registered service agency within five business days, by fax or e-mail, whether it approves the annual inspection date and time. The registered service agency shall not perform the annual inspection unless the Department approves the inspection date and time.

B.       The annual inspection shall include the tests defined in R20-2- 905(A)(1) through (8) that pertain to the specific vapor recov- ery system installed.

C.      If there is a difference between a testing contractor’s and the Department’s test results, the Department’s test results prevail.

D.      If a site fails to pass any of the tests required by subsection (B), the affected vapor recovery system or component shall remain out-of-service until the vapor recovery system and component pass all appropriate tests in subsection (B).

E.       After an annual inspection begins, a person shall not make a repair to the vapor recovery system or component until the results of the inspection are recorded.

F.       A registered service representative shall perform all tests according to Article 9 and any other vapor recovery procedure that the Department issues to registered service agencies.

G.      A person who cancels a witnessed inspection shall notify the Department by calling the Department’s designated telephone number at least one hour before the scheduled inspection and shall reschedule the test to be completed by the annual inspec- tion date. A registered service agency shall notify the Depart- ment in writing at least 10 business days before an annual inspection of the time, date, and location of the inspection. The Department shall notify the registered service agency within five business days, by fax or e-mail, of its approval of the inspection date and time. The Department shall take enforce- ment action if a person does not comply with this subsection.

Historical Note

Section R4-31-910 renumbered from emergency rule R4- 31-909 and permanently adopted with changes effective August 31, 1993 (Supp. 93-3). R20-2-910 recodified from R4-31-910 (Supp. 95-1). R20-2-910 renumbered to R20-2-912; new Section R20-2-910 renumbered from R9-2-909 and amended effective October 8, 1998 (Supp.

98-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1690,

effective June 5, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final

rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1756, effective October 9, 2010 (Supp. 10-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R.

1693, effective October 3, 2015 (Supp. 15-3).