Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 52 - Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Requirements for Motor Vehicles › Article 5 - Certified Station Requirements › 18 AAC 52.540 - Official I/M testing

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A certified mechanic shall perform
				official I/M testing as required in Part IV of the program manual. Before
				providing the motorist with an itemized estimate of repairs, the certified
				mechanic shall confirm that all parts are available for each repair, subject to
				the repair cost minimum. A certified mechanic may not begin a repair until all
				parts for that repair are available at the station. If parts are unavailable
				for one or more repairs, the certified mechanic shall provide the documentation
				listed in 18 AAC 52.070(e) (17).
(b) The certified station shall issue to the
				motorist a VIR for each vehicle inspected at that station that indicates
				whether the vehicle passed or failed its I/M test.
(c) The certified mechanic who conducts the
				I/M test shall
(1) calibrate and maintain each
				EIS and test equipment in accordance with the calibration and quality control
				procedures adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 52.035(c) (1);
(2) measure the concentration of
				hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and oxygen at the tailpipe of a
				warmed-up vehicle at curb idle and at 2,500 rpm in accordance with test
				procedures adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 52.035(c) (2) or, for non-exempt 1996 and newer model
				year vehicles, perform the OBDII portion of the I/M test;
(3) use an EIS that has been certified by the
				department under
				18 AAC 52.420 and install and
				maintain a separate, dedicated telephone line for each EIS as required in the
				program manual;
(4) compare
				measured emissions of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons to the emissions
				standards in
				18 AAC 52.050 or the alternative
				standards established under
				18 AAC 52.055 or, for 1996 and
				newer model year vehicles not exempted under
				18 AAC 52.050(a) (1), perform the OBDII portion of the I/M
				test;
(5) perform visual inspection
				and functional tests on 1975 through 1995 model year vehicles and, as required
				by the implementing agency, on model year 1996 and newer vehicles for the
				presence and proper operation of the following emissions-related parts:
(A) positive crankcase ventilation (PCV)
				valve;
(B) air injection
				system;
(C) vacuum hoses and
				wiring;
(D) catalytic
				converter;
(E) emissions control
				system warning lights;
(F) oxygen
				sensor;
(G) major vacuum
				leaks;
(H) manifolds and
				ignition;
(I) intake air
				heater;
(J) carburetor or fuel
				injection system;
(K) early fuel
				evaporation (EFE) system;
(L)
				exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system; and
(M) fuel evaporative control
				system;
(6) test exhaust
				emissions at curb idle and 2500 rpm of all vehicles subject to the I/M program,
				as determined by the implementing agency under
				18 AAC 52.035(b);
				and
(7) test the on-board
				diagnostic system on those vehicles subject to OBDII testing as provided in
				Part I of the program manual.