Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 481 - Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers › Chapter 3 - CERTIFICATION OF UNDERGROUND OIL TANK INSTALLERS › Section 481-3-5 - Final Examination

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Written
				Examination.
All applicants qualified for final examination pursuant to
				these rules for certification by virtue of having completed requirements of
				sections 2-4 of this chapter, except those for whom the written test has been
				substituted by an oral examination pursuant to subsection (B) of this section,
				shall pass a written examination testing the applicant's knowledge of the legal
				and technical requirements specific to the class for which the applicant is
				applying. All written final examinations as well as acceptable passing scores,
				will be approved by the Board prior to their administration. Written
				examinations shall be given at least twice each year at such places as the
				Board determines, and supervised by one or more of the following: a member of
				the Board, a member of the staff, or a certified employee of the Department.
				All persons having completed apprenticeship requirements or otherwise
				qualifying for the final examination pursuant to these rules since the date of
				the previous written final examination shall be notified by mail at least
				fourteen (14) days in advance of the time and place of the examination. A
				person who fails the written final examination may apply for re-examination
				upon payment of the prescribed fee. The Board shall also establish a packet of
				materials to assist applicants in studying for the written examination. Such
				packets shall be furnished to applicants upon request.
B.
Oral Examination.
Only
				applicants who demonstrate to the Board that the written final examination
				would not provide an equitable test of their underground oil storage tank
				installation knowledge can take the oral examination. The circumstances under
				which the Board will consider substituting an oral examination for the written
				examination include but are not limited to physical disability or where English
				is not the applicant's first language. Such oral examination will test the
				applicant's legal and technical knowledge of requirements specific to the class
				for which the applicant is applying. Such examination shall be scheduled and
				located by mutual consent between the qualified applicant and the Board. The
				oral examination shall be administered by at least one member of the Board. All
				oral examinations as well as acceptable passing scores, will be approved by the
				Board prior to their administration. A person who fails the oral examination
				may apply for re-examination upon payment of the prescribed fee.
C.
Fees.
The Board shall assess
				a $250 non-refundable fee for the conduct and processing of all final
				examinations, written or oral, except that no fee will be charged to persons
				holding a Master Oil Burner Technician license. This fee is due prior to the
				applicant taking the examination, and includes processing and conducting the
				examination, any study materials provide by the Board, and the applicant's
				certification as an installer for the first two (2) years.
D.
Scores; review.
Applicants
				will be sent written notification by regular mail of their scores within ten
				(10) business days of their completion of the examination. At their request,
				applicants will be provided the opportunity to review the questions they
				answered incorrectly along with the correct answers. That review will be
				accomplished by appointment at the Board's offices. Examination questions may
				not be retained or copied by the applicant. No other person may review an
				applicant's examination.