New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD › Part 101 - MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION - CENTRALIZED › Section 20.11.101.22 - CERTIFICATION OF AIR CARE TECHNICIANS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
No person shall represent him or herself as a certified AIR
				  CARE technician without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently
				  valid certificate issued by the Program Manager. Certificates issued under this
				  subsection shall be valid for 12 months unless the Program Manager subsequently
				  requires re-certification sooner for a reason provided below in Subsection B of
				  20.11.101.22 NMAC.
A. Qualification
				Requirements for Air Care Technicians:
(1) A
				person desiring to be certified shall file an application with the Program
				Manager on forms provided by the Program. All certificates shall be issued by
				the Program. Before an applicant is granted a certificate, the applicant must
				demonstrate the general knowledge, skill and competence required by the Program
				and shall meet the training and testing requirements established by the Program
				Manager.
(2) The competency test
				required by this section shall include, but not be limited to, knowledge of the
				following:
(a) how to use a Program-approved
				emissions systems reference guide,
(b) basic understanding of possible causes
				and effects of timing and air/fuel ratio on emissions,
(c) how to perform, when applicable, high
				altitude adjustments as required by manufacturer's specifications,
(d) program requirements applicable to
				vehicles for which special time extensions may be needed,
(e) how to use on board diagnostics, latest
				shop diagnostic tools and instruments available to automotive emissions
				technicians,
(f) the provisions of
				the Emissions Control Systems Performance Warranty provided as required by
				Section 207(b) of the Federal Clean Air Act as it applies to the
				inspection,
(g) the emissions
				control equipment for 1975 and newer vehicles that are essential to satisfy
				20.11.101.12 NMAC, and the ability to recognize equipment which is not
				necessary to repair or adjust in order to pass a vehicle emissions inspection,
				so the motorist's costs can be kept at a minimum,
(h) the regulations and procedures under
				which the Program operates.
(3) Individuals certified under this
				subsection shall inform the Program Manager within ten days of any change in
				legal name, employment status, or current mailing address. Failure to keep the
				Program Manager informed may be cause for revocation of certification. Each
				certified technician would be assigned a personal identification number, which
				will be used by the Program to correlate information in data audits.
(4) The Program Manager may waive those
				portions of the test described above in a, b, c, e, and g of Paragraph (2) of
				Subsection A of 20.11.101.22 NMAC upon the applicant's submittal and the
				Program's acceptance of current certification in engine repair and engine
				performance from the ASE, or other nationally recognized automotive
				certification authority acceptable to the Program Manager, or a showing of
				equivalent education and experience in emission control, testing and engine
				repair.