Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. An applicant for an individual's UST
installer certification shall meet all of the following requirements in order
to receive certification from the department.
(1) The applicant shall file an application
with the department accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $50. At a minimum the
application shall contain the following information:
(a) applicant's name, permanent residence
address and telephone number;
(b)
applicant's business address and any business name used by the applicant, with
the business address, telephone number and facsimile transmission
number;
(c) applicant's date of
birth;
(d) applicant's social
security number;
(e) construction
industries division license number, type of license, name of license holder
under which applicant is working and expiration of license;
(f) whether the construction industries
division license in subparagraph (e) of Paragraph (1) of this
subsection has ever been suspended or revoked; if so, an explanation of the
circumstances of the suspension or revocation;
(g) the supervisor's name, business name,
address and telephone number with whom the applicant apprenticed as a tank
installer;
(h) a description of the
number of years of experience the applicant has as a tank installer (specify
USTs and ASTs);
(i) a description
of the types and number of tanks the applicant has installed (specify USTs and
ASTs) in the past four years;
(j) a
description of the types and number of piping systems the applicant has
installed, replaced, repaired or modified (specify USTs and ASTs) in the past
four years; and
(k) whether
applicant owes child support in New Mexico.
(2) The applicant shall be an individual and
at least 18 years of age.
(3) The
applicant need not, for purposes of this part, be a resident of the
state.
(4) The applicant shall
demonstrate that the applicant is in good standing with all licensing
authorities by whom licensing is required given the nature and scope of the
applicant's work, and that the applicant has not had a business or occupational
license or certificate suspended or revoked in this or any other state, except
as provided in Subsection B of this section.
(5) Applicants shall demonstrate in the
application that they have met the experience requirements of 20.5.105.509
NMAC.
(6) The applicant shall pass
the on-site examination for which 20.5.105.510 NMAC provides. The installation
for an on-site examination shall include the on-site installation of a tank,
dispenser system or meter, venting, ancillary equipment and initial
testing.
(7) The applicant shall
provide the department with evidence in the application that, within the prior
three months, the applicant has passed:
(a) a
New Mexico laws and rules UST test administered by the department pursuant to
20.5.105.514 NMAC; and
(b) a
national technical UST installer's test administered by an approved
certification educator and has been certified by that educator. For purposes of
this section, the international code council is an approved certification
educator.
(8) As an
alternative to the tests required in Paragraph (7) of this subsection,
applicants may propose alternate tests and approved certification to the
department for consideration, including a tank installer certification program
sponsored by another state or organization, but these courses shall not be
approved for the requirements in Paragraph (7) of this subsection unless
approved by the department in writing. Applicants seeking approval of alternate
courses and alternate certification shall provide the department with all
information about the course and the proposed educator to allow the department
to determine whether to approve them, in the department's sole discretion. In
determining whether to approve an alternate course and alternate certification,
the department shall determine whether the alternate course and alternate
certification provide an equivalent demonstration of knowledge of New Mexico
petroleum storage tank regulations, 20.5 NMAC, and technical installation
requirements.
(9) The applicant
shall provide to the department a notarized affidavit from the applicant
stating that all information submitted in the application is true and
correct.
B.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (4) of Subsection A of this
section, the department may grant certification to an applicant who has had a
business or occupational license or certificate suspended or revoked where the
suspension or revocation, by reason of its date, nature or other
considerations, is not directly relevant to the applicant's competence to
install, replace, repair, or modify UST systems.
[The department provides an optional form that may be used to
apply for certification. The form is available on the petroleum storage tank
bureau's pages on the department website or by contacting the Petroleum Storage
Tank Bureau at 505-476-4397 or 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa
Fe, New Mexico 87505. Applicants should submit application forms to the
Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau, attention: Application for Certified Installer,
2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico
87505.]
