Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. An applicant for an individual's AST
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 with the information required in Paragraph (1)
of Subsection A of 20.5.105.505 NMAC, accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of
$50.00.
(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 and tank
foundation, dispenser system or meter, venting, ancillary equipment and initial
testing. Installation of a self-contained, concrete-encased or self-contained,
skid-mounted AST system is not an AST system installation for purposes of this
requirement.
(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 AST test
administered by the department pursuant to 20.5.105.514 NMAC; and
(b) a national technical AST 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 AST
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.]
