New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 5 - PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS
Part 105 - CERTIFICATION OF TANK INSTALLERS AND JUNIOR INSTALLERS; REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTERS
Section 20.5.105.507 - INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION FOR JUNIOR INSTALLER OF AST SYSTEMS
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.5.105.507
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. An applicant for an individual's AST junior 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 20.5.105.508 NMAC, accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of
$50.00.
(2) The applicant shall be
an individual 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 Subsection B of 20.5.105.509 NMAC.
(6) Applicants shall demonstrate
certification by the manufacturer of the spill and overfill equipment they
install, repair, replace, or modify.
(7) Applicants shall submit a copy of their
journeyman pipe fitter (JPF), MM-4, or MM-98 license if they are applying to
repair and replace entirely above ground piping in addition to activities
listed in Subsection B of 20.5.105.502 NMAC.
(8) 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 for junior installer certification administered
by the department pursuant to 20.5.105.514 NMAC; and
(b) a national technical AST test
administered by a certification educator approved by the department and has
been certified by that educator.
(9) As an alternative to the tests required
in Paragraph (8) 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 (8) 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 AST requirements.
(10) 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 spill and overfill prevention equipment.
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