67 Pa. Code § 177.423 - Fleet emission inspection stations
(a)
Eligibility requirements for fleet emission inspection stations are as follows:
(1)
Minimum number of
vehicles. A fleet emission inspection station owner shall own or lease
at least 15 subject vehicles.
(2)
Authorized subject vehicles. The certificate of appointment
shall authorize emission inspection of subject vehicles registered or leased by
the fleet emission inspection station owner. Privately owned or registered
vehicles of company officers and employees may not be emission inspected at a
fleet emission inspection station, even if they are used for business
purposes.
(3)
Certificate
cancellation. The fleet emission inspection certificate shall be
cancelled if the number of subject vehicles owned or leased falls below 15,
except for a temporary delay in ordering or receiving additional vehicles to
supplement the fleet.
(b)
Each fleet emission inspection station shall have at least one certified
emission inspector.
(c)
Requirements for fleet inspection stations shall include the following:
(1) Applicants for a fleet emission
inspection station shall comply with this chapter unless specifically
exempted.
(2) Inspection areas
shall be large enough to accommodate the largest subject vehicle to be
inspected at the fleet emission inspection facility, in addition to meeting the
minimum inspection area requirements of §
177.405 (relating to emission
inspection areas).
(d)
Limited inspection periods and limitations on the length of service
requirements are permitted if the station meets the following:
(1) Fleet vehicles subject to emission
inspections are registered in the limited inspection periods, as defined in
§
177.3 (relating to
definitions).
(2) The station
owner, in writing, requests the Department to permit a limited inspection
period. This request shall specify the month in which emission inspections will
be performed.
(3) The station owner
submits a copy of the manufacturer/station agreement specifying regulation
service commitments for the limited inspection period.
(4) The station owner is granted written
Department approval after a station review and a fleet vehicle registration
certification is completed. The approval will designate the months in which
emission inspections shall be performed.
(5) The station owner performs emission
inspections only during months designated by the
Department.
(e) Limited
inspection period emission analyzer service requirements with accompanying
limitations as to the length of service requirements are as follows:
(1) Station owners shall ensure that required
manufacturer/station service commitments are in force during this limited
period.
(2) Station owners shall
pay for costs to bring the approved analyzer into compliance and monthly or
quarterly fees required by the manufacturer or other approved service
representative during the limited inspection period.
(3) Station owners shall be responsible for
notifying the quality assurance officer or the Vehicle Inspection Division of
the starting and ending times for the limited inspection periods. Failure to
notify the Department may result in cancellation of this privilege.
(4) Station owners may not permit emission
inspections to be performed during the limited inspection period until the
Department has been notified by the analyzer manufacturer or other approved
Commonwealth agent or service representative that the analyzer is in compliance
with all requirements and the Department so notifies the station owner. Failure
to comply with this paragraph may result in cancellation of limited inspection
period privileges.
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