Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3745-26-10 | Requirements for contractors in the enhanced automobile inspection and maintenance program.

                                                
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(A)  The motor vehicle inspections
		  conducted under the enhanced tailpipe emissions inspection program required
		  under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code shall be conducted by one or more
		  private contractors.
(B) The contract shall be awarded by the
		  director of administrative services and the contractor shall comply with all
		  aspects of the bid contract as awarded. A contractor may subcontract testing or
		  other services with a person or business, in accordance with the terms of the
		  contract, provided the contractor and subcontractor comply with the contract
		  and this chapter, as applicable.
(C) The contractor shall construct,
		  maintain and operate computerized, high volume on board diagnostics inspection
		  stations and tailpipe emission inspection stations, except where the director
		  determines that the tailpipe emission inspections are no longer necessary, in a
		  designated program area for the purpose of inspecting vehicles as required
		  under section 3704.14 of the Revised Code. These contractor run vehicle
		  emissions inspection stations shall meet, but not be limited to the following
		  requirements:
(1)  Eighty per cent of
			 the population that is subject to section 3704.14 of the Revised Code shall be
			 no more than five miles from an emission inspection station and that one
			 hundred per cent of that population be no more than ten miles from an emissions
			 inspection station. In rural areas, one hundred per cent of that population
			 shall be no more than fifteen miles from an inspection station.
(2)  A majority of the
			 stations shall be in operation for no fewer than forty-five hours per week,
			 which shall include, without limitation, operating hours in the evening and on
			 Saturdays.
(3)  The amount of time a
			 vehicle must wait within the confines of the queuing area shall not exceed a
			 daily average of fifteen minutes.
(D) The contractor or any of the
		  contractor's employees are prohibited from having principal interest in a
		  company that is in the business of vehicle repair or service, in vehicle parts
		  sales, or in motor vehicle sales or leasing.
(E) The contractor shall not refer
		  vehicle owners to any particular vehicle repair service provider.
(F) The contractor shall provide emission
		  inspection data analyses and furnish to the director summary reports on a
		  weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis and special reports as requested
		  by the director to carry out the requirements of section 3704.14 of the Revised
		  Code.
(G) The director may conduct periodic
		  announced and unannounced audits of testing facilities to ensure that the
		  contractor continues to meet this chapter and the provisions of section 3704.14
		  of the Revised Code and 40 CFR part 51.
(H) Each contractor shall be responsible
		  for the upkeep, distribution and replacement of all vehicle inspection reports
		  and other documents necessary or convenient to the program.
(I) Each VIR shall contain the following
		  statement: "This automobile inspection is the result of requirements under
		  the Clean Air Act as enacted by the United States Congress and enforced by U.S.
		  EPA. Any questions or comments on the need of the testing program can be
		  directed to U.S. EPA at Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,
		  Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
		  Washington, D.C. 20460.
		  http://www.epa.gov/home/forms/contact-epa."
(J) Each contractor or subcontractor
		  shall be responsible for complying with equipment requirements and procedures
		  established in 40 CFR part 51.


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