Vehicle Emissions Inspection & Maintenance Rules & Regulations

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05.25.02 RULE §23.95 Waiver for Low Volume EmissionsInspection Stations(a) General. 37 TAC §23.93(j)(1)(G) of this title (relating toVehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program)requires that all public certified emissions inspection stationsoffer both Acceleration Simulation Mode 2 (ASM2)and On-Board Diagnostic II (ODBII) vehicle emissionstests. This section provides the requirements, applicationprocedures, and the limitations of the low volume waiverprovided by 37 TAC §23.93 (relating to Vehicle EmissionsInspection and Maintenance Program). This waiver allowsa public certified inspection station to perform limited staterequired vehicle emission testing on 1996 and newermodel year vehicles using department approved OBDIItesting equipment. Government and fleet inspection stationsdo not require this waiver.(b) Limitations of low volume waiver.(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, underno circumstance shall an inspection station, public, governmentor fleet, operating with only OBDII test equipmentissue an inspection certificate to a "designatedvehicle" as defined in 37 TAC §23.93 of this title (relatingto Vehicle Inspection Emissions and MaintenanceProgram) which is model year 1995 and older.(2) An inspection station operating under a low volumewaiver is limited to performing 1200 emission inspectionsper year. This limitation is achieved through the OBDanalyzer software and the vehicle inspection databasecontractor. Each month, the inspection station is allocated100 emission tests. After the monthly test allocation ofthe station has been used, no more inspections will beallowed until the next month. In the event that the stationperforms less than 100 emission tests, the remainingnumber will carry over to the next month. The annualwaiver limit number will be automatically reset eachJanuary with no carry over from the previous year.(c) Applications for waiver.(1) New inspection station applications shall follow theprocedures in 37 TAC §23.1 of this title (relating to NewApplications) with the addition that the application formbe annotated with "LOW VOLUME WAIVER - OBDONLY" at the top of the form. New applicants will includewritten acknowledgement of limitation of low volumewaiver as indicated in paragraph (2)(G) of this subsection.written correspondence must include the following:(A) Station name,(B) Physical address of the station,(C) Mailing address of the station,(D) Station number,(E) Signature of the station owner or operator,(F) Copy of purchase order or receipt for state approvedOBDII only emission testing equipment, and(G) Signatory's statement acknowledging the limitationsof low volume waiver. This statement shall read as follows:"I understand the conditions and limitations ofbeing granted a low volume, OBD only emissionsinspection station waiver. I agree to the limitation of1200 annual emissions tests per year and agree to the100 monthly emission test limit. I agree this inspectionstation shall not issue certificates to other than 1996and newer model year designated vehicles. I understandand agree that violating the terms of this waivershall result in the suspension and/or revocation of thisstation's certification."(3) The local Regional Supervisor will objectively revieweach application. After review, the Regional Supervisorshall indicate approval or disapproval by endorsement,with a copy provided to the requesting inspection stationand the departmental file on the station. If disapproved,the Regional Supervisor must provide reasons for thedepartment's denial of the waiver.(d) In order to encourage a stable and viable program forproviding emissions testing to the public in all areas of anaffected county, the department will review the annual lowvolume waiver and monthly test number limitations on aregular basis and revise these number limits accordingly.(e) This waiver is not available for inspection stations in ElPaso County.(2) Owners or operators of currently certified emissioninspection stations shall request this waiver by letter orfax to the local department Regional Supervisor. This5-21
Low Volume Emissions Inspection Station Waiver"OBD Only"Date: _______________________TO:DPS Regional Supervisor(address)The inspection station below requests an "OBD-Only" Low Volume Emissions Inspection StationWaiver.Station name:____________________________________________________________Station number: __________________________________________________________Physical address of the station: ______________________________________________Mailing address of the station: _______________________________________________A copy of the purchase order or receipt for a state approved OBDII only emissions testing equipmentis attached.By signing below, I, the station owner or operator, acknowledge that I have read and understandthe limitations of the low volume waiver, to wit:“I understand the conditions and limitations of being granted a low volume, OBD only emissionsinspection station waiver. I agree to the limitation of 1200 annual emissions tests per yearand agree to the 100 monthly emissions test limit. I agree this inspection station shallnot issue certificates to other than 1996 and newer model year designated vehicles. Iunderstand and agree that violating the terms of this waiver shall result in the suspensionand/or revocation of this station's certification."Signature of the station owner or operator:__________________________________________Printed or typed name of station owner or operator:___________________________________For department use only.Approve: ___________________________Disapprove: ____________________________Regional Supervisor signature: _________________________________________________Reasons for Disapproval: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Distribution: Original to department file and copy to requesting station.5-23
Page 2 and 3: TABLE OF CONTENTSCHAPTER 1INTRODUCT
Page 4 and 5: 01.05.00 INTRODUCTIONThis manual pr
Page 6 and 7: CHAPTER TWOACCELERATION SIMULATION
Page 8 and 9: 02.05.00 ACCELERATION SIMULATION MO
Page 10 and 11: c. Commercial Motor Vehicles Requir
Page 12 and 13: 1. Rejection receipt,2. Emissions t
Page 14 and 15: 3.05.00 ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS II (OB
Page 16 and 17: Emissions Test. A motor vehicle req
Page 18 and 19: d. Vehicles operated exclusively by
Page 20 and 21: CHAPTER FOURTWO-SPEED IDLE (TSI)INS
Page 22 and 23: eceive an out-of-cycle emissions te
Page 24 and 25: after the rejection receipt is prin
Page 26 and 27: 05.05.00 TSI TEST SEQUENCE - BMW/PE
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Page 30 and 31: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYAi
Page 32 and 33: 05.25.00 ADMINISTRATIVE RULESTEXAS
Page 34 and 35: (32) VIR--refers to the Vehicle Ins
Page 36 and 37: (12) Inspection certificates issued
Page 38 and 39: (3) Parts Availability Time Extensi
Page 40 and 41: (B) possess equipment to perform th
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