N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.105.513
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024
Section 20.5.105.513 - RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION FOR JUNIOR INSTALLERA. A certification for junior installer shall expire March 16 of the fourth calendar year after it was issued. Applications for renewal of certification issued under 20.5.105.507 NMAC and 20.5.105.508 NMAC shall be submitted no later than February 16 of the fourth year after the certification was granted to ensure renewal by March 16. Certification for junior installers who do not submit a timely renewal application shall be considered lapsed and invalid on March 16; the department shall not accept applications for renewal after February 16. Any junior installer whose certification has lapsed as provided in this subsection shall submit an application for new certification under 20.5.105.507 NMAC or 20.5.105.508 NMAC and comply with the requirements thereof.B. At least 90 days before the expiration date of certification, the department shall mail a renewal application reminder to the junior installer, at the junior installer's address of record with the department. It is the duty and responsibility of the junior installer to timely submit the renewal application for certification pursuant to Subsection A whether or not an application reminder has been received from the department.C. To qualify for renewal, a UST certified junior installer shall: (1) file an application with the department with the information required in Paragraphs (1), (4) and (9) of Subsection A of 20.5.105.508 NMAC, accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 fee;(2) demonstrate as required by 20.5.105.509 NMAC that the junior installer has completed at least two spill and overfill prevention equipment installations, replacements, repairs or modifications on UST systems during the four-year period preceding the renewal application; and(3) demonstrate that the junior installer has passed a New Mexico laws and rules UST test for junior installer certification administered by the department pursuant to 20.5.105.514 NMAC, within the prior three months.D. To qualify for renewal, AST certified junior installers shall: (1) file an application with the department with the information required in Paragraphs (1), (4) and (10) of Subsection A of 20.5.105.507 NMAC, accompanied by a nonrefundable $50.00 fee;(2) demonstrate as required by 20.5.105.509 NMAC that the junior installer has completed at least two replacements, repairs or modifications of spill and overfill prevention equipment on AST systems during the four-year period preceding the renewal application;(3) demonstrate that the junior installer has passed a New Mexico laws and rules AST test for junior installer certification administered by the department pursuant to 20.5.105.514 NMAC, within the prior three months; and(4) if seeking to renew their certification to repair and replace entirely above ground piping, demonstrate that they have completed at least two repairs or replacements of above ground piping on AST systems during the four-year period preceding the renewal application or submit a current journeyman pipe fitter (JPF), MM-4, or MM-98 license from the New Mexico construction industries division in accordance with 14.6.6 NMAC.E. An applicant for renewal shall be afforded opportunity for hearing before the secretary, as provided in 20.5.105.519 NMAC, in the event the department contemplates withholding renewal for any cause other than failure to pay the required renewal fee.F. For purposes of this section, "demonstrate" means provide copies of registration forms, inspection reports, installation checklists, written statements or other documents verifying the certified junior installer's on-site, physical, hands-on participation in critical junctures of a particular installation, replacement, repair or modification of spill and overfill prevention equipment.N.M. Admin. Code § 20.5.105.513
Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 7/24/2018