567—134.7(455B) Certification requirements for UST compliance inspectors.
	134.7(1) A person retained by an owner or operator of a UST facility for the purpose of establishing compliance with a UST compliance inspection required by the department under rule 567—135.20(455B) must hold a current UST compliance inspector certification issued by the department.
	134.7(2) Inspector certification will be issued by the department only to a person who:
	a. 	Satisfies one of the following:
	(1)	Is an Iowa-licensed UST installer;
	(2)	Is an Iowa-licensed installation inspector;
	(3)	Has participated on a minimum of 50 on-site compliance inspections with an Iowa-certified compliance inspector;
	(4)	Has two years of experience working with petroleum equipment, including installations, maintenance, or testing; or
	(5)	Has other relevant experience approved by the department.
	b. 	Attends the required training approved by the department as provided in rule 567—134.10(455B).
	(1)	Temporary exception to required training. An applicant may be issued a certification without the required training if all other requirements of Part B of this chapter are satisfied and the required training is not offered within 60 days of the date of application. The applicant must attend required training within one year or, if training is not offered within one year, when required training is next offered. If an applicant receives a certification under this temporary exception, the individual must attend required training, if offered, before renewal of the certification.
	(2)	If an applicant receives a certification under a temporary training exception pursuant to paragraph 134.7(2)“a,” all compliance inspection activities must be conducted under the supervision of a trained Iowa-certified compliance inspector. Supervision does not require the trained Iowa-certified compliance inspector to be on site for compliance inspections conducted by the inspector who has not completed the required training. The trained Iowa-certified compliance inspector must co-sign compliance inspections conducted by the inspector who has not completed the required training.
	c. 	Achieves a passing grade of 75 percent on a certification examination administered or approved by the department as provided in rule 567—134.10(455B).
	d. 	Submits an accurate and complete application.
	e. 	Is not found to be in violation of this chapter and has not had a certification revoked by the department pursuant to rule 567—134.16(455B).
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