David Woldseth
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
P.O. Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
Telephone (608) 224-5164
Section 1. ATCP 136.01 (1) (Note) is amended to read:
ATCP 136.01 (1) Note: You may obtain a list of approved reclamation facilities by writing to OZONE, Consumer Protection Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
Section 2. ATCP 136.01 (3) and (4) are repealed.
Section 3. ATCP 136.01 (21) is amended to read:
ATCP 136.01 (21) “Technician” means an individual who personally performs any of the activities identified under s. ATCP 136.02 (1) is properly trained and certified in appropriate programs, as specified by the federal environmental protection agency under 42 USC 7671h. Section 4. ATCP 136.02 is repealed.
Section 5. ATCP 136.04 is repealed.
Section 6. ATCP 136.08 is repealed and recreated to read:
ATCP 136.08 No person may perform motor vehicle repair that releases or may release refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment or may install or service a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment that contains refrigerant unless that person is properly trained and certified in appropriate programs, as specified by the federal environmental protection agency under 42 USC 7671h. Section 7. ATCP 136.10 (2) (a) (intro.) and 3. are amended to read:
ATCP 136.10 (a) (intro.) A person who sells or resells that refrigerant in its original container, to persons identified under pars. par. (b) to (d). A sale or consignment does not violate this paragraph if the seller or con-signor relies in good faith on a written statement from the buyer or consignee that does all the following:
3. Guarantees that the buyer or consignee will sell or resell the refrigerant only to persons identified in pars. par. (b) to (d).
Section 8. ATCP 136.10 (2) (b) is amended to read:
ATCP 136.10 (2) (b) A person holding a valid business registration certificate under s. ATCP 136.02 technician. Section 9. ATCP 136.10 (2) (c) and (d) are repealed.
Section 10. ATCP 136.10 (3) (a) 1. is amended to read:
ATCP 136.10 (3) (a) 1. A person holding a valid business registration certificate under s. ATCP 136.02 technician who sells or consigns the recovered refrigerant to the operator of an approved reclamation facility for reclamation at that facility, or who uses approved recycling equipment under s. ATCP 136.12 (3) to recycle the refrigerant for reuse in mobile air conditioners. Section 11. ATCP 136.10 (3) (a) 2. is repealed.
Section 12. ATCP 136.10 (3) (b) 1. is repealed and recreated to read:
ATCP 136.10 (3) (b) 1. A technician.
Section 13. ATCP 136.10 (3) (b) 4. is repealed.
Section 14. ATCP 136.10 (4) (a) 1. is amended to read:
ATCP 136.10 (4) (a) 1. A person who holds a valid business registration certificate under s. ATCP 136.02 and technician who sells or consigns the recycled refrigerant to the operator of an approved reclamation facility for reclamation at that facility. Section 15. ATCP 136.12 (1) (b) (Note) and (2) (Note) are amended to read:
ATCP (1) (b) (Note) Note: You may obtain a list of approved recovery and recycling equipment by writing to OZONE, Consumer Protection Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
(2) (Note) Note: You may obtain a list of approved independent testing organizations by writing to OZONE, Consumer Protection Bureau Weights and Measures Bureau, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53708-8911.
Section 16. ATCP 136.12 (3) (a) to (d) are amended to read:
ATCP 136.12 (3) (a) Equipment used to recover but not recycle R−12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “CFC−12 Extraction Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air−Conditioning Equipment,” SAE J2209, June 1992 August 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J2209.
(b) Equipment used to recover but not recycle R134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “HFC−134a (R134a) Extraction Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1732, December, 1994 November 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J1732.
(c) Equipment used to recycle R−12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Extraction and Recycle Equipment for Mobile Automotive Air−Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1990, March 1992 May 2011, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J1990.
(d) Equipment manufactured prior to January 1, 2008 used to recycle R−134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “HFC−R134a Recycling Equipment for Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2210, December 1991 November 2010, including the secondary standards incorporated by reference in SAE J2210. Equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2008 shall meet or exceed the standards specified in SAE J2788, December 2006 January 2013.
Section 17. ATCP 136.14 (1) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
ATCP (1) (a) R−12 refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Standard of Purity for Use in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J1991, October 1989 August 2011.
(b) R−134a refrigerant shall meet or exceed the standards specified by the society of automotive engineers in “Standard of Purity for Recycled HFC134a For Use in Mobile Air Conditioning Systems,” SAE J2099, December, 1991 April 2012.
Section 18. ATCP 136.16 (4) (a) 3. and (5) (intro.) are amended to read:
ATCP 136.16 (4) (a) 3. The name of the business registered under s. ATCP 136.02, and the technician registered under s. ATCP 136.04, that technician who charged the mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment with the substitute refrigerant. (5) (intro.) REPAIR OR SERVICE RECORDS. A person required to hold a business registration certificate under s. ATCP 136.02 technician shall keep a record of each repair or service transaction under s. ATCP 136.02 (1). The record shall include the name and address of the owner of the mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment. The record shall indicate all of the following: Section 19. ATCP 136.20 (5) is amended to read:
ATCP 136.20 (5) Employ any person, other than a technician registered under s. ATCP 136.04, to remove refrigerant from a mobile air conditioner or trailer refrigeration equipment. Section 20. Effective date: This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin administrative register, as provided in s. 227.22(2)(intro.), Stats.
