(b)

1. (1) At the time an application is filed, the Division of Environmental Quality will furnish the applicant with a study package to assist him or her in preparing for the examination.
2. (2) The study package will refer applicants to the appropriate laws and rules and industry publications used by the division in preparing the examination and upon which the examination will be based.

(c) The examination will consist of three (3) parts, as follows:

1. (1) Part One will test an applicant’s familiarity with this part and the applicable Arkansas and federal laws and regulations;
2. (2) Part Two will test an applicant’s familiarity with current technology and industry recommended practices with respect to the proper installation, repair, and upgrade of underground storage tank systems; and
3. (3) Part Three will test an applicant’s familiarity with current technology and industry recommended practices for proper closure of underground storage tank systems.

(d)

1. (1) To be licensed to perform installations, repairs, or upgrades, an applicant must pass Parts One and Two.
2. (2) To be licensed to perform closures, an applicant must pass Parts One and Three.
3. (3) To be licensed to perform installations, repairs, upgrades, and closures, an applicant must pass all parts of the examination.

(e)

1. (1) An applicant must score seventy percent (70%) or higher on each part of the examination taken to pass the examination.
2. (2) An applicant passing any part of the initial examination taken need not be retested on that part, provided that any part taken but not passed must be passed within one (1) year of the initial testing date, otherwise, the entire examination must be retaken.

3. (3)

   1. (A) An applicant who fails the examination may, by paying a nonrefundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), retake the examination.
   2. (B) This fee must accompany each request for retesting after initial failure of the examination.
   3. (C) For purposes of retesting, an application will remain pending for a period of one (1) year after the applicant’s failure to pass the initial examination.
   4. (D) If the applicant has not requested retesting within the one-year period, the applicant must file a new application, complete with the appropriate fee, to obtain a license from the division.

(f)

1. (1) The division shall offer the examination at least four (4) times each year.
2. (2) At least thirty (30) days prior to the date of a licensing examination, the division shall provide notice of the examination to all persons who have requested the notice and to any person who has completed an application for a license since the date of the last examination.
3. (3) Only persons who have filed applications at least ten (10) business days in advance of an examination are eligible to take the examination.

(g)

1. (1) The division shall grade all examinations and notify the applicants of the results within thirty (30) days of the date of the examination.
2. (2) Examination papers will not be returned to applicants, but may be reviewed by applicants at the division offices in North Little Rock.