1. (a) If a second-line business partner requests to change its first-line service provider, the second-line business partner shall complete and submit to the BPA Program Administrator a request for a change on the Business Partner Automation Program Service Provider Change Form, REG 4022 (Rev. 4/2010), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
2. (b) The request shall be completed, signed and submitted to the BPA Program Administrator no less than 30 days prior to any change of first-line service provider.
3. (c) The second-line business partner shall remain with their current service provider for a minimum of 30 days prior to requesting a service provider change.
4. (d) The department will process the requested change if the proposed first-line service provider is currently authorized by the department to act as a first-line service provider and the requirements of Section 225.36(a) of these regulations are met.

5. (e) A second-line business partner and its first-line service provider shall comply with the following procedures when changing first-line service providers.

   1. (1) The second-line business partner shall collect all unassigned accountable and controlled inventory and return the inventory to the first-line service provider within seven days of changing first-line service providers.

      1. (A) The first-line service provider that ordered or shipped the inventory at the time of ordering shall be the first-line service provider that receives the inventory from the second-line business partner.
   2. (2) The first-line service provider may redistribute the unassigned accountable inventory to its other second-line business partners.
   3. (3) A second-line business partner shall remain with a new first-line service provider for a minimum of 30 days at a time.
   4. (4) The second-line business partner shall provide the BPA program administration a list of employees who will be using their new first-line service provider.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651 and 1685, Vehicle Code. Reference: Sections 1652, 1653 and 1685, Vehicle Code.

History

1. New section filed 7-5-2002 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2002 (Register 2002, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-4-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section with amendment of subsection (a) refiled 11-4-2002 as an emergency; operative 11-4-2002 (Register 2002, No. 45). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-4-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New section refiled 3-3-2003 as an emergency, including amendment of subsection (a); operative 3-3-2003 (Register 2003, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-2003 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-3-2003 order transmitted to OAL 6-27-2003 and filed 8-11-2003 (Register 2003, No. 33).

5. Amendment filed 6-29-2012; operative 7-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 26).

6. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (e)(4) filed 11-5-2025; operative 11-5-2025 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2025, No. 45).