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Many customers come to this business straight from the Bureau of Automotive Repair website which lists approved smog test facilities.

On a related track, the state Bureau of Automotive Repairs is starting to develop smog check regulations for 800,000 lightweight diesel vehicles, which weigh 10,000 to 14,000 pounds.

Consumer complaints against Bahman Khodayari and his Reseda and Pacoima businesses spurred the investigation that began in 2004 by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair.

Schnitzer's Auto Parts Business recycles approximately 300,000 end-of-life vehicles every year, and Schnitzer is a partner for several state and local vehicle retirement programs that have similar requirements as the current CARS programs, including the State of California Bureau of Automotive Repair Consumer Assistance Program, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Vehicle Buyback Program, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Air Check Texas Drive a Clean Machine Program.

Many customers come to this business straight from the Bureau of Automotive Repair website which lists approved smog test facilities.

The state action follows a ``number'' of consumer complaints and local news reports regarding the chain, the Bureau of Automotive Repair said in announcing the action.

John Stevens, Katz' chief of staff, said the California Bureau of Automotive Repairs is taking bids from private companies to operate the test-only sites.

The program will be funded through DMV smog fees, plus $12 million from an existing fund of the state Bureau of Automotive Repair.