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Open a Station
You are only steps away from filling out your application to open a new emissions inspection station.
Station Certification Applications must be submitted electronically. After GCAF determines your application is complete and the supporting documents meet the requirements, your application will be conditionally approved.
Review the Presentation
Once you’ve read the instructions above and have your documentation ready, you’re ready to start the certification process.
As the first step, you are required to review the Station Owner’s Presentation prior to completing the Station Certification Application.
Instructions and required documents will be provided in the final step prior to starting the application.
What’s Next…
Continue on with the next step. Once you complete both steps in the certification process, you’ll have submitted your completed application.
Please allow 4 to 12 weeks for processing applications. Applications are processed in the order in which they are received. Note that if the applicant fails to upload the correct documentation, they will be contacted. In this case, when the correct documentation is received, the processing time resets to the times outlined above.
The applicant will receive a confirmation number for an online submittal to acknowledge a successful transmission. Please use this number when referring to your application. The applicant will be contacted once the application is processed.
After GCAF determines your application is complete and the supporting documents meet the requirements, your application will be conditionally approved.
In order for the application to receive final approval, your station must pass the certification audit. During the certification audit, you must display both your photo ID and the original, notarized "O.C.G.A. § 50-36-1(e)(2) Lawful Presence Affidavit for GCAF Station Certification" to the GCAF auditor.
Industry Advisory Board (IAB) members* are also available to answer specific questions regarding station management.
Visit the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) page
*The IAB is comprised of emissions testing owners, managers, and testers and is independent of Georgia’s Clean Air Force (GCAF) and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD).