Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subject 391-3-20 - INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE › Rule 391-3-20-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
The following terms as used in these rules shall have the
				  meaning hereinafter respectively ascribed, except that to the extent terms are
				  not defined in these rules, the Act's definitions control; and provided that
				  definitions within any subsequent rule or subdivision thereof, which are
				  expressly made applicable to the rule or subdivision within which they appear,
				  shall apply for purposes of such specific rule or subdivision thereof.
(a) "Act" means O.C.G.A. §
									12-9-40 et seq., as amended, "The
				Georgia Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Act."
(b) "Biometrics" means the automated
				recognition of individuals by means of unique physical characteristics,
				typically for the purposes of security. For Georgia's Clean Air Force
				inspectors, biometric finger vein readers are used for biometric
				logins.
(c) "Calibration" means, in
				the case of the Georgia Analyzer System (GAS), the process of establishing or
				verifying that the test values of the GAS emissions bench are accurate by using
				the applicable calibration gases.
(d) "Certificate" means the license issued by
				the Director to a person authorizing him or her to perform emission inspections
				in accordance with the requirements of the Act and this Chapter.
(e) "Certificate of Authorization" means a
				certificate issued by the Director to each establishment or location designated
				as an official emission inspection station.
(f) "Certificate of Emissions Inspection"
				means an official certificate that exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions,
				emission control equipment, and on-board diagnostic equipment have been
				inspected and approved in accordance with the Act and this Chapter. Such
				certificates will be furnished to official emission inspection stations by EPD
				to be completed and issued by such stations to the owner or operator of a
				responsible motor vehicle upon inspection and approval certifying that such
				responsible motor vehicle has been inspected and complies with the inspection
				and maintenance required by the Act and this Chapter.
(g) "DLC" means the data or diagnostic link
				connector for a vehicle's on-board diagnostic system.
(h) "Dedicated data transmission line" means
				a unique communication line identifiable by a transmitted digital
				identification number which allows the Vehicle Information Database or (VID) to
				identify the Georgia Analyzer System (GAS) unit communicating with the
				VID.
(i) "Department" means the
				Department of Natural Resources.
(j) "Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)" means
				that for vehicles equipped with on-board diagnostic (OBD) computer systems, a
				five digit code that is associated with a specific test of the OBD
				system.
(k) "Director" means the
				Director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural
				Resources.
(l) "E-Certs" means
				blank Electronic Certificates of Emission Inspection that are pre-purchased by
				official emissions inspection stations for the purpose of performing emission
				inspections.
(m) "Emission
				Inspection" means all tests and inspections required by the Act and this
				Chapter, including an on-board diagnostic system check, a fuel cap
				verification, a tampering inspection, and an exhaust emissions test where
				applicable.
(n) "Emissions
				Inspector Certification Training Program Manual", means the manual supplied to
				inspectors during their initial and re-certification classes; the most current
				version of this manual is available on the Georgia's Clean Air Force website at
www.cleanairforce.com
.
(o) "Emission Recall Compliance Check" means
				determining whether a recall campaign has been issued by the original equipment
				manufacturer of a vehicle.
(p)
				"E-VIN" means the Electronic Vehicle Identification Number embedded in the OBD
				computer system on 1996 and later model year vehicles.
(q) "EPD" means the Environmental Protection
				Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
(r) "Exhaust Emission Test" means the
				determination of the amount of specified gases in a vehicle's exhaust by use of
				the 2-speed idle (TSI) test.
(s)
				"Fleet Vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned or leased by a person engaged in a
				commercial activity, utility service, or government service; or a motor vehicle
				offered for sale, rent, or lease at a business which is licensed to sell, rent,
				or lease motor vehicles.
(t) "Fuel
				Cap Verification" means the determination of the required presence of the fuel
				cap(s), per vehicle manufacturer design.
(u) "Gas Calibration" means the calibration
				of the Georgia Analyzer System (GAS) by the use of a manufactured calibration
				gas.
(v) "Georgia Analyzer System"
				(GAS) means the test systems approved by EPD for use in performing emission
				inspections in Georgia in accordance with the Act and this Chapter.
(w) "Georgia Analyzer System Hardware and
				Software Specifications" (GAS Specs) means the Georgia Analyzer System Hardware
				and Software Specifications, Phase V, August 31, 2016, which contains the
				hardware and software requirements for a GAS.
(x) "Georgia's Clean Air Force" (GCAF) means
				the partnership between EPD and the Management Contractor to implement
				Georgia's Inspection and Maintenance Program (I/M Program).
(y) "GVWR" means the gross vehicle weight
				rating, i.e., the weight of the vehicle and contents when loaded to its maximum
				capacity, as established by the vehicle manufacturer.
(z) "Hot Rod" means a vehicle in which the
				original engine has been replaced with an engine from another manufacturer, or
				with a different type of engine from the same manufacturer which was never
				installed in that model vehicle. For the purposes of this definition, a
				different type of engine will include engines with a different number of
				cylinders from any engine which was originally installed in that make of
				vehicle. It will not include engines of the same family, e.g., Chevrolet V8s of
				283, 305, 327, 350 and 400 cubic inch displacement, nor will it include engines
				different from the original, but which were also installed in that make of
				vehicle, e.g., gasoline for diesel engine swaps in General Motors or Volkswagen
				vehicles, or V8 for V6 swaps where both engines were installed in that model
				vehicle by the manufacturer for retail sale.
(aa) "Idle RPM" means for vehicles equipped
				with a manual transmission, the manufacturer's recommended engine speed with
				the transmission in neutral or with the clutch disengaged. For vehicles
				equipped with an automatic transmission, idle revolutions per minute (RPM)
				means the manufacturer's recommended engine speed with the transmission in
				neutral or park.
(bb) "Inspection
				Term" means the period of time a certificate of emission inspection shall be
				considered valid. The specific period of an inspection term is established in
				this Chapter.
(cc) "Inspector"
				means a person certified by the Director to perform emission inspections in
				accordance with the requirements of the Act and this Chapter.
(dd) "Kit Car" means a motor vehicle which
				does not utilize a chassis from a vehicle certified by the manufacturer to meet
				emission control standards or for which the original manufacturer's
				identification has been eliminated due to the replacement of the vehicle's body
				with one of a different make and/or style.
(ee) "Light Duty Truck" means any motor
				vehicle with a GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less which has a vehicle curb weight of
				6,000 pounds or less and which has a basic vehicle frontal area of 45 square
				feet or less, which is:
1. Designed primarily
				for purposes of transportation of property or is a derivation of such a
				vehicle, or
2. Designed primarily
				for transportation of persons and has a capacity of more than 12 persons,
				or
3. Available with special
				features enabling off-street or off-highway operation and
				use.