ECARS coming to Dover Published June 24, 2013 By 436th Civil Engineer Squadron 436th Civil Engineer Squadron DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- The Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS, will soon be at Dover Air Force Base. ECARS is an Air Force program that will ensure the base aligns with the Clean Air Act, section 118(d). This section states that military personnel and non-contractor civilian federal employees driving their vehicles onto a federal facility for 60 or more days per calendar year must have their vehicle emissions tested. Vehicles which pass the federal emission test are in compliance with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards. There are two parts to ECARS: (1) You will receive an auto-generated email telling you to enter all requested vehicle information into the electronic AF Form 4434. Once this information is entered into the system, the electronic AF Form 4434 will be complete and you will provide your electronic signature. It is advised that you print out a copy of this completed form for your records. If you require an emission test, number 14, item c on this form will be checked. You will receive another auto-generated email reminding you to obtain the emission test from your local government vehicle emission testing station within the next 30 days. (2) If you require an emission test, you will present a copy of the completed AF Form 4434 to the Delaware Department of Transportation Vehicle Inspection Lane and receive a free federal emission test*. Once the test is complete and the vehicle has passed inspection, you will receive a record of your successful inspection. Keep this document with your vehicle registration. The emission test results are valid for two years. If you are military and you PCS to another stateside base, you can use the unexpired emission test results to register in ECARS at your new base (assuming you still have the same vehicle described on the emission test results document). The flow chart below provides a general idea on how the program will work. Additional information on ECARS is available from the Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental office. Point of contact for the new program is Patricia Keffer, Air Quality Compliance Manager at Dover AFB. Ms. Keffer can be reached at 302-677-6843. *Only the federal emissions test is free. If you require the additional vehicle safety inspection to renew your vehicle registration in your home state, the fee is $4.00. Also, if the "check engine" light is on, the vehicle will not pass the emission inspection test.