25 Pa. Code § 252.204

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024

Section 252.204 - Fees

(a) The appropriate fee in accordance with the following schedule must accompany an application for accreditation, renewal of accreditation, change of ownership, change in administrative information, addition of fields of accreditation or supplemental onsite assessment. A check must be payable to "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania." When the Department is able to accept credit card payments, an environmental laboratory may make payment by credit card and shall pay to the Commonwealth all service charges or other administrative fees in addition to the accreditation fees. The fees are as follows:

Category	Fee
Application fee-Initial Application for State Accreditation	$1,500
Application fee-Renewal Application for State Accreditation	$700
Application fee-Ownership Transfer or Change in Administrative Information	$150
Application fee-Initial Application for NELAP Accreditation	$3,500
Application fee-Renewal Application for NELAP Accreditation	$2,750
Application fee-Addition of Field of Accreditation	$350
Application fee-Supplemental Onsite Assessment	$500
Basic Drinking Water Category-Includes one method for each of the following: Total Coliform Bacteria, Fecal Coliform Bacteria, E. coli Bacteria, Heterotrophic Bacteria, Nitrate, Nitrite, Fluoride, Cyanide	$750
Basic Nonpotable Water Category-Includes one method for each of the following: Fecal Coliform Bacteria, BOD, CBOD, Nitrate, Ammonia, Total Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Nitrite, Phosphorus, and one method for each type of residue including % Solids for land applied biosolids	$850
Asbestos-first matrix	$600
Basic Microbiology-includes fecal coliform, total coliform, E. coli and heterotrophic bacteria-first matrix	$700
Complex Microbiology-first matrix	$1,000
Trace Metal Category-first matrix	$750
Inorganic Nonmetal Category-first matrix	$850
Purgeable Volatile Organic Chemicals-first matrix	$850
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals-first matrix	$1,750
Dioxin-first matrix	$850
Radiochemical Category-first matrix	$950
Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing-first matrix	$950
Asbestos-second matrix	$450
Basic Microbiology-includes fecal coliform, total coliform, E. coli and heterotrophic bacteria-second matrix	$600
Complex Microbiology-second matrix	$900
Trace Metal Category-second matrix	$600
Inorganic Nonmetal Category-second matrix	$700
Purgeable Volatile Organic Chemicals-second matrix	$700
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals-second matrix	$1,600
Dioxin-second matrix	$700
Radiochemical Category-second matrix	$850
Asbestos-third matrix	$400
Basic Microbiology-includes fecal coliform, total coliform, E. coli and heterotrophic bacteria-third matrix	$500
Complex Microbiology-third matrix	$800
Trace Metal Category-third matrix	$550
Inorganic Nonmetal Category-third matrix	$650
Purgeable Volatile Organic Chemicals-third matrix	$600
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals-third matrix	$1,450
Dioxin-third matrix	$650
Radiochemical Category-third matrix	$750

(b) At least every 3 years, the Department will recommend regulatory changes to the fees in this section to the EQB to address any disparity between the program income generated by the fees and program costs. The regulatory amendment will be based upon an evaluation of the accreditation program fees income and the Department's costs of administering the accreditation program.

(c) An environmental laboratory owned or operated by a Commonwealth agency is exempt from this fee requirement, but shall apply for accreditation under this chapter.

(d) Fees are nonrefundable.

(e) In addition to the nonrefundable application fee, an out-of-State environmental laboratory shall reimburse the Department for the costs associated with onsite assessments necessitated by accreditation as specified in § 252.206 (relating to out-of-State onsite reimbursement).

25 Pa. Code § 252.204

The provisions of this §252.204 amended April 9, 2010, effective 4/10/2010, 40 Pa.B. 1898; amended July 28, 2017, effective 7/29/2017, 47 Pa.B. 4085.

The provisions of this §252.204 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103(a), 4104 and 4105; and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 252.201 (relating to application and supporting documents); and 25 Pa. Code § 252.203 (relating to accreditation renewal).