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.’’ The fees are as follows:

Category	Fee
Application fee—Initial Application for State Accreditation	$750
Application fee—Renewal Application for State Accreditation	$500
Application fee—Ownership Transfer or Change in Administrative Information	$150
Application fee—Initial Application for NELAP/TNI Accreditation	$2,500
Application fee—Renewal Application for NELAP/TNI Accreditation	$2,000
Application fee—Addition of Field of Accreditation	$250
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	$650
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	$750
Asbestos—first matrix	$400
Microbiology—first matrix	$500
Trace Metal Category—first matrix	$550
Inorganic Nonmetal Category—first matrix	$600
Volatile Organic Chemicals—first matrix	$650
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals—first matrix	$1,500
Dioxin—first matrix	$650
Radiochemical Category—first matrix	$750
Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing—first matrix	$700
Asbestos—second matrix	$350
Microbiology—second matrix	$450
Trace Metal Category—second matrix	$500
Inorganic Nonmetal Category—second matrix	$550
Volatile Organic Chemicals—second matrix	$600
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals—second matrix	$1,400
Dioxin—second matrix	$600
Radiochemical Category—second matrix	$700
Asbestos—third matrix	$300
Microbiology—third matrix	$400
Trace Metal Category—third matrix	$450
Inorganic Nonmetal Category—third matrix	$500
Volatile Organic Chemicals—third matrix	$550
Extractable and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals—third matrix	$1,300
Dioxin—third matrix	$550
Radiochemical Category—third matrix	$650

(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).

The provisions of this § 252.204 amended April 9, 2010, effective April 10, 2010, 40 Pa.B. 1898. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (317254) to (317256).

Notation

Authority

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).

Cross References

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).