Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-26-.04 - Approval

(1) A commercial analytical laboratory is approved for submitting data for regulatory purposes in the State of Georgia if the laboratory meets any of the following requirements specific to the analytical data submitted:

(a) Accreditation or certification by another State acceptable to the Director.

(b) Accreditation or certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

(c) Accreditation or certification by an accreditation agency, acceptable to the Director, and which the Division has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding of these purposes.

(d) Certification by the Division pursuant to O.C.G.A. 12-5-174(a)(3) and DNR Rule 391-3-5-.29 for drinking water tests.

(2) Accreditation agencies shall use Guide 25 (as amended) of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as the basis for determining the ability of a laboratory to satisfactorily carry out analyses. Additional requirements may be determined on a case by case basis depending on the specific analyses and the scopes of accreditation. Limits on scopes of accreditation acceptable to the Division may be stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding with the accreditation agency.

(3) The Director, or his designee, may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with accreditation agencies specifying criteria to be included in any such accreditation.

(4) Approval in Georgia shall be valid only for the time period specified by the accreditation agency, State or EPA, and valid only for the tests included in the scope of the accreditation.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-26-.04

O.C.G.A. Sec. 12-2-9.

Original Rule entitled "Approval" adopted. F. Sept. 3, 1999; eff. Sept. 23, 1999.