Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-26-.05 - Procedures

(1) The Division will maintain a list of all approved accrediting agencies, including States, and such list may be made available upon request.

(2) Any person submitting data prepared by a commercial analytical laboratory to the Division for regulatory purposes shall stipulate that the laboratory is approved. The stipulation shall include the name of the accrediting agency, the scope of the accreditation relevant to the data submitted (such as drinking water, non-potable water, air, solid/hazardous wastes, etc.), the accreditation number issued by the accrediting agency, the date of accreditation, and the expiration date of accreditation. This stipulation shall be by one of the following methods:

(a) The stipulation shall be submitted with each regulatory report; or

(b) The stipulation shall be submitted in a separate document with the first regulatory report of the calendar year. No additional submittal will be necessary for the year unless another laboratory is used or there is a change in the accreditation or certification status of the laboratory.

(3) Data submitted without such stipulation shall not be accepted by the Division and will be returned.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-26-.05

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

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