25 Pa. Code § 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).
Notes
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).
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