| (a) The executive director shall establish certification fees
that cover program costs, including costs associated with application review;
initial, routine, and follow-up inspections; and preparation of reports.
(b) The operator of a laboratory seeking primary certification
shall pay the following fees:
(1) an administrative fee of $500 per year; and
(2) an annual certification fee based on the categories for
which the laboratory is certified.
(c) The operator of a laboratory seeking secondary certification
shall pay the following fees:
(1) an administrative fee of $250 per year; and
(2) an annual certification fee based on the categories for
which the laboratory is certified.
(d) The categories and annual fees are:
(1) microbiology -- $75;
(2) radiochemistry -- $225;
(3) metals -- $225;
(4) general chemistry -- $225;
(5) disinfection by-products -- $150;
(6) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry
-- $150;
(7) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass
spectrometry -- $150;
(8) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection
other than mass spectrometry -- $300;
(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography
-- $300;
(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans --
$150; and
(11) asbestos -- $150.
(e) The operator of an environmental testing laboratory located
in another state and applying for primary certification shall also pay a fee
equal to the reasonable travel costs (including transportation, lodging, per
diem, and telephone and duplication charges) associated with conducting an
assessment at the laboratory.
(f) The following fees shall be assessed, as applicable, in
addition to the annual administrative and category fees and travel costs:
(1) to modify an existing certification and add one or more
fields of certification -- $250;
(2) to replace a certification certificate -- $50; and
(3) to reinstate a suspended certification -- $250.
(g) All fees are nonrefundable.
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