SECTION 25.30. Accreditation Fees

(a) The executive director shall establish accreditation 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 an environmental testing laboratory seeking primary accreditation shall pay the following fees:

(1) an annual administrative fee of $500; and

(2) an annual accreditation fee based on the categories for which the laboratory is accredited.

(c) Excluding any laboratory operated by the commission, the operator of an environmental testing laboratory seeking secondary accreditation shall pay the following fees:

(1) until September 1, 2011, an annual administrative fee of $250;

(2) after August 31, 2011, an annual administrative fee of $350; and

(3) an annual accreditation fee based on the categories for which the laboratory is accredited.

(d) Until September 1, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to drinking water 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) Until September 1, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to non-potable water are:

(1) microbiology--$75;

(2) aquatic toxicity--$150;

(3) radiochemistry--$150;

(4) metals--$225;

(5) general chemistry--$225;

(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:

(A) total petroleum hydrocarbons by agency methods 1005 only--$150; and

(B) agency method 1005 and/or any fields of accreditation other than agency method 1005--$300;

(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$300;

(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$150; and

(11) asbestos--$150.

(f) Until September 1, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to biologic tissue are:

(1) radiochemistry--$150;

(2) metals--$225;

(3) general chemistry--$225;

(4) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$150;

(5) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$150;

(6) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry--$300;

(7) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$300; and

(8) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$150.

(g) Until September 1, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to solid and chemical materials are:

(1) microbiology--$75;

(2) radiochemistry--$150;

(3) metals--$225;

(4) waste characteristics--$150;

(5) general chemistry--$225;

(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:

(A) total petroleum hydrocarbons by agency method 1005 only--$150; and

(B) agency method 1005 and/or any fields of accreditation other than agency method 1005--$300;

(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$300;

(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$150; and

(11) asbestos--$150.

(h) Until September 1, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to air and emissions are:

(1) radiochemistry--$150;

(2) particulate matter--$75;

(3) metals--$225;

(4) general chemistry--$150;

(5) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$150;

(6) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$150;

(7) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry--$300;

(8) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$300;

(9) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$150; and

(10) asbestos and airborne fibers by microscopy--$150.

(i) After August 31, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to drinking water are:

(1) microbiology--$255;

(2) radiochemistry--$510;

(3) metals--$385;

(4) general chemistry--$510;

(5) disinfection by-products--$255;

(6) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$255;

(7) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(8) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry--$510;

(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$510;

(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$385; and

(11) asbestos--$385.

(j) After August 31, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to non-potable water are:

(1) microbiology--$255;

(2) aquatic toxicity--$510;

(3) radiochemistry--$510;

(4) metals--$385;

(5) general chemistry--$510;

(6) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$255;

(7) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(8) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry:

(A) total petroleum hydrocarbons by agency methods 1005 only--$255; and

(B) agency method 1005 and/or any fields of accreditation other than agency method 1005--$510;

(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$510;

(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$385; and

(11) waste characteristics--$255.

(k) After August 31, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to biologic tissue are:

(1) radiochemistry--$510;

(2) metals--$510;

(3) general chemistry--$510;

(4) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(5) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(6) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry--$510;

(7) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$510; and

(8) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$385.

(l) After August 31, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to solid and chemical materials are:

(1) microbiology--$255;

(2) radiochemistry--$510;

(3) metals--$385;

(4) waste characteristics--$255;

(5) general chemistry--$510;

(6) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$255;

(7) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(8) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry:

(A) total petroleum hydrocarbons by agency method 1005 only--$255; and

(B) agency method 1005 and/or any fields of accreditation other than agency method 1005--$510;

(9) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$510;

(10) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$385; and

(11) aquatic toxicity--$510.

(m) After August 31, 2011, the categories and annual fees for accreditation relating to air and emissions are:

(1) radiochemistry--$510;

(2) particulate matter--$255;

(3) metals--$385;

(4) general chemistry--$510;

(5) volatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$255;

(6) semivolatile organic compounds by gas chromatograph mass spectrometry--$385;

(7) organic compounds by gas chromatography using detection other than mass spectrometry--$510;

(8) organic compounds by high performance liquid chromatography--$510; and

(9) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans--$385.

(n) Until September 1, 2011, the operator of an environmental testing laboratory located in another state and applying for primary accreditation shall also pay a fee equal to the reasonable travel costs (including transportation, lodging, per diem, and any telephone charges) associated with conducting an assessment at the laboratory.

(o) After August 31, 2011, the operator of an environmental testing laboratory located in another state and applying for primary accreditation shall also pay a fee equal to the labor, reasonable travel costs (including, but not limited to, transportation, lodging, per diem, and any telephone charges), and other reasonable costs associated with conducting an assessment at the laboratory.

(p) The following fees shall be assessed, as applicable, in addition to any other fees:

(1) to modify an existing accreditation and add one or more fields of accreditation during the term of the accreditation--$250;

(2) to replace an accreditation certificate--$50; and

(3) to reinstate a suspended accreditation--$250.

(q) All fees are nonrefundable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §25.30 adopted to be effective September 12, 2002, 27 TexReg 8480; amended to be effective October 7, 2010, 35 TexReg 8930