Title 18 . Environmental Conservation

Chapter 80 . Administrative Enforcement

Section 1110. Laboratory certification fees

18 AAC 80.1110. Laboratory certification fees

(a) The owner or operator of a laboratory shall pay a fee to the department as follows:

(1) for each annual laboratory certification or recertification required under 18 AAC 80.1100 for organic, inorganic, physical, or radioactive contaminants,

(A) for review and processing of an application and quality assurance plan: $396;

(B) for each annual certification of each standard method for

(i) gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy, including base neutral/acid extraction, total ion chromatogram, and volatile organic analyses: $554;

(ii) gas chromatography/nonmass spectroscopy: $348;

(iii) high pressure liquid chromatography: $348;

(iv) atomic absorption spectroscopy, per method: $244;

(v) inductively coupled plasma/mass spectroscopy: $554;

(vi) inductively coupled plasma/nonmass spectroscopy: $417;

(vii) hydride and cold-vapor: $244;

(viii) radiochemistry by EPA 900 series methods, as described in the Manual for the Certification of Laboratories Analyzing Drinking Water, Criteria and Procedures Quality Assurance , adopted by reference in 18 AAC 80.010(b) : $409; if a laboratory is certified by the department for gross alpha and gross beta methods, and if the laboratory meets the criteria of the Manual for radium-226 and -228 methods, the department will not assess an additional charge for radium-226 and radium-228 certification;

(ix) radiochemistry by liquid scintillation counting: $264;

(x) nutrients, per analyte: $53;

(xi) pH, alkalinity, conductivity, turbidity, hardness, or chloride: $53 for each analyte;

(xii) solids, sulfate, or fluoride: $244 for each analyte;

(xiii) sulfide, cyanide, phenol, oil/grease, or chlorophyll A: $262 for each analyte;

(xiv) ion chromatography: $348;

(xv) oxygen demand: $87;

(xvi) asbestos by transmission electron microscopy: $175; and

(xvii) other methods: the department's cost at $72 per hour to certify each method, not to exceed $1,000 per method;

(C) for each review of a nonstandard operating procedure before consideration for certification: $66;

(2) for initial certification of a laboratory for bacteriological contaminants: $300;

(3) for each recertification of a laboratory for bacteriological contaminants: $150;

(4) for each individual for each session of training in

(A) bacteriological contaminants: $50; and

(B) chemical analysis methods: $100;

(5) for an onsite laboratory inspection required for certification or recertification under 18 AAC 80.1105(a): $75.

(b) Fees assessed under this section for laboratory certification and renewal of certification are not refundable if the department does not certify or recertify the laboratory requesting the department's services.

History: Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151

Authority: AS 46.03.020

AS 44.46.025

AS 46.03.050

AS 46.03.070

AS 46.03.710

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