N.J. Admin. Code § 7:18-2.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:18-2.9 - Fees

(a) A laboratory applying for an initial or renewal certification or for modification of a certification shall include with the application the fees required under this section. Fees are not refundable.

(b) The fee schedule is set forth below. To calculate the fee for a given service, add the fee for the administrative activity and the fee for each category affected by the application. For example, if a laboratory seeks an initial certification in category DW01, the fee would be the sum of $ 900.00 (the administrative activity fee) and $ 540.00 (the category fee), for a total of $ 1,440. For NELAP laboratories, the NELAP Supplemental Fee must also be included in the total.

Environmental Laboratory Application

Change-Of-Status And Certification Categories	Fees
I. Administrative Activities
Initial Application Fee	$ 900.00
Renewal Application Fee	$ 600.00
Request for Modification in Certified, Applied or Interim Approval Status	$ 400.00
NJ-NELAP Supplemental Fee	$ 3,500
Travel Assessment Fee (per hour, per day, per person)	$ 134.00
Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods Application and Evaluation Fee	$ 600.00
II. Drinking Water Matrix Categories (DW01-DW13)
DW01 Microbiology	$ 540.00
DW02 Parasitology and Molecular Microbiology	$ 1,675
DW03 Inorganic Parameters	$ 540.00
DW04 Analyze-Immediately and Continuous Monitoring	$ 235.00
DW05 Asbestos Analysis	$ 540.00
DW06 Metals	$ 540.00
DW07 Metals - ICP, ICP/MS and DCP	$ 840.00
DW08 Organic Parameters - Chromatography	$ 840.00
DW09 Organic Parameters - Chromatography/MS	$ 840.00
DW10 Radiochemistry - Radioactivity and Radionuclides	$ 840.00
DW11 Radon in Drinking Water	$ 370.00
DW12 Drinking Water Sample Collection	$ 235.00
DW13 Drinking Water - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675
III. Non-Potable Water Matrix Categories (NPW01-NPW16) NPW01 Microbiology	$ 540.00
NPW02 Parasitology and Molecular Microbiology	$ 1,675
NPW03 Inorganic Parameters	$ 540.00
NPW04 Analyze-Immediately and Continuous Monitoring	$ 235.00
NPW05 Asbestos Analysis	$ 540.00
NPW06 Metals - NPW Preparation Methods	$ 235.00
NPW07 Metals	$ 540.00
NPW08 Metals - ICP, ICP/MS and DCP	$ 840.00
NPW09 Organics - NPW Preparation Methods	$ 235.00
NPW10 Organic Parameters - Chromatography	$ 840.00
NPW11 Organic Parameters - Chromatography/MS	$ 840.00
NPW12 Toxicity Testing	$ 1,675
NPW13 Radiochemistry - Radioactivity and Radionuclides	$ 840.00
NPW14 Radon in Non-Potable Water	$ 370.00
NPW15 Non-Potable Water Sample Collection	$ 235.00
NPW16 NPW - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675
IV. Contract Laboratory Program Categories (CLP01-CLP06)
CLP01 NPW - Multi-Concentration Inorganics	$ 540.00
CLP02 NPW - Multi-Concentration Organics	$ 840.00
CLP03 NPW - Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans	$ 840.00
CLP04 SCM - Multi-Concentration Inorganics	$ 540.00
CLP05 SCM - Multi-Concentration Organics	$ 840.00
CLP06 SCM - Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans	$ 840.00
V. Solid and Chemical Materials Categories (SCM01-SCM14)
SCM01 Microbiology	$ 540.00
SCM02 Characteristics of Hazardous Waste and Physical Analyses	$ 235.00
SCM03 Inorganic Parameters and Preparation	$ 540.00
SCM04 Asbestos Analysis	$ 540.00
SCM05 Metals - SCM Preparation Methods	$ 235.00
SCM06 Metals	$ 540.00
SCM07 Metals - ICP, ICP/MS and DCP	$ 840.00
SCM08 Organics - SCM Preparation and Screening Methods	$ 370.00
SCM09 Organic Parameters - Chromatography	$ 840.00
SCM10 Organic Parameters - Chromatography/MS	$ 840.00
SCM11 Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans	$ 840.00
SCM12 Radiochemistry - Radioactivity and Radionuclides	$ 840.00
SCM13 SCM Sample Collection	$ 235.00
SCM14 SCM - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675
VI. Air and Emissions Matrix Categories (AE01-AE09)
AE01 Inorganics - Non-Metals Analysis	$ 370.00
AE02 Inorganics - Metals Analysis	$ 540.00
AE03 Asbestos Analysis	$ 540.00
AE04 Organics Analysis	$ 840.00
AE05 Radionuclides Analysis	$ 840.00
AE06 Air - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675
AE07 Air Sample Collection	$ 370.00
AE08 Radon in Air	$ 370.00
AE09 Radon in Air - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675
VII. Biological Tissue Matrix Categories (BT01-BT08)
BT01 Inorganic Parameters	$ 540.00
BT02 Metals - BT Preparation Methods	$ 235.00
BT03 Metals	$ 540.00
BT04 Metals - ICP, ICP/MS and DCP	$ 840.00
BT05 Organics - BT Preparation Methods	$ 235.00
BT06 Organic Parameters - Chromatography	$ 840.00
BT07 Organic Parameters - Chromatography/MS	$ 840.00
BT08 BT - Laboratory Developed and/or Non-Standard Methods	$ 1,675

(c) If a laboratory seeks to modify its certification as part of a renewal application under 7:18-2.7(b), the laboratory need not pay the fee for "Administrative Activities-Request for modification in certified, applied or interim approval status." The fee shall be the sum of the following:

1. The fee for "Administrative Activities-Renewal Application Fee for Certification"; and

2. The fee for each category for which the laboratory seeks to renew certification, or seeks to add certification. If the laboratory seeks to delete a category from its certification, the fee for that category shall not be included in the total fee.

(d) If a laboratory's application for certification is pending as of July 1 in a given year and it has not completed all of the requirements for certification by that date, the laboratory shall pay the Administrative Activities - Renewal Application Fee described in (b) above by July 1, but is not required to pay the fee for the category or categories in which certification is pending. If the laboratory becomes certified in such a category after July 1, it shall pay the fee for the category, pro-rated for the number of months (including any part of a month) remaining until the following July 1. The laboratory shall pay this fee within 30 days after the laboratory becomes certified. For example, if a laboratory applies for certification in Category DW01 on October 1, 2015, but does not become certified in that category until September 15, 2016, it shall pay fees as follows:

1. On October 1, 2015, $ 900.00 for the initial application fee and $ 540.00 for the category;

2. On July 1, 2016, $ 600.00 for the renewal application fee; and

3. Within 30 days after September 15, 2016, $ 450.00 representing the $ 540.00 category fee pro-rated for 10 months.

(e) Environmental laboratories applying for or renewing certification for a similar technology in more than one of the following combined categories are eligible for a reduced fee:

1. Microbiological parameters, Categories DW01, NPW01, and/or SCM01: $ 1,026;

2. Analyze-Immediately and Continuous Monitoring Categories DW04 and NPW04: $ 376.00;

3. Metal Categories DW06, NPW07, and/or SCM06: $ 1,026;

4. Metals - ICP, ICP/MS, and DCP Categories DW07, NPW08, and/or SCM07: $ 1,596; and

5. Radon in Water, Categories DW11 and NPW14: $ 703.00.

(f) If the Department conducts an on-site audit of an out-of-State environmental laboratory, the laboratory shall be responsible for payment of the costs incurred by the certification inspector, in accordance with the following:

1. The direct cost of overnight accommodations, transportation, meals, miscellaneous expenses, and, if the laboratory is located outside the United States, expenses resulting from foreign currency exchanges, as follows:

i. The laboratory shall pay the certification inspector's lodging and transportation expenses directly to the hotel and transportation provider in advance of the on-site audit.

ii. If the Department pays the costs identified in (f)1 above, the laboratory shall reimburse the Department within 30 calendar days after the date of the Department's statement to the laboratory, setting forth the costs.

iii. If the certification inspector pays the costs identified in (f)1 above, the laboratory shall reimburse the certification inspector directly, within 30 calendar days after the date the certification inspector presents the laboratory with receipts or other evidence of costs incurred. A receipt or other evidence of costs incurred shall not be required for meals. The laboratory shall reimburse the certification inspector for meals in accordance with the applicable Federal per diem rates.

2. The costs paid by the laboratory under (f)1 above shall be only those incurred by the certification inspector in accordance with State and Federal travel policies, including, but not limited to, motor vehicle mileage reimbursement, and allowances for meals, incidental expenses, and per diem.

3. When an overnight stay is necessary in order for the certification inspector to conduct an audit, the Department shall calculate and assess the Travel Assessment Fee in (b) above for the certification inspector's travel time to and from the laboratory, not to exceed seven hours per inspector per travel day. Travel time is measured from the time the inspector leaves his or her home until the time he or she arrives at either the hotel or the laboratory, whichever is first. The Department shall provide the laboratory with a statement specifying the calculated Travel Assessment Fee. Within 30 calendar days after the date of the statement, the laboratory shall remit to the Department the fee specified on the statement. The Travel Assessment Fee shall be in addition to any other fees or expenses payable in accordance with 7:18-2.9.

(g) If the Department purchases PT samples for a laboratory, the laboratory shall reimburse the Department for the actual cost that the Department incurs to purchase the PT samples. The Department shall provide the laboratory with an invoice specifying the costs incurred. Within 30 calendar days after the date of the invoice, the laboratory shall remit to the Department the amount specified on the invoice.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:18-2.9

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 782(a), effective 4/20/2015.