Okla. Admin. Code § 252:307-3-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 252:307-3-1 - Application requirements

(a)General. A laboratory shall submit one copy of the application, whether for primary accreditation or secondary accreditation. Application forms are available on the DEQ website. Applications shall be accurate and complete, signed, and submitted to the DEQ electronically or by regular mail, with all required attachments.

(b)TNI Standard. Laboratories shall obtain a copy of the TNI Standard for use in their accredited laboratory programs. Standards may be obtained from The NELAC Institute, ordered on-line at http://www.nelac-institute.org/standards.php.

(c)Signature and verification. An application shall be signed by the sole proprietor of an individually owned laboratory, the controlling or managing partner or partners of a laboratory held by a partnership, the authorized agent of a corporate owned laboratory, or the principal executive officer or ranking elected official of a municipality or other local government entity which owns or operates the applicant laboratory. The signer shall verify in the application that it was prepared under his direction or supervision and that the information it contains is, to the best of his knowledge, true, accurate and complete.

(d)Certification of compliance. A "Certification of Compliance" statement must accompany the application for laboratory accreditation in accordance with the 2009 TNI Standard. The statement must be signed and dated by both the laboratory management and the quality assurance officer, or other designated person, for that laboratory. The certification statement must contain at least the following statements: "The applicant understands and acknowledges that the laboratory is required to be continually in compliance with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality standards and is subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions of that accreditation body. I hereby certify that I am authorized to sign this application on behalf of the applicant/owner and that there are no misrepresentations in my answer to the questions on this application."

(e)Application fees. Fees shall be submitted to the DEQ at the same time that applications are submitted. Applications will not be reviewed until fees are received.

(f)Environmental permit.

(1) All laboratory accreditation applicants are subject to the tiered application procedural requirements of the Oklahoma Uniform Environmental Permitting Act, 27A O.S. § 2-14-101 et seq., and Subchapter 7 of OAC 252:4 Rules of Practice and Procedure. Laboratory Accreditation is a Tier 1 action.

(2) Applicant laboratories must certify by affidavit that they own the real property where the laboratory is located, have a current lease or easement for the purpose, or have provided legal notice to the landowner. The landowner affidavits must be filed with the initial application, and thereafter any time there is a change in location or ownership. Landowner affidavit forms are available on the DEQ website.

(g)Primary accreditation. Applicants for primary accreditation shall submit the application and required attachments which shall address all information requirements in 252:307-3-2 and 307-3-3.

(h)Secondary accreditation. Applicants for secondary accreditation shall submit the application plus the Primary AB's general scope of accreditation in a format required by DEQ. Applicants for secondary accreditation need not submit information required in 252:307-3-3.

(i)Processing. Applications for primary and secondary accreditation shall be processed in the chronological order in which they are received.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:307-3-1

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 9/15/2015