Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 3 - Laboratory Accreditation
Chapter 47 - Louisiana Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (LELAP) State Accreditation Requirements
Section I-4707 - Fees

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-4707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Testing laboratories applying for accreditation or renewal of accreditation shall submit the appropriate fee calculated from the fee schedule along with the required application or update materials. Fees are nonrefundable. Fees are based on the number of test categories in each matrix (matrices).

B. In-house laboratories owned and/or operated by the state, local, or federal government are exempt from the fee requirements paid to the department, but shall make appropriate application for accreditation in accordance with other provisions of these regulations. Required proficiency samples shall be purchased by the laboratory and the required third-party audit shall be billed directly to the laboratory.

C. The annual fees shall not be prorated and shall apply in full to any portion of the fiscal year that remains prior to the annual renewal date (July 1).

D. The following basic fee structure shall be used in determining all application and annual fees due to the department.

Accreditation application fee payable every scope amendment and every three-year renewal

$726

Per major test category per matrix payable every year

$363

Minor conventional category payable every year

$290

Annual surveillance and evaluation applicable to minor conventional facilities and facilities applying for only one category of accreditation

$363

Annual fee for dependent mobile laboratories, per mobile lab

$363

Proficiency samples biannually

to be purchased by the laboratory

Bioassay/biomonitoring annually

to be purchased by the laboratory

Third-party audit

to be billed directly to the laboratory

The accreditation fees for in-state laboratories receiving national accreditation (NELAP)

shall be one and one-half times the regular fee as stated above

The accreditation fees for out-of-state laboratories receiving state accreditation

shall be one and one-half times the regular fee as stated above

The accreditation fees for out-of-state laboratories receiving national accreditation (NELAP)

shall be two times the regular fee as stated above

Interim accreditation application fees

shall be two times the regular fee as stated above

E. Additional fees may be charged for the expansion of accreditation to include new test categories. Accreditation shall be granted only after fees have been received.

F. Travel expenses incurred by representatives of the department, traveling within and outside of the state of Louisiana, conducting an assessment/inspection for the purpose of accreditation shall be reimbursed by the laboratory. These rates shall be in accordance with the Division of Administration state general travel regulations, within the limits established for state employees.

G. Methods of Payment

1. All payments made by check, draft, or money order shall be made payable to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and mailed to the department at the address provided on the invoice.

2. Electronic Methods of Payment
a. Persons wishing to make payments using the electronic pay method should access the departments website and follow the instructions provided on the website.

b. Persons wishing to make payments using the electronic funds transfer (EFT) method should contact the Office of Management and Finance for further instructions.

3. Cash is not an acceptable form of payment.

H. Late Payment Fee

1. Payments not received within 15 days of the due date will be charged a late payment fee.

2. Any late payment fee shall be calculated from the due date indicated on the invoice.

3. Payments not received by the department by:
a. the fifteenth day from the due date will be assessed a 5 percent late payment fee on the original assessed fee;

b. the thirtieth day from the due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late payment fee on the original assessed fee; and

c. the sixtieth day from the due date will be assessed an additional 5 percent late payment fee on the original assessed fee.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2011.

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