Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A
laboratory seeking initial certification for one or more parameters in any category
listed in 7:18-2.4(c)
through (h) shall submit an application to the Department, at the address
listed in 7:18-1.6(a)
.
(b) The applicant shall
complete the application form supplied by the Department, including the following:
1. The name of the applicant;
2. The mailing address and, if different, street
address and municipality of laboratory location;
3. The hours of operation;
4. The areas in which certification is sought;
i. Regulatory programs;
ii. Categories;
iii.Parameters;
iv. Techniques; and
v. Method references and specific method numbers.
A laboratory shall select only one or more method reference and corresponding method
when multiple method references for a given technique are included in the
DSAMs;
5. The type of
environmental laboratory, identified by code listed on the application
form;
6. The names of the following
individuals:
i. The applicant's owner;
ii. The individual designated as the manager
pursuant to 7:18-2.10(a)1;
and
iii. All supervisors designated
pursuant to 7:18-2.10(a)2;
7. A description of the education and
experience of the following individuals, and academic transcripts for each such
individual:
i. The manager, if responsible for
technical functions;
ii. All
supervisors; and
iii. Other laboratory
technical staff;
8. If the
applicant has participated in any Department-authorized proficiency testing study
during the 12 months immediately preceding the application, the applicant may submit
the results of such proficiency testing for any parameters for which the applicant
is seeking certification;
9. The
certification required under
7:18-1.9(a)1, signed by
the individual required under
7:18-1.9(b);
10. If the laboratory is applying for
certification in any of the categories listed in
7:18-5.1(a) for which
published MDLs are available, MDL data for such methods;
11. Any other information included on the form,
which is reasonably necessary to enable the Department to determine whether the
applicant should be certified; and
12.
The appropriate fees, pursuant to
7:18-2.9, in the form of a check payable
to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey."
(c) An application is administratively complete if
it contains everything required under (b) above. The Department shall advise the
applicant in writing whether the application is administratively complete. If the
application is not administratively complete, the Department shall identify the
deficiencies. A determination that the application is administratively complete does
not authorize the laboratory to perform sample handling, preservation, and analyses
and reporting of data as regulated by this chapter.
(d) In addition to the information required under
(b) above, the applicant shall provide any information that the Department requests
as being reasonably necessary to determine whether the applicant should be
certified.
