Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VI - General Health and Safety
Chapter 252 - ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION
Subchapter G - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 252.701 - Denial of application
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 252.701
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The Department will deny an application for accreditation, transfer of accreditation or application for renewal of accreditation under one or more of the following circumstances:
(1) The
environmental laboratory is in continuing violation of or demonstrates an
inability or lack of intention to comply with this chapter or other laws
administered by the Department.
(2)
The Department revoked the environmental laboratory's certificate of
accreditation for all fields of accreditation for failure to correct
deficiencies identified in an assessment report within the previous 6
months.
(b) The Department may deny an application for accreditation, transfer of accreditation or application for renewal of accreditation for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Falsifying analyses.
(2) Failure to comply with the reporting and
notification requirements as specified in §
252.708 (relating to reporting and
notification requirements).
(3)
Making misrepresentations to the Department.
(4) Engaging in unethical or fraudulent
practices.
(5) Analysis of
proficiency test studies by personnel other than the analysts associated with
the routine analysis of environmental samples in the laboratory.
(6) Failure to submit a complete
application.
(7) Failure to pay
required fees.
(8) Failure of
laboratory staff to meet the personnel qualifications of education, training
and experience.
(9) Failure to
successfully analyze and report proficiency test studies as required by this
chapter.
(10) Failure to respond to
an assessment report with a corrective action report within the required time
frames.
(11) Failure to submit an
acceptable corrective action report in response to an assessment report within
the required time frames.
(12)
Failure to implement the corrective actions detailed in the environmental
laboratory's corrective action report within a time frame approved by the
Department.
(13) Failure to
implement a quality assurance program.
(14) Denial of entry to the Department during
normal business hours for an onsite assessment.
(15) Violation of a statute, this chapter or
an order of the Department.
(16)
Failure to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(17) Failure to maintain test instruments,
equipment, supplies and reference materials that meet the specifications
required to produce valid analytical results.
The provisions of this §252.701 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. § 4105(a); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
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