Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 252 - Department of Environmental Quality › Chapter 307 - TNI Laboratory Accreditation › Subchapter 3 - Laboratory Accreditation Process › Section 252:307-3-1 - Application requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(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.