Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING LABORATORY ACCREDITATION AND CERTIFICATION › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 25.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Accreditation--An
				  authorization granted by the executive director to an environmental testing
				  laboratory that meets requirements of this subchapter and Subchapter B of this
				  chapter (relating to Environmental Testing Laboratory Accreditation).
(2) Accreditation body--An agency recognized
				  by the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) that
				  grants accreditation on behalf of a state, territory, or federal
				  agency.
(3) Analyte--A constituent
				  for which an environmental sample is analyzed.
(4) Certification--An authorization granted
				  by the executive director to an environmental testing laboratory that analyzes
				  drinking water and which meets requirements of this subchapter and Subchapter C
				  of this chapter (relating to Environmental Testing Laboratory
				  Certification).
(5) Corrective
				  action report--A report prepared by an environmental testing laboratory and
				  submitted to the executive director that describes the specific actions taken
				  or planned to address negative findings (deficiencies) contained in an
				  environmental testing laboratory assessment report, actions taken or planned to
				  prevent recurrence, the timetable for completing each action, and the means to
				  be used to document completion of each action.
(6) Environmental testing laboratory--A
				  scientific laboratory that performs analyses to determine the chemical,
				  molecular, or pathogenic components of environmental media for regulatory
				  compliance.
(7) Environmental
				  testing laboratory assessment--The process used by an accrediting or certifying
				  body to measure the performance, effectiveness, and conformity of an
				  environmental testing laboratory to the standards for accreditation as
				  specified in §
										25.9
				  of this title (relating to Standards for Environmental Testing Laboratory
				  Accreditation) or certification as specified in §
										25.50
				  of this title (relating to Standards for Environmental Testing Laboratory
				  Certification) and the requirements of this chapter. An environmental testing
				  laboratory assessment may include a physical inspection of a laboratory and its
				  operations.
(8) Fields of
				  accreditation--The matrix, technology, method, and analyte or analyte group for
				  which an environmental testing laboratory may be accredited.
(9) Fields of certification--The methods and
				  analytes for which an environmental testing laboratory may be certified. The
				  methods and analytes are used in a commission decision relating to compliance
				  with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
(10) In-house environmental testing
				  laboratory--An environmental testing laboratory that provides analytical data
				  to its operator for a commission decision relating to:
(A) permits or other authorizations issued to
				  the laboratory's operator;
(B)
				  compliance matters and enforcement actions taken concerning the laboratory's
				  operator; or
(C) corrective actions
				  taken by the laboratory's operator to satisfy statutes, rules, or commission
				  orders.