Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General › Chapter NR 149 - Laboratory Accreditation › Subchapter IV - Accreditation Process › Section NR 149.21 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall establish fees for laboratories
					 participating in the laboratory accreditation program. These costs include
					 those associated with laboratory evaluations, discretionary acceptance of data,
					 reciprocity, training, and collection of fees. Fees may not be prorated and,
					 except for overpayment, are not refundable.
(1) TOTAL FEE INCOME.
(a) The laboratory accreditation program's
				  total fee income shall be designed to generate revenues equal to the costs of
				  administering this chapter. Any amendments to the formulas in this subsection
				  shall be reviewed by the council prior to being proposed as rule amendments.
(b) The department may adjust the
				  fee schedule according to the formulas in this subsection and the relative
				  value unit items specified in Tables 1, 2, and 3. Annual fee adjustments shall
				  be reviewed by the council and approved annually by the natural resources
				  board.
(c) The following formulas
				  shall be used to generate and adjust the laboratory accreditation program's fee
				  schedule:
1. Fee Revenue Required = Projected
				  Laboratory Accreditation Program Expenses - (Application Fees + Travel
				  Reimbursement)
a. Fee Revenue Required is the
				  total amount of revenue which shall be collected via fees to cover all
				  laboratory accreditation program costs.
b. "Laboratory Accreditation Program
				  Expenses" is the sum of all anticipated laboratory accreditation program
				  expenses including salary, fringes, evaluation travel costs, supplies, and
				  services. This includes travel costs for evaluation of out-of-state labs which
				  are required to reimburse the laboratory accreditation program for laboratory
				  evaluation travel costs. Application Fee revenues are excluded from the Fee
				  Revenue required because the application fee revenues are variable and
				  collected independently throughout an accreditation period.
Note:
"Laboratory accreditation program
					 expenses" may not exceed the legislature's approved spending authority for the
					 laboratory accreditation program in a fiscal year. The department of
					 administration approved spending authority is given in s.
					 20.370(9) (fj),
					 Stats., and may be revised by the department of administration to recover
					 laboratory accreditation program cost.
c. Application Fees is a three-year moving
				  average of application fees received for the three most recent fiscal
				  years.
d. Travel Reimbursement is a
				  three-year moving average of out-of-state travel reimbursements for the three
				  most recent fiscal years. Laboratory accreditation program costs related to
				  travel for out-of-state audits are negated because the department recovers
				  these costs directly from each lab.
Note:
For example, given the following,
Projected Laboratory Accreditation Program Expenses =
					 $612,121
Application Fees (three-year average) = $31,681
Travel Reimbursement (three-year average) = $17,079
Fee Revenue Required would be $612,121 - ($31,681 +
					 $17,079) = $563,361.
2. Total # RV Units = [SIGMA] [
				  (#Laboratories in item) x (RV of item)].
a.
				  Total # RV Units is the total number of RV units available for the fiscal year.
				  It is the mechanism by which fees are distributed to individual
				  laboratories.
b. "# Laboratories in
				  item" is a count of how many laboratories will be assessed the fee for that
				  item for a fiscal year, based on accreditations currently held.
c. The RV units for each fee item, "RV of
				  item," are listed in Table 3. The total number of RV units is the sum of all
				  base fee RV, matrix fee RV, and technology or class fee RV.
Note:
For example, given the following,
Base RV: # Labs Registered (5 RV) = 225; # Labs Certified
					 (10 RV) = 141;
Matrix RV = 341 Aqueous, 71 Solid, and 43 Drinking
					 water.
Technology/Class RV= 2612 Aqueous, 943 Solid, and 575
					 Drinking water.
Base Fee RV Units = (225 x 5) + (141 x 10) = 2535
Matrix RV Units = (341+ 71+43) = 455 x 5 RV/Matrix =
					 2275
Technology/Class RV Units = (2612+ 943+575) = 4130
					 RV
Total # RV Units = 2535 + 2275 + 4130 = 8940 RV
					 Units.
3. Cost
				  per RV = Fee Revenue Required / Total # RV Units. The Cost per RV is the dollar
				  value assigned to one RV unit and is used to establish all fees for items in
				  Table 3 of this section. The cost per RV is rounded to the nearest $0.50 to
				  simplify fee statements.
Note:
For example, given the following,
Fee Revenue Required = $563,361
Total # RV Units = 8940 RVU
Cost per RV ($/RV) = $563,361 / 8940 RVU = $63.01/RV Units;
					 rounded to the nearest $0.50 = $63.00/RV Units.
4. Laboratory fees = (# RV units for a given
				  laboratory) x (Cost per RV). The sum of base, matrix, technology, and class
				  fees for a given laboratory is multiplied by the cost per RV to determine the
				  fee for each laboratory. Any outstanding administrative fees may also be added.
Note:
For example, given the following for
					 Pinestump Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory,
Base RV: 5 (registered)
Matrix RV =5 (aqueous matrix only)
Technology/Class RV= 4 (Oxygen Demand Assays = 3 RV;
					 Gravimetric Assays - Residue = 1 RVU).
Total # RV Units = 5 + 5 + 4 = 14 RV Units
Laboratory fee = 14 RV Units x $63.00/RV Units =
					 $882.00.