<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:04:07:03 Requirements for certification.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:04:07:03"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:04:07:03 Requirements for certification."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:04:07:03.&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements for certification.</b> Laboratories must meet the following criteria to achieve or maintain certification:</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;Submit acceptable results on all parameters for which the laboratory is certified for at least one semiannual performance evaluation audit each year;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;Undergo an on-site evaluation at least once every three years by the state laboratory certification officer for each area of analysis. An on-site evaluation may be conducted more frequently if substantial changes are made in laboratory staff, operation, equipment, or ownership that cause the overall performance of the laboratory to be adversely affected or if unacceptable audit results are submitted by the laboratory;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Produce valid data as indicated by performance evaluation samples, internal audit samples, on-site review of data validation results, and transcription procedures and calculations;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Adhere to the provisions in the laboratory's written quality assurance plan;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Submit additional information to the state concerning the laboratory's staff, equipment, methods, and other information as requested;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;To receive certification to conduct inorganic chemical analyses, the laboratory must achieve quantitative results on analyses that are within acceptance limits as specified in 47 Fed. Reg. 31,840-31,841 (July 17, 1992) except that the acceptance limits for antimony are </font><font size=3 face=Symbol>±</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"> 30% @&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=3 face=Symbol>³</font><font size=3>&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">0.006 mg/L;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)&nbsp;&nbsp;To receive certification to conduct volatile organic chemical analyses, the laboratory must meet the requirements specified in 40 C.F.R. §&nbsp;141.24(f)(20) (July 1, 1992), 40 C.F.R. §&nbsp;141.40(h) (July 1, 1992), and 57 Fed. Reg. 31,841 (July 17, 1992);</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (8)&nbsp;&nbsp;To receive certification to conduct synthetic organic chemical analyses, the laboratory must achieve quantitative results on analyses that are within the acceptance limits specified in 57 Fed. Reg. 31,842 (July 17, 1992); and</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (9)&nbsp;&nbsp;To receive certification to conduct lead and copper analyses, the laboratory must meet the requirements specified in 40 C.F.R. §&nbsp;141.89 (July 1, 1992).</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Laboratories may conduct inorganic chemical and volatile organic chemical sample analyses under provisional certification until January 1, 1996.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 16 SDR 196, effective May 21, 1990; 21 SDR 40, effective September 6, 1994.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-3A-3">34A-3A-3.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-3A-3">34A-3A-3(2).</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>