Certification and Registration Fees
The Laboratory Certification Program is authorized by s. 299.11, Wis. Stats., to collect fees from certified and registered laboratories each fiscal year to cover the cost of operating the program for each certification period. All laboratories are billed in May of each calendar year.
Fees are determined by the formula promulgated in s. NR 149.21, Wis. Admin. Code. This formula is designed to collect revenue equal to the Program's expenditure authority ( Ch. 20, Wis. Stats.,) by using a system of relative value units (RVU) to equitably distribute the fees among all laboratories certified or registered by the Program. Each fee item is assigned a relative value. Once the cost per RVU is determined, it is multiplied by the relative value of each fee item to produce the fee schedule in the table below.
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The following fees take effect 7/1/2009.
Fiscal Year 2010 (9/1/09 to 6/30/2010)
Table 1: Administrative Fees
| Item | RVU | Cost |
| Discretionary Acceptance(NR 149.11) | ----- | Actual Cost |
| Evaluation Cancellation 1 | ----- | Incurred Costs |
| Evaluation for Enforcement Follow-Up | ----- | Actual Cost |
| Evaluation of Out-of-State Laboratories | ----- | Travel Cost |
| Late Renewal 2 | 2 | $ 115.00 |
2. Assessed 30 days after payment due date.
Table 2: Application Fees
| Item | RVU | Cost |
| Initial Application | 6 | $ 345.00 |
| Revised Application | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Reciprocity Application | 4 | $ 230.00 |
| Transfer of Ownership Application | 4 | $ 230.00 |
Table 3: Annual Fees for Certification and Registration
| Item | RVU | Cost |
| A. Administrative Fees | ||
| Any outstanding administrative fees (see Table 1) | ||
| B. Base Fees | ||
| Base Fee, Certification | 10 | $ 575.00 | Base Fee, Registration | 5 | $ 287.50 |
| C. Matrix Fees | ||
| Matrix Fee, Aqueous | 5 | $ 287.00 |
| Matrix Fee, Drinking Water | 5 | $ 287.50 |
| Matrix Fee, Solids | 5 | $ 287.50 |
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D. Analytical Technology Fees for Aqueous and Solid Matrices (subject to maximum)1
NOTE: the technology fee is charged for each matrix. For example, a lab that wishes to be accredited for ICP technology in both aqueous and solid matrices will be assessed 4 RVU for the aqueous mnatrix and 4 RVU for the solid matrix. |
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| Electrometric Assays (ion-selective electrodes) | 1 | $ 57.50 |
| Gravimetric Assays, Residues (solids) | 1 | $ 57.50 |
| Gravimetric Assays, Oil & Grease (HEM) | 2 | $ 115.00 |
| Titrimetric or Potentiometric Titration Assays | 1 | $ 57.50 |
| Colorimetric or Nephelometric Spectrophotometry | 2 | $ 115.00 |
| Combustion or Oxidation | 2 | $ 115.00 |
| Oxygen Demand assays (BOD, cBOD) (Aqueous Matrix only) | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Ion Chromatography | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Waste Characteristic Extractions (Solid Matrix only) | 1 | $ 57.50 |
| Waste Characterization Assays: (Solid Matrix only) | 1 | $ 57.50 |
| Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry | 2 | $ 115.00 |
| Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption or Hydride Spectrometry | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Thermal Decomposition Atomic Absorption Spectrometry | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Ultra-Low Level Metals Assays | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry | 4 | $ 230.00 |
| Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry | 5 | $ 287.50 |
| Gas Chromatography | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry | 4 | $ 230.00 |
| High Performance Liquid Chromatography | 3 | $ 172.50 |
| Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry | 4 | $ 230.00 |
| High Resolution Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry | 10 | $ 575.00 |
| Whole Effluent Toxicity Assays (Aqueous Matrix only) | 5 | $ 287.50 |
| Other3 | < 10 | $ [call] |
| E. Analytical Class Fees for Drinking Water Matrix (subject to maximum)2 | ||
| Disinfection Byproducts [Bromate, Chlorate, Chlorine dioxide, Chlorite, HAA, Ozone] |
5 | $ 287.50 |
| Primary Inorganic Contaminants (Non-Metals) [CN-, F-, NO2-, NO3-, NO2+NO3] |
3 | $ 172.50 |
| Primary Inorganic Contaminants (Metals) [Sb, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Ni, Se, Tl] |
6 | $ 345.00 |
| Secondary Contaminants (Non-Metals) [Alkalinity, Cl-, oPO4-, SO4-2, TDS] |
2 | $ 115.00 |
| Secondary Contaminants (Metals) [Al, Ca, Fe, Mn, Si, Ag, Na, Zn] |
3 | $ 172.50 |
| SOC – Dioxin | 8 | $ 460.00 |
| SOC – Organochlorine Pesticides [Chlordane, Endrin, Heptachlor, Heptachlor epoxide, Lindane (gamma-BHC), Methoxychlor, Toxaphene] |
3 | $ 172.50 |
| SOC – N/P Pesticides [Alachlor, Atrazine, Simazine] |
3 | $ 172.500 |
| SOC – Herbicides [2,4-D, Dalapon, Dinoseb, Pentachlorophenol, Picloram,Silvex (2.4.5-TP)] |
3 | $ 172.50 |
| SOC – Miscellaneous [Benzo(a)pyrene, Carbofuran, Oxamyl (Vydate), Di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, Dibromochloropropane (DBCP), Ethylene Dibromide(EDB), Diquat, Endothall, Glyphosate, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene, PCBs (as Decachlorobiphenyl) ] |
4 | $ 230.00 |
| Trihalomethanes (THM) | 2 | $ 115.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) | 4 | $ 230.00 |
2. For annual renewal, the maximum RVU a lab can be charged for drinking water matrix is 31.
3. Actual cost will be determined by the department considering the complexity of the technology.
Cost per RVU for FY2010 :
$ 57.50
Last Revised: Wednesday July 01 2009
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