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Guide to NR149 Revisions

Significant changes were made to chapter NR149 of Wisconsin's'Administrative Code, but significant changes were required for a code that hadn't been updated in over 10 years. The table below represents an attempt to highlight where changes that are of particular note for the regulated laboratory community have been made. If no links are provided under "Significant Changes" for a given section, it does not mean that any changes were not made to code language in that section---but rather that changes made don't represent significant changes to program policy.

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DISCLAIMER: This page and other linked pages contain "unofficial" text of ch. NR149, Wisconsin Administrative Code, created for the sole purpose of assisting laboratories in compliance with the revisions to NR149 associated with 2007 ammendments.   The official (legal) rule will be available via the Wisconsin Legislature online data (exit DNR) after May 15, 2008.

NR149 Section Significant Changes
SUBCHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
NR 149.01 Purpose.  
NR 149.02 Applicability.
NR 149.03 Definitions. 'UPDATED' graphic indicating that the content has been updated extensively from earlier revisons to NR149  
NR 149.04 Disclaimers.  

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SUBCHAPTER II PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
NR 149.05 Required certification or registration.  
NR 149.06 Certificates.
NR 149.07 Transfer of certification and registration.  
NR 149.08 Recognition of other certifications, registrations, accreditations, licenses or approvals.
   (1) Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection agreement.
  (2) EPA agreement
  (3) Laboratories certified, registered, accredited, licensed, or approved by other goverments.
  (4) Private organization agreements. 		 
NR 149.09 Certification standards review council.  
NR 149.10 Enforcement.
  (1) Administrative procedures.
  (2) Referral.
NR 149.11 Discretionary acceptance.  
NR 149.12 Variances.
   (1) General.
  (2) Request for variance.
  (3) Approval of variance. 		 

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SUBCHAPTER III PROGRAM STRUCTURE
NR 149.13 Fields of certification and registration. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (2) Tier 1 – Matrix.
  (3) Tier 2– Technology or Method.
  (4) Tier 3– analyte(s) /analyte group(s)

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SUBCHAPTER IV CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION PROCESS
NR 149.14 Application for certification or registration.
   (1) General requirements.
   (2) Initial applications.
   (3) Revised applications.
   (4) Applications for transfer of certifications or registrations.
   (5) Applications for certifications or registrations through reciprocal agreement recognition.
   (6) Procedures for revising certification or registration as a result of the 2007 amendments. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
NR 149.15 Period, renewal and expiration of certification or registration.
   (1) Certification and registration period.
   (2) Renewal process.
   (3) Expiration of certifications or registrations.
   (4) Voluntary withdrawal of certifications or registrations. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149 		 
NR 149.16 Notification of relocation.  
NR 149.17 Laboratory name change.
NR 149.18 Subcontracting of analyses by certified or registered laboratories.  
NR 149.19 Requirements for certification in the drinking water matrix.
   (1) General requirements.
   (2) Requirements for inorganic contaminants.
   (3) Requirements for vinyl chloride.
   (4) Requirements for other volatile organic compounds.
   (5) Requirements for synthetic organic contaminants.
   (6) Exclusions from required certification.
   (7) Notification to affected water supply facilities. 		 
NR 149.20 Requirements for certification or registration in the whole effluent toxicity analyte class.
   (1) General requirements.
   (2) Chemical testing in support of whole effluent toxicity testing. 		 
NR 149.21 Fees.
   (1) Total fee income.
   (2) Administrative Fees.
   (3) Application fees.
   (4) Annual fees.

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SUBCHAPTER V PROFICIENCY TESTING
NR 149.22 Required analyses of proficiency testing samples.
   (1) Requirements.
  (2) Lists of required proficiency testing samples and approved providers.
  (3) Exemption
NR 149.23 Approval of proficiency testing sample providers.
  
NR 149.24 Schedule of analysis.    (1) Applications for aqueous and solid matrices.
  (2) Applications for drinking water matrix.
  (3) Annual renewal for aqueous and solid matrices.
  (4) Annual renewal for drinking water matrix
NR 149.25 Treatment of proficiency testing samples by laboratories.  
NR 149.26 Submittals.  
NR 149.27 Acceptance criteria and grading.
   (1) Acceptance limits.
   (2) Grading. 		 
NR 149.28 Procedure for correcting unacceptable proficiency testing sample results.
   (1) Aqueous and solid matrices.
   (2) Drinking water. 		 

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SUBCHAPTER VI ON-SITE LABORATORY EVALUATIONS
NR 149.29 Purpose, type and frequency.
NR 149.30 Evaluation procedures and appraisal.  
NR 149.31 Evaluation reports.
NR 149.32 Evaluation corrective action.
NR 149.33 Conflicts of interest. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
NR 149.34 Evaluator qualifications. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149

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SUBCHAPTER VII QUALITY SYSTEMS
NR 149.35 General requirements.
   (1) Scope.
   (2) Responsibility for quality system. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
NR 149.36 Laboratory personnel.
   (1) Management and analytical staff.
   (2) Personnel involved in drinking water analyses.
   (3) Demonstration of capability.
NR 149.37 Quality manual.
   (1) Purpose and general provisions. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (2) Format.
   (3) Content. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (4) Revisions. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (5) Laboratories analyzing drinking water samples.
NR 149.38 Corrective action for quality system and quality control samples.
NR 149.39 Records and documents.
   (1) Records and documents retention and controls.
   (2) Administrative records.
   (3) Analytical and technical records.
NR 149.40 Standard operating procedures. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (1) General requirements.
   (2) Analytical methods manual.
NR 149.41 Method selection.  
NR 149.42 Alternative methods.  
NR 149.43 Laboratory facilities. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
NR 149.44 Laboratory equipment. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (1) General provisions.
   (2) Laboratory support equipment. 
   (3) Calibration and verification of support equipment.
   (4) Laboratory analytical instruments.  
   (5) Instrument calibration general provisions and requirements.  
   (6) Initial instrument calibration.  
   (7) Continuing instrument calibration verification. 
NR 149.45 Measurement traceability. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (1) Standards, reagents, and reference materials.
   (2) Documentation and labeling of standards, reagents, and reference materials.
NR 149.46 Handling of samples. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (1) Sample collection.
   (2) Sample acceptance policy.
   (3) Sample handling protocols.
   (4) Sample Preservation and Holding Time.
   (5) Sample Receipt Documentation.
   (6) Storage of samples.
NR 149.47 Laboratory test reports. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (1) General provisions, format, and content.
   (2) Amendments to laboratory test reports.
   (3) Test results obtained from subcontractors.
NR 149.48 Quality control requirements for chemical testing.
   (1) General requirements.
   (2) Limits of detection and quantitation.
   (3) Method blank.
   (4) Laboratory control samples. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (5) Quality control standards (QCS). 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (6) Matrix spikes and matrix spike duplicates.
   (7) Sample replicates.
   (8) Surrogate spikes. 'New' graphic indicating that this is content that has not been contained in earlier revisons to NR149
   (9) Selectivity.
NR 149.49 Quality control requirements for whole effluent toxicity testing.
   (1) Acute and chronic whole effluent toxicity testing by species.
   (2) Chemical testing in support of whole effluent toxicity testing.

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