N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9E-3.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:9E-3.2 - Electronic data submittal

(a) The reporting laboratory shall electronically submit a complete set of required information, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9E-3.1(a)2, to the Department at one time, and in the format(s) prescribed by the Department in accordance with (b) and (c) below.

(b) Prior to submitting data electronically to the Department, the laboratory manager and/or assigned designee shall register with the Department by accessing the Department's electronic website portal, located at www.njdeponline.com to obtain a Department issued personal identification number (PIN) and printing, completing and signing the authorization form found at the website, and mailing it to the Department at the following address:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Quality Assurance

PO Box 424

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0424

(c) When electronically submitting a complete set of required information to the Department, the reporting laboratory shall:

1. Use the PIN as an electronic signature to certify that all sampling, analyses and quality control procedures were conducted in accordance with this chapter and N.J.A.C. 7:18; and

2. Use only the electronic data formats supplied by the Department.

(d) The Department shall reject any submittal which it has determined to be incomplete or deficient in accordance with this chapter and shall so notify the reporting laboratory.

1. Any reporting laboratory whose submittal has been rejected by the Department because of a failure to submit all information as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9E-3.1(a)2 shall resubmit a complete set of required information as set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:9E-3.1(a) to the Department and to the person(s) who requested the test within two business days of receipt of notification.

i. Any re-submittal made to the Department and to the person(s) who requested the test shall include all information originally submitted plus the additional missing information.

2. If the submittal made by the reporting laboratory is incomplete or deficient to the extent that re-sampling is required, the deficient submittal shall not be valid for purposes of complying with the Private Well Testing Act.

i. The reporting laboratory shall notify the person(s) who requested the test that the submittal has been rejected by the Department within two business days of receipt of notification by the Department that the submittal has been rejected.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9E-3.2