S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-81.D

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-81.D - Definitions

(1) "Acceptable results" means a variance of less than plus or minus two (2) standard deviations from the true value of a performance audit sample, as utilized by the EPA for its evaluation of state laboratories, unless another variance for a specific parameter is announced prior to the analysis.

(2) "Board" means the governing body of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

(3) "Certificate" means that document issued by the State Environmental Laboratory Certification Officer showing those parameters for which a laboratory has received certification. The certificate remains the property of the Department and must be surrendered at the direction of the Department.

(4) "Certification" means a declaration by the Department that a laboratory has been evaluated under the State Environmental Laboratory Certification Program and found acceptable to analyze specified parameters.

(5) "CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations.

(6) "Commissioner" means the duly constituted Commissioner of the Department or his authorized agent.

(7) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, including personnel thereof authorized and empowered by the Board to act on behalf of the Department or Board.

(8) "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(9) "Evaluation" means a complete review of the quality control procedures, records keeping, reporting procedures, methodology, and analytical technique of a laboratory for specific parameters.

(10) "Interim approval" means a declaration by the Department that a laboratory has been evaluated under the State Environmental Laboratory Certification Program prior to the date of required certification and has been determined to be in substantial compliance with its requirements.

(11) "Laboratory" means any facility that performs analyses to determine the quality of air, drinking water, solid waste, hazardous waste, wastewater, performs bioassays; or any other analyses related to environmental quality evaluations required by the Department or which will be officially submitted to the Department.

(12) "Laboratory Director" means that person who has been given the responsibility by the laboratory's governing body (owners, directors, commissioners, councilmen, mayor, board members or who so ever occupies the status of proprietor) of supervising the operations of the laboratory and insuring the quality of data reported.

(13) "Performance audit sample" means a sample in which the concentrations of the constituents required for certification are known only to the State Environmental Laboratory Certification Officer and is used to determine analysts' proficiency.

(14) "State Environmental Laboratory Certification Officer" means that person designated by the Department who is responsible for the management of the State Environmental Laboratory Certification Program or his authorized delegate.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-81.D