(a) The new owner of an accredited environmental laboratory shall notify the Department in writing within 10 calendar days following a change in laboratory ownership. Within 30 calendar days following the change in laboratory ownership, an accredited environmental laboratory shall do the following:
- (1) Submit an ownership transfer application, indicating any changes in the equipment, methodology and staffing.
- (2) Pay the application fee for ownership transfer.
- (3) Agree to correct any violations that exist at the time of the sale or transfer in accordance with a schedule that is acceptable to the Department.
- (b) Enforcement actions will be transferred with the accreditation.
- (c) Failure to comply with this section will cause the previous accreditation to expire.
- (d) An environmental laboratory may operate under the previous accreditation until the Department makes a final decision on the transfer application. If the Department denies the transfer application, the environmental laboratory is no longer accredited and the new owner shall submit an application under § 252.201 (relating to application and supporting documents).