[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR791.50]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 791--DATA REIMBURSEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Basis for Proposed Order
 
Sec. 791.50  Costs.

    (a) All costs reasonable and necessary to comply with the test rule, 
taking into account the practices of other laboratories in conducting 
similar tests, are eligible for reimbursement. Necessary costs include:
    (1) Direct and indirect costs of planning, conducting, analyzing and 
submitting the test results to EPA.
    (2) A reasonable profit, and a reasonable rate of interest and 
depreciation on the tester's initial capital investment.
    (3) The cost of repeating or repairing tests where failure was 
demonstrably due to some cause other than negligence of the tester.
    (b) Costs attributable to tests beyond those specified by EPA shall 
not be eligible for reimbursement under this rule.