[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 31]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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.