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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 6A — National Laboratory Accreditation

§ 138d. Application

Statutory text

(a)

Contents of application

An application for accreditation under this chapter shall be prepared and submitted to the Secretary and shall include—

(1)

the name and address of the laboratory;

(2)

the name and address of the owners and managers of such laboratory;

(3)

a statement concerning the type of analysis the laboratory intends to conduct;

(4)

a brief history of the laboratory and its previous operations; and

(5)

such other information as may be required by the Secretary.

(b)

Restrictions on submission of application

A laboratory that has been denied, or has lost, accreditation under this chapter shall not reapply for accreditation until the expiration of at least 6 months after such denial or loss of accreditation. Corrective actions taken by the laboratory to address deficiencies upon which the denial or loss of accreditation was based must accompany the reapplication.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Forest Stewardship Act of 1990

    Pub. L. 101–624 title XIII § 1325 · 104 Stat. 3359

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 138d

    (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIII, § 1325, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3564.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIII, § 1325, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3564.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1325. APPLICATION. (a) Contents of Application.— An application for accreditation under this subtitle shall be prepared and submitted to the Secretary and shall include— (1) the name and address of the laboratory; (2) the name and address of the owners and managers of such laboratory; (3) a statement concerning the type of analysis the laboratory intends to conduct; (4) a brief history of the laboratory and its previous operations; and (5) such other information as may be required by the Secretary. (b) Restrictions on Submission of Application.— A laboratory that has been denied, or has lost, accreditation under this subtitle shall not reapply for accreditation until the expiration of at least 6 months after such denial or loss of accreditation. Corrective actions taken by the laboratory to address deficiencies upon which the denial or loss of accreditation was based must accompany the reapplication.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 101–624, title XIII, § 1325, , 104 Stat. 3564.)

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