40 CFR §791.50
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- (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.