Is a laboratory defined by a room or by a research group for the purpose of determining the “one clean-out per lab” provision?
For purposes of the “one clean-out per lab” provision (see 40 CFR 262.213(a)), determining whether a laboratory consists of a single room or multiple or interconnected rooms is not necessary. Any particular laboratory, however delineated, may take advantage of the laboratory clean-out incentives once per twelve month period (see 40 CFR 262.213(a)). Therefore, the clean-out records that the eligible academic entity must keep regarding which laboratories have conducted clean-outs and when must be clear that any particular laboratory is using the clean-out incentives only once per twelve month period (see 40 CFR 262.213(a)(4)).
