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 Title 42 - Public Health
 Chapter I - Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services
 SubChapter G - Occupational Safety and Health Research and Related Activities
 Part 84 - Approval of Respiratory Protective Devices

  Appendix A to Part 84 - Annual (Fixed) Respirator Certification Fees  

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  • Appendix A to Part 84 - Annual (Fixed) Respirator Certification Fees

    Respirator Certification Fee Schedule A - Annual (Fixed) Fees

    [Implemented on May 26, 2015]

    Fee type Legal citation Amount Due date
    Maintenance of Product Performance (product audit) 42 CFR 84.20(b)(5) • Annual fee: $761 per each approval holder
    • Variable fee: As billed by NIOSH based on the respirators chosen to be tested each year    		 • Upon billing from NIOSH.1
    • October.
    Records Maintenance 42 CFR 84.20(b)(1) $50 for all listed2 approvals on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each year • Upon billing from NIOSH.1
    • October (beginning in 2015).
    Quality Assurance Maintenance (site audit) 42 CFR 84.20(b)(4) • Annual fee: $3,000 per every manufacturing site registered with NIOSH
    • Variable fee:3
    ▪ 1 day domestic audit - $2,500 per site
    ▪ 2 day domestic audit - $5,000 per site
    ▪ 1 day international audit - $7,500 per site
    ▪ 2 day international audit - $10,000 per site    		 • Upon billing from NIOSH.1
    • October (beginning in 2015).
    Maintenance of Testing and Approval Facilities 42 CFR 84.20(b)(2) $34 per every listed2 approval on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each applicable year • Upon billing from NIOSH.1
    • October (beginning in 2015).
    Maintenance of Test Equipment 42 CFR 84.20(b)(2) $36 per every active4 approval on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each applicable year • Upon billing from NIOSH.1
    • October (beginning in 2015).

    1 For the first year that annual fees are in effect, NIOSH will provide manufacturers with a pre-invoice/advanced billing/invoice preview no later than July 1, 2015. The actual invoice will be sent in September 2015.

    2 “Listed” approvals include all active and obsolete approvals. The Certified Equipment List (CEL) reflects the current listed approvals maintained by NIOSH. See http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/CEL/default.html.

    3 Applies to design as well as manufacturing sites.

    4 Does not include obsolete approvals.

    [80 FR 3908, Jan. 26, 2015]