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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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Respirator Certification Fee Schedule A—Annual (Fixed) Fees |
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[Implemented on May 26, 2015] |
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Fee type |
Legal citation |
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Due date |
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Maintenance of Product Performance (product audit) |
42 CFR 84.20(b)(5) |
• Annual fee: $761 per each approval holder |
• Upon billing from NIOSH.1 |
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• Variable fee: As billed by NIOSH based on the respirators chosen to be tested each year |
• October. |
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Records Maintenance |
42 CFR 84.20(b)(1) |
$50 for all listed 2 approvals on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each year |
• Upon billing from NIOSH.1 |
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• October (beginning in 2015). |
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Quality Assurance Maintenance (site audit) |
42 CFR 84.20(b)(4) |
• Annual fee: $3,000 per every manufacturing site registered with NIOSH |
• Upon billing from NIOSH.1 |
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• Variable fee:3 |
• October (beginning in 2015). |
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☐ 1 day domestic audit—$2,500 per site |
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☐ 2 day domestic audit—$5,000 per site |
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☐ 1 day international audit—$7,500 per site |
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☐ 2 day international audit—$10,000 per site |
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Maintenance of Testing and Approval Facilities |
42 CFR 84.20(b)(2) |
$34 per every listed 2 approval on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each applicable year |
• Upon billing from NIOSH.1 |
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• October (beginning in 2015). |
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Maintenance of Test Equipment |
42 CFR 84.20(b)(2) |
$36 per every active 4 approval on file with NIOSH on July 1st of each applicable year |
• Upon billing from NIOSH.1 |
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• 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health 42 CFR Pt. 84, App. A—ANNUAL (FIXED) RESPIRATOR CERTIFICATION FEES - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-42-public-health/cfr-pt-42-84-app-a/
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