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

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 typeLegal citationAmountDue 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 Maintenance42 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

• 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 Facilities42 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

• October (beginning in 2015).
Maintenance of Test Equipment42 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

• 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]