Code of Federal Regulations > Title 42 > Chapter I > Part 84 > Appendix Appendix A - Appendix A to Part 84—Annual (Fixed) Respirator Certification Fees

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Appendix Appendix A - 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 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 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 • October (beginning in 2015).
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 • 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]

authority: 29 U.S.C. 651

source: 60 FR 30355, June 8, 1995, unless otherwise noted.