42 C.F.R. § P app A to Part 84

Current through September 30, 2024
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 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 Facilities42 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 Equipment42 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.

42 C.F.R. P app A to Part 84

80 FR 3908, Jan. 26, 2015
85 FR 20611, 4/14/2020