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