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). |
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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
3 Applies to design as well as manufacturing sites.
4 Does not include obsolete approvals.