[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR84.10]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 84_APPROVAL OF RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B_Application for Approval
 
Sec. 84.10  Application procedures.


    (a) Inspection, examination, and testing leading to the approval of 
the types of respirators classified in subpart F of this part shall be 
undertaken by the Institute only pursuant to written applications which 
meet the minimum requirements set forth in this subpart B.
    (b) Applications shall be submitted to the Certification and Quality 
Assurance Branch, and shall be accompanied by a check, bank draft, or 
money order in the amount specified in subpart C of this part, payable 
to the order of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health.
    (c) Except as provided in Sec. 84.64, the examination, inspection, 
and testing of all respirators shall be conducted by the Certification 
and Quality Assurance Branch.

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    (d) Applicants, manufacturers, or their representatives may visit or 
communicate with the Certification and Quality Assurance Branch in order 
to discuss the requirements for approval of any respirator or the 
proposed designs thereof. No charge shall be made for such consultation 
and no written report shall be issued to applicants, manufacturers, or 
their representatives by the Institute as a result of such consultation.
    (e) Respirators having electrical or electronic components that are 
required to be permissible under chapter I of title 30 shall be tested 
in accordance with 30 CFR part 18. Applications for approval of such 
respirators by MSHA shall be submitted in writing to: MSHA, Approval and 
Certification Center, Box 251, Industrial Park Road, Triadelphia, West 
Virginia 26059.