0920-AA83 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0920 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Approval Tests and Standards for Combination Unit Respirators

Combination unit respirators (CURs) are used today in military, law enforcement, and some industrial settings where the versatility of these devices allows users to perform in various hazardous environments. Regulations in 42 CFR part 84 do not currently allow for National Institute for Safety and Health (NIOSH) approval of a single respirator unit for more than one respirator class where the user can select the appropriate level of protection required from within a single respirator system. With this rulemaking, HHS is amending the Respirator Approval Program regulations in 42 CFR part 84 to add a new subpart P. Subpart P will contain performance standards allowing the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to approve a new class of respiratory protective devices, combination unit respirators, by incorporating by reference to a recently developed National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) consensus standard, NFPA 1987, Standard on Combination Unit Respirator Systems for Tactical and Technical Operations. 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 42 CFR 84, subpart P Pub. L. 91-596 Pub. L. 179 Pub. L. 91-173 No NPRM 03/15/2024 89 FR 18867 NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/2024 Final Rule 11/00/2026 No No None No No No No Rachel Weiss Public Health Analyst 0920 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 404 498-2500 nioshregs@cdc.gov 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-46, Cincinnati OH 45226