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HHS/CDC | RIN: 0920-AA33 | Publication ID: Spring 2011 |
Title: Total Inward Leakage Requirements for Respirators | |
Abstract: As a component of its ongoing update of respirator certification standards under part 84, NIOSH plans to improve certification requirements for half-mask air-purifying particulate respirators. NIOSH has carefully considered comments received during the public comment period which closed on 30 September 2010, and now proposes to establish the standard as certification requirements for an alternate class of respirators, rather than amend the current certification requirements. As such, manufacturers would have an opportunity to choose between applying for certification of half-mask air-purifying particulate respirators under the current standards or under the standards proposed for the alternate class. The proposed standards would specify minimum performance requirements and testing to be conducted by NIOSH and respirator manufacturers to demonstrate that these respirators, when selected and used correctly, provide effective respiratory protection to intended users against toxic dusts, mists, fumes, fibers, and biological and infectious aerosols. The Agency intends to improve the functionality of these respirators. | |
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 84 | |
Legal Authority: 29 USC 651 et seq 29 USC 657(g) 30 USC 3 30 USC 7 30 USC 811 30 USC 842(h) and 844 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Small Entities Affected: No | Federalism: No |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: William E. Newcomb Physical Scientist Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention PO Box 18070, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Phone:412 386-5200 Email: wnewcomb@cdc.gov |