42 CFR 84.89
§ 84.89 Weight requirement.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 84.89, § 84.89 Weight requirement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/201706
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(a) The completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall not weigh more than 16 kg. (35 pounds); however, where the weight decreases by more than 25 percent of its initial charge weight during its rated service life, the maximum allowable weight of a completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall be 18 kg. (40 pounds).
(b) Where an apparatus employs equipment which contributes materially to the wearer's comfort, e.g., a cooling system, the completely assembled and fully charged apparatus shall not weigh more than 18 kg. (40 pounds) regardless of the decrease in weight during use.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.