{"data":{"id":"us/10-cfr-20.1705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 CFR 20.1705","heading":"Application for use of higher assigned protection factors.","body":"The licensee shall obtain authorization from the Commission before using assigned protection factors in excess of those specified in Appendix A to part 20. The Commission may authorize a licensee to use higher assigned protection factors on receipt of an application that—\n(a) Describes the situation for which a need exists for higher protection factors; and\n(b) Demonstrates that the respiratory protection equipment provides these higher protection factors under the proposed conditions of use.","path":["Title 10—Energy","CHAPTER I—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","PART 20—STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION","Subpart H—Respiratory Protection and Controls To Restrict Internal Exposure in Restricted Areas"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-10.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:09Z","sha256":"fd2baa8b9bfac1b2129d71cc8088bbb04b691a30a5619740d6299d079f391f5d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-cfr-20.1704","next":"us/10-cfr-20.1801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}