# 2026-13927: OSHA Extends Fire Extinguisher Paperwork Deadline

2026-13927, Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, is a Federal Register notice from Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration published 2026-07-10, effective Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by September 8, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13927
- As of: 2026-07-17
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-13927
- Title: Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Labor Department; Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 42776
- Published: 2026-07-10
- Effective: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by September 8, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-09-08
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-17

## In one line

OSHA Extends Fire Extinguisher Paperwork Deadline

## Summary

OSHA is extending the approval to keep collecting paperwork for testing portable fire extinguishers to make sure they work safely. This affects businesses that maintain fire extinguishers, with no new costs or big changes—just keeping things running smoothly. You’ve got until September 8, 2026, to share your thoughts on this paperwork extension.

## Abstract

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Hydrostatic Testing Provision of the Portable Fire Extinguishers Standard.

## Effects PRIA read

- Keep Hydrostatic Test Records: cost, high. You (as an employer or business that maintains portable fire extinguishers) must develop and maintain a certification record of hydrostatic testing that includes the date of inspection, the signature of the person who performed the test, and the fire extinguisher's serial number or other identifier…
- Estimated Burden and Cost Reductions: benefit, high. OSHA is requesting OMB extend approval and reports an adjustment decrease in total burden hours from 504,377 to 141,265 (a reduction of 363,112 hours) and an annual capital cost decrease from $210,664,596 to $77,634,450 (a reduction of $133,030,146). OSHA attributes the decreases to a reduction in…

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## Sources
- [2026-13927 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13927/hydrostatic-testing-provision-of-the-portable-fire-extinguishers-standard-extension-of-the-office-of)
- [2026-13927 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-10/pdf/2026-13927.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13927 (as of 2026-07-17).