From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an interim final rule to extend the dates of the reporting period for data submitted on the manufacture of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This extension will allow EPA to further develop and test the software being used to collect the data from manufacturers, thereby providing critical feedback to EPA, including what additional guidance would be useful for the reporting community.
Under section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA finalized a rule in October 2023 requiring anyone who has manufactured (including imported) a PFAS in any year from 2011 through 2022 to submit information to EPA regarding manufacturing, use, disposal, byproducts, worker exposures, and environmental and health effects of those PFAS. This interim final rule delays the start of the submission period by nine months, from July 11, 2025, to April 13, 2026. Submissions will now be due by October 13, 2026, for most manufacturers, and by April 13, 2027, for small manufacturers reporting exclusively as article importers.
While the delay to the start of the submission period is effectively immediately, EPA will accept public comments on the reporting period change for 30 days. Additionally, the agency is considering a separate action to reopen other aspects of this rule for public comment. EPA plans to address any comments submitted on this interim final rule and on the future proposed rule concurrently. Comments can be submitted on the interim final rule on www.regulations.gov in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549.
The interim final rule is now available.
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