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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 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). Previously, the submission period was to start July 11, 2025, and it has now been extended to April 13, 2026.
For most manufacturers, submissions are now due by Oct. 13, 2026, and the deadline for small manufacturers reporting exclusively as importers is April 13, 2027.
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, EPA finalized a rule in October 2023 requiring anyone who has manufactured (including imported) 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.
While the delay to the start of the submission period is effective immediately, the EPA will be accepting 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. The EPA plans to address any comments submitted on this interim final rule and the future proposed rule concurrently. Comments can be submitted on the interim final rule here: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549.