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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AK67 Publication ID: Spring 2023 
Title: TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 
Abstract: EPA published a proposed rule on June 28, 2021, addressing reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In accordance with obligations under TSCA section 8(a), as amended by section 7351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, persons that manufacture (including import) or have manufactured these chemical substances in any year since January 1, 2011, would be subject to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements. In addition to fulfilling statutory obligations under TSCA, EPA expects that the final rule will enable EPA to better characterize the sources and quantities of manufactured PFAS in the United States. EPA solicited additional public comments on an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) following the completion of a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel addressing the proposed PFAS reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 705   
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(7) Toxic Substances Control Act   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  TSCA section 8(a), as amended in December 2019 by section 7351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA).  01/01/2023 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/28/2021  86 FR 33926   
Notice  11/25/2022  87 FR 72439   
Comment Period End  12/27/2022 
Final Rule  09/00/2023 
Additional Information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/pfas  
Sectors Affected: 23 Construction; 31-33 Manufacturing; 42 Wholesale Trade; 44-45 Retail Trade; 562 Waste Management and Remediation Services 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Griffin
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-1463
Email: griffin.stephanie@epa.gov

David Turk
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 566-1527
Email: turk.david@epa.gov