September 9, 2024
(press release)
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The start date for businesses to report PFAS data, previously Nov. 12, 2024, may be pushed back until July 11, 2025. This proposal went up for public comment in early September. Affected businesses who wish to submit a formal comment on the reporting delay can do so here. The public comment period ends Oct. 7. “Maintaining that deadline would require entities to submit data before EPA has the technological capacity in place to accept that data,” the proposal on the federal register says. The EPA also needs time to beta test the PFAS reporting software and revise it based on that testing. Data being collected includes information on PFAS uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures and hazards dating back to 2011. The rule affects manufacturers, including importers of PFAS or PFAS-containing items. If enacted, the new reporting deadline would also push back the one-year end date to submit the data. The EPA attributes the delay to budgetary issues.
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