EPA proposes amendments to TSCA PFAS data reporting and recordkeeping rule to add exemptions and adjust reporting mechanics

EPA signed and announced a proposed rule to amend the TSCA §8(a)(7) PFAS data reporting and recordkeeping requirements (40 CFR Part 705). The proposal would add several exemptions (including imported articles and a de minimis 0.1% concept) and make other practical/technical changes intended to reduce burden while maintaining access to safety data. Compliance teams subject to PFAS reporting should assess whether their operations would fall in/out of scope if finalized and consider submitting comments through the rulemaking docket during the comment period described by EPA (stated as 45 days after Federal Register publication in the research text).