Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)
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- What it does
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to revise the start of the reporting period for the Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule (PFAS Reporting Rule). Pursuant to this action, the 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.
The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Environmental Protection Agency has published 245 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 263 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2070-AL44 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This final rule is effective on April 13, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-07062 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Published | April 13, 2026 |
| Effective date | April 13, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2070-AL44 |
| Docket | EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 |
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