On April 13, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register to postpone the start of the PFAS reporting period under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This marks the third delay in the implementation of this reporting requirement, originally finalized in October 2023. 

The EPA published a final rule 40 CFR 705 for reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) on October 11, 2023 and subsequently published a direct final rule on September 5, 2024 and interim final rule on May 13, 2025 to delay the reporting period for the PFAS reporting rule. 

Under the final rule published on April 13, 2026, 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. 

U.S. EPA is not addressing the currently codified duration of the submission period and thus is retaining the current six-month submission period. For small article importers, the submission period will still last for 12 months.  

TSCA section 8(a)(7) requires any person that has manufactured (including imported) PFAS in any year between 2011 and 2022 to report information related to chemical identity, uses, volumes made and processed, byproducts, environmental and health effects, worker exposure, and disposal to EPA.

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