{"id":21062,"date":"2023-11-14T15:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=21062"},"modified":"2025-02-17T16:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T08:14:00","slug":"pfas-epa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/markets\/pfas-epa\/","title":{"rendered":"US EPA Finalizes PFAS Reporting Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21062\" class=\"elementor elementor-21062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e86ee7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e86ee7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd6aa1c\" data-id=\"fd6aa1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40bc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40bc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed on September 28, 2023 the \u2018Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/FR-2023-10-11\/pdf\/2023-22094.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">88 FR 70516<\/a>). This anticipated rule establishes recordkeeping and reporting requirements <strong>for businesses who have manufactured or imported PFAS, including PFAS containing articles, for commercial purposes since January 1, 2011.<\/strong><\/p><p>Learn More:<\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/pfas-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">PFAS in Food Contact Materials<\/a><\/p><p class=\"elementor-post__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sourcing.hktdc.com\/newsbites\/tips\/eu-us-toysafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Latest EU &amp; US Chemical Safety Updates for Toys<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80be635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80be635\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2e1254\" data-id=\"f2e1254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abec016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abec016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PFAS Definition<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fce14b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fce14b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a602c38\" data-id=\"a602c38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952a5ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"952a5ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PFAS are substances that contain at least 1 of the following structural elements:<\/p><ul><li>R-(CF<sub>2<\/sub>)-CF(R\u2019)R\u2019\u2019, where both the CF<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0and CF moieties are saturated carbons<\/li><li>R-CF<sub>2<\/sub>OCF<sub>2<\/sub>-R\u2019, where R and R\u2019 can either be F, O, or saturated carbons<\/li><li>CF<sub>3<\/sub>C(CF<sub>3<\/sub>)R\u2019R\u2019\u2019, where R\u2019 and R\u2019\u2019 can either be F or saturated carbons<\/li><\/ul><p>The reporting requirement includes fluoropolymers meeting the rule\u2019s definition of PFAS.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8df69f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8df69f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d39cef\" data-id=\"7d39cef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f88d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f88d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PFAS Reporting Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89a22cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89a22cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c90b0c9\" data-id=\"c90b0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23bcb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d23bcb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following information is required per the finalized rule:<\/p><ul><li>chemical identity<\/li><li>categories of use<\/li><li>production volumes<\/li><li>by-products<\/li><li>environmental and health effects<\/li><li>number of persons exposed and duration of exposure<\/li><li>disposal<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-922a415 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"922a415\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5723b2b\" data-id=\"5723b2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b25d63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b25d63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Environmental impacts, exposure and disposal are all required to be reported.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2dad0f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2dad0f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ec4dcf\" data-id=\"3ec4dcf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e349b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e349b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation Timeline of the New PFAS Rule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c60a521 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c60a521\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ef5741\" data-id=\"2ef5741\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2633c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2633c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The rule became effective yesterday on November 13, 2023.<\/strong> Businesses have 18 months to collect information and complete reporting. Small businesses* whose reporting obligations under this rule are exclusively from imported articles will have an additional 6 months to report.\u00a0<\/p><p>*Small businesses are defined as:<\/p><ul><li>a manufacturer (including importer) whose total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company, are less than US$120 million, and the annual production volume of a chemical substance is less than 100,000 lbs; <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li><li>a manufacturer (including importer) whose total annual sales, when combined with those of its parent company, are less than US$12 million.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0163f2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0163f2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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