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Deadline to comment on Federal rules about reporting on PFAS
December 29, 2025 @ 9:00 pm - 9:59 pm
Deadline to comment on Federal rules about reporting on PFAS
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Revision to Regulation
Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549-0311 – Protect PFAS reporting requirements.
Comment Period Ends:Dec 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST
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Environmental Defense Fund alert and pre-fab letter
Quote from EDF alert:
“Households across the country are already vulnerable to toxic chemicals. They can be found in our food, water, household cleaners and even furniture! It’s a big issue and, for chemicals like PFAS, it can be a lifelong threat to our health.
Nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they do not break down, PFAS can accumulate in our bodies and causes a wide range of serious health problems.
We count on EPA to enforce strict reporting requirements for manufacturers so states and regulators can design science-backed protections to keep us safe from toxic chemicals.
But now the Trump EPA is ready to gut these PFAS reporting requirements! It’s a reckless decision that will allow almost any company to leave us in the dark about harmful, “forever chemicals.” That’s why we need your help to fight back.
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I’m writing to urge EPA to maintain the PFAS reporting requirements for companies. I’m concerned that the proposed changes to these requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) will create blind spots and leave EPA and Americans in the dark about harmful “forever chemicals.”
PFAS are highly toxic, even at low levels, and are associated with cancers, liver and heart toxicity and health problems for kids, babies and pregnant women. Section 8(a)(7) of TSCA requires EPA to collect comprehensive information on PFAS, allowing EPA to better understand the sources of PFAS and develop more health-protective safeguards for workers and communities. Loosening these reporting requirements would create blind spots and put families like mine in harm’s way.
If finalized, this rule will cost the public critical information about PFAS in products imported into the U.S. — like clothing and furniture — many of which end up in our homes. It will also mean the loss of important information about industrial uses that release significant amounts of PFAS into the environment and our communities.
Increased transparency around PFAS is essential to EPA developing science-backed protections for people and the environment. Please stand up to safeguard our health and safety by protecting the PFAS reporting requirements.”