The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting comments on an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and Updated Economic Analysis for its proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). EPA seeks public comments on the new analyses, including underlying data and assumptions in developing its estimates. Comments due December 27.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and soliciting comment on an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) and Updated Economic Analysis following the completion of a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) proposed rule for reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The EPA seeks public comment on all aspects of the IRFA and Updated Economic Analysis, including underlying data and assumptions in developing its estimates, as well as on certain items presented in the IRFA for public comment and related to the protection of Confidential Business Information.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2022. December 27, 2022

ADDRESSES:

Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/​dockets.

Read more > https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/25/2022-25583/tsca-section-8a7-reporting-and-recordkeeping-requirements-for-perfluoroalkyl-and-polyfluoroalkyl