Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Extends PFAS Reporting Deadline to 2026,” Chemical Processing, November 1, 2024.

We heard a loud, collective sigh of relief when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unexpectedly published a direct final rule on Sept. 5, delaying the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting deadline by an additional eight months. 

The rule delayed the deadline from May 8, 2025, to January 11, 2026. For any company reporting exclusively as an article importer and is also considered a small manufacturer, the submission period will end on July 11, 2026. As discussed in this article, this is welcome news, and entities subject to the reporting obligation are urged to use the additional time wisely.