Any person involved in the manufacturing, processing or importing of forever chemical substances or mixtures must relay all pertinent information to the EPA. A recent change to this rule states that any company creating items using PFAS in their manufacturing process must also submit a report.
The rule requires manufacturers to report all PFAS uses since 2011, which may be challenging or impossible for some businesses. The EPA has acknowledged the difficulty in retrieving this information and is considering changes to this rule. The agency seeks comments on the following points to guide its revision of this rule:
- The number of small article manufacturers subject to the rule
- The number of hours small businesses would spend on understanding the PFAS structural definition
- The number of organizations that would be affected by enforcing PFAS reporting limits of either 2,500 or 25,000 pounds produced yearly