The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topic, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform.
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Agenda
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: EPA’s Proposed TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Stephanie Griffin, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, EPA
On June 28, 2021, EPA proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). As a result of a recent 2019 amendment to TSCA under section 8(a)(7), the agency is proposing to require any person who manufactures or has manufactured PFAS chemical substances since January 1, 2011 to electronically report information regarding PFAS uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. The proposed rule does not include an exemption for small manufacturers because unlike section 8(a)(1), which provides a specific exemption for small manufacturers and processors from reporting and recordkeeping requirements for chemical substances, section 8(a)(7) does not specify an exemption for small manufacturers from reporting and recordkeeping for PFAS chemical substances.
The proposed rule would also apply to importers of PFAS chemical substances and of articles containing PFAS chemical substances. The agency is interested in comments on whether imported articles containing PFAS should be included within the scope of its proposed rule. The only example for PFAS-containing articles that the agency refers to includes articles containing PFAS as part of surface coatings but there are likely other ways in which PFAS chemicals are incorporated into articles that are being imported. The comment period was extended from August 27, 2021 to September 27, 2021.
Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons, with the exception of the press, in order to facilitate open and frank discussion about the impacts of Federal regulatory activities on small entities. Agendas and presentations are available to all, including the press. Anyone who wants to receive roundtable agendas or presentations, or to be included in the distribution list, should forward such requests to david.rostker@sba.gov. The purpose of these Roundtable meetings is to exchange opinions, facts and information and to obtain the attendees’ individual views and opinions regarding small business concerns. The meetings are not intended to achieve or communicate any consensus positions of the attendees.