The next Office of Advocacy environmental roundtable will be held virtually on December 4, 2025, at 2 PM EST on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revisions to the TSCA perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting recordkeeping rule.
Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Meeting Platform: Microsoft Teams
The EPA has stated that the revisions are intended to maintain meaningful reporting on PFAS while exempting regulated entities that are least likely to have relevant information. The proposal also attempts to alleviate some compliance burdens (e.g., rule familiarization, recordkeeping) and eliminates reporting where EPA has now determined that reportable information is unnecessary to fulfill statutory obligations. The EPA also aims to minimize, to the extent feasible, the rule’s burden of regulatory compliance on small manufacturers.
Advocacy is an independent government office responsible for advancing the views of small businesses in the regulatory policy across the federal government. We conduct roundtables to hear the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses, and identify alternative approaches for policy development at federal regulatory agencies. Our roundtables are largely held online to facilitate the attendance of stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds, industries, and geographic regions.
Roundtable meetings are open to all interested persons and are intended to facilitate an open and frank discussion about issues of interest to small business. These meetings are off the record and not intended for press purposes. Direct quotations of presenters or attendees may not be used without direct written approval of the person(s) making the statement. All press inquiries should be sent to Chandler Baxter at chandler.baxter@sba.gov. Agendas and presentations are available to all. If you need accommodations for a disability to participate in the roundtable, please contact Nick Goldstein for assistance at nick.goldstein@sba.gov.