The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it will delay the start of the proposed reporting window for businesses required to disclose information about products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), moving the opening date from April 13, 2026, to Jan. 31, 2027, or sixty days after a forthcoming EPA rule is finalized, whichever comes first.
The change affects companies that manufacture or import products with PFAS and are subject to a one-time reporting requirement under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The EPA had originally set an earlier deadline but extended it several times due to delays in developing its web-based reporting portal. Entities potentially affected by this rule include utilities, manufacturers, wholesale trade businesses, and waste management services.
According to a notice published in the Federal Register on April 8, “This action provides EPA with additional time to consider and respond to comments on both the interim final rule (published on May 13, 2025) and the proposed rule (published on November 13, 2025), and then publish a final rule, if appropriate.”
The notice also said: “EPA received 27 unique comments and 639 comments from a mail-in campaign on the May 2025 interim final rule and nearly 600 unique comments and more than 8,500 comments from two mail-in campaigns on the November 2025 proposed rule.” It added: “EPA needs additional time to address these comments, write and publish a final rule, release updated guidance, and update its reporting tool.”
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The broader impact of this delay means that affected industries will have more time before they must comply with new federal PFAS disclosure requirements. The New Jersey Business and Industry Association supports private-sector employers throughout New Jersey according to its official website, facilitates partnerships among businesses as well as government entities and academic institutions according to its official website, offering advocacy along with practical information designed for business prosperity according to its official website.
