USCC and ACC TRI PFAS Comment Extension

The American Chemistry Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce respectfully request that the EPA extend the comment deadline for the proposed changes to the chemical release reporting requirements, pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and for certain other substances by 30 days. The proposal goes well beyond the requirements of Section 7321(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (2020 NDAA) by designating all PFAS added to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) as chemicals of special concern1 and by removing the de minimis exemption for supplier notification for all substances designated to be of special concern