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USA: US EPA proposes cutting back TSCA PFAS reporting requirements   The U.S. EPA has proposed narrowing the scope of its TSCA PFAS reporting rule by exempting imported articles, de minimis quantities, and several other activities from reporting obligations. These long-expected revisions could ease compliance burdens for thousands of companies that are not typically required...

USA: Maine – Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances   The State of Maine has issued amendments to Chapter 90 of its regulations, establishing designations for currently unavoidable uses of intentionally added Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in certain products. These updates are part of the state’s preparation for the sales prohibition that takes effect...

USA: New Jersey – Prevention of Air Pollution from Consumer Products   The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is proposing amendments to N.J.A.C. 7:27-24.1 through 24.8, 24.10, and 7:27A-3.10. These amendments to the regulations on chemically formulated consumer products will introduce eight new categories of consumer products subject to new volatile organic compound...

USA: Changes in the Maine’s PFAS ban   Maine’s PFAS in Products Program’s governing statute was recently amended by Public Law 2023, c. 630, an Act to Support Manufacturers Whose Products Contain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The recent legislation eliminates the general notification requirement that was previously scheduled to take effect 1 January 2025. This...