EPA Sees Broad Effects Of TSCA Reporting On PFAS But Touts Benefits

EPA has redone its economic analysis for the imminent TSCA reporting rule targeting PFAS manufacture and imports, finding that it would affect some 131,157 importers of finished products, with total compliance cost over $800 million -- vastly more than the agency first estimated, though the agency nonetheless maintains that likely uses of the data justify those costs. The Nov. 25 document , formally known as an initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA), follows a months-long consultation process with small-business representatives and...