# 2026-03155: EPA Pushes Back TCE Chemical Bans by 90 Days

2026-03155, Extension of Postponement of Effectiveness for Certain Provisions of Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-02-18, effective 2026-02-17; deemed significant under Executive Order 12866 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03155
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-03155
- Title: Extension of Postponement of Effectiveness for Certain Provisions of Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 7401
- Published: 2026-02-18
- Effective: 2026-02-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: yes (FR_METADATA)
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2070-AK83
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

EPA Pushes Back TCE Chemical Bans by 90 Days

## Summary

The EPA is giving businesses and workers a 90-day break by delaying some new rules about the chemical TCE until May 18, 2026. This extension affects certain uses of TCE that were supposed to face new restrictions starting February 17, 2026. It helps companies keep using TCE a bit longer while the EPA sorts out the details, so no sudden costs or changes hit just yet.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the postponement of the effectiveness of certain regulatory provisions of the final rule entitled "Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)" for an additional 90 days. Specifically, this postponement applies to the conditions imposed on the uses with TSCA section 6(g) exemptions.

## Effects PRIA read

- 90-Day Delay of TCE Workplace Rules: benefit, medium. EPA is postponing the conditions attached to TSCA section 6(g) exemptions for trichloroethylene (TCE) for 90 days. The postponement is effective as of February 17, 2026 and extends those conditions until May 18, 2026, delaying restrictions that were scheduled to take effect February 17, 2026.
- Delay for Microporous Sheet Manufacturers: benefit, medium. EPA's extension specifically covers the conditions on the TSCA section 6(g) exemption for using TCE as a processing aid in specialty polymeric microporous sheet material manufacturing. Those exemption conditions are postponed from February 17, 2026 until May 18, 2026, allowing manufacturers to cont…

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## Sources
- [2026-03155 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/18/2026-03155/extension-of-postponement-of-effectiveness-for-certain-provisions-of-trichloroethylene-tce)
- [2026-03155 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03155.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03155 (as of 2026-06-11).