# 2026-03944: EPA Adds Certain PFAS to Toxics Inventory for 2026 Reporting Requirements

2026-03944, Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2026, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-02-27, effective 2026-03-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03944
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-03944
- Title: Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory Beginning With Reporting Year 2026
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 9728
- Published: 2026-02-27
- Effective: 2026-03-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2070-AL34
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

EPA Adds Certain PFAS to Toxics Inventory for 2026 Reporting Requirements

## Summary

Starting in 2026, certain PFAS chemicals must be reported by companies that make or use them, thanks to a new EPA rule. This update helps keep communities safe by tracking these toxic substances more closely, with no extra paperwork delays since it’s a legal requirement. If you’re in manufacturing or related industries, get ready to report these chemicals by March 30, 2026, or face possible penalties.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). Specifically, this action updates the regulations to identify one perfluoroalkyl substance that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020 NDAA) enacted on December 20, 2019. As this action is being taken to conform the regulations to a Congressional legislative mandate, notice and comment rulemaking is unnecessary.

## Effects PRIA read

- PFAS Added to Toxics Release Inventory: cost, medium. If your facility manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses sodium perfluorohexanesulfonate (CASRN 82382-12-5), that chemical was added to the Toxics Release Inventory effective 1/1/2026. It is reportable beginning with the 2026 reporting year (reports for 2026 are due July 1, 2027).
- Reporting & Form R Requirement: cost, medium. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use this PFAS above one or more activity thresholds must complete EPA Toxic Chemicals Release Inventory Form R (EPA Form 9350-1) for the 2026 reporting year, with reports due July 1, 2027. This PFAS is designated a chemical of special concern and c…
- CBI Claims and Trade Secret Review: mixed, low. If you claim the chemical identity as confidential business information (trade secret), EPA will review that CBI claim and require you to reassert and substantiate it under TSCA section 14(f); if EPA approves, the chemical may be listed on TRI without disclosing protected information. Respondents m…

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## Sources
- [2026-03944 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03944/implementing-statutory-addition-of-certain-per--and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas-to-the-toxics)
- [2026-03944 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03944.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-03944 (as of 2026-06-11).