# 2026-15192: EPA Delays PCE and CTC Workplace Safety Compliance Dates

2026-15192, Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-07-28, effective 2026-07-28; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-04).

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- As of: 2026-08-04
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15192
- Title: Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 47145
- Published: 2026-07-28
- Effective: 2026-07-28
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2070-AL37
- Last updated: 2026-08-04

## In one line

EPA Delays PCE and CTC Workplace Safety Compliance Dates

## Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing an extension of certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the risk-management rules for perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is extending certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the existing compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. For both PCE and CTC, this action extends the compliance date for initial monitoring for inhalation exposure to June 21, 2027, and extends the compliance date to meet the existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL), establish a regulated area, institute a workplace information and training program, provide any required respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE), and establish a respiratory PPE program to September 20, 2027. For PCE, EPA is also extending the compliance date for federal entities to institute a workplace information and training program to September 20, 2027, and for non-federal entities to establish and implement an exposure control plan to December 20, 2027.

## Effects PRIA read

- PCE WCPP Compliance Date Extensions: benefit, medium. If you own or operate a facility subject to the PCE Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP), EPA moved several non-federal compliance deadlines. Initial monitoring was extended from December 15, 2025 to June 21, 2027; meeting the ECEL, establishing a regulated area, providing required respirat…
- CTC WCPP Compliance Date Extensions: benefit, medium. If you own or operate a facility subject to the CTC Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP), EPA extended certain non-federal compliance deadlines by roughly 12 months to match federal dates. Initial monitoring was extended from June 11, 2026 to June 21, 2027; meeting the ECEL, establishing a…
- Dermal Protection Dates Not Extended: cost, low. EPA is explicitly not extending the WCPP compliance dates that require dermal protection. For both PCE and CTC, the rule states the Agency is not changing the dermal protection compliance timeline included in the original 2024 Final Rules.
- Estimated National Cost Savings: benefit, low. EPA estimates that delaying these compliance dates produces annualized cost savings of about $4.78 million to $6.43 million (EPA references similar estimates of $4.05 million annualized and a $57.86 million present value under a different accounting). These savings come from deferring when regulate…

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## Sources
- [2026-15192 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/28/2026-15192/perchloroethylene-pce-and-carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act)
- [2026-15192 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-28/pdf/2026-15192.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15192 (as of 2026-08-04).