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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/2152

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Risk 
Management Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Request for 
Comment

Objective

Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), 
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), 
during the fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and other 
plastic containers; Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); Production in the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.020); Products of the chemical industry (ICS code(s): 71.100)

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ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 71.020 - Production in the chemical industry; 71.100 - Products of the chemical industry

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Description

Notice - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is seeking 
public comment on the manufacture of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances (PFAS), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), 
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), 
during the fluorination of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and other 
plastic containers to inform regulations as appropriate under the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA). This request for public comment follows 
the Agency's grant on 10 July 2024, of a TSCA petition received on 11 April 2024, which requested that EPA address via TSCA the 
regulation of PFOA, PFNA, and PFDA formed during the fluorination of 
plastic containers used for a variety of household consumer, pesticide, 
fuel, automotive, and other industrial products.

Notified Document

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EN:File here

FR:File here

ES:File here

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