Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory CFR Citation: 40 CFR 372 EPA’s first major action under its February 2019 comprehensive Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan is out. On September 25, EPA sent a request for public input on whether the agency should add “certain PFAS chemicals” to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). EPA stated that this information may be helpful to inform decision-making by communities, government agencies, companies and others. The federal agency issues advance notices of proposed rulemaking to get a sense of public reaction before it initiates an important regulatory change.  EPA typically uses this as an initial step before it has conducted significant research or expended agency resources. EPA created the TRI Program in 1986 under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to provide the public with information regarding the use and releases of chemicals that the Agency has concluded may pose a threat to human health and the environment. Facilities that manufacture and use listed chemicals above established threshold quantities must annually report to EPA the amounts released or otherwise disposed. No PFAS are currently listed on TRI, which contains around 600 chemicals. To begin listing a substance, EPA must first find that it causes significant adverse, acute, or chronic health effects or significant adverse environmental effects. Following its publication and receipt of public comments, EPA is expected to initiate a formal rulemaking process where it will solicit additional comments. Click on this link to view the request for public input: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201904&RIN=2070-AK51