Update on the Status of TSCA Health and Safety Reporting Rule

Released Nov. 24, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing its intent to reconsider the December 13, 2024, rule under section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers (including importers) of 16 chemicals to report data from unpublished health and safety studies to EPA. The agency is reconsidering this rule to ensure it aligns with Executive Orders and Administration policies, including  Executive Order 14219 “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative”  and the EPA’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative Pillar I: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American.  

On February 25, 2025, the TSCA section 8(d) rule was challenged in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The agency is asking the court to put the ongoing litigation in abeyance while EPA reconsiders the TSCA section 8(d) rule through notice-and-comment rulemaking. EPA expects to consider additional exemptions for manufacturers required to report, a regulatory threshold for reporting, and a change to the duration of the lookback period for reporting. EPA is not considering changing the 16 chemicals named in the rule as part of this action.   

EPA intends to issue a proposed rule seeking public comment on potential changes to the TSCA section 8(d) rule and, if appropriate, finalize a new rule based on public and stakeholder input. EPA expects this process, including regulatory changes, to take between 12 and 18 months. EPA also anticipates taking appropriate action on the reporting deadline (May 22, 2026) associated with the current TSCA section 8(d) rule.