VALVE MAGAZINE Winter 2024

VMA NEWS

Educating our Legislators on PFAS, Taxes and Workforce

In October, VMA took the conversation on the impli cations from an incredibly broad treatment of all PFAS materials direct to the nation’s legislators on Capitol Hill. Meetings were held with 14 different Senate and Repre sentative offices key to our industry. The focus of the day was to help explain and educate on why PFAS materials should be segmented, managed and regulated differently based on their hazards and risk, and on the benefits pro vided by low hazard PFAS materials commonly used in seals, linings, packings and more applications. With much of the current focus from both legislators and regulators in the U.S., Canada and Europe to treat all PFAS and materials using any type of PFAS in the same way, it is important to explain the huge impacts this could have on the modern way of life, and impacts on the environment, security, economy and much more. While the focus of the meetings was on PFAS, we also discussed some tax issues around the expensing of research and develop ment activities and ways to support workforce training. PFAS Reporting Under TSCA Regulation EPA’s recent PFAS Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(a) (7) rule, announced on October 11, 2023, holds signifi cance for industrial valve manufacturers, distributors and suppliers who import articles/products containing PFAS materials like PTFE or those who manufacture it. With a one-time reporting requirement, the rule includes informa tion from 2011 onward and imposes a reporting deadline of either May or November 2025. All VMA/VRC members are invited to listen to a recent members-only webinar which provide insights into the potential implications and requirements of this rule for their companies. Additional information will also be available through the year on this.

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