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Program Updates
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| Date | Update |
| February 2025 | The TCPA FY25 Fee Schedule has been completed and the Notice for it will be published in the February 18, 2025, New Jersey Register. A courtesy copy of the Notice and the TCPA FY25 Fee Report are available on the TCPA web page. |
| March 2024 | EPA rule amendments to 40 CFR 68 have been published in the March 11, 2024, Federal Register. These EPA amendments are automatically incorporated by reference into the New Jersey Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act program rule, N.J.A.C. 7:31. The TCPA program is preparing an update of the TCPA Consolidated Rule document, which shows the combined language of the 40 CFR 68 and N.J.A.C. 7:31 rules. |
| June 2020 | The amendments to Appendix A of the DPHS rule have been adopted effective June 1, 2020 via the rule adoption of ground water quality standards and maximum concentration levels for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). Navigate to the DPHS home page for a courtesy copy of the most recent revision to N.J.A.C. 7:1E- Appendix A. |
| May 2019 | lllustrative List of Proposed PFNA, PFOA, and PFOS compoundsThe Department proposes to amend Appendix A of N.J.A.C. 7:1E, to add the acidic and anionic forms of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and their respective CAS numbers, the salts and esters of each of these contaminants, as well as the anionic form of perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) and a listing that includes that contaminant’s salts and esters to the list of hazardous substances. The Department has developed an illustrative list of compounds identified as salts and esters of PFNA, PFOA, and PFOS (see the Department’s proposal). This list is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Department will update this list as it becomes aware of additional compounds. |