PRBA met with officials from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (PCA) on November 22, 2024 to discuss the extensive comments that PRBA filed with the Agency on March 1, 2024 requesting a Currently Unavoidable Use (CUU) determination for batteries from state PFAS restrictions, and to explain how the January 1, 2025 prohibition on PFAS contained in cleaning products could impact the use of batteries in these products sold in Minnesota. PCA officials explained during the meeting that they are working on a report to the legislature on whether to allow for an extension on the PFAS prohibition for internal components (e.g., batteries) used in the products listed in the 11 categories subject to the 2025 prohibition. PCA also appears to be close to adopting a 6-month enforcement discretion policy on the 2025 PFAS prohibition in order to allow the Minnesota legislature time to resolve the issues related to how components in products listed in the 11 categories are covered by the PFAS statute. For more information on these developments, please contact George Kerchner at 202.719.4109 or [email protected], or Marc Boolish at 202.719.7170 or [email protected].
