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allow_html=”1″]Date,Update|June%202025,DPHS%20rule%20amendments%20have%20been%20adopted%20and%20are%20published%20in%20the%20June%2016%2C%202025%2C%20New%20Jersey%20Register.%20%20A%20courtesy%20copy%20of%20the%20adoption%20document%2C%20which%20includes%20responses%20to%20comments%20and%20changes%20to%20the%20proposed%20amendments%2C%20is%20%20available%20on%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Frules%2Fnotice-of-rule-adoptions%2F%22%3EDepartment%E2%80%99s%20rules%20page%3C%2Fa%3E.%20%20Courtesy%20copies%20of%20the%20DPHS%20rule%20incorporating%20the%20recently%20adopted%20amendments%2C%20Appendix%20A%20(list%20of%20hazardous%20substances)%2C%20and%20Appendix%20B%20(financial%20responsibility%20documents)%20are%20available%20on%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fbrp%2Fdphs%2F%22%3EDPHS%20web%20page%3C%2Fa%3E%20.|February%202025,The%20TCPA%20FY25%20Fee%20Schedule%20has%20been%20completed%20and%20the%20Notice%20for%20it%20will%20be%20published%20in%20the%20February%2018%2C%202025%2C%20New%20Jersey%20Register.%20%20A%20courtesy%20copy%20of%20the%20Notice%20and%20the%20TCPA%20FY25%20Fee%20Report%20are%20available%20on%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fbrp%2Ftcpa%2F%22%3ETCPA%20web%20page%3C%2Fa%3E.|March%202024,EPA%20rule%20amendments%20to%2040%20CFR%2068%20have%20been%20published%20in%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.federalregister.gov%2Fdocuments%2F2024%2F03%2F11%2F2024-04458%2Faccidental-release-prevention-requirements-risk-management-programs-under-the-clean-air-act-safer%22%20target%3D%22_blank%22%3EMarch%2011%2C%202024%2C%20Federal%20Register%3C%2Fa%3E.%20These%20EPA%20amendments%20are%20automatically%20incorporated%20by%20reference%20into%20the%20New%20Jersey%20Toxic%20Catastrophe%20Prevention%20Act%20program%20rule%2C%20N.J.A.C.%207%3A31.%20%20The%20TCPA%20program%20is%20preparing%20an%20update%20of%20the%20TCPA%20Consolidated%20Rule%20document%2C%20which%20shows%20the%20combined%20language%20of%20the%2040%20CFR%2068%20and%20N.J.A.C.%207%3A31%20rules.|June%202020,The%20amendments%20to%20Appendix%20A%20of%20the%20DPHS%20rule%20have%20been%20adopted%20effective%20June%201%2C%202020%20via%20the%20rule%20adoption%20of%20ground%20water%20quality%20standards%20and%20maximum%20concentration%20levels%20for%20perfluorooctanoic%20acid%20(PFOA)%20and%20perfluorooctanesulfonic%20acid%20(PFOS).%20%20Navigate%20to%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdeptest.nj.gov%2Fbrp%2Fdphs%2F%22%3Ethe%20DPHS%20home%20page%3C%2Fa%3E%20for%20a%20courtesy%20copy%20of%20the%20most%20recent%20revision%20to%20N.J.A.C.%207%3A1E-%20Appendix%20A.|May%202019,%3Ch6%3Elllustrative%20List%20of%20Proposed%20PFNA%2C%20PFOA%2C%20and%20PFOS%20compounds%3C%2Fh6%3E%3Cp%3EThe%20Department%20proposes%20to%20amend%20Appendix%20A%20of%20N.J.A.C.%207%3A1E%2C%20to%20add%20the%20acidic%20and%20anionic%20forms%20of%20perfluorooctanoic%20acid%20(PFOA)%20and%20perfluorooctanesulfonic%20acid%20(PFOS)%20and%20their%20respective%20CAS%20numbers%2C%20the%20salts%20and%20esters%20of%20each%20of%20these%20contaminants%2C%20as%20well%20as%20the%20anionic%20form%20of%20perfluorononanoic%20acid%20(PFNA)%20and%20a%20listing%20that%20includes%20that%20contaminant%E2%80%99s%20salts%20and%20esters%20to%20the%20list%20of%20hazardous%20substances.%3C%2Fp%3E%20%3Cp%3EThe%20Department%20has%20developed%20an%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nj.gov%2Fdep%2Fenforcement%2Fdocs%2FSalts%2520and%2520Esters%2520of%2520PFN%2520PFOA%2520PFOS.pdf%22%20target%3D%22_blank%22%3Eillustrative%20list%20of%20compounds%3C%2Fa%3E%20identified%20as%20salts%20and%20esters%20of%20PFNA%2C%20PFOA%2C%20and%20PFOS%20(see%20the%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nj.gov%2Fdep%2Frules%2Fproposals%2F20190401a.pdf%22%20target%3D%22_blank%22%3EDepartment%E2%80%99s%20proposal%3C%2Fa%3E).%20%20This%20list%20is%20not%20intended%20to%20be%20all-inclusive.%20The%20Department%20will%20update%20this%20list%20as%20it%20becomes%20aware%20of%20additional%20compounds.%3C%2Fp%3E[/vc_table][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space 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