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Purpose: In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01, the February 10, 2003 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, and the guidance in DoD Directive 4715.1E, this issuance:

• Establishes policy to incorporate environmental quality systems into DoD activities and programs involving the collection, management, and use of environmental data.

• Assigns responsibilities for the DoD Environmental Data Quality Workgroup (EDQW).

• Authorizes the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP).

• Assigns responsibilities for the management and implementation of the DoD Advanced Geophysical Classification Accreditation Program (DAGCAP).

APPLICABILITY. This issuance:

a. Applies to:

(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the National Guard Bureau, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this issuance as the "DoD Components").

(2) DoD activities and programs involving the collection, management, and use of environmental data, supporting all applicable environmental laws and regulations, at DoD operations, activities, and installations worldwide, including government-owned/contractoroperated facilities and formerly used defense sites.

b. Does not apply to:

(1) Contractor-owned facilities that are not on real property owned and controlled by DoD.

(2) Radiological data collected under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.