Environmental Protection Agency Audit Policy

In the environmental field, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its Incentives for Self-Policing Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations (Audit Policy). It permits complete mitigation of civil penalties if the violator complies with aU of its requirements, one of which is discovery of the violation through either an audit or application of a compliance management system. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Auditing Policy Statement, Published at 50 Federal Register 46504 (November 8, 1985) Revised at 51 Federal Register 25004 (July 9, 1986)... 

Notices Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), environmental auditing policy statement. Federal Register, July 9, 1986. 

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