32 CFR § 188.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s188.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 188.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "188.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "ENVIRONMENT"
part_number: "188"
part_name: "DOD ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (ELAP)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 3701; Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 80998, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "188"
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# 188.1 Purpose.

This part implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to be used by DoD personnel for the operation and management of the DoD ELAP.