32 CFR § 188.4 - Policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s188.4"
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title: "32 CFR § 188.4 - Policy."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "188.4"
section_name: "Policy."
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)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 3701; Pub. L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 80998, Nov. 17, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
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# 188.4 Policy.

It is DoD policy, in accordance with DoD Instruction 4715.15, to implement the DoD ELAP for the collection of definitive data in support of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) at all DoD operations, activities, and installations, including government-owned, contractor-operated facilities and formerly used defense sites.