Environmental Audit Handbook

This Environmental Audit Handbook describes how the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a Bureau of the Department of the Interior (DOI), will conduct audits of its facilities and operations to help ensure compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations, and DOI and USGS policies; and conformity with the Environmental Management System (EMS).  The Handbook broadly outlines the objectives and scope of the environmental audits and assists in maintaining consistency among the audits conducted across USGS.