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Compliance

Guidance: Protocol for Conducting Environmental Compliance, Audits of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

This audit protocol was developed to assist and encourage businesses and organizations to perform environmental audits and disclose violations in accordance with EPA's Audit and Small Business Policies. The audit protocols are also intended to promote consistency among regulated entities when conducting environmental audits and to ensure that audits are conducted in a thorough and comprehensive manner. Detailed regulatory checklists are included in the protocol.

Issued Dec. 1998  Publication EPA-305-B-98-006

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