(59f) Uniform Federal Policy for Implementing Environmental Quality Systems

The Uniform Federal Policy for Implementing Environmental Quality Systems (UFP) developed by the Intergovernmental Data Quality Task Force or IDQTF, a group comprised of DoD, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) data quality and environmental management specialists, provides requirements and guidelines to Federal agencies for documenting and implementing acceptable environmental quality systems. By developing minimum requirements for Quality Systems, there will be improved management and oversight of environmental data quality at Federal Facilities and data inconsistencies and deficiencies can be addressed. Details will be given to show how Quality Systems can ensure: environmental data are of known and documented quality and suitable for their intended uses, and environmental data collection activities and technology programs can meet stated requirements.