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Managing the Quality of Environmental Data at EPA Region 6

Region 6 States
  • Arkansas
  • Louisiana
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • Texas
Quality Management Plan

The Region 6 Quality Management Plan (QMP) represents the commitment of the Region to comply with the requirements of EPA Policy and Program Requirements for the Mandatory Agency-Wide Quality System and EPA Quality Manual for Environmental Programs to have a strong quality system in place to support all aspects of environmental data collection, analysis and reporting.

Environmental data of reliably high quality is the goal of the Region 6 quality program.  To achieve this, the quality assurance staff works closely with the various program staffs to ensure that program and project plans submitted by the grantees are of the highest caliber. 

To set the standard, quality assurance courses are offered to all Regional project officers who review these plans throughout their careers and to the quality staffs of the states within the Region. 

Within Region 6, the Regional Quality Assurance Manager prepares a Quality Management Plan (QMP) using QA/R2 as a reference; this QMP is reviewed and approved by Headquarters. 

Program Guidance & Requirements

  • About Region 6's Quality Assurance Office
  • Support for Environmental Assessment Grants for Tribes
    • Tribal Guidance on Preparing a QA Project Plan
    • Ficticious example of a Tribal QA Project Plan
  • Quality Assurance Planning: (for Quality Management Plans and QA Project Plans)

Standard Operating Procedures

EPA retains the discretion to adopt approaches on a case-by-case basis that differ from these guidance where appropriate. EPA may periodically revise these guidance without public notice.

  • General Guidance

EPA Region 6 Quality Assurance Training

  • Federal EPA R6 employee training
  • R6 Training for Non-EPA Organizations

Managing the Quality of Environmental Information

  • About the Quality Program
  • Program Directives
  • Information Quality Guidelines
    • IQG Contacts
    • Request for Correction and Reconsideration
  • Quality Assurance Managers
  • Resources
  • Regional Offices
  • Frequent Questions
Contact Us About the Quality Program
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Last updated on October 28, 2024
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