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Audit Policies & Self-Disclosures
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State Audit Privilege and Immunity Laws & Self-Disclosure Policies
Find details about the current status of state environmental audit privilege and immunity laws, self-disclosure policies, and audit rules.
Make a Self-Disclosure
Learn how to voluntarily self-disclose violations which have occurred in U.S. EPA Region 5 states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin).
Audit Policy (from U.S. EPA Headquarters)
The homepage for information about U.S. EPA's audit policy.
Audit Policy Interpretive Guidance (PDF) (40pp, 1.3MB)
Questions and answers concerning U.S. EPA's Audit Policy.
Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations (PDF) (158 K, 49 pp), commonly referred to as U.S. EPA's "Audit Policy" or "Self-Disclosure Policy." See also the Federal Register (PDF) (266K, 11 pp) at 65 FR 19618.
Outline of Audit Policy (PDF) (8K, 2 pp)
Region 5 Self-Disclosure Cases
Learn about cases which have been settled successfully under U.S. EPA's Self-Disclosure policy here in Region 5.
Small Business and Compliance Enforcement Web Page
Includes a link to EPA's Small Business Policy, which set's forth enforcement and compliance procedures specific to small businesses.
You may wish to view the Articles, Speeches, & Presentations page for further links to audit policy resources.