Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4715.06
May 4, 2015
Incorporating Change 1, October 27, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Environmental Compliance in the United States
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01
(Reference (a)) and the guidance in DoDD 4715.1E (Reference (b)), this instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.6 (Reference (c)) to establish policy, assign
responsibilities, and provide procedures for achieving and maintaining environmental
compliance in the United States.
b. Designates DoD Components as lead agents to provide management of key DoD
environmental issues.
c. Authorizes the publication of issuances to support the DoD environmental compliance
program in accordance with the guidance in DoDI 5025.01, DoD 4715.6-R,DoDI 4715.27, and
DoD 4715.6-R-1 Manual 4715.06 (References (d), (e), and (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All DoD operations, activities, and military installations in the United States,
including government-owned, contractor-operated facilities, that are subject to environmental
compliance laws including, but not limited to, requirements of:
