Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4715.08
November 1, 2013
Incorporating Change 1, October 10, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: Remediation of Environmental Contamination Outside the United States
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5134.01 and DoDD
4715.1E (References (a) and (b)), this instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 4715.8 (Reference (c)) to update established policy and
assigned responsibilities and procedures for remediation of environmental contamination on
DoD installations outside the United States.
b. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (d)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff (CJCS) 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) Remediation of environmental contamination on DoD installations outside the United
States.
b. Does not apply to:
(1) Spill responses governed by DoDI 4715.05 (Reference (e)) and country-specific final
governing standards (FGSs) or, where no FGSs have been issued, DoD 4715.05-G
(Reference (f)).
(2) The civil works functions of the Department of the Army.
