Department of Defense
MANUAL
NUMBER 4715.03
November 25, 2013
Incorporating Change 2, August 31, 2018
USD(A&S)
SUBJECT: Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) Implementation Manual
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)) and
pursuant to DoD Instruction 4715.03 (Reference (b)), this manual:
a. Provides procedures to prepare, review, update, and implement INRMPs in compliance
with sections 670-670o of Title 16, United States Code (U.S.C.) (also known and referred to in
this manual as “the Sikes Act” (Reference (c))).
b. Incorporates and cancels Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and
Environment memorandum (Reference (d)) and Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health memorandums (References (e) and (f)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This manual:
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 Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities in the DoD (referred to collectively in this manual as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) All DoD operations, activities, real property, and property interests owned, leased,
permitted, and controlled in the United States, including near-shore areas and public lands
withdrawn from all forms of appropriation pursuant to public land laws and reserved for use by
the DoD, unless the law specifically places responsibilities on another organization.
b. Does not apply to:
