FINAL AUDIT REPORT

FINAL AUDIT REPORT FLIGHT TRACK COMPLIANCE MONITORING PROGRAM For the Goose Bay Office, Department of National Defence, Ottawa Ontario and Five Wing at Goose Bay Labrador By KPMG Quality Registrar Inc. January 8, 2001 January 8, 2001 INTRODUCTION Following recommendations issued on May 1st, 1995, the Government of Canada established the Institute for Environmental Monitoring and Research (IEMR) with the purpose of monitoring the environmental effects of Low Level Training Area (LLTA) activities the Department of National Defence coordinates in the Goose Bay Area. Part of the mandate was to have an independent verification of the flight track compliance monitoring (FTCM) program performed. KPMG Quality Registrar Inc. was mandated with performing this independent audit. The present report includes the observations made during the audit of the FTCM system. The audit included site visits to verify implementation against documented procedures provided by the Goose Bay Office (GBO) of the Department of National Defence. These site audits were done at the following locations: • A one day meeting in Ottawa at the GBO (August 29, 2000); • Two days in Goose Bay (GB) (September 5 and 6, 2000) to verify the FTCM system as used by GB and the Allies, then • Two days at GBO (October 2 and 3, 2000) to verify the 1999 FTCM data. The FTCM system was audited to identify areas ...