W. J. Shampine L.J. Schroder 1992 The U.S. Geological Survey has a policy that requires each District office to prepare a Quality Assurance Plan. This plan is a combination of a District's management principles and quality assurance processes. The guidelines presented in this report provide a framework or expanded outline that a District can use to prepare a plan. Parti- cular emphasis is given to a District's: (1) quality assurance policies; (2) organization and staff responsibilities; and (3) program and project planning. The guidelines address the 'how', 'what', and 'who' questions that need to be answered when a District Quality Assurance Plan is prepared. application/pdf 10.3133/ofr92136 en U.S. Geological Survey : Books and Open-File Reports Section [distributor], Guidelines for preparing a quality assurance plan for district offices of the U.S. Geological Survey reports