EP 1130-2-520
29 Nov 96
data bases. Data released by the Corps to state and local government agencies, private
companies, and the general public are done in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (5
USC 552) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 USC 3501-3520).
b. The WCSC will not release any data or information furnished by vessel operators and
others with the understanding that it will not be disclosed, except in compilation form. Any
request for information or data not in compilation form which could identify the commercial
activity of specific companies or persons that supplied the data to the USACE will be handled in
accordance with the procedures pertaining to release of information under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 USC 552) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 USC 3501-3520) giving due
regard to the proprietary nature of this information.
c. All exchanges of data by the WCSC, to other agencies except those under the Freedom
of Information Act, will be accompanied by the following legend:
NOTICE OF RESTRICTED DATA
USE OF DATA LIMITED
Information contained in this data has been furnished to the WCSC with the understanding
that it will not be further disclosed except in compilation form. This data is being furnished to you
with that expressed understanding. Accordingly, you are under an obligation to protect the data
from release.
The data shall be handled in accordance with established Government procedures for
safeguarding proprietary information against unauthorized disclosure. Government employees are
subject to the sanction in 18 USC 1905 for unauthorized disclosures.
5-8. Release Statement. In the preparation of a news release, report, or bulletin using data
extracted from WCSC publications (Appendix P), the following statement will accompany each
report or release, "In reproducing, wholly or in part, the data contained herein, indicate source:
Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army."
5-9. Data Retention.
a. Once the final Waterborne Commerce of the United States publication is distributed,
the original ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, 3926, and equivalents may be destroyed.
b. Once the final Waterborne Commerce Transportation Lines of the United States
publication is distributed, the original ENG Forms 3931 and 3932 may be destroyed.
c. The encoded data obtained on ENG Forms 3925, 3925B, or an authorized automated
equivalent will be archived on electronic media and retained indefinitely. This archive will contain
data from 1970 to the most recent completed calendar year.
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