EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
judgment on the part of evaluating personnel.
(7) Advance information on such matters as proposed plans to
procure, lease or otherwise hire and dispose of materials, real
estate, facilities, or functions when such information could provide
undue or unfair competitive advantage to private personal interests.
(8) Design Memoranda for Real Estate, Gross Appraisals for
Real Estate, Public Use Plan, Land Requirements for Public Use, and
Master Plans until final acquisition of lands covered has been
completed.
(9) Data on commodity origins and destinations, tonnages,
costs, etc., if it would identify specific firms or persons and
thereby disclose or reveal other privileged information.
(10) Drafts of reports in the process of preparation
presenting unresolved questions are not released to the public without
prior HQUSACE approval. This does not include completed drafts which,
in accordance with ER 1105-2-100, must be coordinated with interested
agencies and the public in order to obtain views needed as input to
selection of the reporting officer's recommendations. In particular,
care is taken that final reports requiring notification of the Office
of Management and Budget and the Public Works and Appropriations
Committees of Congress are not released prior to completion of such
notifications. This does not preclude necessary coordination with
state, local and Federal agencies who are requested to withhold public
release of such information prior to completion of the required
coordination. Special care is taken to avoid releasing project
proposals which are often changed during the review and approval
process. Premature disclosure of such preliminary proposals is a
disservice to both the public and to the Corps. (AR 340-17)
5-15. Sale of Corps Civil Works Publications and Reports. Public Law
85-480 authorizes publishing and sale of information pamphlets, maps,
brochures, and other material on river and harbor, flood control, and
other Civil Works Activities, including related public park and
recreation facilities under the jurisdiction of the Chief of
Engineers.
a. One or more gratuitous copies of publications are available
upon request by industry, private organizations, or the general public
provided stocks permit and there are no restrictions on release, such
as inclusion of classified, protected, proprietary, or copyrighted
information.
b.
Quantities distributed per request will not exceed 50
copies. If production cost of the copies is less than , the
quantity limitation does not apply.
c.
When considered appropriate, a fee may be charged for the
copies.
See AR 37-60 for a schedule of fees and charges.
d. Sale price cannot be less than cost of reproduction. The
cost formula authorized by Title 44 of the United States Code for use
by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, is
applied. The components of the formula are: Cost of press time, cost
of paper, cost of bindery operations, and a 50 percent surcharge added
to the total of the first three items. The sale price is obtained by
dividing the total cost of these components by the number of
publications produced.
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