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Can working notes be posted to a public web page as supplementary material for others to use? [167]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

No, working notes, field notes, and other related material that have not met FSP requirements of peer review and Bureau approval cannot be publicly posted. These materials are considered predecisional and are protected from public disclosure, unless materials have been specifically included for publication as part of the approved manuscript or are subject to a FOIA request.

No, working notes, field notes, and other related material that have not met FSP requirements of peer review and Bureau approval cannot be posted to a public USGS or other website. These materials are considered predecisional and are protected from public disclosure as described in SM 502.5, section 5, unless the materials have been specifically included for publication as part of the approved manuscript or are subject to a FOIA request.