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How do RFFIR series products relate to the cooperator publication product type in the IPDS? [148]

By Office of Science Quality and Integrity

Restricted-File Federal Interagency Reports (RIFFIRs) are confidential reports produced by the USGS solely for a U.S. Government agency, foreign government or agency, or international entity funding partner. Alternatively, a cooperator publication is a scientific information product published by a USGS author within a cooperator’s report series. [Read more]

Cooperator publications are never the same as USGS RFFIRs, which are confidential reports produced by the USGS solely for a U.S. Government agency, foreign government or agency, or international entity funding partner. A scientific information product published by a USGS author within a cooperator’s report series is called a “cooperator publication” (as described in FAQ 047) and is one of the product type choices in the IPDS.