BOP Program Statement 1351.06 § 11

a. This PS does not override other compelling interests, such

as privacy and intellectual property.

b. This PS does not apply to documents when the material is

being offered as someone's opinion rather than the Bureau’s

position.

c. The guidance in this PS does not apply to information

disseminated in the following situations:

— limited to government employees or agency contractors

or grantees;

— intra-agency or inter-agency use or sharing of

government information;

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— responses to requests for agency records under the

Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, or other

similar laws;

— distribution limited to correspondence with individuals

or persons;

— press releases and public filings;

— information related to subpoenas or adjudicative

processes;

— archival records disseminated by Federal agency

libraries or similar Federal data repositories;

— information presented to Congress as part of the

legislative or oversight processes (e.g., official

agency testimony or information provided to a Member of

Congress to educate or inform that Member about the

Bureau) that is not also disseminated to the public;

— employee-authored articles and manuscripts that are not

the official position of the Bureau (see the Program

Statement on Employee Speeches and Publications Review

Process);

— procedural, operational, policy, and internal manuals

prepared for the Bureau’s management and operations

that are not primarily intended for public

dissemination; and

— information disseminated to the public with a defined

public comment period.

/s/

Harley G. Lappin

Director