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BOP Program Statement 1580.05 § 15
AUDIOVISUAL LIBRARY. The Communications and Archives
Section in the Office of Public Affairs will serve as the
repository for audiovisual productions.
a. Producing offices must send the Communications and Archives
Section two copies of every completed audiovisual production that
meets any of the following criteria:
! required approval per Section 10.e.,
! has national or historical significance,
! contains any member of the Executive Staff discussing
policy issues, or
! is intended for audiences other than Bureau personnel.
Each submission will include the following information:
! the program title,
! a synopsis of the content,
! running time,
! media format (film size, type, format, etc.),
! year produced,
! location of the master,
! intended audience, and
! contact person's name and telephone number.
PS 1580.05
3/29/2002
Page 8
b. By November 30 each year, the Chief, Communications and
Archives Section, will submit to the Director of FASS an updated
inventory of the audiovisual library (including bibliographic
information).
c. The Communications and Archives Section will keep a list of
stock footage with references to the location of the footage.
Any Bureau office contemplating an audiovisual production will
contact the Communications and Archives Section to determine
whether stock footage can be used to enhance production quality
and/or lower production cost.
d. The Chief, Communications and Archives Section, will
maintain a record of loans of audiovisual productions from the
audiovisual library.
History
PS 1580.05 dated 2002-03-29
Provenance
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- 2026-09-20
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