[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1213.104]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1213_RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO NEWS AND INFORMATION MEDIA--Table 

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Sec. 1213.104  Procedures for news release coordination and concurrence.



    (a) General. All organizational elements of NASA involved in 

preparing and issuing NASA news releases are responsible for proper 

coordination and obtaining concurrences and clearances prior to issuance 

of the news release. Such coordination will be accomplished through the 

Associate Administrator for Public Affairs, NASA Headquarters.

    (b) Headquarters-field. (1) The Headquarters Office of Public 

Affairs will release information after obtaining all necessary 

concurrences and clearances from the appropriate Program or other 

Headquarters Office. Field Installations will obtain clearances from the 

appropriate Institutional Program or other Headquarters Office.



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    (2) Headquarters issuance of a news release bearing on a Field 

Installation will be coordinated with the Installation through the 

appropriate Institutional Program Office/Public Affairs Office, 

Associate Administrator for Public Affairs, or Director, Media Services 

Division. If Headquarters is the issuing Agency for a release for which 

the primary source is an Installation, the Office of Public Affairs will 

keep the Installation fully informed.

    (3) If the Office of Public Affairs changes, delays, or cancels a 

release proposed for issuance by a Field Installation, the Installation 

and the appropriate Institutional Program Office affected will be 

notified of the reasons for the action.

    (c) Field-other. A release originating in one field installation 

that involves the activities of another installation (including 

Headquarters) will not be issued until the concurrences of all 

installations and appropriate Institutional Program Offices concerned 

have been obtained. The originating installation is responsible for 

arranging a mutually acceptable release time.

    (d) Simultaneous release. Where a release is to be simultaneously 

issued, whether by Headquarters, a field installation, industry-NASA, or 

university-NASA, it will be so stated on the news release. Simultaneous 

release will be coordinated by the Headquarters Director, Media Services 

Division.

    (e) Date lines. Out-of-town date lines will not be used on releases 

issued by Headquarters except in the case of an advance release of a 

speech text intended for regional distribution in the area where the 

speech will be delivered.

    (f) Exchange of releases. All Agency releases will be exchanged 

electronically with all field installations by the Headquarters 

newsroom. The full text of important releases, regardless of source, 

which may generate unusual interest and queries shall be sent by 

electronic mail or telephoned to all interested installations and 

Headquarters in advance of release time to enable public information 

officers to respond intelligently to queries arising locally.

    (g) Exchange of communication activities. All field installations 

will exchange information with the appropriate Headquarters Public 

Affairs Officers concerning news events and releases. Immediate 

notification will be made to Headquarters and any impacted installation 

of events or situations that will make news, particularly of a negative 

nature.

    (h) The requirements of this section do not apply to the Office of 

Inspector General regarding IG activities.



[52 FR 45936, Dec. 3, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 66787, Dec. 26, 1991]