AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXTERNAL RELEASE OF INFORMATION

Submit web-site URL or two copies of document with this form to Document Review, 111-120,

or email them to docrev@techreports.jpl.nasa.gov.	(for DRS use only)
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EXTENSION

RELEASE:	U.S.

FOREIGN
The Document Review approval process applies to all JPL information intended for unrestricted external release via print or electronic media. See explanations on page 3 of this form and the policy “Releasing Information Outside of JPL,” available through http://dmie. At the web site, type “releasing information” in the Search in Title box, select “All of these words in title,” and click on Search!	Original

Modified
DOCUMENT AND PROJECT IDENTIFICATION – To be completed by Author/Originator
ABSTRACT (for publication)	WEB SITE	ORAL PRESENTATION

FULL PAPER (including poster, video, CD-ROM)	OTHER	Abstract	Full Text
TITLE

OTHER AUTHORS

Premeeting publication

Publication on meeting day

Postmeeting publication

Poster session

Handouts
KEYWORDS FOR INDEXING (Separate terms with commas)

THIS WORK:	Covers new technology not previously reported

Covers work previously reported in New Technology
Report (NTR) No.

Provides more information for earlier
NTR No(s).

Contains no new technology	LEAD JPL AUTHOR’S SIGNATURE	DATE
SECTION OR PROJECT LEVEL APPROVAL - I attest to	DATE

the technical accuracy of this document/web site.

ORIGINATING ORGANIZATION (Section, Project, or Element Number)

PERFORMING ORGANIZATION (If different)

ACCOUNT CODE OR TASK ORDER (For tracking purposes only)

DOCUMENT NUMBER(S)

DATE RECEIVED

DATE DUE

For presentations, documents, or other scientific/technical information to be externally published (including through electronic media), enter information - such as name, place, and date of conference; periodical or journal name; or book title and publisher - in the area below.
Web Site:	Preclearance URL (JPL internal)

Postclearance URL (external)
Brochure/Newsletter	JPL Publication	Section 644 Editor (If applicable)

Journal Name

Meeting Title

Meeting Date	Location

Sponsoring Society

Book/Book Chapter	Assigned JPL Task	Private Venture	Publisher
If your document will not be part of a journal, meeting, or book publication (including a web-based publication), can we post the cleared, final version on the JPL worldwide Technical Report Server (TRS) and send it to the NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI)? Yes No
(For more information on TRS/CASI, see http://techreports.jpl.nasa.gov and http://www.sti.nasa.gov.)
If your document will be published, the published version will be posted on the TRS and sent to CASI.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
CHECK ONE (One of the five boxes denoting Security Classification must be checked.)

SECRET	SECRET RD	CONFIDENTIAL	CONFIDENTIAL RD	UNCLASSIFIED
AVAILABILITY CATEGORY – To be completed by Document Review
TRADE SECRET

SBIR

COPYRIGHTED

COPYRIGHT TRANSFERRED TO:
Confidential Commercial Document (check appropriate box at left and indicate below the appropriate limitation and expiration):

U.S. Government agencies and U.S. Government agency contractors only

NASA contractors and U.S. Government only	Limited until (date)

NASA personnel and NASA contractors only	U.S. Government agencies only

Available only with the approval of issuing office	NASA personnel only

PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE	Publicly available documents must be unclassified, may not be export controlled, may not contain trade secrets or confidential commercial data, and should have cleared any applicable patents application process.
DOCUMENT DISCLOSING AN INVENTION (For TRAC or OPANT Use Only)
THIS DOCUMENT MAY BE RELEASED ON (date)

PATENT OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE	DATE
COMMENTS

BLANKET RELEASE (Optional)
All documents issued under the following contract/grant/project number may be processed as checked in Sections II and III

The blanket release authorization granted on (date)

is RESCINDED – Future documents must have individual availability authorizations.

is MODIFIED – Limitations for all documents processed in the STI system under the blanket release should be changed to conform to blocks as checked in Sections II and III.
CONTENT EVALUATION
I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THIS PUBLICATION:

DOES contain export controlled, confidential commercial information, and/or discloses an invention for which a patent has been applied, and/or the appropriate limitation is checked in Sections III and/or IV.

DOES NOT contain export controlled, confidential commercial information, nor does it disclose an invention for which a patent has been applied, and may be released as indicated above.
ITAR/USML CATEGORY NO.

EAR/CCL ECCN NO.

Public release is approved	Public release is not approved
JPL EXPORT CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR (If applicable)	DATE
COMMENTS

ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION (If applicable)
Approved for distribution as marked above	Not approved
NAME OF PROJECT OFFICER OR TECH. MONITOR

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SIGNATURE	DATE
RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS
Approved for distribution as marked on reverse	Not approved

Obtained published version	Date	Obtained final JPL version	Date
COMMENTS

REVIEWER SIGNATURE	DATE

See page 3 for instructions for completing this form.

Instructions for Completing the JPL Authorization for the External Release of Information

Purpose This form is used to document the review and approval process that applies to JPL scientific and technical information intended for external release via print or electronic media. It is designed to ensure that dissemination of this information occurs in compliance with the Caltech-NASA prime contract and other pertinent regulations.

When to Use This Form Documents containing scientific and technical information that are intended for presentation, publication, or unrestricted online distribution must be approved for release in accordance with the JPL policy for Releasing Information Outside of JPL, which is available at http://dmie. (At the web site, type "releasing information" in the Search in Title box, select “All of these words in title” in the Search Criteria box, and click on Search!) Document Review does not process classified or confidential documents or material that contains trade secrets.

How to Use This Form Guidance for completing key portions of the form is provided below. Further assistance and answers to specific questions can be obtained by contacting Document Review, ext. 4-3118.

Submission Requirements Authors/originators must complete Part I to fully identify the document or web site and intended mode of release. They can sign Part I and obtain management approval, then provide this form to Document Review Services, MS 111-120, along with two copies of the document or the web-site URL. Alternatively, authors can email this form and material to
docrev@techreports.jpl.nasa.gov; management approval will be obtained by Document Review after receipt.

Special Rules Govern Oral Presentations Clearances can be issued for oral presentations—including full papers read in front of an audience—on the basis of an abstract if the presentation will not be published in any form (including handouts). Once cleared, the abstract itself can be published. Authors should submit the abstract, along with signed copies of this form and JPL Form 2785, Author Certification for Oral Presentation/Poster Session Paper, to Document Review, MS 111-120. (Both forms can be downloaded from http://forms.) The same rules apply to poster session papers—displayed material can be cleared on the basis of an abstract, unless handouts are used.

In addition, a two-step process can be used to give authors more time to prepare presentations intended for publication—for example, in the case of foreign travel, when a clearance has to be issued four weeks in advance of the travel, or in the case when submission for publication will not occur until after the meeting:

Step 1) The abstract is cleared (for the foreign travel package submitted to Legislative/International Affairs; or for oral dissemination, without handouts, of the presentation at the meeting). Step 2) The full-text presentation is cleared (before the author travels to the foreign meeting; or before the presentation is submitted for postmeeting publication).

Transfer of Copyright Authors/originators who have received a transfer of copyright form from the publisher of a journal article or meeting paper must send it unsigned to Document Review for processing because Caltech is the copyright owner of any JPL material that is produced as “work for hire.” Document Reviewers sign and maintain records of copyright transfers.

Author(s) Identify all authors in order to establish a record for indexing.

Section or Project Level Approval Approval at the section or project manager level or above is required for all documents or web sites to be externally released or accessible, with the exception of abstracts, which may be approved by group supervisors. The signatory attests to the technical accuracy of the document or web site.

Account Code or Task Order This information is required to assist in identifying organizational responsibility. Direct charges are not incurred for the review and clearance process.

Web Sites Material to be issued via the jpl.nasa.gov domain with accessibility from outside that domain must be approved by Document Review prior to release. There is one exception: Clearance is not requried if an externally accessible web site is password-protected and contains no new technology.

Brochures Material in this category is frequently promotional and usually geared to a general audience; graphics are typically used to enhance the presentation of information.

Newsletters Most newsletters are issued on a regular or periodic basis to provide updates about progress of an ongoing activity.

Publications JPL Publications are issued to disseminate significant scientific and/or technical information that is complete within boundaries of subject matter and time and that represents a contribution to existing knowledge. They are considered to be in the public domain and therefore are not registered with the U.S. Copyright Office. The supervisor of the Documentation Services Group, ext. 4-3006, coordinates production and distribution of JPL Publications.

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