ML20231A475
| ML20231A475 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/10/2020 |
| From: | Stephanie Blaney NRC/OCIO |
| To: | Ravnitzky M - No Known Affiliation |
| References | |
| FOIA, NRC-2020-000282 | |
| Download: ML20231A475 (2) | |
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)
RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF NRC-2020-000282 1 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE TYPE INTERIM FINAL REQUESTER: DATE:
Michael Ravnitzky 8/10/2020 DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:
A copy of the NRC's Twitter Clearance Process/Policy and the Social Media Clearance Process/Policy for posting content on the agency's Twitter or other Social Media accounts PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED The NRC has made some, or all, of the requested records publicly available through one or more of the following means:
(1) https://www.nrc.gov; (2) public ADAMS, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html; (3) microfiche available in the NRC Public Document Room; or FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home.
Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (See Part I.D -- Comments) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.
We are continuing to process your request.
See Part I.D -- Comments.
PART I.A -- FEES You will be billed by NRC for the amount indicated. Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, AMOUNT you will not be charged fees.
You will receive a refund for the amount indicated.
$0.00 Due to our delayed response, you will not be Fees waived. charged search and/or duplication fees that would otherwise be applicable to your request.
PART I.B -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE We did not locate any agency records responsive to your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records as not subject to the FOIA ("exclusions"). See 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it should not be taken to mean that any excluded records do, or do not, exist.
We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and for the reasons stated, in Part II.
Because this is an interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination.
You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response. If you submit an appeal by mail, address it to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-2 F43, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. You may submit an appeal by e-mail to FOIA.resource@nrc.gov. You may fax an appeal to (301) 415-5130. Or you may submit an appeal through FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Please be sure to include on your submission that it is a FOIA Appeal.
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foia/contact-foia.html, or by calling the FOIA Public Liaison at (301) 415-1276.
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)
RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF NRC-2020-000282 1 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE TYPE INTERIM FINAL PART I.D -- COMMENTS Please note:
The publicly available Management Directive (MD 5.5 Public Affairs Program) contains policy information regarding the agencys official presence on social media. That Management Directive can be found on NRC's public web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/management-directives/.
MD 5.5 Public Affairs Program
- 9. Oversees the NRC social media program including (a) Designating specific OPA staff to establish and manage agency platforms and post content, and determining which sites/platforms will be used for NRC communication.
(b) Ensuring adherence to Federal records and paperwork reduction regulations in posting, maintaining and archiving content on NRC platforms, and ensuring that content excludes prohibited verbiage including but not limited to allegations, threats, personal attacks, political campaigning, surveys, and collection of PII.
(c) Ensuring that OPA employees work with offices and regions wanting to initiate sub-agency-level Twitter accounts.
(d) Ensuring OPA staff assists employees wishing to post content on social media sites not managed by the NRC to, as appropriate, ensure consistency of messages, benefit of the posting to the agency, and clear separation between personal opinion and official NRC information.
(e) Ensuring development of and adherence to standard operating procedures for social media platforms used by the NRC.
USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA A. The NRC has enabled the use of selected social media and Web-based interactive technologies, such as blogs and social networks, as another way to enhance external communication to ensure transparency and assist the public to understand the activities of the agency.
B. When NRC employees use agency assets to engage in social media activities, it is critical that they understand and comply with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Agencywide Rules of Behavior for Authorized Computer Use (ML17244A084 - publicly available).
C. OPA establishes NRC official sites and accounts and oversees the use of social media services used for NRC official communication. In coordination with OPA, NRC offices may designate authorized NRC employees to work with OPA to create content for these platforms. Similar to the process used for managing the NRC Web site, this allows the agency to establish a single point-of-contact for the public to interact with the NRC on specific social media platforms, while allowing for the decentralized creation of content. In some very limited cases, individual NRC offices may create their own Twitter accounts in consultation with OPA.
OPSM Standard Operating Procedures (ML20211L789) is also publicly available.
Records with a ML Accession Number are publicly available in the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http:www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. If you need assistance in obtaining these records, please contact the NRC's Public Documents Room (PDR) at 301-415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209, or by Email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Designee Stephanie A. Blaney Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney Date: 2020.08.10 06:10:40 -04'00'