550.28—Publications and acknowledgment of support.
(a) Publications.
REE Agencies and the Federal Government shall enjoy a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable right to reproduce, publish or otherwise use, and to authorize others to use, any materials developed in conjunction with a nonassistance cooperative agreement or contract under such an agreement.
(b)
(1)
Cooperators shall acknowledge ARS, Economics Research Service (ERS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) support, whether cash or in-kind, in any publications written or published with Federal support and, if feasible, on any publication reporting the results of, or describing, a Federally supported activity as follows:
“This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, __ (insert Agency name) __ under Agreement No. (Cooperator should enter the applicable agreement number here).”
(2)
All such material must also contain the following disclaimer unless the publication is formally cleared by the awarding agency:
“Any opinions, findings, conclusion, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
(3)
Any public or technical information related to work carried out under a non assistance cooperative agreement shall be submitted by the developing party to the other for advice and comment. Information released to the public shall describe the contributions of both parties to the work effort. In the event of a dispute, a separate publication may be made with effective statements of acknowledgment and disclaimer.
(c) Media.
Cooperators shall acknowledge awarding Agency support, as indicated in § 550.28(b) above, in any form of media (print, DVD, audio production, etc.) produced with Federal support that has a direct production cost to the Cooperator of over $5,000. Unless the terms of the Federal award provide otherwise, this requirement does not apply to:
(2)
Media produced as research instruments or for documenting experimentation or findings and intended for presentation or distribution to a USDA/REE audience.