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FAL-TR-17-002

On classification by behavior rather than presumed source

Technical Report record from the Persistent Signal Catalog program. The public record identifies the access state, docket, and request path before any controlled material is reviewed.

Public abstract

The policy paper that moved the Laboratories' public catalog away from speculative source labels and toward observable behavior. It remains the language standard for public findings.

Citation

Frances Okafor. "On classification by behavior rather than presumed source." FAL-TR-17-002. Technical Report. Fundamental Acoustics Laboratories, 2017. Docket PSC-TAX-2017.

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Holding
Holding ID
FAL-HOLD-TR17002-2017
Extent
32 pages, public record card
Format
public abstract and requestable record card
Language
English
Rights
Copyright Fundamental Acoustics Laboratories. Public abstracts may be cited with report ID and docket.
Request path
Records-office request through public correspondence

Contents

  • Class I, II, and III definitions
  • Why source labels are delayed
  • Public-facing language guidance
  • Reviewer examples and counterexamples
Public packet
  • public abstract
  • contents index
  • citation card
  • related-record links
Release boundary
  • abstract and contents are public
  • figures, tables, and raw records may be restricted
  • researchers should cite the docket when requesting review copies
Revision history
2017-06-30

Record issued

Technical Report record opened under docket PSC-TAX-2017.

2026-01-15

Public access review

Access state confirmed as open abstract by Research Records Office.

Access note

Open abstract
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