1 - The Black Vault

Patent Reviews: The Document Declassification Division. Office ofNuclear and
National Security Infonnation. screened 45 new Patent Applications at the Patent
and Tzademark Office and the Office of General Counsel. The determination of
'Secrecy Not Required' was made on the applications.
Media Interest: No
DOE Contact: Jim Greening;SO-223, (301) 903-5929
Evelyn J. Self, SO-223, (301) 903-8004
The Office of Nuclear and National Security Information (ONNSI) Completes
Audit of Microfilm from the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA): ONNSI completed the review of the last two EOPLANs of microfilmed
collections from NARA during the week of January 16-19. Effort during this last
week ofNARA microfilm work consisted of surveying the final two sman
EOPLANs and completion of an audit OD another plan. The review of the
microfilmed collections began on August 21, 2000, and continued through
January 19, 2001. During the 5-month project, the reviewers completed 32
Executive order collections from NARA consisting of approximately 8,200 rolls of
microfilmed documents and 800 microfiched reports. The equivalent paper volume
of these collections total just over 20 miUion pages. A dozen other collections.
totaling approximately 1.5 million pages, were originally identified by NARA as
being on microfilm and requiring review. However, these collections were either
labeled incorrectly, consisted ofpaper only. or are still under agency review.
Consequently, the microfilm project was completed earlier than the original
anticipated completion date ofMarch 2001. Metrics: For the week: The survey
tearn exaritined 229 microficbe reports, 6 rolls ofmicrofilm, and audited 24 reels of
microfilm; For Fiscal Year 2001: The Document Declassification Division
(DDD), ONNSI bas examined an equivalent total of 11.1 million pages on
microfilm; For the Program : Since the beginning of the microfilm program in
August 2000, the equivalent of 17.6 million pages have been reviewed in 32
EOPLANs. This bas resulted in a total of20.2 million pages being made available
to the public from these EOPLANs. The chart below reports tbe final status of
completed EOPLANs, on microfilm from NARA, audited or surveyed by DDD.
Typlt or
Charactltriution
Nomber or
EOPLAN
COlJKtlOIlf
(;om Ittcc!)
Week ofJan. 11>-19 Cumulative Through Jan. 19,
2001
.....
RIl'Yf_tdln
Cornpldtd
EOPLANS
(In millions)
..
Total Pa.lts
EOPLANS
C'Omplltttd
fin millions)
Numbuor
[OPLAN
CoUKtlonl
(t°rllplded)
PalU
Rewitwed In
ComplltCM
EOPLANS
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TotaJ Pa.lft
in compleC~
EOPLANS
lin milliolU)
Survty 2 0.098 0.098 32 17.6 20.2
Audit 1 0.13 0.13 I 0.13 0.13
Media Interest: No