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Security Notice
This web site is part of a Federal computer system used to accomplish Federal functions.
The Department of Energy uses software programs to monitor this web site for security
purposes to ensure it remains available to all users and to protect information
in the system. By accessing this web site, you are expressly consenting to these
monitoring activities.
Unauthorized attempts to defeat or circumvent security features, to use the system
for other than intended purposes, to deny service to authorized users, to access,
obtain, alter, damage, or destroy information, or otherwise to interfere with the
system or its operation is prohibited. Evidence of such acts may be disclosed to
law enforcement authorities and result in criminal prosecution under the Computer
Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection
Act of 1996, codified at section 1030 of Title 18 of the United States Code, or
other applicable criminal laws.
General Disclaimer
This system is made available by an agency of the United States Government. Neither
the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees,
makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product
or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned
rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service
by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute
or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government
or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of originators expressed herein do
not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency
thereof.
Privacy Notice
We collect no personal information about you when you visit a DOE Web site, unless
otherwise stated, unless you choose to provide this information to us. However,
we collect and store certain information automatically. What we collect and store
automatically is:
- the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the domain from which you access the Internet
(i.e. 123.456.789.012) whether yours individually or provided as a proxy by your
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- the date and time you access our site
- the pages you peruse (recorded by the text and graphics files that compose that
page)
- and, the Internet address of the Website from which you linked directly to our site.
We use the summary statistics to help us make our site more useful to visitors,
such as assessing what information is of most and least interest to visitors, and
for other purposes such as determining the site's technical design specifications
and identifying system performance or problem areas.
This information is NOT shared with anyone beyond the support staff to this home
page, except when required by Law Enforcement investigation, and is used only as
a source of anonymous statistical information.
Comments Sent by E-Mail
You may choose to provide us with personal information, as in an e-mail message
containing your comments or questions. We use this information to improve our service
to you or to respond to your request. There are times when your message is forwarded,
as e-mail, to other Department of Energy employees who may be better able to help
you. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations, we do not share our e-mail
with any other outside organizations.
Send comments and questions about this page to
Ella.McNeil@em.doe.gov
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