[Title 32 CFR 705.2]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE]
[Subtitle A - Department of Defense (Continued)]
[Chapter Vi - DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY]
[Subchapter A - UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS]
[Part 705 - PUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS]
[Sec. 705.2 - Chief of Information and the Office of Information (CHINFO).]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


32NATIONAL DEFENSE52002-07-012002-07-01false705.2Sec. 705.2NATIONAL DEFENSEDepartment of Defense (Continued)DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYUNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDSPUBLIC AFFAIRS REGULATIONS
Sec. 705.2  Chief of Information and the Office of Information (CHINFO).

    (a) The Chief of Information is the direct representative of the 
Secretary of the Navy and of the Chief of Naval Operations in all public 
affairs and internal relations matters. As such, the Chief of 
Information has the authority to implement public affairs and internal 
relations policies and to coordinate Navy and Marine Corps public 
affairs and internal relations activities of mutual interest.
    (b) The Chief of Information will keep Navy commands informed of 
Department of Defense policies and requirements. No command within the

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Department of the Navy, except Headquarters, Marine Corps, will deal 
directly with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public 
Affairs) on public affairs matters unless authorized to do so by the 
Chief of Information.
    (c) The Chief of Information will be consulted on all Navy public 
affairs and internal relations matters and informed of all operations 
and proposed plans and policies which have national or international 
(and in the case of audio-visual material, regional) public affairs 
aspects.
    (d) The Chief of Information heads the Navy Office of Information, 
the Navy Internal Relations Activity (NIRA), the Office of Information 
Branch Offices (NAVINFOs), the Navy Public Affairs Center (NAVPACENs) 
and the Fleet Home Town News Center (FHTNC). In addition, the Chief of 
Information has responsibility (on behalf of the Secretary of the Navy 
as Executive Agent for the Department of Defense) for the High School 
News Service and has operational control of the U.S. Navy Band, 
Washington, DC.
    (e) The Navy Office of Information Branch Offices (NAVINFOs) are 
located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. 
As representatives of the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval 
Operations, and Chief of Information, the NAVINFOs have a primary 
mission of providing direct liaison with local and regional mass 
communications media.
    (1) The function of the NAVINFOs are as follows:
    (i) Establish and maintain close personal relationships with local 
television, radio, film, publishing, and other mass-media organizations 
including minority-group-oriented media.
    (ii) Seek ways through these media to inform the public about naval 
personnel and activities.
    (iii) Provide assistance to media organizations and respond to their 
interest in Navy programs, stories, and features. In this regard, 
maintain informal liaison with various information offices afloat and 
ashore in order to respond to requests from local media representatives, 
particularly those from inland areas, who desire to visit fleet units or 
activities ashore.
    (iv) Provide advice on Navy cooperation and assistance, as 
appropriate, to representatives of national industrial and commercial 
organizations, including advertising agencies.
    (v) Maintain a library of Navy motion picture films for use by local 
television stations, distribute news films and audio material, and 
otherwise perform normal audio-visual functions at the local level.
    (vi) Provide personnel and other assistance as appropriate, to 
special Command Information Bureaus and public information staffs of 
other naval activities as directed by the Chief of Information.
    (vii) Advise the Chief of Information on current trends and 
significant problems relating to local media requirements.
    (viii) Seek ways to support the long-range goals and immediate 
priorities of the Navy.
    (ix) Provide advice and assistance in the placement of news and 
feature materials to the field activities of the Navy Recruiting 
Command.
    (x) Perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Chief of 
Information.
    (2) Additionally, NAVINFO Los Angeles is the Navy representative for 
all appropriate liaison with motion picture and network television 
offices in the Hollywood area. Naval activities will channel all 
requests for information or assistance from these media to NAVINFO Los 
Angeles, which will coordinate with CHINFO.
    (3) Additionally, NAVINFO New York is the Navy representative for 
all appropriate liaison with television and radio networks in the New 
York area and with magazine and book publishers in that area. Requests 
for assistance originating from these media should be directed to 
NAVINFO New York, which will coordinate with CHINFO.
    (4) Except as specifically directed by CHINFO, the Branch Offices do 
not have responsibility or authority for community relations or internal 
relations.
    (5) Direct liaison between NAVINFOs and Naval District public 
affairs offices, Navy recruiters and other naval activities afloat and 
ashore is encouraged.

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    (f) Areas covered by the respective offices are:
    (1) NAVINFO Atlanta: Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, 
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Southern West Virginia.
    (2) NAVINFO Boston: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 
Island, and Vermont.
    (3) NAVINFO Chicago: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Northern West 
Virginia.
    (4) NAVINFO Dallas: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, 
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
    (5) NAVINFO Los Angeles: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, 
Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
    (6) NAVINFO New York: Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, 
and Pennsylvania.
    (g) The Navy Public Affairs Centers (NAVPACENs) are located in 
Norfolk and San Diego. The centers have a primary mission of producing 
Navy stories for dissemination to the media through normal information 
channels.
    (1) The following tasks are included among the functions of the 
NAVPACENs.
    (i) Produce written, audio and photographic feature public 
information material about fleet and shore personnel, units and 
activities, as coordinated with and approved for policy and concept by 
the respective fleet and shore commander concerned.
    (ii) Serve as public affairs emergency reaction teams/resource 
personnel responsive to the requirements of the CNO and CHINFO, and when 
feasible and appropriate and as approved by CNO or CHINFO, serve as 
public affairs emergency reaction teams/resource personnel in support of 
Fleet Commanders.
    (iii) Develop feature material to support the long range goals and 
the immediate priorities of the Navy. Direct liaison is authorized with 
the Navy Recruiting Command, Recruiting Areas, Recruiting Districts, and 
other Commanders as appropriate to achieve this function.
    (iv) Perform such other tasks as may be assigned by the Chief of 
Information.
    (2) NAVPACENs will have no public affairs news media 
responsibilities which conflict with the basic public affairs 
responsibilities of Fleet Commanders-in-Chief. Specifically, NAVPACENs 
are excluded from responding to news media queries, releasing news 
information, arranging news media embarkations, or any other day-to-day 
news media services concerning the respective fleets. These 
responsibilities remain with the Fleet Commander.
    (3) NAVPACENs have no direct responsibility or authority for 
community relations or internal relations and shall defer in these areas 
to the cognizant Naval District Commandant.
    (4) Direct liaison with Fleet Commanders-in-Chief and NAVINFOs is 
appropriate and authorized. As approved by the Fleet CINCs, direct 
liaison with forces afloat and shore activities under the Fleet CINCs is 
appropriate.
    (5) NAVPACENs will carry out their mission and functions in such a 
manner as not to interfere with the public affairs responsibilities of 
the District Commandants.

[44 FR 6389, Feb. 1, 1979]