Written Report Completeness Obligation Applied to Threatened Species Finding
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/83#Written_Report_Completeness_Obligation_Applied_to_Threatened_Species_Finding
Properties
Instance of
WrittenReportCompletenessObligationtoPublicRegulatoryAuthority
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#WrittenReportCompletenessObligationtoPublicRegulatoryAuthority
Applied to
Written environmental assessment report submitted to public authority for development approval
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits
Concrete expression
Engineer A's obligation to include the threatened species finding in the formal written environmental assessment report submitted to the public authority — rather than merely disclosing it verbally to the client — reflects the principle that written reports submitted to public regulatory authorities must be complete and not selectively omit material findings adverse to the client's development interests
Confidence
0.94
Importance
high
Interpretation
The public authority's regulatory decision-making function depends on the completeness of the written record before it — verbal disclosure to the client does not substitute for written report inclusion when the public authority is the ultimate decision-maker
Invoked by
Engineer A Environmental Firm Principal
Tension resolution
The written report completeness obligation to the public regulatory authority supersedes any client preference to limit disclosure to verbal notification, requiring Engineer A to include the threatened species finding in the formal written report
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion.
Text references
Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion.
It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information.
under NSPE Code Section II.3.a., engineers have an obligation to be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports.
TTL
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owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Written Report Completeness Obligation Applied to Threatened Species Finding" ;
proeth:appliedto "Written environmental assessment report submitted to public authority for development approval" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client Loyalty",
"Faithful Agent Obligation Within Ethical Limits" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's obligation to include the threatened species finding in the formal written environmental assessment report submitted to the public authority — rather than merely disclosing it verbally to the client — reflects the principle that written reports submitted to public regulatory authorities must be complete and not selectively omit material findings adverse to the client's development interests" ;
proeth:confidence "0.94" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "83" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "83" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The public authority's regulatory decision-making function depends on the completeness of the written record before it — verbal disclosure to the client does not substitute for written report inclusion when the public authority is the ultimate decision-maker" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Environmental Firm Principal" ;
proeth:principleclass "Written Report Completeness Obligation to Public Regulatory Authority" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The written report completeness obligation to the public regulatory authority supersedes any client preference to limit disclosure to verbal notification, requiring Engineer A to include the threatened species finding in the formal written report" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A, therefore, had an obligation to include it in the written report and advise the client of its inclusion.",
"It would be reasonable to assume that the public authority approving the development would be interested in this information.",
"under NSPE Code Section II.3.a., engineers have an obligation to be objective and truthful in professional reports, statements, or testimony and include all relevant and pertinent information in such reports." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 83 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T19:15:08.292080"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 83 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
83
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00
First case
83
Generated
2026-02-27T19:04:02.625201+00:00
Attributed to
Case 83 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T19:15:08.292080
Generated by
ProEthica Case 83 Extraction