[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 18, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 18CFR3a.1] [Page 42] TITLE 18--CONSERVATION OF POWER AND WATER RESOURCES CHAPTER I--FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PART 3a_NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents Sec. 3a.1 Purpose. General Sec. 3a.1 Purpose. 3a.2 Authority. Classification 3a.11 Classification of official information. 3a.12 Authority to classify official information. 3a.13 Classification responsibility and procedure. Declassification and Downgrading 3a.21 Authority to downgrade and declassify. 3a.22 Declassification and downgrading. 3a.23 Review of classified material for declassification purposes. Classification Markings and Special Notations 3a.31 Classification markings and special notations. Access to Classified Materials 3a.41 Access requirements. Security Officers 3a.51 Designation of security officers. Storage and Custody of Classified Information 3a.61 Storage and custody of classified information. Accountability for Classified Material 3a.71 Accountability for classified material. Transmittal of Classified Material 3a.81 Transmittal of classified material. Data Index System 3a.91 Data index system. Authority: E.O. 11652 (37 FR 5209, March 10, 1972), National Security Council Directive of May 17, 1972 (37 FR 10053, May 19, 1972), sec. 309 of the Federal Power Act (49 Stat. 858, 859; 16 U.S.C. 825h) and sec. 16 of the Natural Gas Act (52 Stat. 830; 15 U.S.C. 717o). Source: Order 470, 38 FR 5161, Feb. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted. General This part 3a describes the Federal Power Commission program to govern the classification, downgrading, declassification, and safeguarding of national security information. The provisions and requirements cited herein are applicable to the entire agency except that material pertaining to personnel security shall be safeguarded by the Personnel Security Officer and shall not be considered classified material for the purpose of this part.