[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 15, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 15CFR2008.8] [Page 457] TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE CHAPTER XX--OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE PART 2008_REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065; OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE--Table of Contents Subpart C_Derivative Classification Sec. 2008.8 Definition and application. Derivative classification is the act of assigning a level of classification to information that is determined to be the same in substance as information that is currently classified. Thus, derivative classification may be accomplished by any person cleared for access to that level of information, regardless of whether the person has original classification authority at that level.