[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR2001.15]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
CHAPTER XX--INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND 
                         RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 2001_CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A_Classification
 
Sec. 2001.15  Classification guides [2.2].

    (a) Preparation of classification guides. Originators of 
classification guides are encouraged to consult users of guides for 
input when developing or updating guides. When possible, originators of 
classification guides are encouraged to communicate within their 
agencies and with other agencies that are developing guidelines for 
similar activities to ensure the consistency and uniformity of 
classification decisions. Each agency

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shall maintain a list of its classification guides in use.
    (b) General content of classification guides. Classification guides 
shall, at a minimum:
    (1) Identify the subject matter of the classification guide;
    (2) Identify the original classification authority by name or 
personal identifier, and position;
    (3) Identify an agency point-of-contact or points-of-contact for 
questions regarding the classification guide;
    (4) Provide the date of issuance or last review;
    (5) State precisely the elements of information to be protected;
    (6) State which classification level applies to each element of 
information, and, when useful, specify the elements of information that 
are unclassified;
    (7) State, when applicable, special handling caveats;
    (8) Prescribe declassification instructions or the exemption 
category from automatic declassification at 25 years, as approved by the 
ISCAP under section 3.3(d) of the Order and listed in Sec. 2001.21(e) 
of subpart B, for each element of information; and
    (9) State a concise reason for classification which, at a minimum, 
cites the applicable classification category or categories in section 
1.4 of the Order.
    (c) Dissemination of classification guides. Classification guides 
shall be disseminated as widely as necessary to ensure the proper and 
uniform derivative classification of information.
    (d) Reviewing and updating classification guides. (1) Classification 
guides, including guides created under prior orders, shall be reviewed 
and updated as circumstances require, but, in any event, at least once 
every five years. Updated instructions for guides first created under 
prior orders shall comply with the requirements of the Order and this 
part.
    (2) Originators of classification guides are encouraged to consult 
the users of guides for input when reviewing or updating guides. Also, 
users of classification guides are encouraged to notify the originator 
of the guide when they acquire information that suggests the need for 
change in the instructions contained in the guide.