[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: 32CFR2001.32]

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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 C_Declassification
 
Sec. 2001.32  Declassification guides [3.3].

    (a) Preparation of declassification guides. Declassification guides 
shall be prepared to facilitate the declassification of information 
contained in records determined to be of permanent historical value. 
When it is sufficiently detailed and understandable, and identified for 
both purposes, a classification guide may also be used as a 
declassification guide.
    (b) General content of declassification guides. Declassification 
guides shall, at a minimum:
    (1) Identify the subject matter of the declassification guide;
    (2) Identify the original declassification authority by name or 
personal identifier, and position;
    (3) Provide the date of issuance or last review;
    (4) State precisely the categories or elements of information:
    (i) To be declassified;
    (ii) To be downgraded; or
    (iii) Not to be declassified.
    (5) Identify any related files series that have been exempted from 
automatic declassification pursuant to section 3.3(c) of the Order;
    (6) To the extent a guide is used in conjunction with the automatic 
declassification provisions in section 3.3 of the Order, state precisely 
the elements of information to be exempted from declassification to 
include:
    (i) The appropriate exemption category listed in section 3.3(b) of 
the Order, and, when citing the exemption category listed in section 
3.3(b)(9) of the Order, specify the applicable statute, treaty or 
international agreement; and
    (ii) A date or event for declassification.
    (c) External review. Agencies shall submit declassification guides 
for review to the Director of ISOO. To the extent such guides are used 
in conjunction with the automatic declassification provisions in section 
3.3 of the Order, the Director shall submit them for approval by the 
Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel. Agencies that have 
submitted a declassification guide to the ISCAP may use

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the guide while waiting for ISCAP approval, unless otherwise notified by 
the Panel's Executive Secretary.
    (d) Internal review and update. Agency declassification guides shall 
be reviewed and updated as circumstances require, but at least once 
every five years. Each agency shall maintain a list of its 
declassification guides in use.