[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR8.2]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 8_NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 8.2  Original classification authority.

    (a) The Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has 
the authority to classify information originally as TOP SECRET, as 
designated by the President in the Federal Register, Vol 47, No. 91, May 
11, 1982, in accordance with section 1.2(a)(2), E.O. 12356.
    (b) In accordance with section 1.2(d)(2), E.O. 12356, the following 
positions have been delegated ORIGINAL TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION 
AUTHORITY by the Director, FEMA:
    (1) Deputy Director, FEMA
    (2) Associate Director, National Preparedness Directorate
    (3) Director, Office of Security
    (c) The positions delegated original Top Secret Classification 
Authority in paragraph (b) of this section, are also delegated Original 
Secret and Confidential Classification Authority by virtue of this 
delegation. The following positions have been delegated Original Secret 
and Original Confidential Classification Authority:
    (1) Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support.
    (2) Regional Directors.

Any further delegation of original classification authority, for any 
classification level, will be accomplished only by the Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    (d) The positions delegated ORIGINAL TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION 
AUTHORITY in paragraph (b) of this section, are also delegated ORIGINAL 
SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY by virtue of this 
delegation. The positions delegated ORIGINAL SECRET CLASSIFICATION 
AUTHORITY in paragraph (c) of this section, are also delegated ORIGINAL 
CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY by virtue of this delegation. Any 
further delegation of original classification authority, for any 
classification level, will be accomplished only by the Director of FEMA.

[49 FR 24518, June 14, 1984 as amended at 51 FR 34605, Sept. 30, 1986; 
53 FR 47210, Nov. 22, 1989; 56 FR 32328, July 16, 1991]