[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1203.402]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart D_Guides for Original Classification

 

Sec. 1203.402  Classifying material other than documentation.



    Items of equipment or other physical objects may be classified only 

where classified information may be derived by visual observation of 

internal or external appearance, structure, operation, test, application 

or use. The overall classification assigned to equipment or objects 

shall be at least as high as the highest classification of any of the 

items of information which may be revealed by the equipment or objects, 

but may be higher if the classifying authority determines that the sum 

of classified or unclassified information warrants such higher 

classification. In every instance where classification of an item of 

equipment or object is determined to be warranted, such determination 

must be based on a finding that there is at least one aspect of the item 

or object which requires protection. If mere knowledge of the existence 

of the equipment or object would compromise or nullify the reason or 

justification for its classification, the fact of its existence should 

be classified.