[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: 14CFR1203.403]



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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. 1203.403  State-of-the-art and intelligence.



    A logical approach to classification requires consideration of the 

extent to which the same or similar information available from 

intelligence sources is known or is available to others. It is also 

important to consider whether it is known publicly, either domestically 

or internationally, that the United States has the information or even 

is interested in the subject matter. The known state-of-the-art in other 

nations



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is an additional substantive factor requiring consideration.