[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: 14CFR1203.703]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart G_Foreign Government Information

 

Sec. 1203.703  Declassification.



    (a) Information classified in accordance with Sec. 1203.400 shall 

not be declassified automatically as a result of any unofficial 

publication or inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure in the United 

States or abroad of identical or similar information.

    (b) Following consultation with the Archivist of the United States 

and where appropriate, with the foreign government or international 

organization concerned and with the assistance of the Department of 

State, NASA will



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issue guidelines for the systematic review of 30-year old foreign 

government information that will apply to foreign government information 

of primary concern to NASA. These guidelines are authorized for use by 

the Archivist of the United States and, with the approval of NASA, by an 

agency having custody of such information. The Chairperson, NASA 

Information Security Program Committee, will initiate administrative 

functions necessary to effect review of these guidelines at least once 

every 5 years and submit recommendations to the Administrator based on 

these reviews. If, after applying the guidelines to 30-year old foreign 

government information, a determination is made by the reviewer that 

classification is necessary, a date for declassification or DECLASSIFY 

ON: Originating Agency's Determination Required or ``OADR'' shall be 

shown on the face of the document.

    (c) Requests for mandatory review for declassification of foreign 

government information shall be processed and acted upon in accordance 

with the provisions of Sec. 1203.603 except that foreign government 

information will be declassified only in accordance with the guidelines 

developed for that purpose under Sec. 1203.702 and after consultation 

with other Government agencies with subject matter interest as 

necessary. In those cases where these guidelines cannot be applied to 

the foreign government information requested, the foreign originator 

normally should be consulted, through appropriate channels, prior to 

final action on the request. However, when the responsible NASA 

installation knows the foreign originator's view toward declassification 

or continued classification of the types of information requested, 

consultation with the foreign originator is not necessary.

    (d) Requests for mandatory review for declassification of foreign 

government information which NASA has not received or classified shall 

be referred to the Government agency having a primary interest. The 

requestor shall be advised of the referral.



[44 FR 34913, June 18, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 5893, Feb. 9, 1983]