[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: 14CFR1203.800]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

  Subpart H_Delegation of Authority to Make Determinations in Original 

                         Classification Matters

 

Sec. 1203.800  Delegations.



    Source: 62 FR 54380, Oct. 20, 1997, unless otherwise noted.





    (a) The NASA officials listed in paragraph (b) (1) and (2) of this 

section are authorized to make, modify, or eliminate security 

classification assignments to information under their jurisdiction for 

which NASA has original classification authority. Such actions shall be 

in accordance with currently applicable criteria, guidelines, laws, and 

regulations, and they shall be subject to any contrary determination 

that has been made by the Senior Agency Official for Classified National 

Security Information, or by any other NASA official authorized to make 

such a determination. The Director, Security Management Office, is 

designated to act as the Senior Agency Official for Classified National 

Security Information. The NASA officials listed in paragraph (b)(3) of 

the section are authorized to declassify top Secret security 

classification assignments over 25 years old to information under their 

jurisdiction for which NASA has original classification authority. The 

NASA officials listed in paragraphs (b)(4) of this section are 

authorized to declassify Secret and Confidential security classification 

assignments to information under their jurisdiction for which NASA has 

original classification authority.

    (b) Designated officials--(1) TOP SECRET Classification Authority. 

(i) Administrator.

    (ii) Deputy Administrator.

    (iii) Associate Deputy Administrator.

    (iv) Associate Deputy Administrator (Technical).

    (v) Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security 

Information.

    (2) SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL Classification Authority. Officials 

listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

    (3) Declassification Authority, Top Secret Assignments over 25 years 

Old. (i) Agency Security Program Manager, NASA Headquarters.

    (ii) Such other officials as may be delegated declassification 

authority, in



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writing, by the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security 

Information.

    (4) Declassification Authority, Secret and Confidential. (i) 

Security Administrative Team Leader, Headquarters NASA.

    (ii) Such other officials as may be delegated declassification 

authority, in writing, by the Senior Agency Official for Classified 

National Security Information.

    (c) Written requests for original classification authority or 

declassification authority shall be forwarded to the Senior Agency 

Official for Classified National Security Information, with appropriate 

justification appended thereto.

    (d) The Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security 

Information shall maintain a list of all delegations of original 

classification of declassification authority by name or title of the 

position held.

    (e) The Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security 

Information shall conduct a periodic review of delegation lists to 

ensure that the officials so designated have demonstrated a continuing 

need to exercise such authority.

    (f) Original classification authority shall not be delegated to 

persons who only reproduce, extract, or summarize classified 

information, or who only apply classification markings derived from 

source material or as directed by a classification guide.