[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 6]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 32CFR2800.5]



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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

    CHAPTER XXVIII--OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

 

PART 2800_SECURITY PROCEDURES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  2800.5  Policies.



    (a) Basic policy. Except as provided in the Atomic Energy Act of 

1943, as amended, Executive Order 12065, as implemented by ISOO 

Directive No. 1, provides the only basis for classifying information. It 

is the policy of this office to make available to the public as much 

information concerning its activities as possible consistent with the 

need to protect the national security. Accordingly, security 

classification shall be applied only to protect the national security.

    (b) Duration of classification. Classification shall not be 

continued longer than necessary for the protection of national security. 

Each decision to classify requires a simultaneous determination of the 

duration such classification must remain in effect. For further 

guidance, refer to sections 1-401 and 1-402, E.O. 12065.

    (c) Declassification. Declassification of information shall be given 

emphasis comparable to that accorded to classification. Decisions 

concerning declassification shall be based on the loss of the 

information's sensitivity with the passage of time or upon the 

occurrence of a declassification event. For further guidance, refer to 

sections 3-102, 3-103 and 3-104 of E.O. 12065.

    (d) Systematic review for declassification. Systematic review for 

declassification will be in accordance with sections 3-204, 3-401 and 3-

503 of E.O. 12065.

    (e) Mandatory review requests. Requests from a member of the public, 

a government employee, or an agency, to declassify and release 

information will be acted upon within 60 days provided the request 

reasonably identifies the information. After review, the information or 

any reasonably segregable portion thereof that no longer requires 

protection, shall be declassified and released, except as provided in 

section 3-503, E.O. 12065, unless withholding is otherwise warranted 

under applicable law.

    (f) Classification guides. The Chief Counsel, National Security 

Council, has determined that, in view of the limited amount of material 

originally classified by this office, the preparation and publication of 

classification guides is not required.

    (g) Access to Classified Information by historical researchers and 

former Presidential appointees. Access may be granted under the 

provisions of section 4-3 of E.O. 12065; however, access is permissive 

and not mandatory.