[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 44CFR8.2]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 8_NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  8.2  Original classification authority.



    (a) The Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has 

the authority to classify information originally as TOP SECRET, as 

designated by the President in the Federal Register, Vol 47, No. 91, May 

11, 1982, in accordance with section 1.2(a)(2), E.O. 12356.

    (b) In accordance with section 1.2(d)(2), E.O. 12356, the following 

positions have been delegated ORIGINAL TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION 

AUTHORITY by the Director, FEMA:

    (1) Deputy Director, FEMA

    (2) Associate Director, National Preparedness Directorate

    (3) Director, Office of Security

    (c) The positions delegated original Top Secret Classification 

Authority in paragraph (b) of this section, are also delegated Original 

Secret and Confidential Classification Authority by virtue of this 

delegation. The following positions have been delegated Original Secret 

and Original Confidential Classification Authority:

    (1) Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support.

    (2) Regional Directors.



Any further delegation of original classification authority, for any 

classification level, will be accomplished only by the Director of the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    (d) The positions delegated ORIGINAL TOP SECRET CLASSIFICATION 

AUTHORITY in paragraph (b) of this section, are also delegated ORIGINAL 

SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY by virtue of this 

delegation. The positions delegated ORIGINAL SECRET CLASSIFICATION 

AUTHORITY in paragraph (c) of this section, are also delegated ORIGINAL 

CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY by virtue of this delegation. Any 

further delegation of original classification authority, for any 

classification level, will be accomplished only by the Director of FEMA.



[49 FR 24518, June 14, 1984 as amended at 51 FR 34605, Sept. 30, 1986; 

53 FR 47210, Nov. 22, 1989; 56 FR 32328, July 16, 1991]