[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1203.404]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart D_Guides for Original Classification
 
Sec.  1203.404  Handling of unprocessed data.

    It is the usual practice to withhold the release of raw scientific 
data received from spacecraft until it can be calibrated, correlated and 
properly interpreted by the experimenter under the monitorship of the 
cognizant NASA office. During this process, the data are withheld 
through administrative measures, and it is not necessary to resort to 
security classification to prevent premature release. However, if at any 
time during the processing of raw data it becomes apparent that the 
results require protection under the criteria set forth in this subpart 
D, it is the responsibility of the cognizant NASA office to obtain the 
appropriate security classification.