[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: 14CFR1203a.101]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1203a_NASA SECURITY AREAS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1203a.101  Definitions.

    For the purpose of this part, the following definitions apply:
    (a) Security area. A physically defined area, established for the 
protection or security of facilities, property, or classfied information 
and material in the possession or custody of NASA or a NASA contractor 
located at a NASA installation or component installation, entry to which 
is subject to security measures, procedures, or controls. Security areas 
which may be established are:
    (1) Restricted area. An area wherein security measures are applied 
primarily for the safeguarding or the administrative control of property 
or to protect operations and functions which are vital or essential to 
the accomplishment of the mission assigned to a NASA installation or 
component installation.
    (2) Limited area. An area wherein security measures are applied 
primarily for the safeguarding of classified information and material or 
unclassified property warranting special protection and in which the 
uncontrolled movement of visitors would permit access to such classified 
information and material or property, but within which area such access 
may be prevented by appropriate visitor escort and other internal 
restrictions and controls.
    (3) Closed area. An area wherein security measures are applied 
primarily for the purpose of safeguarding classified information and 
material; entry to the area being equivalent, for all practical 
purposes, to access to such classified information and material.
    (b) Temporary security area. A designated interim security area, the 
need for which will not exceed 30 days from date of establishment. A 
temporary security area may also be established on an interim basis, 
pending approval of its establishment as a permanent security area.
    (c) Permanent security area. A designated security area, the need 
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which will exceed 30 days from date of establishment.