[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 190]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR159a.63]

[Page 852-853]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 159a--INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM REGULATION--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart J--Disposal and Destruction
 
Sec. 159a.63  Destruction procedures.

    (a) Procedures shall be instituted that ensure all classified 
information intended for destruction actually is destroyed. Destruction 
records and imposition of a two-person rule, that is, having two cleared 
persons involved in the entire destruction process, will satisfy this 
requirement for Top Secret information. Imposition of a two-person

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rule, without destruction records, will satisfy this requirement for 
Secret information, as will use of destruction records without 
imposition of the two-person rule. Only one cleared person needs to be 
involved in the destruction process for Confidential information.
    (b) When burn bags are used for the collection of classified 
material that is to be destroyed at central destruction facilities, such 
bags shall be controlled in a manner designed to minimize the 
possibility of their unauthorized removal and the unauthorized removal 
of their classified contents prior to actual destruction. When filled, 
burn bags shall be sealed in a manner that will facilitate the detection 
of any tampering with the bag.
    (c) Procedures to ensure that all classified information intended 
for destruction actually is destroyed, other than those in paragraphs 
(a) and (b) of this section, shall be submitted to the DoD Component's 
senior official (Sec. 159a.93(b) and (c)) for approval.