[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.64]

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                       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.64  Records of destruction.

    (a) Records of destruction are required for Top Secret information. 
The record shall be dated and signed at the time of destruction by two 
persons cleared for access to Top Secret information. However, in the 
case of Top Secret information placed in burn bags for central disposal, 
the destruction record may be signed by the officials when the 
information is so placed and the bags are sealed. Top Secret burn bags 
shall be numbered serially and a record kept of all subsequent handling 
of the bags until they are destroyed. This record may be in lieu of 
actual burn bag receipts and shall be maintained for a minimum of 2 
years.
    (b) Records of destruction of Secret and Confidential information 
are not required except for NATO Secret and some limited categories of 
specially controlled Secret information. When records of destruction are 
used for Secret information, only one cleared person has to sign such 
records. (DoD Directive 5100.55 provides guidance on the destruction of 
NATO classified material.)
    (c) Records of destruction shall be maintained for 2 years.