[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1203.402]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart D_Guides for Original Classification
 
Sec. 1203.402  Classifying material other than documentation.

    Items of equipment or other physical objects may be classified only 
where classified information may be derived by visual observation of 
internal or external appearance, structure, operation, test, application 
or use. The overall classification assigned to equipment or objects 
shall be at least as high as the highest classification of any of the 
items of information which may be revealed by the equipment or objects, 
but may be higher if the classifying authority determines that the sum 
of classified or unclassified information warrants such higher 
classification. In every instance where classification of an item of 
equipment or object is determined to be warranted, such determination 
must be based on a finding that there is at least one aspect of the item 
or object which requires protection. If mere knowledge of the existence 
of the equipment or object would compromise or nullify the reason or 
justification for its classification, the fact of its existence should 
be classified.