[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: 14CFR1203.800] [Page 26-27] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SPACE ADMINISTRATION PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart H_Delegation of Authority To Make Determinations in Original Classification Matters Sec. 1203.800 Delegations. Source: 62 FR 54380, Oct. 20, 1997, unless otherwise noted. (a) The NASA officials listed in paragraph (b) (1) and (2) of this section are authorized to make, modify, or eliminate security classification assignments to information under their jurisdiction for which NASA has original classification authority. Such actions shall be in accordance with currently applicable criteria, guidelines, laws, and regulations, and they shall be subject to any contrary determination that has been made by the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information, or by any other NASA official authorized to make such a determination. The Director, Security Management Office, is designated to act as the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information. The NASA officials listed in paragraph (b)(3) of the section are authorized to declassify top Secret security classification assignments over 25 years old to information under their jurisdiction for which NASA has original classification authority. The NASA officials listed in paragraphs (b)(4) of this section are authorized to declassify Secret and Confidential security classification assignments to information under their jurisdiction for which NASA has original classification authority. (b) Designated officials--(1) TOP SECRET Classification Authority. (i) Administrator. (ii) Deputy Administrator. (iii) Associate Deputy Administrator. (iv) Associate Deputy Administrator (Technical). (v) Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information. (2) SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL Classification Authority. Officials listed in paragraph (b)(1) of this section. (3) Declassification Authority, Top Secret Assignments over 25 years Old. (i) Agency Security Program Manager, NASA Headquarters. (ii) Such other officials as may be delegated declassification authority, in [[Page 27]] writing, by the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information. (4) Declassification Authority, Secret and Confidential. (i) Security Administrative Team Leader, Headquarters NASA. (ii) Such other officials as may be delegated declassification authority, in writing, by the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information. (c) Written requests for original classification authority or declassification authority shall be forwarded to the Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information, with appropriate justification appended thereto. (d) The Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information shall maintain a list of all delegations of original classification of declassification authority by name or title of the position held. (e) The Senior Agency Official for Classified National Security Information shall conduct a periodic review of delegation lists to ensure that the officials so designated have demonstrated a continuing need to exercise such authority. (f) Original classification authority shall not be delegated to persons who only reproduce, extract, or summarize classified information, or who only apply classification markings derived from source material or as directed by a classification guide.