[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]

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                     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

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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.