[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 6, Parts 800 to End]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR2001.10]

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                        TITLE 32-NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
CHAPTER XX--INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND 
                         RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 2001--CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A--Classification
 
Sec. 2001.10  Classification definitions and standards [1.1 and 1.2].\1\


    (a) Definitions. (1) An original classification authority with 
jurisdiction over the information includes:
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    \1\ Bracketed references pertain to related sections of Executive 
Order 12958.
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    (i) The official who authorized the original classification, if that 
official is still serving in the same position;
    (ii) The originator's current successor in function;
    (iii) A supervisory official of either; or
    (iv) The senior agency official under Executive Order 12958 (``the 
Order'').
    (2) Permanently valuable information or permanent historical value 
refers to information contained in:
    (i) Records that have been accessioned into the National Archives of 
the United States;
    (ii) Records that have been scheduled as permanent under a records 
retention schedule approved by the National Archives and Records 
Administration (NARA); and
    (iii) Presidential historical materials, presidential records or 
donated historical materials located in the National Archives of the 
United States, a presidential library, or any other approved repository.
    (b) Identifying or describing damage to the national security. 
Section 1.2(a) of the Order sets forth the conditions for classifying 
information in the first instance. One of these conditions, the ability 
to identify or describe the damage to the national security, is critical 
to the process of making an original classification decision. There is 
no requirement, at the time of the decision, for the original 
classification authority to prepare a written description of such 
damage. However, the original classification authority must be able to 
support the decision in writing, including identifying or describing the 
damage, should the classification decision become the subject of a 
challenge or access demand.

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