[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: 32CFR2001.11]

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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. 2001.11  Classification authority [1.4].

    (a) General. Agencies with original classification authority shall 
establish a training program for original classifiers in accordance with 
subpart D of this part.
    (b) Requests for original classification authority. Agencies not 
possessing such authority shall forward requests to the Director of the 
Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). The agency head must make 
the request and shall provide a specific justification of the need for 
this authority. The Director of ISOO shall forward the request, along 
with the Director's recommendation, to the President through the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget within 30 days. Agencies 
wishing to increase their assigned level of original classification 
authority shall forward requests in accordance with the procedures of 
this section.