[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR17.14]

[Page 391]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 17_CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
 
                        Subpart A_Administration
 
Sec. 17.14  Department Review Committee.

    (a) The Department Review Committee (DRC) is established to:
    (1) Resolve all issues, except those related to the compromise of 
classified information, that concern the implementation and 
administration of Executive Order 12958, implementing directives from 
the ISOO, and subpart B of this part, including those issues concerning 
over-classification, failure to declassify, classification challenges, 
and delays in declassification not otherwise resolved;
    (2) Review all appeals from denials of requests for records made 
under section 3.6 of Executive Order 12958 and the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), when the proposed denial is based on 
their continued classification under Executive Order 12958;
    (3) Recommend to the Attorney General appropriate administrative 
sanctions to correct the abuse or violation of any provision of 
Executive Order 12958, the implementing directives or subpart B of this 
part, except as it relates to the compromise of classified national 
security information; and
    (4) Review, on appeal, challenges to classification actions and 
mandatory review requests.
    (b)(1) The DRC shall consist of a senior representative designated 
by the:
    (i) Deputy Attorney General;
    (ii) Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel;
    (iii) Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division;
    (iv) Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division;
    (v) Assistant Attorney General for National Security;
    (vi) Assistant Attorney General for Administration; and
    (vii) Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
    (2) Each such official shall also designate in writing an alternate 
to serve in the absence of his or her representative. Four 
representatives shall constitute a quorum of the DRC. The Attorney 
General shall designate the Chairman of the DRC from among its members.
    (c) The Office of Information and Privacy (OIP) shall provide the 
necessary administrative staff support for the DRC.

[Order No. 2091-97, 62 FR 36984, July 10, 1997, as amended by Order No. 
2865-2007, 72 FR 10069, Mar. 7, 2007]