[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: 28CFR17.26]

[Page 397]
 
                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 17_CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED 
 
                    Subpart B_Classified Information
 
Sec. 17.26  Derivative classification.

    (a) Persons need not possess original classification authority to 
derivatively classify information based on source documents or 
classification guides.
    (b) Persons who apply derivative classification markings shall 
observe original classification decisions and carry forward to any newly 
created documents the pertinent classification markings.
    (c) Information classified derivatively from other classified 
information shall be classified and marked in accordance with the 
standards set forth in sections 2.1-2.3 of Executive Order 12958, the 
ISOO implementing directives in 32 CFR 2001.22, and internal Department 
directions provided by the Department Security Officer.