[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: 14CFR1213.107]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1213_RELEASE OF INFORMATION TO NEWS AND INFORMATION MEDIA--
Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1213.107  Preventing unauthorized release of sensitive but unclassified
(SBU) information/material to the news media.

    (a) All NASA SBU information requires accountability and approval 
for release. Release of SBU information to unauthorized personnel is 
prohibited. Unauthorized release of SBU information may result in 
prosecution and/or disciplinary action. Ignorance of NASA policy and 
procedures regarding SBU information does not release a NASA employee 
from responsibility for unauthorized release. See NPR 1600.1, Chapter 5, 
Section 5.24 for guidance on identification, marking, accountability and 
release of NASA SBU information.
    (b) Examples of SBU information include: proprietary information of 
others provided to NASA under nondisclosure or confidentiality 
agreement; source selection and bid and proposal information; 
information subject to export control under the International Traffic in 
Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); 
information subject to the Privacy Act of 1974; predecisional materials 
such as national space policy not yet publicly released; pending 
reorganization plans or sensitive travel itineraries; and information 
that could constitute an indicator of U.S. Government intentions, 
capabilities, operations, or activities or otherwise threaten operations 
security.
    (c) Upon request for access to information/material deemed SBU, 
coordination must be made with the information/material owner to 
determine if the information/material may be released. Other 
organizations that play a part in SBU information identification, 
accountability, and release (e.g., General Counsel, External Relations, 
Procurement) must be consulted for assistance and/or concurrence prior 
to release.
    (d) Requests for SBU information from other Government agencies must 
be referred to the NASA program or other office responsible for handling 
the information as SBU.