[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 36, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 36CFR1256.74]



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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY

 

        CHAPTER XII--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1256_ACCESS TO RECORDS AND DONATED HISTORICAL MATERIALS--Table 

of Contents

 

 Subpart E_Access to Materials Containing National Security-Classified 

                               Information

 

Sec. 1256.74  How does NARA process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

requests for classified information?



    (a) NARA processes FOIA requests for access to classified 

information in Federal records in accordance with the provisions of 36 

CFR part 1250. Time limits for responses to FOIA requests for classified 

information are those provided in the FOIA, rather than the longer time 

limits provided for responses to mandatory review requests specified by 

Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information (3 CFR, 

1995 Comp., p. 333), as amended by Executive Order 13292 (68 FR 15315, 3 

CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 196).

    (b) NARA processes requests for access to classified information in 

Presidential records under the FOIA and the Presidential Records Act 

(PRA) in accordance with the provisions of part 1270 of this chapter. 

Time limits for responses to FOIA requests for classified information 

are those provided in the FOIA, the PRA, and Executive Order 13233, 

Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act (3 CFR, 2001 

Comp., p. 815).