22 C.F.R. § 9.15 Systematic review for declassification guidelines.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) The agency may schedule classified records of permanent historical or other value for bulk review for declassification and may either perform such review itself, or may refer the records, together with guidelines for declassification, to the Archivist of the United States for review. (b) For records of the Department of State, a sampling of classified records of permanent value for a given period will be selected by the Office of the Historian (PA/HO), and reviewed by the Systematic Review Office of the Classification/Declassification Center. The Systematic Review Office will prepare guidelines, which will be transmitted by the Secretary of State to the Archivist of the United States, not later than February 1, 1983, for use in reviewing the remainder of the permanently valuable classified records of the given period when these records are accessioned to the National Archives. (c) AID will prepare guidelines, and transmit them to the Archivist of the United States not later than February 1, 1983, for use in reviewing permanently valuable classified records that have been accessioned to the National Archives. The Records Management Branch, Communications and Records Management Division, (M/SER/MO), is designated as the office responsible for systematic review matters within the agency. The Branch Staff will provide assistance to the Archivist in the systematic review process. (d) For information concerning records of ICA, contact the agency's Declassification Officer, Office of Administration. (e) The agency guidelines will identify categories of information which cannot be automatically declassified but must be reviewed item-by-item to determine if there is a need for continued protection. (f) These guidelines may be authorized by the agency head for use by other agencies, in addition to the National Archives, having custody of the originating agency's classified information of the period covered. (g) These guidelines shall be reviewed and updated every five years, unless earlier review is requested by the Archivist. (h) For foreign government information, the agency will prepare by February 1, 1983, specific guidelines for systematic review of foreign government information in records accessioned to the National Archives, and will revise such guidelines every five years or earlier as requested by the Archivist. (i) Special procedures. The agency shall be bound by the special procedures for systematic review of classified cryptologic records and classified records pertaining to intelligence activities (including special activities) sources or methods issued by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence, respectively.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 9—SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS
§ 9.15 Systematic review for declassification guidelines.
