32 C.F.R. § 2001.13 Classification prohibitions and limitations [1.7].
Title 32 - National Defense
(a) In making the decision to reclassify information that has been declassified and released to the public under proper authority, the agency head or deputy agency head must determine in writing that reclassification of the information is necessary in the interest of the national security. (1) In addition, the agency must deem the information to be reasonably recoverable which means that: (i) Most individual recipients or holders are known and can be contacted and all forms of the information to be reclassified can be retrieved from them and (ii) If the information has been made available to the public via means such as Government archives or reading rooms, it is withdrawn from public access. (2) The declassification and release of information under proper authority means that the agency originating the information authorized the declassification and release of the information. (b) Once the reclassification action has occurred, it must be reported to ISOO within 30 days. The notification must include how the “reasonably recoverable” decision was made, including the number of recipients or holders, how the information was retrieved and how the recipients or holders were briefed. (c) Any recipients or holders of the reclassified information who have current security clearances shall be appropriately briefed about their continuing legal obligations and responsibilities to protect this information from unauthorized disclosure. The recipients or holders who do not have security clearances shall, to the extent practicable, be appropriately briefed about the reclassification of the information that they have had access to, their obligation not to disclose the information, and be requested to sign an acknowledgement of this briefing. (d) The reclassified information must be appropriately marked and safeguarded. The markings should include the reclassification authority and the date of the action. Apply other markings as provided in subpart B of this part.
Title 32: National Defense
PART 2001—CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Subpart A—Classification
§ 2001.13 Classification prohibitions and limitations [1.7].
