36 C.F.R. Subpart B—Responsibilities
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
(a) Consistent with the requirements on automatic declassification in section 3.3 of EO 12958, as amended, the originating agency is responsible for declassification of its information, but may delegate declassification authority to NARA in the form of declassification guidance. Even though the agency delegates declassification authority to NARA in the form of declassification guidance, the agency remains responsible for reviewing the records to identify other agencies having primary subject matter interest (“equities”) before the date that the records become eligible for automatic declassification. (b) If an agency does not delegate declassification authority to NARA, the agency is responsible for both declassification of its own information and reviewing the records to identify the equities of other agencies before the date that the records become eligible for automatic declassification. (c) NARA is responsible for the declassification of records of a defunct agency that has no successor in function. NARA will consult with agencies having equities in the records before making declassification determinations. (a) NARA is responsible for declassification of information from a previous administration that was originated by: (1) The President; (2) The White House staff; (3) Committees, commissions, or boards appointed by the President; or (4) Others specifically providing advice and counsel to the President or acting on behalf of the President. (b) NARA will consult with agencies having primary subject matter interest before making declassification determinations. (a) The agency that received or classified the information is responsible for its declassification. (b) In the case of a defunct agency, NARA is responsible for declassification of foreign government information in its holdings and will consult with the agencies having primary subject matter interest before making declassification determinations. (a) The Director of National Intelligence is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of classified information pertaining to intelligence activities and intelligence sources and methods. (b) The Secretary of Defense is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of classified cryptologic information. Only designated officials within the Department of Energy may declassify records containing Restricted Data. Any record determined to contain Restricted Data (RD) may not be reviewed for declassification of national security information until the Secretary of Energy has determined that the RD marking may be removed. Declassification review of national security information in records containing Formerly Restricted Data (FRD) may only be performed after the Secretary of Energy, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, has determined that the FRD marking may be removed.
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 1260—DECLASSIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
Subpart B—Responsibilities
§ 1260.20 Who is responsible for the declassification of classified national security Executive Branch information that has been accessioned by NARA?
§ 1260.22 Who is responsible for the declassification of classified national security White House originated information in NARA's holdings?
§ 1260.24 Who is responsible for declassification of foreign government information in NARA's holdings?
§ 1260.26 Who is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of information pertaining to intelligence activities, sources and methods, or of classified cryptologic information in NARA's holdings?
§ 1260.28 Who is responsible for declassifying records that contain information classified under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, commonly referred to as Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data?
