(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, as defined in section 6.1(s) of the Order, in its holdings and will consult with the agencies having equity in the records before making declassification determinations.
authority: 44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118;
5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Security Information,” 75 FR 733, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 412;
32 CFR Part 2001
source: 76 FR 81828, Dec. 29, 2011, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 36 CFR 1260.24