- § 1260.80 - What actions must NARA take when information in its physical and legal custody is reclassified after declassification under proper authority?
- § 1260.82 - What actions must NARA take with information in its physical and legal custody that has been made available to the public after declassification without proper authority?
§ 1260.80 - What actions must NARA take when information in its physical and legal custody is reclassified after declassification under proper authority?
(a) When information in the physical and legal custody of NARA that has been available for public use following declassification under proper authority is proposed for reclassification in accordance with 32 CFR 2001.13(b)(1), NARA shall take the following actions:
(1) The agency head making the determination to reclassify the information shall notify the Archivist of the potential reclassification in writing,
(2) The Archivist shall suspend public access pending approval or disapproval by the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office of the reclassification request, and
(3) The Director of the Information Oversight Office shall normally make a decision on the validity of the reclassification request within 30 days, and
(4) The decision of the Director of ISOO may be appealed by the Archivist or the agency head to the President through the National Security Advisor.
(5) Access shall remain suspended pending a prompt decision on the appeal.
(b) [Reserved]
§ 1260.82 - What actions must NARA take with information in its physical and legal custody that has been made available to the public after declassification without proper authority?
(a) When information in the physical and legal custody of NARA has been made available for public use following declassification without proper authority and needs to have its original classification markings restored, the original classification authority shall notify the Archivist in writing in accordance with 32 CFR 2001.13(a)(1).
(b) If the Archivist does not agree with the reclassification decision and the information is more than 25 years old, the information will be temporarily withdrawn from public access and the Archivist will appeal the agency decision to the Director of ISOO, who will make a final decision in accordance with 32 CFR 2001.13(a)(1). The decision of the Director of ISOO may be appealed by the Archivist or the agency head to the President through the National Security Advisor.
(c) Information about records that have been reclassified or have had their classification restored as described in §§ 1260.80 and 1260.82 will be made available quarterly through the NARA Web site, http://www.archives.gov/about/plans-reports/withdrawn/. Information will include the responsible agency, NARA location, date withdrawn, number of records, and number of pages.