Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property |
Chapter XII - National Archives and Records Administration |
SubChapter D - Declassification |
Part 1260 - Declassification of National Security Information |
Subpart A - General Information |
§ 1260.1 - What is the purpose of this part? |
§ 1260.2 - What definitions apply to the regulations in this part? |
§ 1260.4 - What NARA holdings are covered by this part? |
§ 1260.6 - What is the authority for this part? |
§ 1260.10 - NARA action. |
§ 1260.12 - Agency action. |
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? |
§ 1260.28 - Who is responsible for declassifying Restricted Data, Formerly Restricted Data, and Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information? |
Subpart C - The National Declassification Center (NDC) |
§ 1260.30 - What is the NDC? |
§ 1260.32 - How is the NDC administered? |
§ 1260.34 - What are the responsibilities of the NDC? |
§ 1260.36 - What are agency responsibilities with the NDC? |
§ 1260.38 - How does the NDC ensure the quality of declassification reviews? |
§ 1260.40 - What types of referrals will the NDC process? |
§ 1260.42 - How does the NDC process referrals of Federal Records? |
§ 1260.44 - How does the NDC process RAC Project referrals? |
§ 1260.46 - How does the Department of Defense process referrals? |
Subpart D - Automatic Declassification |
§ 1260.50 - How are records at NARA reviewed as part of the automatic declassification process? |
§ 1260.52 - What are the procedures when agency personnel review records in NARA's legal and physical custody? |
§ 1260.54 - Will NARA loan accessioned records back to the agencies to conduct declassification review? |
§ 1260.55 - What is the appeal process when an agency denies a mandatory review request for Executive Branch information within Nixon Presidential Historical materials or Presidential records? |
§ 1260.56 - What are NARA considerations when implementing automatic declassification? |
§ 1260.58 - What are the procedures for requesting a mandatory review of White House originated information? |
§ 1260.62 - What is the appeal process when a mandatory review request for White House originated information is denied? |
Executive Branch Records |
White House Originated Information |
Subpart E - Systematic Declassification |
§ 1260.60 - How does the NDC facilitate systematic review of records exempted at the individual record or file series level? |
Subpart F - Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) |
§ 1260.70 - How does a researcher submit an MDR request? |
§ 1260.72 - What procedures does NARA follow when it receives a request for Executive Branch records under MDR? |
§ 1260.74 - What are agency responsibilities after receiving an MDR request forwarded by NARA? |
§ 1260.76 - What are NARA's procedures after it has received the agency's declassifications determination? |
§ 1260.78 - What is the appeal process when an MDR request for Executive Branch information in NARA's legal custody is denied in whole or in part? |
Subpart G - Reclassification of Records Transferred to NARA |
§ 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? |