 |
Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
 |
Title 32 - National Defense |
|
Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to National Defense |
|
Chapter XX - Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and Records Administration |
|
Part 2003 - Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) Bylaws, Rules, and Appeal Procedures |
|
Subpart B - Appeal Procedures |
§ 2003.24 - TOP SECRET Cover Sheet: SF 703.
-
(a) SF 703 serves as a shield to protect TOP SECRET classified information from inadvertent disclosure and to alert observers that TOP SECRET information is attached to it.
(b) SF 703 shall be use in all situations that call for the use of a TOP SECRET cover sheet. Agency-wide use of SF 703 shall begin when supplies of existing forms are exhausted or September 30, 1986, whichever occurs earlier.
(c) SF 703 is affixed to the top of the TOP SECRET document and remains attached until the document is destroyed. At the time of destruction, SF 703 is removed and, depending upon its condition, reused.
(d) Only the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) may grant any agency's application for a waiver from the use of SF 703. To apply for a waiver, an agency must submit its proposed alternative form to the Director of ISOO along with its justification for use. The ISOO Director will review the request and notify the agency of the decision.
(e) The national stock number of the SF 703 is 7540-01-213-7901.