§ 2003.25 - SECRET Cover Sheet: SF 704.

(a) SF 704 serves as a shield to protect SECRET classified information from inadvertent disclosure and to alert observers that SECRET information is attached to it.

(b) SF 704 shall be use in all situations that call for the use of a SECRET cover sheet. Agency-wide use of SF 704 shall begin when supplies of existing forms are exhausted or September 30, 1986, whichever occurs earlier.

(c) SF 704 is affixed to the top of the SECRET document and remains attached until the document is destroyed. At the time of destruction, SF 704 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 704. 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 704 is 7540-01-213-7902.