§ 19.14 - Mandatory review for declassification.

(a) Requests. Request for mandatory review of national security information must be in writing and addressed to the Assistant Inspector General for Investigation, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education, L'Enfant Plaza Station, P.O. Box 23458, Washington, DC 20026.

(b) Mandatory review. Information is subject to mandatory review by the originating agency if:

(1) The request is made by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien, a Federal agency, or a State or local government; and

(2) The request describes the document or material containing the information with sufficient specificity to enable the Department to locate it with a reasonable amount of effort.

(c) Exemptions from mandatory review. Information originated by a President, the White House staff, by committees, commissions, or boards appointed by the President, or others specifically providing advice and counsel to a President or acting on behalf of a President, is exempted from mandatory review for declassification.

(d) Processing requirements. The Department of Education does not have original classification authority. Any classified information or materials in its custody are classified by another agency. The Department refers copies of the request and the requested documents to the originating agency for processing, and may, after consultation with the originating agency, inform the requester of the referral.

(e) Fees. The Department may charge fees for search and review time required to process the request and for reproduction costs. These fees are charged in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 483a.