Limitations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) In no case shall information be classified, continue to be maintained as classified, or fail to be declassified in order to: (1) Conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error; (2) Prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency; (3) Restrain competition; or (4) Prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection in the interest of the national security. (b) Basic scientific research information not clearly related to the national security may not be classified. (c) Information may not be reclassified after declassification after being released to the public under proper authority unless: The reclassification is based on a document-by-document review by NASA and a determination that reclassification is required to prevent at least significant damage to the national security and personally approved in writing by the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator, or the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services. All reclassification actions will be coordinated with the Information Security Oversight Office before final approval; the information may be reasonably recovered without bringing undue public attention to the information; the reclassification action is reported promptly to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (the National Security Advisor) and the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office; and for documents in the physical and legal custody of the National Archives and Record

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 1203.410