5 CFR § 1312.1 - Purpose and authority.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s1312.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 1312.1 - Purpose and authority."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1312.1"
section_name: "Purpose and authority."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OMB DIRECTIVES"
part_number: "1312"
part_name: "CLASSIFICATION, DOWNGRADING, DECLASSIFICATION AND SAFEGUARDING OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Executive Order 12958, April 20, 1995, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 25426, May 9, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1312"
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# 1312.1 Purpose and authority.

This subpart sets forth the procedures for the classification and declassification of national security information in the possession of the Office of Management and Budget. It is issued under the authority of Executive Order 12958, (60 FR 19825, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., P.333), as implemented by Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1 (32 CFR part 2001), and is applicable to all OMB employees.