10 CFR § 1016.23 - Changes in classification.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1016.23"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "10 CFR § 1016.23 - Changes in classification."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1016.23"
section_name: "Changes in classification."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1016"
part_name: "SAFEGUARDING OF RESTRICTED DATA BY ACCESS PERMITTEES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 161i of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 948 (42 U.S.C. 2201)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 36432, Aug. 10, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1016"
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# 1016.23 Changes in classification.

Classified matter containing Restricted Data shall not be downgraded or declassified except as authorized by DOE and in accordance with 10 CFR part 1045.

[82 FR 41508, Sept. 1, 2017]