18 CFR § 3a.1 - Purpose.

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title: "18 CFR § 3a.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 18
title_name: "Conservation of Power and Water Resources"
section_number: "3a.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "3a"
part_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 717o; 16 U.S.C. 825h."
regulatory_source: "Order 470, 38 FR 5161, Feb. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3a.1 Purpose.

This part 3a describes the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission program to govern the classification, downgrading, declassification, and safeguarding of national security information. The provisions and requirements cited herein are applicable to the entire agency except that material pertaining to personnel security shall be safeguarded by the Personnel Security Officer and shall not be considered classified material for the purpose of this part.

[Order 470, 38 FR 5161, Feb. 26, 1973, as amended by Order 756, 77 FR 4893, Feb. 1, 2012]