32 CFR § 2103.14 - Challenges to classification.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s2103.14"
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title: "32 CFR § 2103.14 - Challenges to classification."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "2103.14"
section_name: "Challenges to classification."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL"
part_number: "2103"
part_name: "REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12065—INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE DECLASSIFIED"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12065 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 2384, Jan. 11, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2103"
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# 2103.14 Challenges to classification.
If holders of classified information believe that the information is improperly or unnecessarily classified, or that original classification has been extended for too long a period, they should discuss the matter with their immediate superiors or the classifier of the information. If these discussions do not satisfy the concerns of the challenger, the matter should be brought to the attention of the chairperson of the NSC Information Security Oversight Committee (see § 2103.51 of this part).