32 CFR § 2103.33 - Downgrading authority.

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title: "32 CFR § 2103.33 - Downgrading authority."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "2103.33"
section_name: "Downgrading authority."
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"
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authority: "E.O. 12065 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 2384, Jan. 11, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2103.33 Downgrading authority.

The Staff Secretary, Staff Counsel, and Director of Freedom of Information of the National Security Council Staff are authorized to downgrade NSC documents, after consultation with the appropriate NSC Staff members.