32 CFR § 2400.43 - Heads of offices.

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title: "32 CFR § 2400.43 - Heads of offices."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
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section_name: "Heads of offices."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY"
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part_name: "REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT E.O. 12356; OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM"
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authority: "E.O. 12356 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 10821, Mar. 15, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 2400.43 Heads of offices.

The Head of each unit is responsible for the administration of this regulation within his area. These responsibilities include:

(a) Insuring that national security information is properly classified and protected;

(b) Exercising a continuing records review to reduce classified holdings through retirement, destruction, downgrading or declassification;

(c) Insuring that reproduction of classified information is kept to the absolute minimum;

(d) Issuing appropriate internal security instructions and maintaining the prescribed control and accountability records on classified information under their jurisdiction.