32 CFR § 2700.41 - General restrictions on access.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s2700.41"
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title: "32 CFR § 2700.41 - General restrictions on access."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "2700.41"
section_name: "General restrictions on access."
chapter_name: "OFFICE FOR MICRONESIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS"
part_number: "2700"
part_name: "SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "E.O. 12065, National Security Regulation of June 28, 1978 (43 FR 28949, July 31, 1978); Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1 (43 FR 46280, October 5, 1978)."
regulatory_source: "44 FR 51574, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Correctly designated at 44 FR 51990, Sept. 6, 1979."
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# 2700.41 General restrictions on access.

(a) *Determination of need-to-know.* Classified information shall be made available to a person only when the possessor of the classified information establishes in each instance, except as provided in section 4-3 of E.O. 12065, that access is essential to the accomplishment of official Government duties or contractual obligations.

(b) *Determination of Trustworthiness.* A person is eligible for access to classified information only after a showing of trustworthiness as determined by the President's Personal Representative for Micronesian Status Negotiations based upon appropriate investigations in accordance with applicable standards and criteria.