36 CFR § 1260.50 - How are records at NARA reviewed as part of the automatic declassification process?
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t36/s1260.50
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
National Archives and Records Administration
Authority
44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Securit... 44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Security Information,” 75 FR 733, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 412; 32 CFR Part 2001.
# 1260.50 How are records at NARA reviewed as part of the automatic declassification process?(a) Consistent with the requirements of section 3.3 of Executive Order 13526 on automatic declassification, NARA staff may review for declassification records for which the originating agencies have provided written authority to apply their approved declassification guides. The originating agency must review records for which this authority has not been provided.(b) Agencies may choose to review their own records that have been transferred to NARA's legal custody, by sending personnel to the NARA facility where the records are located to conduct the declassification review.(c) Classified materials in the Presidential Libraries may be referred to agencies holding equity in the records through the RAC Project.