49 CFR § 1280.3 - Authority to classify.

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title: "49 CFR § 1280.3 - Authority to classify."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "1280.3"
section_name: "Authority to classify."
chapter_name: "SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS"
part_number: "1280"
part_name: "HANDLING OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND CLASSIFIED MATERIAL"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "E.O. 12356."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 7832, Mar. 2, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1280.3 Authority to classify.

The Board does not have authority of its own to classify any of its internally generated documents. The only documents handled by the Board which are classified as confidential, secret, or top secret are those generated by Executive Branch Agencies with original classification authority.