32 CFR § 1804.14

32 CFR · National Defense

§ 1804.14 — Determinations by tasked officials.

32 CFR § 1804.14

TitleTitle 32: National Defense PartPart 1804: Access by Historical Researchers and Former Presidential Appointees Pursuant to Section 4.5 of Executive Order 12958

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§ 1804.14 Determinations by tasked officials.

(a)Required determinations. The tasked parties as specified below shall respond in writing to the Coordinator with recommended findings to the following issues:

(1)That a serious professional or scholarly research project by the requester is contemplated;

(2)That such access is clearly consistent with the interests of national security (by originator and interested party, if any);

(3)That a non-disclosure agreement has been or will be executed by the requester (or research associate, if any) and other appropriate steps have been taken to assure that classified information will not be disclosed or otherwise compromised;

(4)That a pre-publication agreement has been or will be executed by the requester (or research associate, if any) whic

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§ 1804.14 Determinations by tasked officials.

(a) Required determinations. The tasked parties as specified below shall respond in writing to the Coordinator with recommended findings to the following issues:

(1) That a serious professional or scholarly research project by the requester is contemplated;

(2) That such access is clearly consistent with the interests of national security (by originator and interested party, if any);

(3) That a non-disclosure agreement has been or will be executed by the requester (or research associate, if any) and other appropriate steps have been taken to assure that classified information will not be disclosed or otherwise compromised;

(4) That a pre-publication agreement has been or will be executed by the requester (or research associate, if any) which provides for a review of notes and any resulting manuscript by the Deputy Director of NACIC;

(5) That the information requested is reasonably accessible and can be located and compiled with a reasonable effort (by the Deputy Director of NACIC and the originator);

(6) That it is reasonably expected that substantial and substantive government documents and/or information will be amenable to declassification and release and/or publication (by the Deputy Director of NACIC and the originator);

(7) That sufficient resources are available for the administrative support of the researcher given current mission requirements (by the Deputy Director of NACIC and the originator); and,

(8) That the request cannot be satisfied to the same extent through requests for access to reasonably described records under the Freedom of Information Act or the mandatory declassification review provisions of Executive Order 12958 (by the Coordinator, the Deputy Director of NACIC and the originator).

(b) Time. These responses shall be provided expeditiously on a first-in, first-out basis taking into account the business requirements of the tasked offices and consistent with the information rights of members of the general public under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. NACIC will utilize its best efforts to complete action on requests under this part within thirty (30) days of date of receipt.