Documents containing classified information may be destroyed by burning, pulping, or another method that ensures complete destruction of the information that they contain. The method of destruction must preclude recognition or reconstruction of the classified information. Any doubts on methods should be referred to the CSA.
[64 FR 15653, Apr. 1, 1999]
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 145, 161, 223, 234 (
42 U.S.C. 2165,
2201,
2273,
2282; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, sec. 201 (
42 U.S.C. 5841);
44 U.S.C. 3504 note; E.O. 10865, as amended, 25 FR 1583, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 398; E.O. 12829, 58 FR 3479, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 570; E.O. 12968, 60 FR 40245, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 391; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298
source: 45 FR 14483, Mar. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 95.47