49 CFR 8.13
§ 8.13 Authority to downgrade or declassify.
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 8.13, § 8.13 Authority to downgrade or declassify, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/254196
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Information originally classified by the Department may be specifically downgraded or declassified by either the official authorizing the original classification, if that official is still serving in the same position, the originator's current successor in function, a supervisory official of either, officials delegated declassification authority in writing by the Secretary, or by the Departmental Information Security Review Committee.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.