17 CFR 200.505
§ 200.505 Original classification.
United States · 17 CFR — Commodity and Securities Exchanges · Status: effective
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- 17 CFR 200.505, § 200.505 Original classification, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/67971
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(a) No Commission Member or employee has the authority to classify any information on an original basis.
(b) If a Commission employee originates information that appears to require classification, the employee shall immediately notify the Secretary and protect the information accordingly.
(c) If the Chief Operating Officer believes the information warrants classification, it shall be sent to an agency with original classification authority over the subject matter, or to the information Security Oversight Office, for determination.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.