10 CFR §1045.120
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- (a)Prior to being authorized access to RD and FRD, a person must receive training that explains:
- (1)What information is potentially RD and FRD;
- (2)Matter that potentially contains RD or FRD must be reviewed by an RD Derivative Classifier to determine whether it contains RD or FRD;
- (3)DOE must review matter that potentially contains RD or TFNI for public release and DOE or DoD must review matter that potentially contains FRD for public release;
- (4)RD Derivative Classification authority is required to classify or upgrade matter containing RD or FRD, or to downgrade the level of matter containing RD or FRD;
- (5)Only a person trained in accordance with this section, may classify matter containing TFNI;
- (6)Matter containing RD, FRD, and TFNI is not automatically declassified and only DOE authorized persons may downgrade the category or declassify matter marked as containing RD; only DOE or DoD authorized persons may downgrade the category or declassify matter marked as containing FRD;
- (7)How to submit a challenge if they believe RD, FRD, or TFNI information (e.g., a guide topic) or matter containing RD, FRD, or TFNI is not properly classified; and
- (8)Access requirements for matter marked as containing RD or FRD.
- (b)Each person with access to RD and FRD must also receive periodic refresher briefings covering these same topics.
- (c)In addition to the training in paragraph (a) of this section, prior to derivatively classifying matter containing RD, or FRD and every 2 years thereafter, each RD Derivative Classifier must also receive training that explains:
- (1)The use of classification guides, classification bulletins, and portion-marked source documents to classify matter containing RD and FRD;
- (2)What to do if applicable classification guidance is not available;
- (3)Limitations on an RD Derivative Classifier's authority to remove RD or FRD portions from matter; and
- (4)Marking requirements for matter containing RD and FRD.
- (d)Prior to having access to TFNI, and periodically thereafter, each person must receive the following training (which may be combined with the training required for access to RD or FRD):
- (1)What information is potentially TFNI;
- (2)Only a person with appropriate training may determine if matter contains TFNI;
- (3)Marking requirements for matter containing TFNI;
- (4)Matter containing TFNI is not automatically declassified and only DOE authorized persons may downgrade the category or declassify matter marked as containing TFNI; and
- (5)How to submit a challenge if they believe TFNI information (e.g., a guide topic) or matter containing TFNI is not properly classified.
- (e)In addition to the training in § 1045.120(d), prior to derivatively classifying matter containing TFNI and every 2 years thereafter, each person who derivatively classifies matter containing TFNI must also receive training that explains:
- (1)The markings applied to matter containing TFNI;
- (2)Limitations on their authority to remove TFNI portions from matter;
- (3)Only DOE authorized persons may determine that classified matter no longer contains TFNI;
- (4)Only DOE authorized persons may declassify matter marked as containing TFNI; and
- (5)DOE must review matter that potentially contains TFNI for public release.