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1. INTRODUCTION
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PROCEDURES
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DoDM 5200.45, April 2, 2013
a. Classification management procedures call for the timely issuance of comprehensive
guidance regarding classification of information concerning any system, plan, program, project,
or mission under the jurisdiction of the OCA, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably
could be expected to cause damage to national security. Precise classification guidance is
prerequisite to effective and efficient information security and assures that security resources are
expended to protect only that which truly warrants protection in the interests of national security.
Reference (d) and its implementing guidance, Reference (e), provide general requirements and
standards concerning the issuance of security classification guides while Reference (f) provides
DoD guidance on development, promulgation, distribution, maintenance, and cancellation of
security classification guides.
b. Information is classified, in accordance with guidance in References (d), (e), and (f), to
provide an appropriate level of protection. Therefore, it is essential that a classification guide
identify the specific items of information and the levels of protection required, as well as the
time periods for which protection must be provided.
c. A classification guide will be issued as early as practical in the life cycle of the classified
system, plan, program, project, or mission. The requirements of Reference (f) regarding
classification, declassification, downgrading, marking, and security classification guides should
be reviewed and understood in preparation for writing a security classification guide.
d. DoD information that does not, individually or in compilation, require classification, must
still be reviewed in accordance with DoDD 5230.09 (Reference (i)), prior to any release to the
public. In addition, such information must also be reviewed for compliance with the provisions
of DoDI 8550.01 (Reference (j)), prior to its placement on any publicly accessible Internet site.
Information that does not require classification may nevertheless be exempt from release to the
public or have other restrictions applied when released to other U.S. Government agencies.
e. RD and FRD are unique categories of classified information defined by section 2014 of
title 42, United States Code (U.S.C.) (also known and hereinafter referred to as “The Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended” (Reference (k))) and for which program guidance is provided
in Reference (g). Guides containing RD or FRD topics must be coordinated with DOE, through
the DASD(NM); see part 1045.37(c) of Reference (g) and DoDI 5210.02 (Reference (l)) for
further guidance. Note also that RD and FRD are never automatically declassified and such
information must not include declassification instructions (however, see Reference (f) for further
guidance when RD or FRD and national security information (NSI) are co-mingled).
f. Where applicable, guides should be marked with the appropriate distribution statement
required by DoDI 5230.24 (Reference (m)). Additionally, as needed, guides should provide
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