Signalman 1 & C - Historic Naval Ships Association

ehind pictures and radiators, and under desks.Repairs, routine maintenance, and cleaning insensitive areas should be performed by reliablepersonnel under supervision.DECLASSIFICATION,DOWNGRADING, AND UPGRADINGLEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain theprocedures for declassification, downgrading,and upgrading of classified information.DECLASSIFICATION/DOWNGRADINGInformation classified by the DON will bedeclassified as soon as national securityconsiderations permit. Declassification ordowngrading must be based on the loss of sensitivityof the information with the passage of time or theoccurrence of an event that permits declassification ordowngrading.The following officials are authorized todeclassify or downgrade classified information:Secretary of the NavyThe original classification authority, his/hersuccessor, or a superior of eitherThe deputies or chief of staff to those originalclassification authorities for classified informationwithin their functional areasThe director of Navy history and the director ofMarine Corps history and museums, in coordinationwith original classification authorities, for historicalrecords in their custodyThe above mentioned officials are the only oneswho can decide that certain information no longerrequires the protection originally assigned. Theauthority to declassify or downgrade is not to beconfused with the administrative responsibility of aholder of classified information to declassify ordowngrade it as directed by a classification guide, thecontinued protection guidelines, or the instruction ona document.TRANSFERRED MATERIALWhen classified material is officially transferredfrom one command to another, the receivingcommanding officer, if he/she is a designatedauthority, becomes the declassification anddowngrading authority over the material. If thecommanding officer is not designated, the next seniorofficial in his/her command will be responsible fordeclassification and downgrading.When practicable, material will be reviewed fordeclassification or downgrading before it is sent torecords centers or to the national archives for storage.UPGRADINGAuthorities may upgrade classified informationwithin their functional areas only when:all known holders of the information can bepromptly notified; andall known holders of the information areauthorized access to the higher level ofclassification, or the information can beretrieved from the known holders not authorizedaccess to the higher level of classification.Information previously determined to beunclassified may be classified only when the originalclassification authority determines that correct criteriahas been met, that control of the information has notbeen lost, and that loss of control can still beprevented.If classified information is, throughadministrative or other error, disseminated asunclassified or is underclassified, every effort will bemade to retrieve, safeguard, and properly mark andcontrol the information.NOTIFICATIONNotices are not issued to declassify or downgradematerial marked with specific events fordeclassification or downgrading. All originaladdressees will be notified, however, of anunscheduled change to shorten or lengthen duration ofor to change the classification level. A noticeassigning classification to currently unclassifiedinformation will be classified Confidential unless thenotice itself contains information at a higher level. Thenotice declassification date will be no less than 90days from the date of the notice.ACCOUNTING AND CONTROLLEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain theprocedures for the accounting and control ofTop Secret, Secret, and Confidential material.11-14