---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 1045.75"
title: "10"
number: "1045.75"
heading: "Are there prohibitions against information being classified, remaining classified, or prevented from being declassified as RD, FRD, or TFNI?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/1045.75"
---

# §1045.75. Are there prohibitions against information being classified, remaining classified, or prevented from being declassified as RD, FRD, or TFNI?

- (a) **Yes.** Information must not be classified or remain classified as RD, FRD, or TFNI to accomplish the purposes described in [paragraphs (b) through (g)](#b..g) of this section. Persons must also not prevent information from being declassified as RD, FRD, or TFNI for the purposes described in [paragraphs (b) through (g)](#b..g) of this section.
- (b) Conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error;
- (c) Prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency;
- (d) Restrain competition;
- (e) Prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection for the national security or nonproliferation reasons;
- (f) Unduly restrict dissemination by assigning an improper classification level; or
- (g) Prevent or delay the release of information bearing solely on the physical environment or public or worker health and safety.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2011; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 705, 3 CFR 2010 Comp., pp. 298-327.

### Source

Source: 83 FR 66007, Dec. 21, 2018, unless otherwise noted.