§2001.53. Open storage areas. — Inbound Citations

Citations to 32 C.F.R. § 2001.53 as a whole

• 32 C.F.R. § 117.15(c)

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  (c) Contractors will store classified information and material in General Services Administration (GSA)-approved security containers, vaults built to Federal Standard 832, or an open storage area constructed in accordance with 32 CFR 2001.53. In the instance that an open storage area has a false ceiling or raised floor, contractors shall develop and implement procedures to ensure their structural integrity. Nothing in 32 CFR part 2001, should be construed to contradict or inhibit compliance with local laws or building codes, but the contractor will notify the applicable CSA if there are any conflicting issues that would inhibit compliance. Contractors will store classified material in accordance with the specific sections of 32 CFR 2001.43:

  (1) See 32 CFR 2001.43(b)(3).

  (2) See 32 CFR 2001.43(b)(2).

  (3) See 32 CFR 2001.43(b)(1).

• 32 C.F.R. § 2001.43(b)(1)

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  (1) Top Secret information shall be stored in a GSA-approved security container, a vault built to Federal Standard (FED STD) 832, or an open storage area constructed in accordance with § 2001.53. In addition, supplemental controls are required as follows:

  (A) Inspection of the container every two hours by an employee cleared at least to the Secret level;

  (B) An Intrusion Detection System (IDS) with the personnel responding to the alarm arriving within 15 minutes of the alarm annunciation. Acceptability of Intrusion Detection Equipment (IDE): All IDE must be in accordance with standards approved by ISOO. Government and proprietary installed, maintained, or furnished systems are subject to approval only by the agency head; or

  (C) Security-In-Depth coverage of the area in which the container is located, provided the container is equipped with a lock meeting Federal Specification FF-L-2740.

  (ii) For open storage areas covered by Security-In-Depth, an IDS with the personnel responding to the alarm arriving within 15 minutes of the alarm annunciation.

  (iii) For open storage areas not covered by Security-In-Depth, personnel responding to the alarm shall arrive within five minutes of the alarm annunciation.

• 32 C.F.R. § 2001.92(l)

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  (l) Open storage area means an area constructed in accordance with § 2001.53 of this part and authorized by the agency head for open storage of classified information.