---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 2700.41"
title: "32"
number: "2700.41"
heading: "General restrictions on access."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/2700.41"
---

# §2700.41. General restrictions on access.

- (a) **Determination of need-to-know.** Classified information shall be made available to a person only when the possessor of the classified information establishes in each instance, except as provided in [section 4-3](/cfr/32/4-3.md) of E.O. 12065, that access is essential to the accomplishment of official Government duties or contractual obligations.
- (b) **Determination of Trustworthiness.** A person is eligible for access to classified information only after a showing of trustworthiness as determined by the President's Personal Representative for Micronesian Status Negotiations based upon appropriate investigations in accordance with applicable standards and criteria.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 12065, National Security Regulation of June 28, 1978 (43 FR 28949, July 31, 1978); Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1 (43 FR 46280, October 5, 1978).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 51574, Sept. 4, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Correctly designated at 44 FR 51990, Sept. 6, 1979.