---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1260.24"
title: "36"
number: "1260.24"
heading: "Who is responsible for declassification of foreign government information in NARA's holdings?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1260.24"
---

# §1260.24. Who is responsible for declassification of foreign government information in NARA's holdings?

- (a) **The agency that received or classified the information is responsible for its declassification.**
- (b) In the case of a defunct agency, NARA is responsible for declassification of foreign government information, as defined in [section 6.1(s)](/cfr/36/6.1.md?p=s) of the Order, in its holdings and will consult with the agencies having equity in the records before making declassification determinations.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2101 to 2118; 5 U.S.C. 552; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 298; Presidential Memorandum of December 29, 2009 “Implementation of the Executive Order, Classified National Security Information,” 75 FR 733, 3 CFR, 2009 Comp., p. 412; 32 CFR Part 2001.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 81828, Dec. 29, 2011, unless otherwise noted.