---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1260.26"
title: "36"
number: "1260.26"
heading: "Who is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of records pertaining to intelligence activities and intelligence sources or methods, or of classified cryptologic records in NARA's holdings?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1260.26"
---

# §1260.26. Who is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of records pertaining to intelligence activities and intelligence sources or methods, or of classified cryptologic records in NARA's holdings?

- (a) The Director of National Intelligence is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of classified records pertaining to intelligence activities and intelligence sources and methods.
- (b) The Secretary of Defense is responsible for issuing special procedures for declassification of classified cryptologic records.

## 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.