---
kind: "section"
citation: "6 C.F.R. § 7.30"
title: "6"
number: "7.30"
heading: "Documents of permanent historical value."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/6/7.30"
---

# §7.30. Documents of permanent historical value.


The original classification authority, to the greatest extent possible, shall declassify classified information contained in records determined to have permanent historical value under [44 U.S.C. 2107](/usc/44/2107.md) before they are accessioned into the National Archives.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; Pub. L. 107-296; E.O. 13526; 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 333; E.O. 13142, 64 FR 66089, 3 CFR, 1999 Comp., p. 236; 32 CFR part 2001.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 44095, July 30, 2014, unless otherwise noted.