{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-601.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 601.2","heading":"Classification authority.","body":"The Foundation does not have original classification authority under Executive Order 12958. In any instance where a Foundation employee develops information that appears to warrant classification because of its national security character, the material will be afforded protection and sent to the Division of Administrative Services (DAS). Upon determination that classification is warranted, DAS will submit such material to the agency that has appropriate subject matter interest and classification authority.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER VI—NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","PART 601—CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"9a7bdc7d234bca76f502f24bedc042b4b3d7610276041fa8f7576596585748f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-601.1","next":"us/45-cfr-601.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}