Pursuant to the provisions of section 1.3 of the Executive Order issued today, entitled ‘‘Classified National Security Information’’ (Executive Order 13526), I hereby designate the following officials to classify information originally as "Top Secret" or "Secret":
TOP SECRET
SECRET
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with section 1.3(c) of the Executive Order, except that the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not delegate the authority granted in this order. If an agency head without original classification authority under this order, or otherwise delegated in accordance with section 1.3(c) of the Executive Order, has an exceptional need to classify information originated by their agency, the matter shall be referred to the agency head with appropriate subject matter interest and classification authority in accordance with section 1.3(e) of the Executive Order. If the agency with appropriate subject matter interest and classification authority cannot readily be determined, the matter shall be referred to the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office.
Presidential designations ordered prior to the issuance of the Executive Order are revoked as of the date of this order. However, delegations of authority to classify information originally that were made in accordance with the provisions of section 1.4 of Executive Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, as amended, by officials designated under this order shall continue in effect, provided that the authority of such officials is delegable under this order.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
, December 29, 2009. [FR Doc. E9–31425 Filed 1–4–10; 11:15 am]Billing code 3195–W0–P
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Complimented by: Implementing Directive; Final Rule ( 32 C.F.R. Part 2001, ) ← rest of E.O. 13526 came into full effect June 25, 2010 Compliments: Executive Order 13526, December 29, 2009 Memorandum of December 29, 2009, December 29, 2009, () See Related: Executive Order 12958, April 17, 1995 Executive Order 13292, March 25, 2003