PART D - NOTIFICATION OF DECLASSIFICATION OR DOWNGRADING

1.  GENERAL.  Part D pertains to RD, FRD, and NSI.  Those authorizing a
    change in classification (declassification or downgrading) of a document
    shall notify holders of the document as follows:

    a.   Top Secret Documents.  The person authorizing the declassification
         or downgrading of a Top Secret document shall notify SA-10 who
         shall notify all custodians.

    b.   Secret and Confidential Documents.  The person authorizing the
         declassification or downgrading of a Secret or Confidential
         document shall notify the originator of the document.  Insofar as
         possible, the originator shall notify all known holders of the
         document of the declassification or downgrading action.

    c.   Documents Sent to the Office of Scientific and Technical
         Information.  The person authorizing the declassification or
         downgrading of a document that has been sent to the Office of
         Scientific and Technical Information shall provide a copy of the
         change of classification notice to the Office of Scientific and
         Technical Information, P.O. Box 62, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.

    d.   Forwarding of Notices.  If the recipient of a declassification or
         downgrading notice has transmitted the document to another
         custodian, the change notice should be forwarded to the new
         custodian.

2.  DECLASSIFICATION NOTICES.

    a.   Declassification Notices shall be prepared, reviewed, and signed by
         the individuals authorizing the declassification.  It is the
         responsibility of these individuals to ensure that the notice
         accurately and uniquely describes the document.  In general,
         recipients of the notice (including the Office of Scientific and
         Technical Information) will not be in a position to verify its
         accuracy.

    b.   Internal declassification notification may be handled by each
         Departmental Element and contractor organization according to its
         own requirements.  Internal declassification notices shall contain,
         as a minimum, the following information:

         (1)  Full title of the document.  If the document is untitled, a
              description of the document sufficient to uniquely identify it
              shall be provided.

         (2)  The identification number of the document (such as report
              number, short title, document number), if any.

         (3)  The identity of the author, signer, or originator of the
              document.

         (4)  The document date.

         (5)  The number of pages in the document (from the documentation
              stamp on those documents with such a marking; otherwise, this
              is not required in the notice).

         (6)  The name of the Departmental Element or contractor
              organization that originated or issued the document.

         (7)  The initial classification of the document.

         (8)  The identities of the persons authorizing the declassification
              (by names, signatures, titles, and organizations).

         (9)  The effective date of the declassification action.

    c.   All declassification notices will also contain a statement worded
         substantially as follows:

              The custodian of the document described herein is authorized
              to remove, cancel, or otherwise void the classification
              markings from the document.  Such markings may be removed only
              when the correspondence of this notice to the document has
              been verified by two persons, who must ensure that the
              document concerned identically fits the description provided
              herein.  Otherwise, the markings may not be removed.  If there
              is any doubt regarding the identity of the document to which
              this notice applies, the recipient should contact the
              originator of the notice for further information.  The persons
              who remove the markings and validate that action shall mark
              the document as having been declassified, identify this notice
              as their authority for doing so, and sign and date the action
              on the document.  If a person who receives this notice has
              given the document or copies thereof to others, this notice
              should also be forwarded to such other custodians.

    d.   When an extract is declassified, the declassification notice will
         specifically state that the new document is an extract (see page
         V-17, Chapter 5, Part C, paragraph 6).