49 C.F.R. § 8.15 Mandatory review for classification.
Title 49 - Transportation
(a) All information classified by the Department of Transportation under Executive Order 12958 or predecessor orders shall be subject to a review for declassification if: (1) The request for review describes the information with sufficient specificity to enable its location with a reasonable amount of effort; and (2) The information has not been reviewed for declassification within the prior two years. If the information has been reviewed within the prior two years, or the information is the subject of pending litigation, the requestor will be informed of this fact, and of the Department's decision not to declassify the information and of his/her right to appeal the Department's decision not to declassify the information to the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel. (b) All information reviewed for declassification because of a mandatory review will be declassified if it does not meet the standards for classification in Executive Order 12958. The information will then be released unless withholding is otherwise authorized and warranted under applicable law.
Title 49: Transportation
PART 8—CLASSIFIED INFORMATION: CLASSIFICATION/DECLASSIFICATION/ACCESS
Subpart B—Classification/Declassification of Information
§ 8.15 Mandatory review for classification.
