# 15 CFR § 4.8: Classified information

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 15 CFR § 4.8
- **Heading:** Classified information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade > Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce > PART 4—DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION > Subpart A—Freedom of Information Act

## Text

In processing a request for information classified under Executive Order 13526 or any other executive order concerning the classification of records, the information shall be reviewed to determine whether it should remain classified. Ordinarily the component or other Federal agency that classified the information should conduct the review, except that if a record contains information that has been derivatively classified by a component because it contains information classified by another component or agency, the component shall refer the responsibility for responding to the request to the component or agency that classified the underlying information. Information determined to no longer require classification shall not be withheld on the basis of FOIA exemption (b)(1) (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(1)), but should be reviewed to assess whether any other FOIA exemption should be invoked. Appeals involving classified information shall be processed in accordance with § 4.10(c).
[79 FR 62560, Oct. 20, 2014]

## Nearby sections

- [15 CFR § 4.1 § 4.1 General provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.1.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.2 § 4.2 Public reading rooms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.2.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.3 § 4.3 Records under the FOIA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.3.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.4 § 4.4 Requirements for making requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.4.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.5 § 4.5 Responsibility for responding to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.5.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.6 § 4.6 Time limits and expedited processing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.6.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.7 § 4.7 Responses to requests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.7.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.8 § 4.8 Classified information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.8.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.9 § 4.9 Confidential commercial information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.9.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.10 § 4.10 Appeals from initial determinations or untimely delays.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.10.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.11 § 4.11 Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.11.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.21 § 4.21 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.21.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.22 § 4.22 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.22.md)
- [15 CFR § 4.23 § 4.23 Procedures for making inquiries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-15-4.23.md)

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