# 45 CFR § 601.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 45 CFR § 601.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** 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

## Text

Pursuant to Executive Order 12958 and Information Security Oversight Office Directive No. 1, the National Science Foundation [Foundation] issues the following regulations. The regulations identify the information to be protected, prescribe classification, declassification, downgrading, and safeguarding procedures to be followed, and establish a monitoring system to ensure the regulations' effectiveness.
[47 FR 57284, Dec. 23, 1983, as amended at 61 FR 51021, Sept. 30, 1996]

## Nearby sections

- [45 CFR § 601.1 § 601.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.1.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.2 § 601.2 Classification authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.2.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.3 § 601.3 Security program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.3.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.4 § 601.4 Classification Review Committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.4.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.5 § 601.5 Derivative classification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.5.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.6 § 601.6 Downgrading and declassification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.6.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.7 § 601.7 Mandatory declassification review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.7.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.8 § 601.8 Access to classified materials.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.8.md)
- [45 CFR § 601.9 § 601.9 Access by historical researchers and former Presidential appointees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-601.9.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.1 § 606.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.1.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.2 § 606.2 Application.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.2.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.3 § 606.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.3.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.10 § 606.10 Self-evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.10.md)
- [45 CFR § 606.11 § 606.11 Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-45-606.11.md)

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