1908.01—Authority and purpose.
(a) Authority.
This part is issued under the authority of and in order to implement § 3.6 of Executive Order (E.O.) 12958 (or successor Orders); the CIA Information Act of 1984 (50 U.S.C. 431 ); sec. 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 403 ); and sec. 6 of the CIA Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 403g ).
(b) Purpose.
This part prescribes procedures, subject to limitations set forth below, for members of the public to request a declassification review of information classified under the various provisions of this or predecessor Orders. Section 3.6 of E.O. 12958 and these regulations do not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or employees.