CFR > Title 10 - Energy > CHAPTER X—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS) > PART 1045—NUCLEAR CLASSIFICATION AND DECLASSIFICATION > SUBPART B—Identification of Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data Information (§1045.10 to §1045.22) > 1045.13—Classification prohibitions.

1045.13—Classification prohibitions.

In no case shall information be classified RD or FRD in order to:
(a) Conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error;
(b) Prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or Agency;
(c) Restrain competition;
(d) Prevent or delay the release of information that does not require protection for national security or nonproliferation reasons;
(e) Unduly restrict dissemination by assigning an improper classification level; or
(f) Prevent or delay the release of information bearing solely on the physical environment or public or worker health and safety.