1045.22—No comment policy.
(a)
Authorized holders of RD and FRD shall not confirm or expand upon the classification status or technical accuracy of classified information in the public domain.
(b)
Unauthorized disclosure of classified information does not automatically result in the declassification of that information.
(c)
If the disclosure of classified information is sufficiently authoritative or credible, the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer shall examine the possibility of declassification.