REVISION TO THE CIA REGULATORY SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000300060006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 7, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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7 January 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Secretary, CIA Management Committee
SUBJECT Revision to the CIA Regulatory System
1. I am submitting for scheduling on a forthcoming
CIA Management Committee agenda the attached proposed
revision to the CIA Regulatory System.
2. It is believed that such regulatory revision will
permit us to more promptly incorporate policy and procedural
changes, provide timely guidance to our employees, and
enable the regulations to better endure public scrutiny.
3. It is requested that you schedule the matter for
CIA Management Committee review.
/sI Join F. B1&
John F. Blake
Deputy Director
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Administration
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I.. THE AGENCY REGULATORY SYSTEM
a. - GENERAL
(1) The Agency regulatory system consists of regulations,
notices, and handbooks. These issuances prescribe--
policies and procedures essential to the control and
The development of regulatory issuances is a-coopera,
tive effort that requires careful and accurate staff
initiators and coordinators, and prompt
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in publication. Such'delays create a hardship on
Agency personnel-who must depend on an up-to-date-
regulatory system for guidance.
Regulatory. proposals generally will- be sent to Agency
coordinators for comment and suggestions, except that
proposals that are routine in. nature, that republish
statutory provisions, or that promulgate directives
or instructions issued by executive departments or
agencies requiring CIA compliance, need not be
coordinated.
(4) The General Counsel or his designee will-review
all Agency11regulatory materials and proposals,
in whatever form, for their legality.
b. TYPES OF ISSUANCES. The types of issuances are:
(1) Headquartersl regulations (HR
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which are the basic medium for prescribing
used to disseminate transitory
Rory
Headquarters
supplement
procedures
jw ci ces i t nc I I which-are.-:,
Information.'_ They will
medium to convey permanent
handbooks (HHB
which
regulations by providing the detailed"
necessary to effect Agency policies.
c. RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES
(1) The Deputy Director for Administration is responsible.
directives of a continuing nature. They prescribe
policy, establish organization, delegate authority,
Headquarters
system.. He determines the extent to which regulatory.
proposals are coordinated and establishes the time'
limits within which coordination is to be completed.
The component initiating a regulatory proposal is
responsible for obtaining the comments of other
for. the administration of the Agency regulatory
components within the same directorate having related
or interdependent responsibilities and functions,
or whose activities or personnel are substantially
affected thereby, before submitting the proposal to
the Regulations Control Branch (RCB) for processing.
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The Regulations Control Branch is responsible for
processing regulatory proposals, establishing and
maintaining editorial standards, and initiating
regulatory proposals as appropriate. When coordination
is required, RCB will forward regulatory proposals
to the appropriate Agency coordinators requesting
comments within time limits not to exceed 30 days.
Coordinators will make every effort to respond-within
the established time limits, but may request extensions
up to the 30 day limit. Comments submitted by
coordinators after the 30 day limit will not be
.considered unless a request for further extension
has been submitted in writing to the Deputy Director
for Administration by the Deputy Director or Head
of Independent Office concerned.
(4) If coordinator comments involve substantive
differences, RCB, if necessary, will bring
together the initiator and the commenting
components for attempted resolution of differences.
(5) Upon expiration of the time limit for coordination,
RCB will prepare a final version of the proposal
for distribution to the coordinators, and will
notify the coordinators that this version will be
forwarded for authentication..
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(6) A coordinator who does not concur in the final
version of a regulatory proposal may request
Management Committee review of the proposal by
submitting a memorandum of non-concurrence through
RCB to the Secretary of the Management Committee
within ten (10) days of receipt of the final
version. The Management Committee will resolve the
differences and notify RCB.
d. AUTHENTICATION. Agency regulatory issuances are
published only upon approval by the Director of
Central Intelligence or by the Deputy Director for
Administration for Headquarters issuances and the
V I "~ I I I V I L
Deputy Director for operations for issuances.
The authority for each regulatory issuance or
revision will be noted on the printed issuance.
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