Answer: C. Making the initial determination that information requires protection against unauthorized disclosure in the interest of national security
Explanation: Derivative classification means the incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form information that is already classified, and marking the newly developed material consistent with the classification markings that apply to the source information. While working with classified information, individuals sometimes generate or create new documents and materials based upon that classified information. These individuals who reproduce, extract, or summarize
classified information, or who apply classification markings derived from
source material or as directed by a classification guide, need not possess
original classification authority. The newly created documents must be classified based upon the classification level of the information from which the new document was developed.
