Standard Form 311 PDF Details

Are you familiar with Standard Form 311 (SF-311)? It's a type of form integral to the functioning of all US federal executive agencies, but even if you work in one or are associated with it in some way, there might be aspects about it that still remain mysterious. In this blog post, we'll explore what SF-311 is and why it's so important for understanding the operations and processes within federal agencies. From knowing how to submit an SF-311 request to calculating your service obligations when using the form, you'll leave this blog post armed with comprehensive knowledge on everything SF-311. Let's get started!

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AGENCY SECURITY CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM DATA

PART A: Identifying Information

1.Enter the Fiscal Year that this report covers.

2.Identify the Department, Independent agency or Establishment that is covered by this report.

3.Enter the name, title, address, phone, fax, and email address of the Senior Agency Official (as defined in EO 12958, as amended, Section 5.4(d)) responsible for this report.

4.Enter the name, title, phone, fax and email address for the point-of-contact responsible for answering questions about this report.

PART B: Officials with Original Classification Authority

5.Enter the number of agency officials whose highest level of original classification authority is TOP SECRET.

6.Enter the number of agency officials whose highest level of original classification authority is SECRET.

7.Enter the number of agency officials whose highest level of original classification authority is CONFIDENTIAL.

8.Total number of officials with original classification authority. (Sum of blocks 5, 6, & 7)

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PART C: Original Classification Decisions

Original classification is an initial determination that the information to be classified has not been previously classified by any other authority. It also meets the following conditions: (1) it was classified by an original classification authority; (2) the information is owned by, produced by or for, or is under the control of the United States Government; (3) it falls into at least one of the categories found in Section 1.4 of EO 12958, as amended; and, (4) unauthorized disclosure could reasonably be expected to result in damage to the national security. [Provide information only on classification decisions contained in finished products for dissemination or retention, regardless of the media. Do not count reproductions or copies.]

9.Enter the number of original TOP SECRET classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions of 10 years or less.

10.Enter the number of original TOP SECRET classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions ranging from over 10 years to 25 years.

11.Total number of TOP SECRET original classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 9 & 10)

12.Enter the number of original SECRET classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions of 10 years or less.

13.Enter the number of original SECRET classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions ranging from over 10 years to 25 years.

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14.Total number of SECRET original classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 12 & 13)

15. Enter the number of original CONFIDENTIAL classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions of 10 years or less.

16. Enter the number of original CONFIDENTIAL classification decisions made during the reporting period with declassification instructions ranging from over 10 years to 25 years.

17.Total number of CONFIDENTIAL original classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 15 & 16)

18.Total number of original classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 11, 14, & 17)

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PART D: Derivative Classification Decisions

Derivative classification is the incorporating, paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form information that is already classified. This includes classification based on classification guides or other source documents. [Provide information only on derivative classification decisions contained in finished products for dissemination or retention, regardless of the media. Do not count reproductions or copies.]

19.Enter the number of derivative TOP SECRET classifications during the reporting period.

20. Enter the number of derivative SECRET classifications during the reporting period.

21.Enter the number of derivative CONFIDENTIAL classifications during the reporting period.

22.Total number of derivative classification decisions. (Sum of blocks 19, 20, & 21)

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

STANDARD FORM 311 (REV 11-04)

 

Previous edition is unusable

Prescribed by NARA/ISOO

 

 

32 CFR 2001.60 E.O. 12958, as amended

Enter the Fiscal Year that this report covers.

Identify the Department, Independent agency or establishment that is covered by this report.

PART E: Mandatory Declassification Review Requests and Appeals

A “request” is an individual review request or appeal, regardless of the number of documents or pages to be reviewed as part of the request. Report only requests for your agency in which your agency is responsible for the final decision. Please provide an explanation in Part I below where the number of requests or appeals carried forward between reporting periods changes.

23. Enter the number of requests carried over from the previous reporting period.

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Enter the number of new requests received during the reporting period.

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Enter the number of requests carried over to the next reporting period.

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Enter the number of appeals carried over from the previous reporting period.

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Enter the number of new appeals received during the reporting period.

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Enter the number of appeals carried over to the next reporting period.

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PART F: Mandatory Declassification Review Decisions in Pages

29. Enter the number of requested pages that were declassified in full.

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30.Enter the number of requested pages that were declassified in part.

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31.Enter the number of requested pages that were denied declassification.

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32.Total number of requested pages acted on. (Sum of blocks 29, 30, and 31)

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33.Enter the number of appealed pages that were declassified in full.

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34.Enter the number of appealed pages that were declassified in part.

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35.Enter the number of appealed pages that were denied declassification.

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36.Total number of appealed pages acted on. (Sum of blocks 33, 34, & 35)

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PART G: Automatic Declassification and Systematic Review

37.Enter the number of pages reviewed during the reporting period that were subject to declassification under Sections 3.3 & 3.4, EO12958, as amended.

38.Enter the number of pages declassified under Sections 3.3 & 3.4, EO 12958, as amended.

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PART H: Internal Agency Oversight

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Enter the number of inspections, surveys, or program reviews, covering any aspect of the security classification program,

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completed during the reporting period.

 

 

 

 

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Enter the number of challenges processed by your agency to the classification of information believed to be improperly

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classified or unclassified. (See EO 12958 as amended, Section 1.8)

 

 

 

 

PART I: Explanatory Comments

Use this space to elaborate on any section of this form. If more space is needed, provide as an attachment to this form. Provide explanations for any significant

changes in trends/numbers from the previous year's report.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

STANDARD FORM 311 BACK (REV 11-04)

 

Previous edition is unusable

Prescribed by NARA/ISOO

 

 

32 CFR 2001.60 E.O. 12958, as amended