TO: site destination
Check boxes for 1ST ALT. SITE, 2ND ALT. SITE and RO, with a blank for the site. For a regional office site, the number designation for that region.
GSA1656B
Identification Label - Prepositioned Records
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 6/1990
- Fillable fields
- 13
- Pages
- 1
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
GSA Form 1656-B: Identification Label - Prepositioned Records
GSA Form 1656-B, Identification Label - Prepositioned Records, is a General Services Administration form. Its footer prints GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA FORM 1656-B (REV. 6-90). GSA's page lists it as GSA1656B, and GSA hosts it in its forms library.
It is a one-page label used inside GSA for prepositioned records sent to an emergency site. The FROM block is preprinted GSA. The instructions on the same page say most entries are the same as a line of GSA Form 1656, Inventory of Emergency Operating Records: the site location in column 3, the item number in column 1, the item identification in column 2, the frequency of dispatch in column 5 and the disposition instructions in column 6.
The form prints no OMB number or burden statement. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on GSA Form 1656-B
ITEM NO. and DATE
The item number, the same as column 1 of GSA Form 1656, and the date material is packaged and forwarded.
FROM and SERVICE/STAFF OFFICE
FROM is preprinted GSA. Next to it, the office symbol or name of the service or staff office, with CO and RO check boxes.
FREQUENCY OF DISPATCH
The same as the entry in column 5 of GSA Form 1656.
ITEM
The item identification, the same as the entry in column 2 of GSA Form 1656.
Maintenance and disposition instructions
The ITEM MAINTENANCE AND DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS block, the same as the entry in column 6 of GSA Form 1656.
The label has six blocks, with its instructions printed below it on the same page.
How to complete GSA Form 1656-B
- 1
Have the GSA Form 1656 line at hand
Most blocks repeat an entry of the inventory: columns 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of GSA Form 1656.
- 2
Check the site destination
Check the site in the TO block. If it is a regional office site, include the number designation for that region.
- 3
Identify the sending office
Enter the office symbol or name of the service or staff office and check the Central Office or regional square. For a regional office, show the number designation for the region.
- 4
Copy the item details
Enter the item number, item identification, frequency of dispatch and disposition instructions as they appear on GSA Form 1656.
- 5
Date it when the material is sent
The DATE block takes the date the material is packaged and forwarded.
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Where it goes and what the form says
Where it goes
The TO block names the destination site, and the DATE block is the date material is packaged and forwarded. The PDF gives no mailing address.
No OMB number or burden statement
The form prints no OMB number, Privacy Act notice or burden estimate, and GSA's page lists no authority or regulation for it.
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Who fills out GSA Form 1656-B?
The label is filled in by the GSA office sending the records. The instructions name no person or title.
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Questions about Form GSA1656B
Who issues GSA Form 1656-B?
The footer prints GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA FORM 1656-B (REV. 6-90). GSA's page lists it as GSA1656B, with a current revision date of 06/1990.
How is it related to GSA Form 1656?
The instructions say the item number, item identification, frequency of dispatch and disposition instructions are the same as columns 1, 2, 5 and 6 of GSA Form 1656, and that GSA emergency site locations are shown in its column 3.
What date goes on the label?
The instructions say to enter the date material is packaged and forwarded.
What do the CO and RO boxes mean?
The instructions say to check the Central Office or regional square as appropriate, and to show the number designation for the region if it is a regional office.