GSA3560

Determination of Position Sensitivity

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 2/1992
Fillable fields
28
Pages
1
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 3560: Determination of Position Sensitivity

GSA Form 3560, Determination of Position Sensitivity, is headed GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, with the footer GSA FORM 3560 (REV. 2-92). GSA's forms page lists a current revision date of 02/1992, and GSA hosts it in its forms library.

The instructions say the form is to be used when creating a position description or multiposition description, or when changing sensitivity on an existing position description or multiposition description, and refer to ADM P 9732.1B, App.A. Personnel Security Handbook. Part A, the designation process, runs through four steps, from program placement and risk factors to a position sensitivity level, and ends with a designation from 1, nonsensitive, to 4, special-sensitive. Part B is the security approval.

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What's on GSA Form 3560

Position details

Position classification title and series, and position description number(s). Part A then asks for the GSA program and location (office title).

Step 1: program placement

Impact description, scope description and the resulting program placement level, in columns (a) to (c).

Step 2: risk factors

Degree of public trust, fiduciary responsibility, importance to program, program authority and supervision received, in columns (a) to (e), and a total.

Steps 3 and 4: placement and adjustment

Step 3 combines the program placement from Step 1(c) and the position risk points from Step 2(f) into a position placement. Step 4 adds adjustment factors and states if sensitivity was upgraded, downgraded, or not changed.

Remarks and designation

A remarks box and four designation boxes: 4 special-sensitive, 3 critical-sensitive, 2 noncritical-sensitive and 1 nonsensitive, then the agency designator and title and the date.

Part B: security approval

A line for the GSA Security Officer or Designee and the date.

How to complete GSA Form 3560

  1. 1

    Identify the position

    Enter the position classification title and series, the position description number(s), the GSA program and the location (office title).

  2. 2

    Complete Step 1

    Enter the impact description and scope description, then the program placement level they convert to.

  3. 3

    Score the risk factors

    Fill in the five risk factor columns in Step 2 and the total.

  4. 4

    Carry the results forward

    Step 3 takes the program placement from Step 1(c) and the risk points from Step 2(f). Step 4 takes the Step 3 placement and records any adjustment factors and the change.

  5. 5

    Mark the designation

    Check one of the four sensitivity levels, add any remarks, and complete the agency designator and title line with the date.

  6. 6

    Security approval in Part B

    Part B has the line for the GSA Security Officer or Designee and the date.

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Where it goes

The form prints no address. Its last block, Part B, is for the GSA Security Officer or Designee.

Reference

The instructions refer to ADM P 9732.1B, App.A. Personnel Security Handbook. The PDF does not reproduce it.

Edition

The footer reads GSA FORM 3560 (REV. 2-92). The form prints no OMB number or privacy statement, and GSA's page lists no authority or regulation.

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Who fills out GSA Form 3560?

  • Offices writing a position description

    The instructions say the form is used when creating a position description or multiposition description.

  • Offices changing a sensitivity level

    It is also used when changing sensitivity on an existing position description or multiposition description.

  • The agency designator

    Part A ends with a line for the agency designator and title and a date, below the designation boxes.

  • The GSA Security Officer or designee

    Part B, Security Approval, has a line for the GSA Security Officer or Designee and a date.

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Questions about Form GSA3560

Who issues GSA Form 3560?

The form is headed GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and the footer reads GSA FORM 3560 (REV. 2-92). GSA hosts it in its forms library.

When is GSA Form 3560 used?

The instructions say it is to be used when creating a position description or multiposition description, or when changing sensitivity on an existing one.

What sensitivity levels does it list?

Four: 4 special-sensitive, 3 critical-sensitive, 2 noncritical-sensitive and 1 nonsensitive.

What risk factors does Step 2 cover?

Degree of public trust, fiduciary responsibility, importance to program, program authority and supervision received, with a total.

Who approves GSA Form 3560?

Part B, Security Approval, has a line for the GSA Security Officer or Designee and a date.

Where are the detailed rules for the steps?

The instructions refer to ADM P 9732.1B, App.A. Personnel Security Handbook. The PDF does not include that handbook.