Parts A and B: agency and classifiers
The fiscal year, the agency, the Senior Agency Official and point of contact, then the number of officials whose highest original classification authority is TOP SECRET, SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL.
SF311
Agency Security Classification Management Program Data
- Agency
- GSA
- Revision
- Rev. 03/2016
- Fillable fields
- 67
- Pages
- 4
- Official source
- GSA form page
- Checked
- October 20, 2026
Standard Form 311 (SF 311): Agency Security Classification Management Program Data
Standard Form 311 (SF 311), Agency Security Classification Management Program Data, is an agency report on security classification activity for one fiscal year. The footer names the National Archives and Records Administration and says the form is prescribed by NARA/ISOO under 32 CFR 2001 and E.O. 13526. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
The report identifies the Department, independent agency or establishment it covers and its Senior Agency Official. It counts officials with original classification authority, original and derivative classification decisions, mandatory declassification review requests and appeals, declassification reviews and classification challenges. Part I applies only to Intelligence Community agencies and components.
The form says submissions must be unclassified and reach the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) no later than November 15 following the reporting period. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.
What's on SF 311
Parts C and D: classification decisions
Original decisions by level, split by declassification instructions of 10 years or less or over 10 years to 25 years, and derivative decisions by level, each with totals.
Parts E and F: mandatory declassification review
Requests and appeals received and closed, pages declassified in full, in part or denied, those unresolved for over one year, average days to resolve and referrals from other agencies.
Parts G and H: reviews and challenges
Pages reviewed and declassified under automatic, systematic and discretionary declassification, and classification challenges processed, affirmed or overturned.
Part I: Intelligence Community information
ORCON and ORCON-USGOV analytical product, relief requests, reports of potential misapplication and workforce training percentages.
Part J: explanatory comments
Space to elaborate on any section and to explain significant changes in trends or numbers from the previous year's report.
The form has 54 numbered items in Parts A to I and a comments page, Part J.
How to complete SF 311
- 1
Identify the report
Enter the fiscal year covered, the agency, the Senior Agency Official and the point of contact in Part A.
- 2
Count classification decisions
The form says to include decisions regardless of the media, including those documented and disseminated via email, and not to count reproductions or copies.
- 3
Report your own review requests
For Parts E and F, the form says to report only requests and appeals for which your agency is responsible for the final decision. Each request or appeal counts once, regardless of the number of pages.
- 4
Check the totals
Total blocks such as 8, 11, 18 and 22 are the sums of the blocks they name.
- 5
Explain changes in Part J
Explain significant changes from the previous year and any ORCON denials or misapplications Part I asks about. More space can be added as an attachment.
- 6
Send it unclassified to ISOO
The form says submissions must be unclassified. An IC agency that has to make a classified submission annotates that in Part J and sends the data across the appropriate system.
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Where it goes and what the form says
Where it goes
To the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). The PDF gives no mailing or email address.
Deadline printed on the form
The form says submissions must reach ISOO no later than November 15 following the reporting period.
Classified data
Submissions must be unclassified. Part I says an IC agency required to make a classified submission annotates that in Section J and sends the data across the appropriate system.
Edition and copies
The footer says the form is authorized for local reproduction and that the previous edition is unusable.
Authority
Prescribed by NARA/ISOO, 32 CFR 2001 and E.O. 13526. The form refers to E.O. 13526 sections 1.4, 1.8, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4 and 5.4(d).
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Questions about Form SF311
Who issues SF 311?
The footer names the National Archives and Records Administration and says it is prescribed by NARA/ISOO under 32 CFR 2001 and E.O. 13526. GSA hosts a copy in its forms library.
Who fills out SF 311?
It is an agency report. It identifies the Department, independent agency or establishment covered, the Senior Agency Official responsible and a point of contact for questions.
When is SF 311 due?
The form says submissions must reach ISOO no later than November 15 following the reporting period. Item 1 asks for the fiscal year the report covers.
What counts as an original classification decision?
The form describes it as an initial determination that the information has not been previously classified, made by an original classification authority, on government information in a section 1.4 category, where disclosure could damage national security.
Are copies of classified documents counted?
No. Parts C and D say to provide information on all classification decisions regardless of the media, including email, and not to count reproductions or copies.
Does every agency complete Part I?
No. The form says Part I applies only to IC agencies and IC components of other agencies, for inclusion in the ODNI annual report.