I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT
1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report.
Garfield Daley
Acting Director, Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
United Sates Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street, S.W., Room 2221
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453
2. ELECTRONIC ADDRESS FOR THIS REPORT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
3. ADDRESS FOR PAPER COPIES OF THIS REPORT
Contact Robert Eckert at the address or telephone number listed above.
**Copies of the annual reports of a number of individual HHS Operating Divisions can be found by contacting the responsible component shown in Section II below, or by locating a FOIA link at the following websites:
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Indian Health Service (IHS)
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
II. HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST
Requests may be submitted electronically:
- HHS and OPDIV Freedom of Information Officers/FOIA Requester Service Centers
Health and Human Services (HHS)
Freedom of Information Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building, Room 2206
330 C Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-690-7453Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Freedom of Information Officer
901 D Street, S.W.
7th Floor West Aerospace Building
Washington, D.C. 20447
Phone: 202-401-9215Administration for Community Living (ACL)
Freedom of Information Officer
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Freedom of Information Officer
540 Gaither Road
The Eisenberg Building, Room 3129
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-427-1866Administration on Aging (AOA)
Freedom of Information Officer
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and/or
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Freedom of Information Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: (770) 488-6399Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Freedom of Information Officer
North Building, Room N2-20-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Freedom of Information Officer
12420 Parklawn Drive, Room 1050
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-827-6567Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Freedom of Information Officer
Parklawn Building, Room 14-15
5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-3376Indian Health Service (IHS)
Freedom of Information Officer
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Twinbrook II, Metro Plaza Building
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Freedom of Information Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Freedom of Information Officer
Cohen Building, Suite 1062
330 Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)
Freedom of Information Officer
Room 17-66, Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-5252Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
Freedom of Information Officer
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 920
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-492-4800Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Freedom of Information Officer
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1042
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2137 - Brief description of why some requests are not granted: Documents requested were protected by an exemption and release would have caused harm to the interest protected by the exemption. Information withheld may include home addresses and phone numbers, social security numbers, medical records, proprietary business records, investigatory records, that if released may interfere with open investigations, and drafts of documents.
- HHS FOIA Regulations
III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS:
1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms:
- OS - Office of the Secretary, HHS
- ACF - Administration for Children and Families
- ACL - Administration for Community Living
- AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- FDA - Food and Drug Administration
- HHS - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- HRSA - Health Resources and Services Administration
- IHS - Indian Health Service
- NIH - National Institutes of Health
- OASH - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
- OIG - Office of the Inspector General
- OPHS - Office of Public Health and Science
- SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Basic definitions of terms :
- Administrative Appeal – a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the initial request level.
- Average Number – the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.
- Backlog – the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.
- Component – for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a “component” is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their annual report data for both the AGENCY
OVERALL and for each principal component of the agency. - Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency for its review because that agency has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That Agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.
- Exemption 3 Statute – a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.
- FOIA Request – a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concerning another person (i.e., a “third-party” request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., “first-party” requests) when those requesters are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act “systems of records” or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report. Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)
- Full Grant - an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
- Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.
- Median Number - Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
- Multi-Track Processing – a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis.
- Expedited Processing – an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.
- Simple Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested.
- Complex Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.
- Partial Grant/Partial Denial – in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.
- Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.
- Perfected Request – a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed
- Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.
- Range in Number of Days – the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.
- Time Limits – the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request).
- Concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:
- Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information
- Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices
- Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law
- Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information
- Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges
- Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy
- Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records
- could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings,
- would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication,
- could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,
- could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source,
- would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or
- could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual
- Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions
- Exemption 9: geological information on wells
IV. Exemption 3 Statutes
|
Statute |
Type of Information |
Case Citation |
Agency / Component |
Total Number of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
41 U.S.C. § 4702 |
Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts. |
Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31 , 2011);Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004). |
FDA – 5 |
40 |
|
5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a) |
Financial Disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees |
Meyeroff v. EPA, 958 F. 3d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Concepcion v. FBI, 606 F. Supp. 2d 14, 33 (D.D.C. 2009), renewed motion fir summary judgment granted in part on other grounds, 699 F. Supp. 2d 106 (D.D.C. 2010); Glascoe v. DOJ, No. 04-0486, 2005 WL 1139269, at *1 (D.D.C. May 15, 2005). |
FDA – 2 |
5 |
|
21 U.S.C. § 331(j) |
Certain information "concerning any methods or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection" |
Anderson v. HHS., 907 F.2d 936, 950 (10th Cir. 1990) |
FDA – 55 |
55 |
|
21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)(4) |
Food Registration Documents |
N/A |
FDA- 6 |
6 |
|
42 U.S.C. § 242m(d) |
Guaranteed confidentiality of establishment or person supplying the information or described in it is identifiable. |
N/A |
CDC – 3 |
3 |
|
42 U.S.C. § 262a(h) |
Enhanced control of dangerous biological agents and toxins/bio-terrorism information |
N/A |
CDC – 6 |
15 |
|
42 U.S.C. 247d-6b(d) |
National Stockpile |
N/A |
CDC – 1 |
1 |
|
5 U.S.C. § 574(j) |
Confidential communications with agency Ombudsman (3rd party neutral) |
N/A |
NIH – 1 |
1 |
|
22 U.S.C. § 288a(c) |
Privileges, exemptions, and immunities of international organizations |
N/A |
NIH – 1 |
1 |
|
35 U.S.C. § 202(c)(5) |
Invention Utilization Reports |
N/A |
NIH – 1 |
1 |
|
Inspector General Act of 1978 |
Complaints by employees; disclosure of identity, reprisals |
N/A |
OIG – 3 |
3 |
|
18 U.S.C. § 3509(d) |
Certain records containing identifying information pertaining to children involved in criminal proceedings |
Tampico v. EOUSA, No. 04-2285, slip op.at 8 (D.D.C. Apr. 29, 2005) |
OIG – 1 |
1 |
|
Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) |
Certain records pertaining to grand jury proceedings |
Sussmanv. USMS, 494 F. 3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir 2007); Fund for Constitutional Gov't v. Nat'l Archives & Records Serv., 656 F. 2d 856, 867-68 (D.C. Cir 1981); Durham v. U.S. Atty. Gen., No. 06-843, 2008 WL 620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 3, 2008); Cozen O'connor v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury, 570 F. Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa. 2008). |
OIG – 1 |
1 |
|
42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(A) |
Medical records presented to a special master or the court in National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program |
Long v. DOJ, No. 06CV1086, 2011 WL 113925 @*10 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2011) |
HRSA – 4 |
4 |
|
42 U.S.C. § 11137(b) |
Adverse reports of helath practitioners conduct |
N/A |
HRSA – 4 |
3 |
|
Public Law 107-347 |
Data that are required for exclusively statistical purposes under a pledge of confidentiality |
N/A |
SAMHSA – 4 |
1 |
V. A. FOIA REQUESTS – RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS
|
Agency / Component |
Number of Requests |
Number of |
Number of |
Number of Requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
402 |
1,301 |
1,313 |
390 |
|
ACF |
242 |
233 |
322 |
153 |
|
ACL |
0 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
CDC |
587 |
1,032 |
1,039 |
580 |
|
CMS |
3,701 |
51,364 |
51,682 |
3,383 |
|
FDA |
2,575 |
9,990 |
9,702 |
2,863 |
|
HRSA |
91 |
302 |
312 |
81 |
|
IHS |
6 |
124 |
102 |
28 |
|
NIH |
96 |
1,210 |
1,236 |
70 |
|
OASH |
208 |
440 |
505 |
143 |
|
OIG |
18 |
714 |
726 |
6 |
|
SAMHSA |
77 |
188 |
162 |
103 |
|
AGENCY |
8,009 |
66,916 |
67,125 |
7,800 |
1. OS FOIA Office converted over to a new FOIA tracking system, it was determined that the actual number of requests pending for FY2012 should have been 402, instead of 394.
2. In early fiscal year 2013, all FOIA requests received and assigned to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality was transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health for processing.
V. B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS – ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS
| Comp- onent |
Numb- er of Full Grants |
Numb- er of Partial Grants / Partial Denials |
Numb- er of Full Denials Based on Exemp- tions |
Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemp- tions | TOTAL | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No Records |
All |
Re- quest With- |
Fee- |
Records not Reason- |
Im- proper FOIA Re- quest for Other Reason |
Not Agency Record |
Dupli- |
Other *Ex- |
|||||
|
OS |
172 |
224 |
23 |
56 |
656 |
18 |
1 |
12 |
48 |
65 |
6 |
32 |
1,313 |
|
ACF |
65 |
102 |
1 |
26 |
17 |
70 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
322 |
|
ACL |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
CDC |
230 |
280 |
30 |
183 |
66 |
42 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
146 |
1,039 |
|
CMS |
30,976 |
852 |
5,314 |
7,985 |
2,458 |
644 |
366 |
211 |
542 |
81 |
529 |
1,724 |
51,682 |
|
FDA |
7,426 |
186 |
194 |
616 |
24 |
791 |
59 |
7 |
58 |
1 |
145 |
195 |
9,702 |
|
HRSA |
258 |
30 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
312 |
|
IHS |
53 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
102 |
|
NIH |
772 |
102 |
11 |
113 |
15 |
175 |
6 |
17 |
6 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
1,236 |
|
OASH |
134 |
208 |
17 |
67 |
31 |
32 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
505 |
|
OIG |
146 |
98 |
118 |
106 |
16 |
47 |
5 |
6 |
62 |
77 |
21 |
24 |
726 |
|
SAMHSA |
70 |
80 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
162 |
|
AGENCY |
40,318 |
2,191 |
5,714 |
9,168 |
3,303 |
1,827 |
451 |
268 |
742 |
278 |
736 |
2,129 |
67,125 |
V. B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS – "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"
|
Component |
Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1) |
Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| OS | Referred to website |
4 |
32 |
|
Administrative Closure - Based on Response and Non Response to Continued Interest calls and Correspondence |
24 |
||
|
In litigation |
4 |
||
|
ACF |
Administratively Closed - Based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence |
6 |
6 |
|
ACL |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
Administratively Closed - Based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence |
146 |
146 |
|
CMS |
Administrative Closures - Based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence |
1,724 |
1,724 |
|
FDA |
Available on the Internet |
195 |
195 |
|
HRSA |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
N/A |
0 |
2 |
|
Information on website |
2 |
||
|
NIH |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
OASH |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
OIG |
Administratively Closed - Based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence |
20 |
24 |
|
Records on website |
4 |
||
|
SAMHSA |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
|
|
2,129 |
V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS – NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED
|
Component |
Ex. 1 |
Ex. 2 |
Ex. 3 |
Ex. 4 |
Ex. 5 |
Ex. 6 |
Ex. 7(A) |
Ex. 7(B) |
Ex. 7(C) |
Ex. 7(D) |
Ex. 7(E) |
Ex. 7(F) |
Ex. 8 |
Ex. 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
0 |
0 |
3 |
78 |
111 |
173 |
22 |
0 |
78 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
16 |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
0 |
3 |
22 |
103 |
58 |
230 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
CMS |
0 |
2 |
15 |
65 |
26 |
5,954 |
6 |
3 |
716 |
73 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
FDA |
0 |
1 |
57 |
184 |
31 |
45 |
156 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
0 |
6 |
36 |
5 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NIH |
0 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
26 |
45 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OASH |
0 |
0 |
11 |
90 |
14 |
165 |
8 |
0 |
92 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OIG |
0 |
1 |
10 |
81 |
62 |
187 |
80 |
1 |
162 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
3 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
0 |
7 |
129 |
758 |
366 |
6,999 |
283 |
4 |
1,072 |
81 |
53 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
VI. A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS – RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
|
Component |
Number of Appeals |
Number of |
Number of |
Number of Appeals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
211 |
199 |
222 |
188 |
|
CMS |
94 |
116 |
59 |
151 |
|
AGENCY |
305 |
315 |
281 |
339 |
VI. B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS – ALL PROCESSED APPEALS
|
Component |
Number Affirmed on Appeal |
Number Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal |
Number Completely Reversed/Remanded on Appeal |
Number of Appeals Closed for Other Reasons |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
51 |
17 |
6 |
148 |
222 |
|
CMS |
16 |
2 |
21 |
20 |
59 |
|
AGENCY |
67 |
19 |
27 |
168 |
281 |
VI. C. (1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL – NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED
|
Component |
Ex. 1 |
Ex. 2 |
Ex. 3 |
Ex. 4 |
Ex. 5 |
Ex. 6 |
Ex. 7(A) |
Ex. 7(B) |
Ex. 7(C) |
Ex. 7(D) |
Ex. 7(E) |
Ex. 7(F) |
Ex. 8 |
Ex. 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
0 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CMS |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY OVERAL |
0 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
18 |
45 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VI. C. (2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL – REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS
|
Com-ponent |
No Records |
Records Referred at Initial Request Level |
Request With- drawn |
Fee-Related Reason |
Records not Reason- ably Described |
Improper Request for Other Reasons |
Not Agency Record |
Dup- licate Request or Appeal |
Request in Liti- gation |
Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expe- dited Pro- cessing |
Other *Explain in chart below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
17 |
8 |
41 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
29 |
|
CMS |
9 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
26 |
8 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
29 |
VI. C. (3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL – "OTHER" REASONS
|
Component |
Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2) |
Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
Administrative Closure - Based on Response and Non Response to Continued Interest calls and Correspondence |
2 |
29 |
|
Appeal Moot |
26 |
||
|
Appeal Untimely |
1 |
||
|
CMS |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
|
|
29 |
VI. C. (4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
|
Component |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
178.00 |
510.00 |
<1 |
1,670.00 |
|
CMS |
105.00 |
189.00 |
6.00 |
750.00 |
|
AGENCY |
141.00 |
349.00 |
3.00 |
1,210.00 |
VI. C. (5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
|
Component |
10th Oldest Appeal |
9th |
8th |
7th |
6th |
5th |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
Oldest Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS: Date of Appeal |
2008- 10-09 |
2008- 09-15 |
2008- 09-10 |
2008- 09-09 |
2008- 09-09 |
2008- 06-24 |
2008- 06-11 |
2008- 06-11 |
2008- 02-20 |
2008- 02-08 |
|
OS: Number of Days Pending |
1297 |
1315 |
1318 |
1319 |
1319 |
1374 |
1383 |
1383 |
1463 |
1471 |
|
CMS: Date of Appeal |
2011- 10-11 |
2011- 08-29 |
2011- 08-29 |
2011- 08-19 |
2011- 08-11 |
2011- 07-12 |
2011- 06-24 |
2011- 06-01 |
2011- 06-01 |
2011- 04-28 |
|
CMS: Number of Days Pending |
495 |
524 |
524 |
530 |
536 |
558 |
569 |
586 |
586 |
609 |
|
AGENCY |
2008- 10-09 |
2008- 09-15 |
2008- 09-10 |
2008- 09-09 |
2008- 09-09 |
2008- 06-24 |
2008- 06-11 |
2008- 06-11 |
2008- 02-20 |
2008- 02-08 |
|
AGENCY |
1297 |
1315 |
1318 |
1319 |
1319 |
1374 |
1383 |
1383 |
1463 |
1471 |
VII. A. FOIA REQUESTS – RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS
|
Component |
Simple: Med- ian Num-ber of Days |
Simple: Aver-age Num- ber of Days |
Simple: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Simple: High- est Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Med- ian Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Aver- age Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: High- est Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro- cess- ing: Med- ian Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro- cess- ing: Aver- age Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro-cess-ing: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro-cess- ing: High- est Num- ber of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
71 |
<1 |
1453 |
1 |
46 |
1 |
303 |
|
ACF |
488 |
536 |
1 |
1260 |
60 |
119 |
1 |
992 |
182 |
182 |
156 |
207 |
|
ACL |
14 |
13 |
1 |
60 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CDC |
21 |
90.21 |
1 |
1041 |
52 |
150 |
1 |
1541 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
97 |
|
CMS |
11 |
18 |
1 |
634 |
2 |
36 |
1 |
717 |
37 |
102 |
1 |
512 |
|
FDA |
9 |
27.6 |
1 |
1220 |
78 |
168.8 |
1 |
1465 |
22 |
173.7 |
1 |
495 |
|
HRSA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
64 |
76 |
1 |
252 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
IHS |
10 |
15 |
1 |
30 |
44 |
61 |
15 |
107 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIH |
12 |
15 |
1 |
93 |
43 |
70 |
1 |
742 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OASH |
6 |
8 |
1 |
20 |
108 |
220 |
21 |
886 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
OIG |
2 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
9 |
23 |
1 |
277 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SAMHSA |
100 |
132 |
1 |
710 |
168 |
199 |
1 |
570 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AGENCY |
10 |
29 |
N/A |
1260 |
63 |
99 |
N/A |
1541 |
30 |
98 |
N/A |
512 |
VII. B. PROCESSED REQUESTS – RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED
|
Component |
Simple: Med- ian Num-ber of Days |
Simple: Aver-age Num- ber of Days |
Simple: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Simple: High- est Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Med- ian Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Aver- age Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Com- plex: High- est Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro- cess- ing: Med- ian Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro- cess- ing: Aver- age Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro-cess-ing: Low- est Num- ber of Days |
Expe- dited Pro-cess- ing: High- est Num- ber of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
46 |
122 |
1 |
1040 |
162 |
162 |
21 |
303 |
|
ACF |
350 |
414 |
1 |
1244 |
92 |
131 |
1 |
992 |
182 |
182 |
156 |
207 |
|
ACL |
18 |
26 |
17 |
60 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CDC |
31 |
87.8 |
1 |
1006 |
80 |
200.5 |
1 |
1541 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CMS |
15 |
17 |
1 |
616 |
113 |
136 |
1 |
717 |
36 |
88 |
1 |
360 |
|
FDA |
9 |
27.5 |
1 |
1220 |
78.5 |
169.9 |
1 |
1465 |
22 |
173.7 |
1 |
495 |
|
HRSA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
64 |
76 |
1 |
252 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
IHS |
21 |
35 |
1 |
70 |
85 |
110 |
55 |
165 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIH |
15 |
17 |
1 |
93 |
51 |
74 |
3 |
742 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OASH |
8 |
8 |
1 |
20 |
107 |
224 |
21 |
819 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
OIG |
3 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
23 |
37 |
1 |
277 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SAMHSA |
91 |
123 |
1 |
710 |
150 |
183 |
1 |
570 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AGENCY |
9 |
75 |
N/A |
1244 |
64 |
133 |
N/A |
1541 |
36 |
127 |
1 |
495 |
VII. C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS – RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
|
Component |
<1-20 |
21-40 |
41-60 |
61-80 |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACF |
23 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
24 |
102 |
176 |
|
ACL |
17 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
213 |
54 |
26 |
14 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
31 |
421 |
|
CMS |
40,613 |
3,614 |
751 |
329 |
192 |
116 |
92 |
86 |
72 |
54 |
486 |
274 |
84 |
46,763 |
|
FDA |
436 |
493 |
544 |
436 |
431 |
471 |
493 |
533 |
460 |
420 |
1,430 |
105 |
149 |
6,401 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
15 |
21 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
|
NIH |
796 |
198 |
38 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,046 |
|
OASH |
206 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
206 |
|
OIG |
453 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
453 |
|
SAMHSA |
23 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
73 |
|
AGENCY |
42,795 |
4,387 |
1,388 |
790 |
652 |
602 |
601 |
633 |
544 |
489 |
1,945 |
418 |
371 |
55,615 |
VII. C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS – RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
|
Component |
<1-20 |
21-40 |
41-60 |
61-80 |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
918 |
77 |
51 |
33 |
17 |
21 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
41 |
25 |
73 |
1,304 |
|
ACF |
37 |
20 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
20 |
5 |
6 |
144 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
199 |
71 |
62 |
50 |
26 |
13 |
19 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
43 |
26 |
76 |
617 |
|
CMS |
3,899 |
162 |
82 |
65 |
54 |
65 |
70 |
46 |
55 |
65 |
195 |
111 |
37 |
4,906 |
|
FDA |
32 |
74 |
124 |
137 |
167 |
173 |
154 |
180 |
166 |
115 |
692 |
347 |
840 |
3,201 |
|
HRSA |
77 |
34 |
36 |
32 |
22 |
22 |
32 |
13 |
17 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
302 |
|
IHS |
7 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
NIH |
49 |
44 |
24 |
24 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
190 |
|
OASH |
0 |
59 |
36 |
27 |
20 |
12 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
22 |
63 |
298 |
|
OIG |
180 |
52 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
273 |
|
SAMHSA |
8 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
12 |
8 |
89 |
|
AGENCY |
5,406 |
602 |
454 |
389 |
340 |
334 |
321 |
292 |
285 |
233 |
1,050 |
552 |
1,106 |
11,364 |
VII. C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING – RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
|
Component |
<1-20 |
21-40 |
41-60 |
61-80 |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ |
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
|
ACF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
CMS |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
|
FDA |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NIH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OASH |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
OIG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
8 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
27 |
VII. D. PENDING REQUESTS – ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
|
Component |
Simple: Number Pending |
Simple: Median Number of Days |
Simple: Average Number of Days |
Complex: Number Pending |
Complex: Median Number of Days |
Complex: Average Number of Days |
Expedited Processing: Number Pending |
Expedited Processing: Median Number of Days |
Expedited Processing: Average Number of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
463 |
1 |
371 |
12 |
1 |
295 |
|
ACF |
38 |
488 |
330 |
112 |
60 |
157 |
1 |
30 |
30 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
23 |
158 |
211 |
555 |
168 |
233 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CMS |
3598 |
14 |
78 |
54 |
146 |
168 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FDA |
629 |
32 |
78.7 |
2182 |
136 |
192.1 |
1 |
478.5 |
478.5 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
80 |
130 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
31 |
87 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NIH |
45 |
11 |
14 |
25 |
31 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OASH |
29 |
6 |
190 |
208 |
108 |
242 |
6 |
30 |
176 |
|
OIG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA |
25 |
100 |
155 |
76 |
168 |
129 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
4387 |
15 |
81 |
3784 |
138 |
163 |
20 |
28 |
244 |
VII. E. PENDING REQUESTS – TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
|
Component |
10th Oldest Request |
9th |
8th |
7th |
6th |
5th |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
Oldest Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS: Date of Receipt |
2010- 02-25 |
2010- 01-12 |
2010- 01-12 |
2010- 01-11 |
2010- 01-08 |
2010- 01-04 |
2009- 10-22 |
2009- 10-16 |
2009- 10-05 |
2008- 03-04 |
|
OS: Number of Days Pending |
937 |
969 |
969 |
970 |
971 |
975 |
1027 |
1031 |
1040 |
1454 |
|
ACF: Date of Receipt |
2008- 09-18 |
2008- 09-18 |
2008- 09-18 |
2008- 08-28 |
2008- 08-12 |
2008- 06-12 |
2008- 06-12 |
2008- 05-09 |
2008- 05-02 |
2008- 02-27 |
|
ACF: Number of Days Pending |
490 |
490 |
490 |
509 |
520 |
548 |
570 |
642 |
794 |
808 |
|
ACL: Date of Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ACL: Number of Days Pending |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ: Date of Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ: Number of Days Pending |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC: Date of Receipt |
2010- 03-16 |
2010- 03-15 |
2010- 03-15 |
2010- 01-27 |
2010- 01-13 |
2009- 10-30 |
2009- 10-02 |
2009- 06-26 |
2008- 09-23 |
2008- 07-25 |
|
CDC: Number of Days Pending |
891 |
892 |
892 |
924 |
933 |
982 |
1001 |
1069 |
1259 |
1300 |
|
CMS: Date of Receipt |
2011- 04-13 |
2011- 03-30 |
2011- 03-08 |
2011- 03-03 |
2011- 03-03 |
2011- 03-03 |
2011- 02-09 |
2011- 02-08 |
2011- 01-19 |
2011- 01-18 |
|
CMS: Number of Days Pending |
649 |
664 |
664 |
665 |
665 |
674 |
674 |
678 |
678 |
679 |
|
FDA: Date of Receipt |
2009- 07-21 |
2009- 07-01 |
2009- 06-30 |
2009- 06-19 |
2009- 06-09 |
2009- 05-08 |
2009- 02-20 |
2008- 06-26 |
2008- 05-28 |
2008- 05-09 |
|
FDA: Number of Days Pending |
1048 |
1067 |
1068 |
1075 |
1083 |
1104 |
1159 |
1321 |
1342 |
1354 |
|
HRSA: Date of Receipt |
2012- 09-28 |
2012- 09-28 |
2012- 03-19 |
2012- 02-28 |
2012- 02-28 |
2012- 02-24 |
2011- 12-27 |
2011- 11-10 |
2011- 10-12 |
2011- 01-24 |
|
HRSA:Number of Days Pending |
252 |
252 |
388 |
402 |
402 |
404 |
444 |
473 |
495 |
677 |
|
IHS: Date of Receipt |
2013- 07-29 |
2013- 07-11 |
2013- 07-05 |
2013- 07-05 |
2013- 06-26 |
2013- 06-12 |
2013- 04-23 |
2013- 04-16 |
2013- 04-16 |
2013- 03-05 |
|
IHS: Number of Days Pending |
45 |
57 |
61 |
61 |
68 |
78 |
114 |
119 |
119 |
149 |
|
NIH: Date of Receipt |
2013- 07-17 |
2013- 06-13 |
2013- 06-10 |
2013- 06-10 |
2013- 06-10 |
2013- 06-06 |
2013- 04-30 |
2013- 04-18 |
2012- 12-31 |
2011- 03-22 |
|
NIH: Number of Days Pending |
53 |
76 |
79 |
79 |
79 |
81 |
99 |
115 |
190 |
636 |
|
OASH: Date of Receipt |
2011- 05-19 |
2011- 05-11 |
2011- 04-28 |
2011- 04-27 |
2011- 03-15 |
2011- 03-09 |
2011- 03-04 |
2011- 01-03 |
2010- 11-03 |
2010- 08-20 |
|
OASH: Number of Days Pending |
617 |
623 |
632 |
633 |
664 |
668 |
671 |
715 |
758 |
811 |
|
OIG: Date of Receipt |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2013-09-26 |
2013-09-23 |
2013-09-19 |
2013-09-13 |
2013-08-28 |
2013-07-15 |
|
OIG: Number of Days Pending |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
23 |
55 |
|
SAMHSA: Date of Receipt |
2012- 07-23 |
2012- 07-17 |
2012- 07-05 |
2012- 07-03 |
2012- 06-25 |
2012- 06-12 |
2012- 06-07 |
2012- 03-15 |
2012- 02-27 |
2011- 10-25 |
|
SAMHSA: Number of Days Pending |
310 |
314 |
322 |
324 |
330 |
339 |
342 |
402 |
415 |
504 |
|
AGENCY |
2009- 06-19 |
2009- 06-09 |
2009- 05-08 |
2009- 02-20 |
2008- 09-23 |
2008- 07-25 |
2008- 06-26 |
2008- 05-28 |
2008- 05-09 |
2008- 03-04 |
|
AGENCY |
1075 |
1083 |
1104 |
1159 |
1259 |
1300 |
1321 |
1342 |
1354 |
1454 |
VIII. A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING
|
Component |
Number Granted |
Number Denied |
Median Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Average Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
ACF |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CDC |
1 |
9 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
10 |
|
CMS |
50 |
29 |
6 |
12 |
54 |
|
FDA |
1 |
347 |
12 |
12.9 |
97 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIH |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
OASH |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
OIG |
0 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
|
SAMHSA |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AGENCY |
55 |
419 |
9 |
12 |
197 |
VIII. B. Requests for Fee Waiver
|
Agency / Component |
Number Granted |
Number Denied |
Median Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Average Number of Days to Adjudicate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
1 |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ACF |
0 |
2 |
8 |
8 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CDC |
1 |
0 |
64 |
64 |
|
CMS |
80 |
13 |
4 |
8 |
|
FDA |
392 |
5 |
10 |
20.6 |
|
HRSA |
2 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIH |
0 |
6 |
3 |
4.67 |
|
OASH |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OIG |
0 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
|
SAMHSA |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AGENCY |
476 |
41 |
9 |
19 |
IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs
|
Agency / Component |
Personnel: Number of "Full-Time FOIA Employees" |
Personnel: Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees" |
Personnel: Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff" |
Costs: Processing Costs |
Costs: Litigation-Related Costs |
Costs: Total Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
11 |
0 |
11 |
$1,071,012.00 |
$192,053.00 |
$1,263,065.00 |
|
ACF |
3 |
0 |
3 |
$368,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$368,000.00 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
$14,160.00 |
$0.00 |
$14,160.00 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
CDC |
12 |
0 |
12 |
$1,557,513.49 |
$1,700.00 |
$1,559,213.49 |
|
CMS |
21 |
62 |
83 |
$7,015,272.00 |
$57,470.00 |
$7,072,742.00 |
|
FDA |
82 |
52.15 |
134.15 |
$33,570,981.00 |
$1,462,953.00 |
$35,033,934.00 |
|
HRSA |
3 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
$497,411.00 |
$0.00 |
$497,411.00 |
|
IHS |
2 |
1 |
3 |
$369,945.00 |
$0.00 |
$369,945.00 |
|
NIH |
17 |
14.31 |
31.31 |
$3,336,857.90 |
$26,340.00 |
$3,363,197.90 |
|
OASH |
6 |
1 |
7 |
$1,161,075.00 |
$332,450.00 |
$1,493,525.00 |
|
OIG |
3 |
2 |
5 |
$286,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$291,000.00 |
|
SAMHSA |
2 |
3 |
5 |
$253,000.00 |
$0.00 |
$253,000.00 |
|
AGENCY |
162 |
137.06 |
299.06 |
$49,501,227.39 |
$2,077,966.00 |
$51,579,193.39 |
X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests
|
Component |
Total Amount of Fees Collected |
Percentage of Total Costs |
|---|---|---|
|
OS |
$239.00 |
0.02% |
|
ACF |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
ACL |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
AHRQ |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
CDC |
$52,111.15 |
3.35% |
|
CMS |
$326,643.00 |
4.66% |
|
FDA |
$577,039.00 |
1.72% |
|
HRSA |
$1,922.50 |
0.39% |
|
IHS |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
NIH |
$21,935.44 |
0.66% |
|
OASH |
$1,748.00 |
0.15% |
|
OIG |
$13,617.00 |
4.76% |
|
SAMHSA |
$0.00 |
0.00% |
|
AGENCY |
$995,255.09 |
2.01% |
XII. A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals
|
Agency / Component |
Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year |
Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year |
|---|---|---|
|
OS |
364 |
177 |
|
ACF |
141 |
0 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
494 |
0 |
|
CMS |
1,426 |
145 |
|
FDA |
2,334 |
0 |
|
HRSA |
71 |
0 |
|
IHS |
22 |
0 |
|
NIH |
26 |
0 |
|
OASH |
128 |
0 |
|
OIG |
2 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA |
91 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
5,099 |
322 |
XII. B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS – RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS
|
Agency / Component |
Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of Start |
|
Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Processed by the Agency During the Fiscal Year |
Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
ACF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CMS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FDA |
0 |
27 |
27 |
0 |
|
HRSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NIH |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
OASH |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
OIG |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
0 |
43 |
43 |
0 |
XII. C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS – TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY
|
Component |
10th Oldest |
9th |
8th |
7th |
6th |
5th |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OS: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACF: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ACF: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ACL: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
ACL:Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AHRQ: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CDC: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CMS: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
CMS: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
FDA: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
FDA: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
HRSA: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
HRSA: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
IHS: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
IHS: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NIH: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
NIH: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OASH: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OASH: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OIG: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
OIG: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SAMHSA: Date |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
SAMHSA: Number of Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
AGENCY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
XII. D. (1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT – REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED
|
Component |
Requests Recieved: Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Requests Recieved: Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
Requests Processed: Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Requests Processed: Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
1,129 |
1,301 |
1,099 |
1,313 |
|
ACF |
285 |
233 |
225 |
322 |
|
ACL |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|
AHRQ |
57 |
0 |
57 |
6 |
|
CDC |
1,123 |
1,032 |
899 |
1,039 |
|
CMS |
53,424 |
51,364 |
53,744 |
51,682 |
|
FDA |
9,598 |
9,990 |
10,492 |
9,702 |
|
HRSA |
277 |
302 |
219 |
312 |
|
IHS |
107 |
124 |
132 |
102 |
|
NIH |
1,147 |
1,210 |
1,130 |
1,236 |
|
OASH |
465 |
440 |
462 |
505 |
|
OIG |
664 |
714 |
656 |
726 |
|
SAMHSA |
173 |
188 |
123 |
162 |
|
AGENCY |
68,467 |
66,916 |
69,256 |
67,125 |
XII. D. (2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT – BACKLOGGED REQUESTS
|
Component |
Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report |
Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
|---|---|---|
|
OS |
365 |
364 |
|
ACF |
220 |
141 |
|
ACL |
0 |
0 |
|
AHRQ |
0 |
0 |
|
CDC |
501 |
494 |
|
CMS |
1,706 |
1,426 |
|
FDA |
2,575 |
2,334 |
|
HRSA |
58 |
71 |
|
IHS |
6 |
22 |
|
NIH |
33 |
26 |
|
OASH |
194 |
128 |
|
OIG |
9 |
2 |
|
SAMHSA |
73 |
91 |
|
AGENCY |
5,740 |
5,099 |
XII. E. (1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT – APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED
|
Component |
Appeals Received: Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Appeals Received: Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
Appeals Processed: Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Appeals Processed: Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
OS |
200 |
199 |
192 |
222 |
|
CMS |
111 |
116 |
53 |
59 |
|
AGENCY |
311 |
315 |
245 |
281 |
XII. E. (2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT – BACKLOGGED APPEALS
|
Component |
Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report |
Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
|---|---|---|
|
OS |
187 |
177 |
|
CMS |
87 |
145 |
|
AGENCY |
274 |
322 |
