HHS Fiscal Year 2020 Freedom of Information Annual Report

I.  BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT

1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report:

Brandon J. Gaylord
Director, Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
United States Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453

2. Electronic Address for this Report on the World Wide Web:

https://www.hhs.gov/foia/reports/annual-reports/index.html

3. Address for Paper Copies of this Report

Contact Brandon Gaylord at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: http://www.hhs.gov/foia/contacts/index.html

II.  Making a FOIA Request

1. HHS and Operating Division Freedom of Information Officers/FOIA Requester Service Centers:

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):
Website:  http://www.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7453

Administration for Children and Families (ACF):
Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, S.W., Room 4004
Washington, D.C.  20201
Phone: 202-401-9215

Administration for Community Living (ACL):
Website:  http://www.acl.gov/Site_Utilities/FOIA/index.aspx
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Administration for Community Living
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):
Website:  https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 260-6933

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Website:  http://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 770-488-6277

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Website:  https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/FOIA
Freedom of Information Act Officer
North Building, Room N2-20-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353

Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Website:  http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/foi/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Division of Freedom of Information
Office the Executive Secretariat, OC
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
Website:  http://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-N82
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-2865

Indian Health Service (IHS):
Website:  http://www.ihs.gov/AdminMngrResources/FOIA/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 09E70
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

National Institutes of Health (NIH):
Website:  http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2107
Phone: 301-496-5633

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), including the U.S. Public Health Service:
Website:  http://www.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 260-6933

Office of Inspector General (OIG): 
Website:  http://oig.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Cohen Building, Suite 1062
330 Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
Website:  http://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18E73D
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2000

2. 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.

3. HHS FOIA Regulations:

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=790457d918cfcfebe483689ef4ac40bf&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title45/45cfr5_main_02.tpl

Section III: Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

1. Following are definitions of terms used in this report:

a. 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.

b. 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.

c. 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.

d. 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 FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

e. Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency or component within the same agency for its review because that other 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 or component within the same agency that forwarded it.  That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.

f. 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.

g. 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.)

h. Full Grant – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.

i. 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.

j. Median Number – the middle, not average, number.  For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.

k. 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.

i. 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.

ii. 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.

iii. 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.

l. 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.

m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.

n. 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.

o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

p. Range in Number of Days – the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.

q. 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).

2. Following are concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:

a. Exemption 1:  classified national defense and foreign relations information

b. Exemption 2:  information that is related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency

c. Exemption 3:  information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law

d. Exemption 4:  trade secrets and other confidential business information

e. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges

f. Exemption 6:  information involving matters of personal privacy

g. Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual

h. Exemption 8:  information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells

3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component Abbreviation Component Name
ACF Administration for Children and Families
ACL Administration for Community Living
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
FDA Food and Drug Administration
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
OS Office of the Secretary
SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency / Component Number of Times Relied upon by Agency / Component Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency Overall
21 U.S.C. § 331(j) Certain information “concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection” Anderson v. HHS, 907 F.2d 936, 950-51 (10th Cir. 1990). FDA 10 10
42 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6) Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available N/A FDA 34 34
21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4 Food Registration Documents N/A FDA 4 4
41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1)) 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). HRSA 4 25
CMS 21
42 U.S.C. Sec. 11137(b)(1) National Practitioner Data Bank information N/A HRSA 6 6
42 U.S.C. Sec. 300aa-12(d)(4)(A) “Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information submitted to a special master or the court in a proceeding on a petition [for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program] . . . without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information” Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011). HRSA 4 4
5 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b) Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General N/A OIG 50 50
26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105 Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third parties, and certain tax convention information Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. § 6103); Elec. Priv. Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232 (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v. U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 590 F. App’x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir. 2014) (per curiam); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F. App’x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010) (unpublished disposition) (26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C. § 6105). CMS 99 99
42 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d) Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section N/A OS 1 1
42 U.S.C. § 300jj–51(d)(2) "Any information that is received by the National Coordinator [for Health Information Technology] in connection with a claim or suggestion of possible information blocking and that could reasonably be expected to facilitate identification of the source of the information." N/A OS 1 1
Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) enacted by Act of July 30 1977 Pub. L. No. 95-78 91 Stat. 319 Certain records pertaining to grand jury proceedings Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Sorin v. DOJ, No. 18-99, 2018 WL 6431027 (2d Cir. Dec. 6, 2018) (per curium); Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-CV-00188, 2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug 16, 2016); Durham v. U.S. Att'y 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). OS 1 1
5 U.S.C. § 574(j) Dispute resolution communications N/A NIH 1 1
41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1)) 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). NIH 2 11
CDC 9
7 U.S.C. § 8401 Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefrom N/A NIH 2 2
15 U.S.C. § 3710a(c) "[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovation Pub. Citizen Health Rsch. Grp. v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996). NIH 1 1
42 U.S.C. §242m(d) Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities N/A CDC 18 18
42 U.S.C. § 262a(h) Certain categories of information relating to biological agents and toxins Civ. Beat L. Ctr. for the Pub. Int. v. CDC, 929 F.3d 1079, 1084-85 (9th Cir. 2019). CDC 9 9
N/A N/A N/A SAMHSA 0 0
N/A N/A N/A ACF 0 0
N/A N/A N/A ACL 0 0
N/A N/A N/A AHRQ 0 0
N/A N/A N/A HRSA 0 0
41 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1)) Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum). CDC 1 1
5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2) Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employees Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). OASH 1 1
25 USC §1675(g) Medical quality assurance records N/A IHS 11 11

V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component Number of Requests Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year Number of Requests Pending as of End of Fiscal Year
CMS 1942 16698 16486 2154
FDA 3656 9951 10472 3135
HRSA 50 321 327 44
NIH 368 2304 2145 527
OIG 31 2317 2331 17
OS 1853 1706 1171 2388
CDC 144 2481 2058 567
IHS 150 155 74 231
ACF 701 297 210 788
ACL 6 59 55 10
SAMHSA 39 210 199 50
OASH 457 326 141 642
AGENCY OVERALL 9397 36825 35669 10553

After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: OASH, SAMHSA, ACF, CDC, OS, NIH, FDA, CMS.

V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / Component Number of Full Grants Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions  
No Records All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency Request Withdrawn Fee-Related Reason Records not Reasonably Described Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason Not Agency Record Duplicate Request Other *Explain in Chart Below TOTAL
FDA 6932 47 164 399 32 1384 101 170 995 24 129 95 10472
HRSA 95 121 16 50 5 12 7 8 0 12 1 0 327
OIG 111 582 1194 151 71 124 0 0 0 82 16 0 2331
CMS 3558 2794 5118 2066 27 395 809 71 794 415 431 8 16486
OS 125 178 26 86 340 172 0 48 19 102 75 0 1171
NIH 892 375 97 238 24 221 8 19 214 18 39 0 2145
CDC 489 364 34 386 35 199 29 3 15 45 62 397 2058
IHS 19 15 10 7 1 8 0 3 8 2 1 0 74
ACL 5 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 55
ACF 26 24 3 22 6 58 0 5 21 35 10 0 210
SAMHSA 78 72 2 33 1 9 0 1 3 0 0 0 199
OASH 35 24 5 19 21 9 1 7 2 13 5 0 141
AGENCY OVERALL 12365 4610 6669 3459 563 2591 955 336 2104 748 769 500 35669

V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"

Agency / Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1) Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon TOTAL
FDA Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information 95 95
HRSA N/A 0 0
OIG N/A 0 0
CMS Unable to Locate or Contact Requester 8 8
OS N/A 0 0
NIH N/A 0 0
CDC Unable to Locate or Contact Requester 397 397
IHS N/A 0 0
ACF N/A 0 0
ACL N/A 0 0
SAMHSA N/A 0 0
OASH N/A 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL     500

V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 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
FDA 0 4 38 115 20 18 91 0 10 5 9 0 0 0
HRSA 0 1 14 92 20 91 1 0 2 0 1 7 0 0
OIG 0 1 53 701 284 1004 1174 0 891 0 29 58 0 0
CMS 0 0 120 497 113 6742 4 15 1116 44 9 0 0 0
OS 0 6 2 35 86 158 15 0 71 0 2 1 0 0
NIH 0 0 6 285 52 360 55 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
CDC 0 6 33 85 142 311 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 0
SAMHSA 0 0 0 65 1 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACF 0 0 0 6 11 18 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
ACL 0 0 0 3 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IHS 0 0 11 6 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 0 1 14 7 16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 0 18 278 1904 748 8810 1346 15 2099 49 56 66 0 0

VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Number of Appeals Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year Number of Appeals Received in Fiscal Year Number of Appeals Processed in Fiscal Year Number of Appeals Pending as of End of Fiscal Year
CMS 166 70 25 211
OS 162 134 81 215
OASH 222 221 135 308
AGENCY OVERALL 550 425 241 734

After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of appeals pending at the start of the Fiscal Year.

VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency / 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
CMS 1 0 0 24 25
OS 4 1 5 71 81
OASH 8 2 16 109 135
AGENCY OVERALL 13 3 21 204 241

VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 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
CMS 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
OS 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 1 4 2 10 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0

VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / Component No Records Records Referred at Initial Request Level Request Withdrawn Fee-Related Reason Records not Reasonably Described Improper Request for Other Reasons Not Agency Record Duplicate Request or Appeal Request in Litigation Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing Other *Explain in chart below
CMS 6 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 3 3 0
OS 1 14 4 0 2 7 1 29 1 0 12
OASH 0 4 26 2 0 0 0 3 15 2 57
AGENCY OVERALL 7 20 38 2 3 7 3 32 19 5 69

VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS

Agency / Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2) Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon TOTAL
CMS N/A 0 0
OS Constructive denial appeals of initial case. Initial case remains open. 12 12
OASH No component response to adjudicate 57 57
AGENCY OVERALL     69

VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
CMS 151 306 3 1297
OS 5 53.53 <1 1707
OASH 113.5 309.6 1 1386
AGENCY OVERALL 80.92 223.16 <1 1707

VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component   10th Oldest Appeal 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Appeal
CMS Date of Appeal 2015-05-22 2014-08-26 2014-07-06 2014-06-30 2014-03-10 2014-03-10 2014-03-10 2012-04-23 2012-04-12 2011-12-09
Number of Days Pending 1399 1592 1628 1638 1715 1715 1715 2208 2214 2301
OS Date of Appeal 2014-09-18 2014-06-16 2014-05-12 2014-04-02 2014-03-26 2014-03-18 2014-02-18 2013-04-04 2012-04-17 2011-06-21
Number of Days Pending 1514 1580 1604 1632 1637 1643 1663 1881 2123 2329
OASH Date of Appeal 2015-09-29 2015-07-20 2015-07-13 2017-07-08 2015-05-05 2014-04-08 2015-03-17 2014-11-07 2014-10-28 2014-10-06
Number of Days Pending 1256 1306 1311 1314 1358 1377 1393 1479 1487 1502
AGENCY OVERALL Date of Appeal 2014-06-30 2014-03-18 2014-02-18 2014-03-10 2013-04-04 2012-04-17 2012-04-23 2012-04-12 2011-12-09 2011-06-21
Number of Days Pending 1638 1643 1663 1715 1881 2123 2208 2214 2301 2329

VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
FDA 5 17 1 1144 24 154 1 1813 19 24 2 131
HRSA 7 8 <1 20 36 42 21 134 5 5 5 5
OIG 1 3 1 20 24 40 1 347 18 <1 <1 18
CMS 17 17 <1 142 9 28 <1 1511 426 396 6 1460
OS 7 98.28 <1 1368 85.5 296.77 <1 1662 53 103.44 5 890
NIH 14 32.68 <1 540 47 140.52 <1 901 37 42.44 20 85
CDC 8 12.4 <1 145 12 23.01 <1 478 15.5 27.3 <1 143
IHS 15 92 2 396 126 218 1 834 <1 <1 <1 <1
ACL 62 46 <1 110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
SAMHSA 10 91 <1 840 17 46 <1 791 <1 <1 <1 <1
ACF 20 21.25 1 44 144 392.79 <1 1555 52 52 50 54
OASH 6 15.17 <1 125 265 314.07 <1 854 <1 <1 <1 <1
AGENCY OVERALL 8.62 21.44 <1 1368 27.37 109.47 <1 1813 112.74 111.94 <1 1460

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agency / Component SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
FDA 5 17 1 1144 24 155 1 1813 33 46 2 131
HRSA 9 9 <1 20 36 42 21 134 5 5 5 5
OIG 6 8 1 19 25 41 1 291 18 18 18 18
CMS 18 18 <1 79 19 47 <1 1511 305 375 12 1460
OS 117 279.52 <1 1360 291 385.82 3 1648 51 47.44 5 125
NIH 18 35.53 <1 529 42.5 130.8 <1 901 33 33.67 24 44
CDC 11 14.55 <1 145 29 38 <1 478 37.5 46.92 1 143
IHS 15 92 2 396 343 341 13 834 <1 <1 <1 <1
ACF 44 44 44 44 175 311.61 10 1357 54 54 54 54
SAMHSA 10 10 <1 22 18 46 <1 791 <1 <1 <1 <1
ACL 66 50 <1 110 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OASH 18 18 18 18 319 384.95 40 854 <1 <1 <1 <1
AGENCY OVERALL 11.61 22.81 <1 1360 42.05 115.03 <1 1813 87.29 68.37 <1 1460

VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component <1-20 Days 21-40 Days 41-60 Days 61-80 Days 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+ Days TOTAL
FDA 214 328 399 384 324 162 152 293 279 286 1288 108 40 4257
HRSA 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179
OIG 1798 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1798
CMS 2769 93 44 12 6 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2934
OS 489 42 26 11 8 6 3 5 7 6 23 9 71 706
NIH 1068 327 87 40 28 12 15 9 11 10 32 16 10 1665
CDC 395 91 13 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 506
SAMHSA 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10
ACF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ACL 9 1 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
IHS 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
OASH 22 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
AGENCY OVERALL 6956 887 572 456 373 183 178 309 297 302 1343 134 122 12112

VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component <1-20
Days
21-40
Days
41-60
Days
61-80
Days
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+
Days
TOTAL
FDA 107 155 153 207 175 204 188 252 256 275 1616 341 1102 5031
HRSA 0 83 35 14 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
OIG 147 214 41 90 6 6 4 3 2 12 5 1 0 531
CMS 9620 1189 515 291 197 166 128 110 95 57 138 56 102 12664
OS 116 35 21 14 11 2 6 1 2 6 34 20 114 382
NIH 69 52 24 17 10 6 3 1 3 1 7 8 34 235
CDC 849 257 111 56 42 7 10 8 1 0 4 0 1 1346
IHS 7 2 3 3 3 3 8 1 2 4 4 9 9 58
SAMHSA 106 35 7 10 4 4 1 4 3 1 4 2 3 184
ACF 13 9 9 8 9 13 13 4 2 1 10 9 78 178
ACL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 8 2 5 2 2 7 2 3 10 3 9 16 36 105
AGENCY OVERALL 11042 2033 924 712 465 418 364 387 376 360 1831 462 1479 20853

VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component <1-20
Days
21-40
Days
41-60
Days
61-80
Days
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+
Days
TOTAL
FDA 0 0 1 2 5 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
HRSA 1 0 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
CMS 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 12 23
OS 6 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16
NIH 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
CDC 109 31 21 8 10 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 188
IHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACF 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SAMHSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 120 37 31 12 17 10 11 2 2 1 1 1 13 258

VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Number Pending Median Number of Days Average Number of Days
FDA 132 164 176 2851 294 351 97 106 95
HRSA 1 18 18 43 16 36 0 N/A N/A
OIG 1 15 15 13 24 105 3 18 20
CMS 241 11 27 1863 70 178 49 378 398
OS 454 751 660 1796 357.5 378 70 128.5 262
NIH 310 94 127 186 147 326 31 114 110
CDC 22 72 70 330 47 64 182 92 84
ACL 5 34 57 5 136 175 0 N/A N/A
SAMHSA 1 829 829 49 163 280 0 N/A N/A
ACF 15 331 303 759 413 415 5 124 279
IHS 30 620 633 185 237 236 0 N/A N/A
OASH 125 599 535 508 263.5 278 0 N/A N/A
AGENCY OVERALL 1337 367.10 342.69 8588 232.13 308.86 437 151.11 198.99

VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component   10th Oldest Request 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Request
HRSA Date of Receipt 2020-08-03 2020-07-02 2020-06-30 2020-06-17 2020-06-15 2020-06-08 2020-05-29 2020-05-29 2020-05-29 2018-12-06
Number of Days Pending 41 62 64 73 75 80 86 86 86 456
FDA Date of Receipt 2014-05-09 2014-02-25 2013-10-21 2013-09-27 2013-08-30 2013-08-26 2013-07-25 2013-07-13 2013-06-25 2012-08-22
Number of Days Pending 1580 1633 1718 1722 1741 1745 1767 1773 1788 1999
OIG Date of Receipt 2020-05-12 2020-05-05 2020-05-05 2020-05-04 2020-05-04 2020-04-29 2020-04-28 2020-04-21 2020-04-17 2019-04-25
Number of Days Pending 101 106 106 107 107 110 111 116 118 370
CMS Date of Receipt 2015-02-06 2014-12-18 2014-11-19 2014-11-07 2014-08-21 2014-08-21 2014-05-27 2014-03-31 2013-07-11 2013-06-25
Number of Days Pending 1494 1516 1529 1539 1595 1595 1657 1769 1885 1897
NIH Date of Receipt 2017-10-16 2017-10-16 2017-10-04 2017-08-28 2017-03-23 2016-09-12 2016-08-11 2016-07-06 2016-06-23 2016-05-18
Number of Days Pending 740 740 747 773 883 1014 1035 1061 1069 1094
CDC Date of Receipt 2019-11-07 2019-11-04 2019-10-29 2019-10-28 2019-10-11 2019-09-26 2019-09-13 2019-08-06 2019-05-30 2018-01-31
Number of Days Pending 224 227 231 232 242 253 262 289 336 668
IHS Date of Receipt 2018-03-07 2018-02-22 2018-02-13 2018-02-08 2017-12-12 2017-12-08 2017-11-30 2017-11-27 2017-10-13 2017-10-11
Number of Days Pending 667 679 686 690 732 733 739 740 774 774
ACF Date of Receipt 2015-06-15 2015-05-28 2015-04-30 2015-04-23 2014-10-14 2014-08-06 2014-08-05 2014-07-29 2014-07-08 2014-05-08
Number of Days Pending 1330 1342 1361 1366 1497 1544 1545 1550 1565 1606
ACL Date of Receipt 2020-09-06 2020-09-04 2020-09-02 2020-08-12 2020-05-14 2020-03-12 2020-04-14 2020-03-19 2020-01-15 2019-01-18
Number of Days Pending 16 17 19 34 96 116 118 136 180 428
SAMHSA Date of Receipt 2018-06-26 2018-06-20 2018-02-16 2017-10-26 2017-09-19 2017-06-13 2017-03-06 2016-12-13 2016-09-13 2016-07-05
Number of Days Pending 567 573 659 735 761 829 899 953 1016 1048
OASH Date of Receipt 2017-11-30 2017-09-28 2017-09-05 2017-08-28 2017-08-25 2017-08-18 2017-07-17 2017-05-23 2017-02-06 2016-09-07
Number of Days Pending 712 754 771 776 777 782 806 843 918 1020
OS Date of Receipt 2014-03-28 2014-03-26 2014-02-10 2014-02-10 2013-12-16 2013-12-11 2013-10-29 2013-10-28 2013-10-25 2013-10-18
Number of Days Pending 1635 1637 1668 1668 1705 1708 1737 1738 1739 1744
AGENCY OVERALL Date of Receipt 2013-09-27 2013-08-30 2013-10-18 2013-08-26 2013-07-25 2013-07-13 2013-06-25 2013-07-11 2013-06-25 2012-08-22
Number of Days Pending 1722 1741 1744 1745 1767 1773 1788 1885 1897 1999

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / Component Number Granted Number Denied Median Number of Days to Adjudicate Average Number of Days to Adjudicate Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days
FDA 124 430 4 3.8 542
HRSA 1 1 <1 <1 2
OIG 3 19 13 10 1
CMS 29 26 4 13 44
OS 61 55 14 30.16 39
NIH 40 87 14 12.39 44
CDC 385 227 <1 1.51 607
IHS 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
ACL 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
ACF 5 1 46.5 46.5 2
SAMHSA 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
OASH 0 2 12 12 1
AGENCY OVERALL 648 848 4.13 6.06 1282

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component Number Granted Number Denied Median Number of Days to Adjudicate Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
FDA 0 4 17.5 15.3
HRSA 0 0 <1 <1
OIG 0 20 1 3
CMS 27 18 9 43
OS 3 4 6 192
NIH 11 0 29 32.27
CDC 87 0 <1 1.51
IHS 0 0 N/A N/A
ACL 0 0 N/A N/A
ACF 1 0 54 54
SAMHSA 0 0 N/A N/A
OASH 0 0 <1 <1
AGENCY OVERALL 129 46 10.18 18.63

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component PERSONNEL COSTS
Number of "Full-Time FOIA Employees" Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees" Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff" Processing Costs Litigation-Related Costs Total Costs
FDA 132 17.00 149.00 $5,000,000.00 $450,000.00 $5,450,000.00
HRSA 5 5.00 10.00 $668,337.00 $4,560.00 $672,897.00
OIG 4 1.00 5.00 $512,136.00 $0.00 $512,136.00
CMS 32 62.00 94.00 $5,687,621.30 $371,188.54 $6,058,809.84
OS 35 0.00 35.00 $1,684,488.20 $1,740,301.03 $3,424,789.23
NIH 38 4.25 42.25 $5,348,142.16 $60,500.00 $5,408,642.16
CDC 19 0.00 19.00 $2,549,034.00 $0.00 $2,549,034.00
ACL 0 0.50 0.50 $64,175.00 $0.00 $64,175.00
IHS 1 0.25 1.25 $56,947.00 $0.00 $56,947.00
ACF 9 4.75 13.75 $750,000.00 $0.00 $750,000.00
SAMHSA 1 0.00 1.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
OASH 4 0.00 4.00 $477,947.00 $0.00 $477,947.00
AGENCY OVERALL 280 94.75 374.75 $22,798,827.66 $2,626,549.57 $25,425,377.23

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component scope Total Amount of Fees Collected Percentage of Total Costs
FDA $410,151.95 8.2000%
HRSA $1,699.00 0.2500%
OIG $3,583.40 0.7000%
CMS $190,112.00 3.3400%
OS $0.00 0.0000%
NIH $19,166.20 0.3600%
CDC $15,764.15 0.6200%
IHS $0.00 0.0000%
ACL $0.00 0.0000%
SAMHSA $0.00 0.0000%
ACF $0.00 0.0000%
OASH $0.00 0.0000%
AGENCY OVERALL $640,476.70 2.8100%

XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component Number of Times Subsection Used
FDA 0
HRSA 0
OIG 0
CMS 0
OS 0
NIH 0
CDC 0
SAMHSA 0
ACF 0
ACL 0
IHS 0
OASH 0
AGENCY OVERALL 0

XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / Component Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office Number of Records Posted by Program Offices
FDA 375 18000
HRSA 21 70
OIG 0 201
CMS 9 396
OS 3 31674
NIH 7 194
CDC 0 0
SAMHSA 0 0
ACF 0 0
ACL 0 0
IHS 0 0
OASH 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 415 50535

XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year
FDA 2825 N/A
HRSA 19 N/A
OIG 15 N/A
CMS 1331 207
OS 2239 209
NIH 450 N/A
CDC 304 N/A
IHS 215 N/A
ACL 7 N/A
ACF 765 N/A
SAMHSA 36 N/A
OASH 611 278
AGENCY OVERALL 8817 694

XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS

Agency / Component Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of Start of the Fiscal Year Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Processed by the Agency During the Fiscal Year Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year
FDA 0 29 29 0
HRSA 0 0 0 0
OIG 0 8 8 0
CMS 0 1 0 1
OS 73 88 67 94
NIH 0 5 3 2
CDC 0 49 46 3
IHS 0 0 0 0
ACL 0 1 1 0
ACF 5 25 10 20
SAMHSA 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 5 1 4
AGENCY OVERALL 78 211 165 124

After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: OS.

XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / Component   10th Oldest Consultation 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Consultation
FDA Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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
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
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 2020-08-01
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
CDC Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020-09-30 2020-09-30 2020-09-18
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9
IHS Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 2020-09-03 2020-05-15
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 95
ACF Date 2020-01-29 2020-01-22 2020-01-03 2019-11-22 2019-10-02 2019-06-07 2018-11-06 2018-08-23 2018-06-11 2017-09-22
Number of Days 171 176 188 215 250 331 477 528 580 758
ACL Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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
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 2020-06-11 2019-11-19 2019-11-12 2019-10-25
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 218 223 234
OS Date 2017-12-12 2017-11-13 2017-11-02 2017-10-26 2017-10-11 2017-08-18 2017-04-21 2017-04-21 2016-05-05 2016-03-01
Number of Days 704 724 730 735 746 782 854 865 1106 1153
AGENCY OVERALL Date 2017-11-13 2017-11-02 2017-10-26 2017-10-11 2017-09-22 2017-08-18 2017-04-21 2017-04-21 2016-05-05 2016-03-01
Number of Days 724 730 735 746 758 782 854 865 1106 1153

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
FDA 11578 9951 10966 10472
HRSA 278 321 261 327
OIG 1354 2317 1346 2331
CMS 16694 16698 16759 16486
OS 1372 1706 843 1171
NIH 1533 2304 1686 2145
CDC 1270 2481 1263 2058
IHS 162 155 81 74
ACL 125 59 123 55
ACF 431 297 139 210
SAMHSA 200 210 208 199
OASH 361 326 142 141
AGENCY OVERALL 35358 36825 33817 35669

XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
FDA 3172 2825
HRSA 21 19
OIG 25 15
CMS 1216 1331
OS 1725 2239
NIH 326 450
IHS 150 215
CDC 18 304
ACL 5 7
ACF 652 765
SAMHSA 33 36
OASH 421 611
AGENCY OVERALL 7764 8817

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
CMS 69 70 42 25
OS 173 134 88 81
OASH 0 221 0 135
AGENCY OVERALL 242 425 130 241

XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
CMS 145 207
OS 369 209
OASH 0 278
AGENCY OVERALL 514 694
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