HHS Fiscal Year 2021 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/freedom-of-information-act
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:  https://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 Center 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
OPHS Office of Public Health and Science
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) (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) 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 17 17
42 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6) Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available NA FDA 67 67
21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4 Food Registration Documents NA FDA 12 12
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). FDA 9 38
CMS 17
CDC 3
HRSA 3
IHS 1
NIH 3
OASH 2
42 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A) (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986) "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." NA FDA 4 4
26 U.S.C. §§6103, 6105 (Internal Revenue Code) Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third Parties, and certain tax convention information N/A CMS 79 81
HRSA 2
42 U.S.C. §242m(d) Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities N/A CDC 13 13
5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978) Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012); Concepcion v. FBI, 606 F. Supp. 2d 14, 33 (D.D.C. 2009), renewed motion for 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). CDC 2 5
OASH 1
OIG 1
OS 1
42 U.S.C. § 262a(h)(1) 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 16 18
OASH 1
OIG 1
41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1)* (Procurement Integrity Act) Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information Safety Employer Research, 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 2 2
39 U.S.C. § 3016(d) Documentary material provided pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued in an investigation conducted under 39 U.S.C. § 3005. N/A CDC 1 1
42 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A) (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986) "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." N/A HRSA 2 2
42 U.S.C. § 299c-3(c) Identifying information obtained in the course of health care improvement research and projects conducted under this subchapter. N/A HRSA 1 1
25 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(3) Medical quality assurance records N/A HRSA 4 4
5 U.S.C. § 574 Dispute resolution communications N/A NIH 1 1
7 USC § 8401(h)(1)(c) Site specific or transfer specific safeguard and security measures used by a registered person to prevent unauthorized access. N/A NIH 2 2
28 U.S.C. § 652(d) "[C]onfidential dispute resolution communications" Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 347-48 (D.D.C. 2008). NIH 1 1
18 U.S.C. § 3509(d) (Federal Victims' Protection and Rights Act) Certain records containing identifying information pertaining to children involved in criminal proceedings Davis v. U.S. Postal Inspection Serv., No. 13 01972, 2014 WL 7014877, at *3 (D.D.C. Dec. 15, 2014); Rodriguez v. U.S. Dep't of Army, 31 F. Supp. 3d 218, 236-37 (D.D.C. 2014). OIG 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); 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
Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95‐452, § 7 Employee complaints to the Inspector General N/A OIG 31 31
42 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d) Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are stored N/A OS 2 2
42 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)? National Practitioner Data Bank information N/A OIG 1 1

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 2300 16285 16191 2394
FDA 3860 8529 8423 3966
HRSA 44 247 240 51
NIH 533 1949 1835 647
OIG 17 1151 1154 14
OS 2227 1640 1375 2492
CDC 551 2477 2564 464
IHS 230 129 214 145
ACF 783 206 251 738
ACL 8 48 33 23
SAMHSA 49 144 80 113
OASH 628 353 592 389
AGENCY OVERALL 11230 33158 32952 11436

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

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 5969 73 158 502 24 1351 25 31 60 8 123 99 8423
HRSA 108 90 3 25 1 8 0 0 2 2 1 0 240
OIG 82 172 303 270 31 140 1 0 0 136 19 0 1154
CMS 3229 2491 4925 1860 89 367 407 39 1698 609 465 12 16191
OS 96 177 29 71 442 238 0 81 30 114 97 0 1375
NIH 674 470 26 222 19 276 18 23 29 15 63 0 1835
CDC 776 635 22 412 59 61 9 3 456 59 70 2 2564
IHS 47 39 12 14 0 87 0 3 5 7 0 0 214
ACL 3 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 33
ACF 35 64 8 34 6 46 0 2 17 33 3 3 251
SAMHSA 16 37 1 21 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 80
OASH 68 74 7 45 37 241 0 18 10 67 25 0 592
AGENCY OVERALL 11103 4324 5494 3481 708 2816 460 200 2332 1052 866 116 32952

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 Unable to Locate or Contact Requester 51 99
Litigation 48
OIG N/A 0 0
CMS Unable to Locate or Contact Requester 12 12
OS N/A 0 0
NIH N/A 0 0
CDC Litigation 2 2
IHS N/A 0 0
ACF Litigation 3 3
ACL N/A 0 0
SAMHSA N/A 0 0
OASH N/A 0 0
HRSA N/A 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL     116

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 1 109 128 11 19 80 0 8 0 2 0 0 0
HRSA 0 0 8 35 17 65 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
OIG 0 0 32 84 63 421 303 0 356 0 18 30 0 0
CMS 0 0 96 618 71 6587 2 12 1155 58 15 0 0 0
OS 0 13 3 57 100 157 13 0 43 9 17 0 0 0
NIH 0 1 11 332 82 427 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
CDC 1 2 28 199 334 541 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 0
SAMHSA 0 0 0 33 4 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACF 0 0 0 21 31 55 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0
ACL 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IHS 0 0 5 5 8 37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 0 3 34 24 66 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 1 17 295 1548 747 8407 408 13 1596 68 57 33 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 209 24 12 221
OS 214 98 140 172
OASH 309 183 250 242
FDA 82 47 96 33
AGENCY OVERALL 814 352 498 668

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 0 0 0 12 12
OS 0 3 56 81 140
OASH 24 7 73 146 250
FDA 29 3 11 53 96
AGENCY OVERALL 53 13 140 292 498

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 3 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
OS 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
OASH 0 0 1 2 8 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FDA 0 0 1 11 5 5 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 6 15 15 21 2 0 5 1 1 2 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 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2
OS 0 3 40 0 3 7 8 13 4 3 0
OASH 0 75 12 35 2 2 0 3 12 5 0
FDA 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
AGENCY OVERALL 1 78 97 35 6 11 8 17 20 17 2

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 Unable to locate requestor 2 2
OS N/A 0 0
OASH N/A 0 0
FDA N/A 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL     2

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 827 755 255 966
OS 449 651.6 <1 2420
OASH 120 313.73 <1 1738
FDA 598 619 8 1690
AGENCY OVERALL 323.33 513.27 <1 2420

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 2015-05-21 2014-11-05 2014-07-16 2014-06-23 2014-03-06 2014-03-06 2014-03-06 2012-04-15 2012-04-06 2011-12-07
Number of Days Pending 1661 1802 1882 1899 1976 1976 1976 2469 2475 2562
OS Date of Appeal 2015-12-09 2015-11-24 2015-10-08 2015-06-25 2015-06-17 2015-06-09 2014-10-24 2014-09-30 2014-03-26 2014-03-18
Number of Days Pending 1459 1469 1500 1573 1579 1585 1740 1757 1888 1894
OASH Date of Appeal 2016-06-02 2016-05-23 2016-04-29 2016-03-28 2015-11-27 2015-11-27 2015-09-29 2015-07-20 2015-07-13 2015-05-05
Number of Days Pending 1338 1345 1361 1385 1467 1467 1507 1557 1562 1609
FDA Date of Appeal 2020-12-22 2020-11-18 2020-11-09 2020-10-16 2020-09-28 2020-09-28 2020-06-23 2019-04-25 2019-04-10 2018-12-10
Number of Days Pending 197 221 226 242 252 252 323 608 619 680
AGENCY OVERALL Date of Appeal 2014-07-16 2014-03-26 2014-03-18 2014-06-23 2014-03-06 2014-03-06 2014-03-06 2012-04-15 2012-04-06 2011-12-07
Number of Days Pending 1882 1888 1894 1899 1976 1976 1976 2469 2475 2562

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 7 52 1 1613 31 186 1 2008 17 53 1 382
HRSA 30 51 <1 217 25 42 <1 232 N/A N/A N/A N/A
OIG 2 4 1 20 24 45 1 593 108 108 108 108
CMS 18 17 <1 1967 15 35 <1 2041 296 414 108 839
OS 4 74 <1 1384 174.5 399.21 <1 1907 178 278.11 <1 1358
NIH 14 36.59 <1 818 80 239.55 <1 1234 186 221.22 82 324
CDC 3 16.29 <1 707 17 47.31 <1 909 97 113.26 <1 379
IHS 17 24 1 132 446 448 1 982 41 41 41 41
ACL 100 90 1 216 194 194 25 363 N/A N/A N/A N/A
SAMHSA N/A N/A N/A N/A 39 73 <1 834 N/A N/A N/A N/A
ACF 46 179.83 16 813 453.5 447.17 <1 1789 119 119 119 119
OASH 10 66.73 <1 868 501 460.97 <1 1270 N/A N/A N/A N/A
AGENCY OVERALL 10.35 37.36 <1 1967 40.45 127.81 <1 2041 133.55 186.67 <1 1358

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 7 38 1 751 31 165 1 2008 15 52 1 382
HRSA 35 55 <1 217 28 46 <1 232 N/A N/A N/A N/A
OIG 2 5 1 20 40 63 1 371 N/A N/A N/A N/A
CMS 18 19 <1 1967 30 59 <1 2041 296 414 108 839
OS 8 109.52 1 1102 247.5 471.59 <1 1898 182.5 285.58 18 999
NIH 19 42.25 <1 743 79 166.84 6 1234 186 221.22 82 324
CDC 2 15.65 <1 261 25 50.18 <1 533 123 126.76 2 363
IHS 17 28 3 201 394 391 19 982 41 41 41 41
ACF 813 813 813 813 530 519.4 21 1529 N/A N/A N/A N/A
SAMHSA N/A N/A N/A N/A 54 75 <1 407 N/A N/A N/A N/A
ACL 102 113 1 210 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
OASH 10 14.67 2 90 501 460.97 <1 1270 N/A N/A N/A N/A
AGENCY OVERALL 11.75 35.07 <1 1967 58.60 148.25 <1 2041 121.43 152.13 1 999

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 158 304 276 296 333 339 314 353 327 317 1104 76 364 4561
HRSA 38 18 10 8 13 5 4 2 0 1 3 0 0 102
OIG 985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 985
CMS 2582 70 35 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2703
OS 473 38 7 0 4 4 3 8 0 0 1 9 61 608
NIH 914 215 103 58 37 20 15 8 12 2 39 12 16 1451
CDC 257 33 8 4 3 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 317
SAMHSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACF 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
ACL 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9
IHS 24 13 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 42
OASH 68 8 3 2 6 8 1 9 3 1 11 0 3 123
AGENCY OVERALL 5504 700 445 383 398 380 343 383 344 321 1162 97 447 10907

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 46 161 198 166 178 166 196 238 235 217 695 159 943 3598
HRSA 59 33 9 17 4 5 4 3 1 0 3 0 0 138
OIG 64 55 17 7 4 2 5 4 2 1 5 1 1 168
CMS 7081 2268 910 324 237 143 103 94 69 43 156 69 105 11602
OS 82 46 46 22 14 12 15 9 13 16 31 21 189 516
NIH 40 31 20 14 2 8 7 5 5 4 12 11 47 206
CDC 1061 355 137 89 45 35 35 22 22 15 76 12 25 1929
IHS 3 3 4 4 3 0 2 1 1 2 11 32 91 157
SAMHSA 25 14 12 8 3 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 77
ACF 36 10 9 5 6 8 4 4 2 2 21 8 129 244
ACL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
OASH 24 15 12 7 8 5 3 8 1 6 33 41 251 414
AGENCY OVERALL 8522 2991 1374 663 504 385 377 389 354 309 1044 356 1783 19051

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 3 12 8 9 15 12 10 3 1 3 18 10 0 104
HRSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OIG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CMS 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 10
OS 4 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 4 27
NIH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 9
CDC 60 38 25 21 12 17 30 19 18 5 48 16 0 309
IHS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ACF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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 68 53 38 31 30 32 42 22 23 11 74 30 8 462

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 296 148 243 3570 262 360 100 351 312
HRSA 0 N/A N/A 51 42 74 0 N/A N/A
OIG 1 4 4 11 24 105 2 108 281
CMS 233 12 47 2116 113 229 45 626 640
OS 16 6 194 2414 439.5 524 62 376 446
NIH 445 126 192 179 277 318 23 369 356
CDC 13 1 21 369 44 82 82 133.5 165
ACL 10 210 172 13 113 200 0 N/A N/A
SAMHSA 2 617 617 111 201 260 0 N/A N/A
ACF 14 582 565 714 572 55 10 115.5 246
IHS 0 N/A N/A 145 310 301 0 N/A N/A
OASH 5 2 4 384 351.5 344 0 N/A N/A
AGENCY OVERALL 1035 110.41 176.41 10077 237.5 304.99 324 409.12 398.94

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 2020-04-09 2021-04-05 2021-03-23 2021-03-15 2021-03-12 2021-03-05 2021-02-18 2021-01-06 2020-10-15 2018-12-06
Number of Days Pending 115 125 134 140 141 146 157 186 241 707
FDA Date of Receipt 2015-01-22 2015-01-05 2015-01-05 2014-09-08 2014-08-18 2014-07-07 2014-05-09 2014-02-25 2013-08-26 2013-06-25
Number of Days Pending 1654 1666 1666 1745 1759 1789 1828 1881 1993 2036
OIG Date of Receipt 2021-05-11 2021-05-04 2021-04-19 2021-02-01 2020-12-15 2020-12-09 2020-11-03 2020-09-02 2020-09-02 2020-04-29
Number of Days Pending 98 103 114 168 197 201 223 265 265 352
CMS Date of Receipt 2015-11-19 2015-11-02 2015-07-13 2015-07-13 2015-05-15 2015-01-23 2014-12-08 2014-11-19 2014-08-21 2014-05-27
Number of Days Pending 1531 1544 1624 1624 1665 1745 1779 1792 1856 1918
NIH Date of Receipt 2017-10-16 2017-10-16 2017-10-16 2017-10-04 2017-08-28 2017-05-17 2017-03-23 2016-09-12 2016-08-11 2016-06-23
Number of Days Pending 988 988 988 995 1021 1092 1131 1262 1283 1317
CDC Date of Receipt 2020-03-20 2020-03-20 2020-03-13 2020-03-12 2020-03-06 2020-03-04 2020-02-21 2020-02-11 2020-01-23 2019-11-07
Number of Days Pending 386 386 391 392 396 398 406 413 426 475
IHS Date of Receipt 2019-04-16 2019-04-08 2019-04-04 2019-03-13 2019-02-10 2018-11-14 2018-11-02 2018-08-09 2018-03-26 2017-10-13
Number of Days Pending 631 648 650 666 687 751 760 819 918 1035
ACF Date of Receipt 2017-08-03 2017-01-09 2017-04-06 2017-02-13 2016-09-19 2015-05-28 2015-04-30 2014-08-05 2014-07-08 2014-05-08
Number of Days Pending 1045 1058 1128 1165 1264 1594 1613 1797 1817 1858
ACL Date of Receipt 2021-01-05 2020-11-19 2020-10-15 2020-09-08 2020-09-04 2020-08-12 2020-04-16 2020-04-14 2020-01-15 2019-01-18
Number of Days Pending 193 226 251 278 280 298 381 383 447 705
SAMHSA Date of Receipt 2018-08-16 2018-06-26 2018-06-20 2018-02-16 2017-09-19 2017-06-13 2017-03-06 2016-12-13 2016-09-13 2016-07-25
Number of Days Pending 784 820 824 910 1012 1080 1150 1204 1267 1316
OASH Date of Receipt 2018-05-30 2018-05-30 2018-05-17 2018-05-04 2018-04-27 2018-04-20 2018-04-19 2018-03-01 2017-12-19 2017-12-14
Number of Days Pending 839 839 847 856 861 866 867 902 950 953
OS Date of Receipt 2014-10-22 2014-10-20 2014-10-16 2014-09-02 2014-07-24 2014-07-21 2014-07-09 2013-12-11 2013-10-29 2013-10-28
Number of Days Pending 1742 1744 1746 1777 1804 1807 1815 1959 1988 1989
AGENCY OVERALL Date of Receipt 2014-05-09 2014-08-21 2014-05-08 2014-02-25 2014-05-27 2013-12-11 2013-10-29 2013-10-28 2013-08-26 2013-06-25
Number of Days Pending 1828 1856 1858 1881 1918 1959 1988 1989 1993 2036

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 99 566 5 5 665
HRSA 0 1 3 3 1
OIG 0 7 2 2 7
CMS 7 25 1 42 21
OS 22 16 14 69.39 12
NIH 3 117 14 19.66 16
CDC 209 286 1 5.96 476
IHS 1 23 5 2 18
ACL 0 0 N/A N/A 0
ACF 7 1 24 26.25 7
SAMHSA 0 0 N/A N/A 0
OASH 0 3 6 12 2
AGENCY OVERALL 348 1045 4.60 9.28 1225

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 1 11 11
HRSA 3 1 <1 <1
OIG 0 9 2 2
CMS 9 24 1 14
OS 2 7 866 604.67
NIH 7 15 <1 19.91
CDC 68 435 1 4.88
IHS 29 0 <1 <1
ACL 0 0 N/A N/A
ACF 0 1 24 24
SAMHSA 0 0 N/A N/A
OASH 0 4 11 19.25
AGENCY OVERALL 118 497 5.57 9.14

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 $5,010,000.00 $495,000.00 $5,505,000.00
HRSA 5 0.00 5.00 $685,723.00 $0.00 $685,723.00
OIG 4 1.00 5.00 $614,053.80 $0.00 $614,053.80
CMS 32 62.00 94.00 $6,823,367.22 $191,826.60 $7,015,193.82
OS 14 0.40 14.40 $1,245,698.16 $2,056,244.99 $3,301,943.15
NIH 42 4.25 46.25 $5,646,528.90 $16,000.00 $5,662,528.90
CDC 18 0.00 18.00 $39,696.82 $0.00 $39,696.82
ACL 0 1.00 1.00 $111,797.25 $0.00 $111,797.25
IHS 1 0.15 1.15 $129,912.00 $0.00 $129,912.00
ACF 9 4.75 13.75 $750,000.00 $0.00 $750,000.00
SAMHSA 1 1.00 2.00 $247,231.00 $0.00 $247,231.00
OASH 5 3.00 8.00 $2,018,000.00 $0.00 $2,018,000.00
AGENCY OVERALL 263 94.55 357.55 $23,322,008.15 $2,759,071.59 $26,081,079.74

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component scope Total Amount of Fees Collected Percentage of Total Costs
FDA $465,831.60 9.3000%
HRSA $0.00 0.0000%
OIG $12,203.80 1.9900%
CMS $121,196.74 1.7800%
OS $0.00 0.0000%
NIH $20,484.24 0.3600%
CDC $18,413.37 46.3900%
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 $638,129.75 2.7400%

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 805 18000
HRSA 4 58
OIG 0 213
CMS 50 446
OS 25 370
NIH 92 254
CDC 0 0
SAMHSA 0 0
ACF 2007 0
ACL 0 0
IHS 3 0
OASH 0 0
AGENCY OVERALL 2986 19341

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 3577 27
HRSA 42 N/A
OIG 11 N/A
CMS 1728 219
OS 2425 168
NIH 555 N/A
CDC 282 N/A
IHS 134 N/A
ACL 20 N/A
ACF 722 N/A
SAMHSA 104 N/A
OASH 355 232
AGENCY OVERALL 9955 646

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 9 9 0
CMS 0 3 3 0
OS 95 82 89 88
NIH 0 25 25 0
CDC 15 97 95 17
IHS 0 1 1 0
ACL 0 1 1 0
ACF 19 19 29 9
SAMHSA 0 0 0 0
OASH 3 4 4 3
AGENCY OVERALL 132 270 285 117

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

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 N/A
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CDC Date 2021-03-25 2020-10-05 2020-08-19 2020-08-17 2020-06-10 2020-06-10 2020-06-10 2020-06-02 2020-03-27 2019-07-15
Number of Days 133 246 280 282 329 329 329 335 381 556
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 N/A N/A
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ACF Date N/A 2021-09-08 2021-08-09 2020-07-07 2020-07-08 2020-05-04 2020-04-01 2020-01-03 2019-10-02 2018-08-23
Number of Days N/A 17 38 298 311 356 379 440 502 780
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 N/A 2021-09-17 2021-01-26 2019-10-25
Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 173 485
OS Date 2018-02-08 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-05 2018-02-05 2018-01-18
Number of Days 916 918 918 918 918 918 918 919 919 931
AGENCY OVERALL Date 2018-02-08 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-06 2018-02-05 2018-02-05 2018-01-18
Number of Days 916 918 918 918 918 918 918 919 919 931

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 9951 8529 10472 8423
HRSA 321 247 327 240
OIG 2317 1151 2331 1154
CMS 16698 16285 16486 16191
OS 1706 1640 1171 1375
NIH 2304 1949 2145 1835
CDC 2481 2477 2058 2564
IHS 155 129 74 214
ACL 59 48 55 33
ACF 297 206 210 251
SAMHSA 210 144 199 80
OASH 326 353 141 592
AGENCY OVERALL 36825 33158 35669 32952

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 2825 3577
HRSA 19 42
OIG 15 11
CMS 1331 1728
OS 2239 2425
NIH 450 555
IHS 215 134
CDC 304 282
ACL 7 20
ACF 765 722
SAMHSA 36 104
OASH 611 355
AGENCY OVERALL 8817 9955

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 70 24 25 12
OS 134 98 81 140
OASH 221 183 135 250
FDA 0 47 0 96
AGENCY OVERALL 425 352 241 498

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 207 219
OS 209 168
OASH 278 232
FDA 0 27
AGENCY OVERALL 694 646
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