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	<h2>Contents</h2><ul><li><b>XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrprt_pdf_012.pdf" title="">[PDF]</a> <a href="http://www.hhs.gov/foia/reports/2009report/09anlrpt_012.xml">[XML]</a></b> <ul><li><b> Table A <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiia.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiia.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table B <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiib.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiib.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table C <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiic.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiic.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table D <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiid.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiid1.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table D2 <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiid2.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiid2.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table E <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiie1.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiie1.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li><li><b> Table E2 <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_csv_xiie2.csv" title="">[CSV]</a> <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrpt_xls_xiie2.xls" title="">[XLS]</a></b></li></ul></li><li><b>Full HHS Fiscal Year 2009 Freedom of Information Annual Report <a href="/foia/reports/2009report/2009pdf/09anlrprt_pdf_main.pdf" title="">[PDF]</a></b></li><li><a href="/foia/reports/09anlrpt_main.html" title=""><b>Back to Main</b></a></li></ul><hr /><h2><a id="xii" name="xii"><b>XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS</b></a></h2><h3>A.  Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals</h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="XII. Backlogs, Consultations and Comparisons"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th align="right" scope="col" valign="top" width="197"> </th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="194">Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year</th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="199">Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year</th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">722</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">299</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">ACF</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">699</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">AOA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">10,312</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">150</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OIG</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">21</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OPHS/PSC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">196</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">AHRQ</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">CDC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">488</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">FDA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">4,818</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">HRSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">30</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">IHS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">31</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">NIH</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">70</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">SAMHSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">83</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">N/A</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">17,470</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">449</td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all" /><h3>B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations</h3><table align="left" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="Consultations on FOIA Requests Received, Processed, and Pending"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th align="right" scope="col" valign="top" width="118"> </th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118">Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of Start of the Fiscal Year</th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118">Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year</th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118">Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Processed by Your Agency During the Fiscal Year</th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118">Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year</th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">ACF</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">AOA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OIG</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OPHS/PSC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">AHRQ</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">CDC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">FDA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">13</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">13</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">HRSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">IHS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">NIH</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">SAMHSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">15</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">14</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1</td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all" /><h3>C.  <b>Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency</b>      </h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="Consultations on FOIA Requests- Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at your Agency" width="746"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="100"> </th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="56">10<sup>th</sup><br />Oldest<br />Request<br />And Number of Days Pending</th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="61">9<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="61">8<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="61">7<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="61">6<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="52">5<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="52">4<sup>th</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="52">3<sup>rd</sup> </th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="46">2<sup>nd</sup></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="74">Oldest Request And Number of Days Pending</th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">ACF</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">OAO</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">OIG</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">OPHS/PSC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">AHRQ</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">CDC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">FDA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">HRSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">IHS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">NIH</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">7/16/09<br />53</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">SAMHSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">0</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="100">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="56">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="61">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="52">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="46">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="74">7/16/09<br />53</td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all" /><h3>D.  <b>Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report</b> – Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged</h3><h3><b>D.(1)   Comparison Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report -  Requests Received and Processed</b>       </h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="Comparison Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report - Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th rowspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="118"> </th><th colspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="236">Number of Requests Received</th><th colspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="236">Number of Requests Processed</th></tr><tr class="colorhead"><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">882</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,018</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,320</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">964</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">ACF</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">328</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">486</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">146</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">177</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">AOA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">14</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">10</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">15</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">11</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">43,792</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">32,541</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">41,260</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">32,706</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OIG</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">124</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">419</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">109</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">410</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OPHS/PSC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">474</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">566</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">321</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">664</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">AHRQ</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">61</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">72</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">63</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">68</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">CDC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,539</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,272</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,357</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,370</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">FDA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">9,432</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">10,337</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">20,348</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">12,087</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">HRSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">305</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">338</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">303</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">334</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">IHS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">36</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">97</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">64</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">115</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">NIH</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,146</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,270</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,165</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">1,306</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">SAMHSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">157</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">133</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">107</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">125</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">58,290</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">48,564</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">66,578</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">50,337</td></tr></tbody></table><h3><br />D.(<b>2) Comparison Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report -  Requests Backlogged</b></h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="XII. Backlogs, Consultations and Comparisons"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th align="right" scope="col" valign="top" width="197"> </th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="194"><b>Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report</b></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="199"><b>Number of Backlogged Requests  as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">686</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">722</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">ACF</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">408</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">699</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">AOA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">1</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">10,477</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">10,312</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OIG</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">3</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">21</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OPHS/PSC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">292</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">196</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">AHRQ</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">0</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">0</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">CDC</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">586</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">488</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">FDA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">6,568</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">4,818</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">HRSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">28</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">30</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">IHS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">49</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">31</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">NIH</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">100</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">70</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">SAMHSA</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">51</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">83</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">19,249</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">17,470</td></tr></tbody></table><h3>E. <b>Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report</b> – Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged </h3><h3><b>(1) Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report – Appeals Received, Processed</b>       </h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th rowspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="118"> </th><th colspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="236">Number of Appeals Received</th><th colspan="2" scope="col" valign="top" width="236">Number of Appeals Processed</th></tr><tr class="colorhead"><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report</b></th><th scope="col" valign="top" width="118"><b>Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">163</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">153</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">97</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">170</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">36</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">7</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">273</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">4</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="top" width="118">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">199</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">160</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">370</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="118">174</td></tr></tbody></table><br clear="all" /><h3>(2) <b>Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report – Appeals Backlogged </b>     </h3><table border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style=" border-top: thin solid; border-left: thin solid; border-right: thin solid; border-bottom: thin solid;" summary="XII. Backlogs, Consultations and Comparisons"><tbody><tr class="colorhead"><th align="right" scope="col" valign="top" width="197"> </th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="194"><b>Number of Backlogged</b> <b>Administrative Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report</b></th><th align="left" scope="col" valign="top" width="199"><b>Number of Backlogged</b> <b>Administrative Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report</b></th></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">OS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">316</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">299</td></tr><tr class="color2"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">CMS</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">147</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">150</td></tr><tr class="color1"><th align="left" scope="row" valign="bottom" width="197">HHS Total</th><td align="right" valign="top" width="194">463</td><td align="right" valign="top" width="199">449</td></tr></tbody></table><br id="XSpLit12" />	</body>
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