HHS Fiscal Year 2016 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:

Michael S. Marquis
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 Michael Marquis or Michael Bell, FOIA Public Liaison, at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: https://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: https://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: https://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: (301) 443-3403
Phone: (202) 260-6933

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

Website: https://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.hhs.gov/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: https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/foi/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Division of Freedom of Information
Office the Executive Secretariat, OC
12420 Parklawn Drive, Room 1020
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900 (main)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):

Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Parklawn Building, Room 14-15
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-3376

Indian Health Service (IHS):

Website: https://www.ihs.gov/AdminMngrResources/FOIA/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Twinbrook II, Metro Plaza Building
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

National Institutes of Health (NIH):

Website: https://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), including the U.S. Public Health Service:

Website: https://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: (301) 443-3403
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: https://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1042
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2137

1. 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.

2. HHS FOIA Regulations: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/28/2016-25684/freedom-of-information-regulations

III. Acronyms, Definitions and Exemptions:

1. The following acronyms / agency component abbreviations, are utilized in this report:

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

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

Administrative Appeal – a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the initial request level.

Average Number – the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.

Backlog – the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.

Component – for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a "component" is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency 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.

Exemption 3 Statute – a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.

FOIA Request – a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concerning another person (i.e., a "third- party" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) when those requesters are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as non- U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report. Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)

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

Full Denial – an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.

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

Multi-Track Processing – a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis.

Expedited Processing – an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.

Simple Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (non- expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested.

Complex Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.

Partial Grant/Partial Denial – in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.

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

Perfected Request – a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.

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

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

Time Limits – the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request).

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

Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information

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

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

Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information

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

Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy

Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (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

Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

Exemption 9: geological information on wells

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
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	3	7
		FDA	1
		OASH	3
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).	ACF	1	1
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).	CMS	1	24
		FDA	23
21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)(5)	Food registration documents		FDA	1	1
25 U.S.C. § 1675(g)	Medical quality assurance records		IHS	4	4
35 U.S.C. § 205	Information pertaining to invention in which the Federal Government owns or may own a right, title, or interest (including a nonexclusive license) for a reasonable time in order for a patent application to be filed		NIH	1	1
35 U.S.C. § 209(f)	Plans of a licensee for development or marketing of a federally owned invention		NIH	4	4
41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1) (currently at 41 U.S.C. § 4702)	Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts	Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).	CDC	15	45
		CMS	18
		FDA	3
		NIH	2
		OASH	7
42 U.S.C. § 242m(d)	Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities		CDC	14	14
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		CDC	5	5
42 U.S.C. § 262a(h)	Bioterrorism-related information		CDC	16	17
		OIG	1
42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(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"	Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011)	HRSA	8	8
42 U.S.C. § 653(i)(7)(E)(ii)	Information in the Federal Parent Locator Service		ACF	1	1
42 U.S.C. § 1320c-9	Certain information related to Medicare End Stage Renal Disease provided to an organization not considered a Federal Agency for FOIA purposes		CMS	2	2
42 U.S.C. § 1395bb(b)	Information related to Accreditation Survey Information		CMS	1	1
42 U.S.C. § 1396r–8 (b)(3)(D)	Information disclosed by manufacturers or wholesalers which discloses the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler and prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler		HRSA	1	1
42 U.S.C. § 11137(b)	Adverse reports of a health practitioner's conduct		HRSA	3	3
5 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b)	Name of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General		OIG	14	14
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		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
OS	272	985	1,034	223
ACF	534	464	749	249
ACL	1	22	20	3
CDC	749	1,120	1,445	424
CMS	3,115	17,917	19,021	2,011
FDA	2,709	10,374	10,611	2,472
HRSA	55	305	318	42
IHS	39	156	161	34
NIH	89	1,324	1,266	147
OASH	53	392	399	46
OIG	7	1,015	989	33
SAMHSA	49	158	177	30
AGENCY OVERALL	7,672	34,232	36,190	5,714

Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending case counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components:

ACF reported 522 at the end of FY 2015, 534 at the beginning of FY 2016
ACL reported 0 at the end of FY 2015, 1 at the beginning of FY 2016
CDC reported 762 at the end of FY 2015, 749 at the beginning of FY 2016
CMS reported 3,130 at the end of FY 2015, 3,115 at the beginning of FY 2016
HRSA reported 52 at the end of FY 2015, 55 at the beginning of FY 2016
OASH reported 54 at the end of FY 2015, 53 at the beginning of FY 2016
OIG reported 6 at the end of FY 2015, 7 at the beginning of FY 2016

V. B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests

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
ACF	Litigation	6	6
CDC	Litigation	1	1
CMS	Unable to locate requester	27	27
FDA	Publicly Available Information	252	252
IHS	Publicly Available Information	4	11
	Request opened in error	7
OIG	Publicly Available Information	7	7
OS	N/A	0	0
ACL	N/A	0	0
HRSA	N/A	0	0
NIH	N/A	0	0
OASH	N/A	0	0
SAMHSA	N/A	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL			304

V. B. (3). Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied

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
OS	189	180	157	212
CMS	267	82	175	174
AGENCY OVERALL	456	262	332	386

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
OS	45	12	7	93	157
CMS	5	0	1	169	175
AGENCY OVERALL	50	12	8	262	332

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
OS	0	0	7	17	8	21	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
CMS	0	0	5	6	5	70	0	2	27	2	1	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	0	12	23	13	91	0	2	39	2	2	0	0	0

VI. C. (2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Reasons Other Than Exemptions

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 requester	1	1
OS	N/A	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL			1

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
OS	151.00	435.61	<1	1,684.00
CMS	420.00	468.00	<1	1,323.00
AGENCY OVERALL	293.00	452.68	<1	1,684.00

VI. C. (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

VII. A. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

VII. B. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

VII. C. Processed Simple Requests -- Response Time in Day Increments

VII. C. Processed Requests Granted Expedited Processing -- Response Time in Day Increments

VII. D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected Requests

VII. E. Pending Requests -- Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

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
OS	8	11	1	3.63	17
ACF	1	0	1	1	1
ACL	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
CDC	7	77	2	3.64	81
CMS	33	72	5	19	74
FDA	0	470	6	6.4	453
HRSA	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
IHS	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
NIH	3	14	3	3.9	16
OASH	0	1	1	1	1
OIG	0	11	3	3	11
SAMHSA	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	52	656	6	7.74	654

VIII. B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component	Number Granted	Number Denied	Median Number of Days to Adjudicate	Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
OS	4	0	1.5	3.5
ACF	1	0	1	1
ACL	0	0	N/A	N/A
CDC	18	10	1	65.46
CMS	34	79	3	9
FDA	2	27	5	9.4
HRSA	0	0	N/A	N/A
IHS	0	0	N/A	N/A
NIH	0	1	1	1
OASH	0	0	N/A	N/A
OIG	0	18	5	6
SAMHSA	0	0	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	59	136	3	16.65

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component	Total Amount of Fees Collected	Percentage of Total Costs
OS	$0.00	0.00%
ACF	$0.00	0.00%
ACL	$0.00	0.00%
CDC	$12,903.27	0.58%
CMS	$137,336.12	2.59%
FDA	$443,422.55	1.33%
HRSA	$3,403.25	0.66%
IHS	$0.00	0.00%
NIH	$66,910.00	1.80%
OASH	$5,666.25	0.79%
OIG	$4,091.80	1.53%
SAMHSA	$0.00	0.00%
AGENCY OVERALL	$673,733.24	1.38%

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

Agency / Component	Number of Times Subsection (C) Used
HHS	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0

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

Agency / Component	Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by the FOIA Office	Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by Program Offices
OS	2	336
ACF	0	2,152
ACL	0	0
CDC	0	0
CMS	9	400
FDA	28,319	1,490
HRSA	0	50
IHS	0	0
NIH	38	802
OASH	0	0
OIG	0	362
SAMHSA	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	28,368	5,592

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
OS	195	206
ACF	242	N/A
ACL	0	N/A
CDC	374	N/A
CMS	1,271	169
FDA	2,248	N/A
HRSA	30	N/A
IHS	27	N/A
NIH	64	N/A
OASH	30	N/A
OIG	17	N/A
SAMHSA	21	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	4,519	375

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
OS	2	31	24	9
ACF	0	0	0	0
ACL	0	0	0	0
CDC	2	17	19	0
CMS	0	0	0	0
FDA	0	24	22	2
HRSA	0	0	0	0
IHS	0	0	0	0
NIH	0	10	10	0
OASH	0	0	0	0
OIG	0	7	7	0
SAMHSA	0	2	2	0
AGENCY OVERALL	4	91	84	11

XII. C. Consultations on FOIA Requests -- Ten Oldest Consultations Recieved from Other Agencies and Pending at the Agency

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
OS	1,071	985	1,113	1,034
ACF	850	464	1,100	749
ACL	11	22	11	20
CDC	1,020	1,120	943	1,445
CMS	26,566	17,917	28,153	19,021
FDA	9,958	10,374	10,145	10,611
HRSA	379	305	419	318
IHS	149	156	130	161
NIH	1,273	1,324	1,268	1,266
OASH	357	392	423	399
OIG	1,276	1,015	1,304	989
SAMHSA	175	158	177	177
AGENCY OVERALL	43,085	34,232	45,186	36,190

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
OS	245	195
ACF	514	242
ACL	0	0
CDC	673	374
CMS	1,801	1,271
FDA	2,337	2,248
HRSA	36	30
IHS	36	27
NIH	24	64
OASH	35	30
OIG	3	17
SAMHSA	41	21
AGENCY OVERALL	5,745	4,519

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
OS	196	180	190	157
CMS	116	82	92	175
AGENCY OVERALL	312	262	282	332

XII. E. 2. Comparison of Backlogged 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
OS	173	206
CMS	264	169
AGENCY OVERALL	437	375