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: (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
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):
Website: https://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: https://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: https://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: 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) 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
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:
III. Agency Component Abbreviations
Component Abbreviation | Component Name |
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OS | Office of the Secretary |
ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
ACL | Administration for Community Living |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
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 Assistant Secretary for Health |
OIG | Office of Inspector General |
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 |
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42 U.S.C. § 242m(d) | Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities | N/A | CDC | 15 | 15 |
5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978) | Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employees |
Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Office for U.S. Attorneys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). |
CDC | 1 | 3 |
FDA | 1 | ||||
NIH | 1 | ||||
42 U.S.C. § 262a(h) | Bioterrorism-related information | N/A | CDC | 12 | 14 |
OIG | 2 | ||||
42 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d) | Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section | N/A | CDC | 1 | 1 |
41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1)) | Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts | Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004). |
CDC | 4 | 60 |
CMS | 48 | ||||
FDA | 3 | ||||
HRSA | 2 | ||||
OASH | 3 | ||||
6 U.S.C. § 133(a)(1) | Protection of voluntarily shared critical infrastructure information | State case, mentioned in a foot note 7 - Bowling v. Office of Open Records, 990 A.2d 813 (Commw. Ct. Pa. 2010) "Records designated as critical infrastructure information are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as well as [**8] state and local disclosure laws. See FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3) (protection from disclosure of records by statute); 6 U.S.C. § 133(a)(1)(A) (protection of voluntary shared critical infrastructure information)." | CDC | 1 | 1 |
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 | Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. § 6103); Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232 (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v. U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 590 F. App’x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir. 2014) (per curiam); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F. App’x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010) (unpublished disposition) (26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C. § 6105). |
CMS | 22 | 22 |
42 U.S.C. § 1320c-9(a) | Information related to Quality Improvement Organization records | N/A | CMS | 2 | 2 |
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 | 20 | 20 |
21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4 | Food Registration Documents | N/A | FDA | 1 | 1 |
42 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6) | Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available | Grassetti v. Weinberger, 408 F. Supp. 142 (N.D. Cal. 1976) - However, the court upheld the agencie's withholdings under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4), (5), and (6) not (b)(3). | FDA | 10 | 10 |
42 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1) | National Practioner Data Bank information | N/A | HRSA | 3 | 3 |
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” |
Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011). | HRSA | 6 | 6 |
25 U.S.C. § 1675(g) | Medical quality assurance records | N/A | IHS | 1 | 1 |
7 U.S.C. § 8401 | Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefrom | N/A | NIH | 1 | 1 |
5 U.S.C. § 574(j) | Dispute resolution communications | N/A | NIH | 3 | 3 |
42 USC § 1320c-9(a) | Information related to Quality Improvement Organization records | N/A | OIG | 1 | 1 |
5 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b) | Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General | N/A | OIG | 47 | 47 |
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 |
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OS | 753 | 1,573 | 1,016 | 1,310 |
ACF | 165 | 533 | 290 | 408 |
ACL | 1 | 75 | 74 | 2 |
CDC | 163 | 1,186 | 1,219 | 130 |
CMS | 1,830 | 17,926 | 17,791 | 1,965 |
FDA | 2,670 | 10,256 | 9,925 | 3,001 |
HRSA | 35 | 280 | 282 | 33 |
IHS | 26 | 163 | 123 | 66 |
NIH | 284 | 1,426 | 1,266 | 444 |
OASH | 105 | 353 | 221 | 237 |
OIG | 37 | 1,506 | 1,520 | 23 |
SAMHSA | 28 | 168 | 149 | 47 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 6,097 | 35,445 | 33,876 | 7,666 |
Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending case counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components:
OS reported 747 at the end of FY 2017, 753 at the beginning of FY 2018
CDC reported 161 at the end of FY 2017, 163 at the beginning of FY 2018
CMS reported 1,925 at the end of FY 2017, 1,830 at the beginning of FY 2018
HRSA reported 40 at the end of FY 2017, 35 at the beginning of FY 2018
IHS reported 25 at the end of FY 2017, 26 at the beginning of FY 2018
NIH reported 290 at the end of FY 2017, 284 at the beginning of FY 2018
OIG reported 39 at the end of FY 2017, 37 at the beginning of FY 2018
SAMHSA reported 29 at the end of FY 2017, 28 at the beginning of FY 2018
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 | ||||
OS | 85 | 95 | 20 | 100 | 544 | 55 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 32 | 5 | 1,016 |
ACF | 52 | 93 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 290 |
ACL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
CDC | 188 | 337 | 34 | 171 | 50 | 259 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 86 | 1,219 |
CMS | 3,785 | 2,856 | 5,263 | 2,657 | 98 | 312 | 315 | 224 | 1,131 | 611 | 410 | 129 | 17,791 |
FDA | 7,355 | 66 | 138 | 494 | 35 | 1,321 | 48 | 78 | 135 | 16 | 139 | 100 | 9,925 |
HRSA | 72 | 107 | 11 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 282 |
IHS | 31 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 123 |
NIH | 792 | 173 | 20 | 115 | 17 | 113 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1,266 |
OASH | 101 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 221 |
OIG | 549 | 213 | 248 | 210 | 75 | 121 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 83 | 13 | 0 | 1,520 |
SAMHSA | 38 | 65 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 13,062 | 4,068 | 5,782 | 3,902 | 869 | 2,250 | 396 | 376 | 1,311 | 896 | 643 | 321 | 33,876 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
OS | Unable to Locate or Contact Requester | 5 | 5 |
CDC | Unable to Locate or Contact Requester | 86 | 86 |
CMS | Unable to Locate or Contact Requester | 123 | 129 |
Cases aggregated after data entered separately into tracking system | 6 | ||
FDA | Unable to contact requester | 90 | 100 |
Request Opened in Error | 10 | ||
IHS | Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information | 1 | 1 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 321 | ||
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 42 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ACF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CDC | 0 | 2 | 32 | 92 | 131 | 301 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CMS | 0 | 0 | 72 | 623 | 108 | 7,049 | 9 | 37 | 1,196 | 168 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FDA | 0 | 9 | 35 | 97 | 29 | 14 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
HRSA | 0 | 1 | 11 | 93 | 15 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
IHS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | 0 | 1 | 5 | 96 | 31 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OASH | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OIG | 0 | 1 | 50 | 167 | 101 | 373 | 240 | 0 | 293 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 0 | 15 | 209 | 1,330 | 487 | 8,230 | 346 | 39 | 1,560 | 170 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 248 | 158 | 107 | 299 |
CMS | 123 | 68 | 63 | 128 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 371 | 226 | 170 | 427 |
After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.
VI. B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals -- All Processed Appeals
Agency / Component | Number Affirmed on Appeal | Number Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal | Number Completely Reversed/Remanded on Appeal | Number of Appeals Closed for Other Reasons | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 13 | 8 | 2 | 84 | 107 |
CMS | 6 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 63 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 19 | 8 | 5 | 138 | 170 |
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 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CMS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 4 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 84 |
CMS | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 14 | 23 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 85 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
OS | Moot | 84 | 84 |
CMS | Unable to Locate or Contact Requester | 1 | 1 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 85 |
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 | 120.89 | 245.08 | 1.00 | 978.00 |
CMS | 559.00 | 529.00 | 1.00 | 1,340.00 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 283.25 | 350.30 | 1.00 | 1,340.00 |
VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
Agency / Component | 10th Oldest Appeal | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Appeal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | Date of Appeal | 2014-06-06 | 2014-05-12 | 2014-04-02 | 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-18 | 2014-02-18 | 2013-08-19 | 2013-04-04 | 2012-04-17 | 2011-06-21 |
Number of Days Pending | 1078 | 1102 | 1130 | 1135 | 1141 | 1161 | 1284 | 1379 | 1622 | 1828 | |
CMS | Date of Appeal | 2014-03-10 | 2014-03-10 | 2014-02-11 | 2013-08-28 | 2013-07-19 | 2013-06-04 | 2012-12-12 | 2012-04-23 | 2012-04-12 | 2011-12-09 |
Number of Days Pending | 1147 | 1147 | 1165 | 1277 | 1305 | 1337 | 1456 | 1618 | 1625 | 1695 | |
AGENCY OVERALL | Date of Appeal | 2013-08-28 | 2013-08-19 | 2013-07-19 | 2013-06-04 | 2012-12-12 | 2012-04-23 | 2012-04-17 | 2012-04-12 | 2011-12-09 | 2011-06-21 |
Number of Days Pending | 1277 | 1284 | 1305 | 1337 | 1456 | 1618 | 1622 | 1625 | 1695 | 1828 |
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 | |
OS | 8 | 29.53 | <1 | 382 | 79 | 144.7 | <1 | 1147 | 45 | 61.5 | 5 | 160 |
ACF | 1.5 | 335.34 | <1 | 959 | 22 | 132.77 | <1 | 1068 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
ACL | 10 | 14 | 0 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CDC | 5.5 | 12.25 | <1 | 242 | 14 | 54.88 | 1 | 1458 | 29.5 | 179.36 | 1 | 755 |
CMS | 17 | 15 | <1 | 75 | 7 | 29 | <1 | 1305 | 758 | 598 | 1 | 1283 |
FDA | 2 | 13.1 | 1 | 812 | 31 | 127.5 | 1 | 1828 | 914 | 914 | 861 | 967 |
HRSA | 6 | 8 | <1 | 36 | 39 | 51 | 21 | 302 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IHS | 54 | 114 | 2 | 476 | 64 | 61 | 18 | 124 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NIH | 18 | 32 | 1 | 349 | 43 | 89 | 1 | 574 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
OASH | 12.5 | 32.3 | <1 | 273 | 126 | 146.95 | <1 | 840 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
OIG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 645 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SAMHSA | 1 | 35 | <1 | 220 | 13 | 38 | <1 | 296 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 8.59 | 16.85 | <1 | 959 | 26.53 | 84.94 | <1 | 1828 | 607.8 | 567.7 | <1 | 1283 |
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 | |
OS | 31 | 57.56 | 3 | 316 | 124 | 197.85 | <1 | 1147 | 13.5 | 48 | 5 | 160 |
ACF | 917 | 562 | 2 | 952 | 40 | 151.88 | <1 | 1068 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
ACL | 10 | 14 | <1 | 50 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
CDC | 12 | 17.89 | 1 | 242 | 35.5 | 89.49 | 1 | 1458 | 313.5 | 365.33 | 30 | 755 |
CMS | 18 | 19 | <1 | 75 | 20 | 47 | <1 | 1305 | 126 | 321 | 1 | 1095 |
FDA | 2 | 13 | 1 | 812 | 31 | 127.1 | 1 | 1828 | 914 | 914 | 861 | 967 |
HRSA | 9 | 10 | <1 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 21 | 302 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
IHS | 40 | 50 | 2 | 180 | 66 | 65 | 18 | 116 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NIH | 20 | 33 | 1 | 349 | 57 | 104 | 1 | 574 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
OASH | 8 | 20.81 | <1 | 244 | 127 | 144.85 | 12 | 437 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
OIG | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 53 | 1 | 645 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SAMHSA | 110 | 110 | 1 | 220 | 14 | 41 | <1 | 204 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 14.47 | 22.56 | <1 | 952 | 39.87 | 101.78 | <1 | 1828 | 49.35 | 90.72 | <1 | 1095 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 456 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 51 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 657 |
ACF | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
ACL | 54 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
CDC | 344 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 426 |
CMS | 3,378 | 84 | 66 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,558 |
FDA | 165 | 371 | 399 | 389 | 419 | 411 | 427 | 567 | 330 | 354 | 1,297 | 29 | 44 | 5,202 |
HRSA | 146 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
IHS | 23 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 98 |
NIH | 574 | 254 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1,022 |
OASH | 50 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
OIG | 1,022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,022 |
SAMHSA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 6,229 | 891 | 577 | 487 | 513 | 453 | 457 | 578 | 341 | 369 | 1,327 | 46 | 65 | 12,333 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 82 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 312 |
ACF | 121 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 257 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CDC | 437 | 134 | 53 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 755 |
CMS | 9,783 | 1,220 | 519 | 301 | 245 | 148 | 104 | 87 | 64 | 43 | 143 | 51 | 130 | 12,838 |
FDA | 82 | 194 | 209 | 256 | 315 | 281 | 305 | 272 | 274 | 265 | 1,034 | 274 | 685 | 4,446 |
HRSA | 0 | 56 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 |
IHS | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
NIH | 80 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 252 |
OASH | 3 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 133 |
OIG | 288 | 67 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 497 |
SAMHSA | 83 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 10,961 | 1,834 | 915 | 693 | 658 | 504 | 487 | 403 | 389 | 339 | 1,284 | 386 | 905 | 19,758 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
ACF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CDC | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
CMS | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 52 |
FDA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
HRSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OASH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 76 |
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 | |
OS | 482 | 256.5 | 249 | 746 | 163 | 281 | 18 | 283 | 325 |
ACF | 0 | N/A | N/A | 406 | 69 | 200 | 2 | 53.5 | 53 |
ACL | 2 | 30 | 34 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | N/A | N/A |
CDC | 19 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 17 | 52 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
CMS | 256 | 9 | 15 | 1653 | 105 | 185 | 56 | 268 | 345 |
FDA | 73 | 29 | 97.8 | 2873 | 194 | 262.9 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
HRSA | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 65 | 58 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
IHS | 64 | 140 | 172 | 2 | 180 | 180 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
NIH | 173 | 27 | 68 | 265 | 216 | 211 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
OASH | 153 | 126 | 130 | 78 | 72 | 114 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
OIG | 0 | N/A | N/A | 23 | 16 | 90 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
SAMHSA | 2 | 334 | 334 | 44 | 80 | 156 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 1229 | 131.68 | 141.92 | 6190 | 153.58 | 231.25 | 76 | 265.91 | 332.58 |
VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
Agency / Component | 10th Oldest Request | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Request | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | Date of Receipt | 2013-11-25 | 2013-11-18 | 2013-11-04 | 2013-10-30 | 2013-10-29 | 2013-10-28 | 2013-10-28 | 2013-10-25 | 2013-10-18 | 2013-05-01 |
Number of Days Pending | 1219 | 1222 | 1231 | 1234 | 1235 | 1236 | 1236 | 1237 | 1242 | 1360 | |
ACF | Date of Receipt | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-28 | 2014-07-08 | 2014-07-08 | 2014-06-18 | 2014-06-18 | 2014-06-05 | 2014-05-08 | 2014-05-05 | 2014-01-24 |
Number of Days Pending | 1048 | 1048 | 1062 | 1062 | 1075 | 1075 | 1084 | 1103 | 1106 | 1176 | |
ACL | Date of Receipt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2018-08-16 | 2018-08-07 |
Number of Days Pending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 37 | |
CDC | Date of Receipt | 2018-04-18 | 2018-04-17 | 2018-04-16 | 2018-04-10 | 2018-02-22 | 2018-01-31 | 2018-01-31 | 2018-01-24 | 2017-08-22 | 2014-09-04 |
Number of Days Pending | 114 | 115 | 116 | 120 | 153 | 168 | 168 | 173 | 277 | 1021 | |
CMS | Date of Receipt | 2014-02-21 | 2013-12-27 | 2013-12-20 | 2013-11-26 | 2013-11-14 | 2013-11-01 | 2013-10-28 | 2013-09-26 | 2013-07-11 | 2013-06-25 |
Number of Days Pending | 1151 | 1188 | 1193 | 1207 | 1221 | 1226 | 1231 | 1243 | 1294 | 1307 | |
FDA | Date of Receipt | 2013-01-30 | 2013-01-13 | 2013-01-08 | 2012-12-12 | 2012-10-03 | 2012-10-01 | 2012-09-06 | 2012-08-22 | 2012-06-01 | 2012-03-20 |
Number of Days Pending | 1420 | 1423 | 1426 | 1443 | 1491 | 1493 | 1510 | 1520 | 1577 | 1621 | |
HRSA | Date of Receipt | 2018-06-05 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-05-31 | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-21 | 2018-05-17 | 2018-05-17 | 2018-05-16 | 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-10 |
Number of Days Pending | 81 | 82 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 98 | |
IHS | Date of Receipt | 2017-10-27 | 2017-10-25 | 2017-10-13 | 2017-10-01 | 2017-02-21 | 2017-02-07 | 2016-12-15 | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-04 | 2016-09-30 |
Number of Days Pending | 339 | 341 | 353 | 365 | 407 | 416 | 451 | 462 | 478 | 501 | |
NIH | Date of Receipt | 2016-07-19 | 2016-07-13 | 2016-07-06 | 2016-06-29 | 2016-06-23 | 2016-06-13 | 2016-05-18 | 2016-04-06 | 2016-01-21 | 2015-09-24 |
Number of Days Pending | 552 | 556 | 561 | 565 | 569 | 574 | 594 | 624 | 675 | 754 | |
OASH | Date of Receipt | 2017-05-23 | 2017-05-10 | 2017-04-13 | 2017-04-12 | 2017-04-12 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-02-06 | 2017-01-23 | 2016-09-07 |
Number of Days Pending | 340 | 349 | 368 | 369 | 369 | 412 | 412 | 415 | 425 | 517 | |
OIG | Date of Receipt | 2018-05-29 | 2018-05-29 | 2018-04-24 | 2018-04-04 | 2018-03-22 | 2018-02-27 | 2018-01-30 | 2017-12-14 | 2017-11-28 | 2017-11-13 |
Number of Days Pending | 88 | 88 | 110 | 127 | 135 | 153 | 173 | 206 | 218 | 229 | |
SAMHSA | Date of Receipt | 2017-07-17 | 2017-07-11 | 2017-06-13 | 2017-05-18 | 2017-03-06 | 2016-12-13 | 2016-09-13 | 2016-08-30 | 2016-07-05 | 2016-06-24 |
Number of Days Pending | 303 | 307 | 326 | 343 | 396 | 450 | 513 | 522 | 545 | 562 | |
AGENCY OVERALL | Date of Receipt | 2013-01-30 | 2013-01-13 | 2013-01-08 | 2012-12-12 | 2012-10-03 | 2012-10-01 | 2012-09-06 | 2012-08-22 | 2012-06-01 | 2012-03-20 |
Number of Days Pending | 1420 | 1423 | 1426 | 1443 | 1491 | 1493 | 1510 | 1520 | 1577 | 1621 |
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 | 35 | 11 | 35.67 | 20 |
ACF | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8.92 | 10 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 |
CDC | 11 | 78 | 1 | 1.07 | 88 |
CMS | 39 | 71 | 6 | 9 | 83 |
FDA | 0 | 449 | 6 | 5 | 447 |
HRSA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
IHS | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NIH | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OASH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
OIG | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 62 | 671 | 5.37 | 6.8 | 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 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
ACF | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31.73 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
CDC | 8 | 115 | 1 | 0.3 |
CMS | 26 | 40 | 3 | 7 |
FDA | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
HRSA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
IHS | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
NIH | 2 | 24 | 34 | 131 |
OASH | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
OIG | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 44 | 191 | 2.74 | 7.41 |
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 | |
OS | 10 | 0.3 | 10.3 | $1,684,063.00 | $504,322.00 | $2,188,385.00 |
ACF | 2.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | $393,728.00 | $0.00 | $393,728.00 |
ACL | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | $72,542.00 | $0.00 | $72,542.00 |
CDC | 16 | 0 | 16 | $2,386,747.41 | $4,003.00 | $2,390,750.41 |
CMS | 31 | 62 | 93 | $5,192,808.50 | $86,402.00 | $5,279,210.50 |
FDA | 137 | 18 | 155 | $35,000,000.00 | $350,000.00 | $35,350,000.00 |
HRSA | 4 | 1 | 5 | $560,896.00 | $25,256.00 | $586,152.00 |
IHS | 2 | 0 | 2 | $206,870.00 | $0.00 | $206,870.00 |
NIH | 19.92 | 4.41 | 24.33 | $2,824,507.25 | $28,624.95 | $2,853,132.20 |
OASH | 3.5 | 2 | 5.5 | $583,188.00 | $441,808.24 | $1,024,996.24 |
OIG | 3 | 1 | 4 | $290,420.00 | $0.00 | $290,420.00 |
SAMHSA | 1 | 0 | 1 | $96,213.00 | $0.00 | $96,213.00 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 229.92 | 90.21 | 320.13 | $49,291,983.16 | $1,440,416.19 | $50,732,399.35 |
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 | $28,874.56 | 1.21% |
CMS | $371,865.71 | 7.16% |
FDA | $357,060.80 | 1.02% |
HRSA | $294.67 | 0.05% |
IHS | $0.00 | 0.00% |
NIH | $23,322.00 | 0.83% |
OASH | $133.50 | 0.02% |
OIG | $3,641.00 | 1.25% |
SAMHSA | $0.00 | 0.00% |
AGENCY OVERALL | $785,192.24 | 1.59% |
XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used
Agency / Component | Number of Times Subsection Used |
---|---|
OS | 0 |
ACF | 0 |
ACL | 0 |
CDC | 0 |
CMS | 0 |
FDA | 0 |
HRSA | 0 |
IHS | 0 |
NIH | 0 |
OASH | 0 |
OIG | 0 |
SAMHSA | 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 |
---|---|---|
OS | 1 | 18,695 |
ACF | 0 | 0 |
ACL | 0 | 0 |
CDC | 0 | 0 |
CMS | 8 | 145 |
FDA | 450 | 16,000 |
HRSA | 13 | 50 |
IHS | 0 | 61 |
NIH | 4 | 172 |
OASH | 2 | 0 |
OIG | 0 | 202 |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 478 | 35,325 |
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 | 1,184 | 295 |
ACF | 383 | N/A |
ACL | 2 | N/A |
CDC | 24 | N/A |
CMS | 1,353 | 126 |
FDA | 2,666 | N/A |
HRSA | 23 | N/A |
IHS | 66 | N/A |
NIH | 343 | N/A |
OASH | 206 | N/A |
OIG | 21 | N/A |
SAMHSA | 35 | N/A |
AGENCY OVERALL | 6,306 | 421 |
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 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 60 |
ACF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
ACL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CDC | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
CMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FDA | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
HRSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IHS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
OASH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OIG | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
SAMHSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 30 | 91 | 56 | 65 |
After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OS | Date | 2017-04-05 | 2017-03-27 | 2017-02-27 | 2017-01-12 | 2016-12-16 | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-07 | 2016-05-05 | 2016-03-01 | 2015-10-06 |
Number of Days | 375 | 382 | 402 | 432 | 449 | 515 | 518 | 604 | 651 | 749 | |
ACF | Date | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2018-08-23 | 2018-06-11 | 2017-10-25 | 2017-09-22 |
Number of Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 77 | 233 | 255 | |
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 | |
CDC | 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 | |
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 | |
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 | 2017-12-21 |
Number of Days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | |
OASH | 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 | |
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 | |
AGENCY OVERALL | Date | 2017-04-05 | 2017-03-27 | 2017-02-27 | 2017-01-12 | 2016-12-16 | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-07 | 2016-05-05 | 2016-03-01 | 2015-10-06 |
Number of Days | 375 | 382 | 402 | 432 | 449 | 515 | 518 | 604 | 651 | 749 |
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 | 1,293 | 1,573 | 770 | 1,016 |
ACF | 165 | 533 | 332 | 290 |
ACL | 28 | 75 | 30 | 74 |
CDC | 163 | 1,186 | 1,295 | 1,219 |
CMS | 18,016 | 17,926 | 18,142 | 17,791 |
FDA | 11,062 | 10,256 | 10,881 | 9,925 |
HRSA | 247 | 280 | 249 | 282 |
IHS | 143 | 163 | 152 | 123 |
NIH | 1,389 | 1,426 | 1,246 | 1,266 |
OASH | 340 | 353 | 281 | 221 |
OIG | 1,043 | 1,506 | 1,037 | 1,520 |
SAMHSA | 133 | 168 | 134 | 149 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 34,022 | 35,445 | 34,549 | 33,876 |
After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of requests received and processed in FY17.
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 | 629 | 1,184 |
ACF | 150 | 383 |
ACL | 0 | 2 |
CDC | 78 | 24 |
CMS | 1,081 | 1,353 |
FDA | 2,279 | 2,666 |
HRSA | 26 | 23 |
IHS | 15 | 66 |
NIH | 152 | 343 |
OASH | 72 | 206 |
OIG | 30 | 21 |
SAMHSA | 22 | 35 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 4,534 | 6,306 |
After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of backlogged requests as of the end of FY17.
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 | 154 | 158 | 118 | 107 |
CMS | 62 | 68 | 123 | 63 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 216 | 226 | 241 | 170 |
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 |
---|---|---|
OS | 235 | 295 |
CMS | 116 | 126 |
AGENCY OVERALL | 351 | 421 |