FOIA Annual Report Workbook 2025-02-12 FOIA Annual Report HHSDepartment of Health and Human ServicesOSOffice of the SecretaryOIGOffice of the Inspector GeneralACLAdministration for Community LivingACFAdministration for Children and FamiliesCDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCMSCenter for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesFDAFood and Drug AdministrationHRSAHealth Resources and Services AdministrationIHSIndian Health ServiceNIHNational Institutes of HealthSAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration202442 U.S.C. § 242m(d)Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activitiesN/A22 U.S.C. § 288a(c) Information regarding international programs records are immune from search and disclosureN/A41 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 contractsSinkfield 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).41 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1))Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection informationLegal & Safety Employer Research, Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum).42 U.S.C. § 262a(h)(1)Certain categories of information relating to biological agents and toxinsCiv. Beat L. Ctr. for the Pub. Int. v. CDC, 929 F.3d 1079, 1084-85 (9th Cir. 2019).42 U.S.C. § 299b-22(a)(3)Patient safety work product informationN/A 5 U.S.C. § 13109(a)(2) (formerly at 5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)) Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employeesMeyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).42 U.S.C. § 300aa-25(c)Information that may identify an individual who received a vaccineN/A42 U.S.C. § 241(f)Certain biomedical information about an individual that is gathered or used during the course of biomedical researchN/A21 U.S.C. § 360i(b)(2)Identity of a device user facility which makes a report that a device has or may have caused or contributed to the death of a patient of the facilityN/A21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4Food Registration DocumentsN/A42 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly availableN/A21 U.S.C. § 331(j)Certain information “concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection”Anderson v. HHS, 907 F.2d 936, 950-51 (10th Cir. 1990).26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third Parties, and certain tax convention informationNosal v. IRS, 523 F. Supp. 3d 72, 79 (D.D.C. 2021); Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. § 6103); Elec. Priv. Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232, 1237 (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v. U.S. Dep’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).42 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)National Practitioner Data Bank informationN/A42 U.S.C. § 1396r–8(b)(3)(D)Information disclosed by manufacturers or wholesalers which discloses the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler, or prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesalerN/A25 U.S.C. § 1675(g)Medical quality assurance recordsN.Y. Times Co. v. HHS, 15 F.4th 216, 219 & n.7 (2d Cir. 2021) (per curiam).28 U.S.C. § 652(d)"[C]onfidential dispute resolution communications"Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 347-48 (D.D.C. 2008).35 U.S.C. § 209(f)Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned inventionN/A15 U.S.C. § 3710a(c)"[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovationPub. Citizen Health Rsch. Grp. v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).7 U.S.C. § 8401(h)(1)(c)Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefromN/A42 U.S.C. § 247d–7e(e)(1)(A)Certain information that could compromise national security and reveal significant and not otherwise publicly known vulnerabilities of existing medical or public health defenses against chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threatsN/A5 U.S.C. § 407 (formerly at 5 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b))Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector GeneralWash. Post Co. v. Special Inspector Gen. for Afg. Reconstr., 486 F. Supp. 3d 141, 166 (D.D.C. 2020).42 US.C. § 247d-6b(d) Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are storedN/A42 U.S.C. § 300jj-52(d)(2)Information received by the National Coordinator in connection with a claim or suggestion of possible information blocking and that could reasonably be expected to facilitate identification of the source of the informationN/A141411141983445278311112222221166104104552210104477112211331188883355102875427315099315515791349183819182693434308063015440864735117021219542421985334273048927325410893717581688100738910628320218928191329367915925224816313249518004927115778After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year.15190NoRecords140Referred13Withdrawn18NotDescribed8ImproperRequest5NotAgency45Duplicate1027317211NoRecords24Referred24Withdrawn28NotDescribed7ImproperRequest18NotAgency1715725568016NoRecords304Referred32Withdrawn97FeeRelated21NotDescribed225ImproperRequest137NotAgency26Duplicate1251918530625658044NoRecords3645Referred41Withdrawn1285FeeRelated1273NotDescribed318ImproperRequest4725NotAgency639Duplicate2256Other5730154869486212NoRecords607Referred25Withdrawn1353FeeRelated681NotDescribed47ImproperRequest119NotAgency147Duplicate136Other8812195485712NoRecords35Referred25Withdrawn16FeeRelated20NotDescribed85ImproperRequest6NotAgency29Duplicate16Other7842762923NoRecords47Referred2Withdrawn27NotDescribed1ImproperRequest1NotAgency13Other625475123429NoRecords171Withdrawn266FeeRelated14NotDescribed54ImproperRequest87NotAgency37Duplicate45168829109111NoRecords115Referred32Withdrawn178NotDescribed6ImproperRequest10NotAgency32Duplicate66289314325NoRecords77Referred230Withdrawn282NotDescribed49ImproperRequest45NotAgency125Duplicate124Other136132914900NoRecords92Referred8Withdrawn20NotDescribed2ImproperRequest7NotAgency4Duplicate10Other12481528440968453NoRecords5257Referred432Withdrawn3570FeeRelated2009NotDescribed802ImproperRequest5160NotAgency1114Duplicate2728Other366248N/A00N/A00N/A00Unable to Locate or Contact Requester5757Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA22Unable to Locate or Contact Requester60Aggregate cases688Litigation7Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information1Aggregate cases7078Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information66N/A00N/A00 Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA8Aggregate cases128136Aggregate cases11366Ex. 55Ex. 619Ex. 7(C)5Ex. 49Ex. 58Ex. 621Ex. 217Ex. 346Ex. 4283Ex. 5364Ex. 6606Ex. 7(A)4Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)8Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 319Ex. 4567Ex. 585Ex. 69330Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(B)143Ex. 7(C)651Ex. 7(D)5Ex. 7(E)6Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 22Ex. 3112Ex. 4220Ex. 551Ex. 659Ex. 7(A)54Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)17Ex. 7(D)7Ex. 7(E)10Ex. 7(F)5Ex. 316Ex. 424Ex. 58Ex. 650Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 21Ex. 315Ex. 419Ex. 513Ex. 658Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 21Ex. 313Ex. 4126Ex. 583Ex. 6214Ex. 7(A)5Ex. 7(C)13Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 22Ex. 388Ex. 432Ex. 517Ex. 6116Ex. 7(A)8Ex. 7(C)77Ex. 7(E)50Ex. 7(F)54Ex. 23Ex. 310Ex. 439Ex. 557Ex. 6125Ex. 7(A)9Ex. 7(C)22Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 490Ex. 689Ex. 226Ex. 3319Ex. 41409Ex. 5691Ex. 610687Ex. 7(A)82Ex. 7(B)146Ex. 7(C)798Ex. 7(D)13Ex. 7(E)74Ex. 7(F)631244459109531017975492290219563669435357747After reviewing their databases, CMS, FDA, and OS adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.001585924128357919766127219431975220357Ex. 47Ex. 54Ex. 612Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)1Ex. 41Ex. 58Ex. 68Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 48Ex. 512Ex. 620Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(E)1NoRecords5Withdrawn29ImproperRequest9NotAgency2Other13NoRecords5Withdrawn1ImproperRequest2ExpeditedDenial12Other35NoRecords3Referred1Withdrawn37FeeRelated14NotDescribed2NotAgency4Duplicate26InLitigation31ExpeditedDenial1Other28NoRecords13Referred1Withdrawn67FeeRelated14NotDescribed2ImproperRequest11NotAgency6Duplicate26InLitigation31ExpeditedDenial13Other76Unable to Locate or Contact Requester1313No Component Response to Adjudicate16Appeal Withdrawn12Moot735Agency Performed Adequate Search3Moot14No Component 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