FOIA Annual Report Workbook 2026-04-17 FOIA Annual Report HHSDepartment of Health and Human ServicesOSOffice of the SecretaryOIGOffice of the Inspector GeneralCMSCenter for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesFDAFood and Drug AdministrationHRSAHealth Resources and Services AdministrationIHSIndian Health ServiceNIHNational Institutes of HealthSAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationARPA-HAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health 2025 41 U.S.C. §2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. §423(a)(1))Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information.Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., 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). 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 been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts.Lenahan v. HHS, No. 23-06041, 2025 WL 1159878, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 21, 2025); 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. 09-00421, 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). 42 U.S.C. §1395(b)(b)Certain information related to Accreditation SurveysN/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 General.Wash. Post Co. v. Special Inspector Gen. for Afg. Reconstr., 486 F. Supp. 3d 141, 166 (D.D.C. 2020)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 Lenahan v. HHS, No. 23- 06041, 2025 WL 1159878, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 21, 2025); 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- 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).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 employees Meyerhoff 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. § 282(j)(6)Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available.N/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).21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)(4)Food Registration DocumentsN/A26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105Certain 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. Priv. Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232, 1237 (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); Nosal v. IRS, 523 F. Supp. 3d 72, 79 (D.D.C. 2021).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, or prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler N/A25 U.S.C. § 1675(g)Medical quality assurance recordsN/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 General Wash. Post Co. v. Special Inspector Gen. for Afg. Reconstr., 486 F. Supp. 3d 141, 166 (D.D.C. 2020).42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2Confidentiality of patient records maintained in connection with substance abuse education, prevention, training, treatment, rehabilitation, or researchN/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). 42 U.S.C. § 262(a)(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).7 U.S.C. § 8401(h)(1)(c)Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefromN/A18 U.S.C. § 208(d)(1)Providing that “a copy of any determination granting an exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) [from application of penalties for acts affecting personal financial interests determined to constitute bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest] shall be made available to the public,” but exempting from this disclosure requirement “any information contained in the determination that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5”Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). 35 U.S.C. § 209(f)Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned inventionN/A11251985222989883922211230302020335522991111115522112211411834409633003315085591424212073100966219304608582330108320333951010213118601281320662603379551059102211920916325827814315764550064748923281*After reviewing their databases, CMS, NIH, and OS adjusted the number of requests pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year. **Components ACF, ACL and CDC were consolidated into OS in Fiscal Year 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to Locate or Contact Requester4949Aggregate cases8Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information2432Aggregate cases93Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information1Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA56150Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information44Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA1717N/A00Aggregate cases18Unable to Locate or Contact Requester256274Aggregate cases5Unable to Locate or Contact Requester1520546Ex. 328Ex. 4652Ex. 578Ex. 69467Ex. 7(A)3Ex. 7(B)249Ex. 7(C)767Ex. 7(D)10Ex. 7(E)12Ex. 22Ex. 352Ex. 4147Ex. 520Ex. 627Ex. 7(A)44Ex. 7(C)5Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 310Ex. 436Ex. 521Ex. 669Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)9Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 21Ex. 328Ex. 435Ex. 515Ex. 669Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 311Ex. 4415Ex. 582Ex. 6520Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)6Ex. 7(E)6Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 398Ex. 43Ex. 510Ex. 6198Ex. 7(A)90Ex. 7(C)178Ex. 7(D)10Ex. 7(E)70Ex. 7(F)97Ex. 25Ex. 4164Ex. 5197Ex. 6441Ex. 7(A)5Ex. 7(C)17Ex. 7(E)7Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 479Ex. 51Ex. 666Ex. 28Ex. 3227Ex. 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