FOIA Annual Report Workbook
2023-02-06
FOIA Annual Report
HHSDepartment of Health and Human ServicesACFAdministration for Children and FamiliesACLAdministration for Community LivingCDCCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCMSCenter for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesFDAFood and Drug AdministrationHRSAHealth Resources and Services AdministrationIHSIndian Health ServiceNIHNational Institutes of HealthOIGOffice of the Inspector GeneralOSOffice of the SecretarySAMHSASubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration202225 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(3)Medical quality assurance recordsN/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).10 U.S.C. § 3309(b) (formerly at 10 U.S.C. § 2305(g)) Certain contractor proposals
Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09-2947, 09-4281, 09-3344, 09-2504, 09-5633, 2012 WL 569747, at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 22, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421-LRH-VPC, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011)42 U.S.C. § 1395bb(b)Certain information related to Accreditation SurveysN/A42 U.S.C. § 290dd-2Confidentiality of patient records maintained in connection with substance abuse education, prevention, training, treatment, rehabilitation, or researchN/A5 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 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)National Practitioner Data Bank informationN/A42 U.S.C. § 1306c(e)Information contained on the Death Master FileN/A42 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)41 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1))Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection informationLegal & 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)42 U.S.C. §242m(d)Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activitiesN/A26 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. § 1320c-9(a)Information related to Quality Improvement Organization records.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)42 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly availableN/A21 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4Food Registration DocumentsN/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).42 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d)Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are storedN/A35 U.S.C. § 209(f)Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned inventionN/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/A6656164132111122126271121117191239741126127535582213134040882288112274627612090226886450526240024814452617202891967432324119933390354417513833627214713516112169419881751931141812180818295515921684286311416610117912009384623724113230* After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: CMS, FDA, NIH, OS, CDC, IHS, ACF, ACL, and SAMHSA.
** Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, OS's data accounts for requests previously reported under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).23282NoRecords20Referred11Withdrawn15ImproperRequest9NotAgency9Duplicate3120100NoRecords10Withdrawn1NotDescribed1ImproperRequest516455567245NoRecords418Referred35Withdrawn64FeeRelated19NotDescribed1ImproperRequest535NotAgency64Duplicate69Other42481300721094535NoRecords3021Referred159Withdrawn845FeeRelated520NotDescribed243ImproperRequest3676NotAgency788Duplicate760Other11196746679111182NoRecords471Referred41Withdrawn1217FeeRelated67NotDescribed20ImproperRequest64NotAgency15Duplicate102Other66903572789NoRecords49Referred2Withdrawn14FeeRelated1NotDescribed3ImproperRequest2NotAgency5Duplicate40Other8736231574NoRecords21Withdrawn21NotDescribed1ImproperRequest1NotAgency15Duplicate6Other416162044221NoRecords208Referred2Withdrawn269FeeRelated7NotDescribed23ImproperRequest70NotAgency24Duplicate65175110427868NoRecords1107Referred6Withdrawn190NotAgency37Duplicate18180811931240NoRecords149Referred392Withdrawn253NotDescribed105ImproperRequest55NotAgency171Duplicate85Other316841660NoRecords35Withdrawn6NotDescribed1ImproperRequest28Duplicate8Other11011122740934906NoRecords5509Referred648Withdrawn2895FeeRelated614NotDescribed398ImproperRequest4491NotAgency1128Duplicate1156Other176101N/A00N/A00Litigation44Unable to Locate or Contact Requester1111Unable to Locate or Contact Requester20Litigation25Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information2166Aggregate cases8787Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information44N/A00N/A00Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information33Unable to Locate or Contact Requester11176Ex. 45Ex. 53Ex. 627Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 24Ex. 354Ex. 4215Ex. 5388Ex. 6585Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)20Ex. 7(D)5Ex. 7(E)5Ex. 21Ex. 371Ex. 4624Ex. 574Ex. 66054Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(B)42Ex. 7(C)921Ex. 7(D)38Ex. 7(E)19Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 21Ex. 358Ex. 4165Ex. 553Ex. 634Ex. 7(A)103Ex. 7(B)2Ex. 7(C)10Ex. 7(D)8Ex. 7(E)7Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 39Ex. 446Ex. 513Ex. 671Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 21Ex. 310Ex. 48Ex. 56Ex. 641Ex. 7(C)4Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 33Ex. 4286Ex. 588Ex. 6394Ex. 7(A)5Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 345Ex. 493Ex. 5106Ex. 6294Ex. 7(A)49Ex. 7(C)193Ex. 7(E)90Ex. 7(F)109Ex. 11Ex. 27Ex. 312Ex. 4130Ex. 5124Ex. 6271Ex. 7(A)29Ex. 7(C)85Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)21Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 41Ex. 65Ex. 11Ex. 214Ex. 3262Ex. 41573Ex. 5855Ex. 67776Ex. 7(A)192Ex. 7(B)44Ex. 7(C)1241Ex. 7(D)52Ex. 7(E)146Ex. 7(F)12420436931473111611334416288272432651440478613* After reviewing their databases, CMS and FDA adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.
** Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, OS's data accounts for appeals previously reported under OASH.1009293240386113431083136272681086314478Ex. 47Ex. 53Ex. 641Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)22Ex. 48Ex. 54Ex. 64Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 35Ex. 47Ex. 514Ex. 621Ex. 7(A)4Ex. 7(C)8Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 7(F)3Ex. 35Ex. 422Ex. 521Ex. 666Ex. 7(A)7Ex. 7(C)32Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 7(F)5NoRecords4Withdrawn68NotDescribed1ImproperRequest1NotAgency1Duplicate2InLitigation7ExpeditedDenial1Other17NoRecords5Withdrawn2InLitigation3ExpeditedDenial23Other53NoRecords1Referred12Withdrawn34FeeRelated38NotDescribed7ImproperRequest16NotAgency1Duplicate10InLitigation12ExpeditedDenial5NoRecords10Referred12Withdrawn104FeeRelated38NotDescribed8ImproperRequest17NotAgency2Duplicate12InLitigation22ExpeditedDenial29Other70Unable to locate requester1717No Component Response to 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