FOIA Annual Report Workbook 2024-02-07 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 Administration202341 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. § 130c Certain “sensitive information of foreign governments” and certain international organizationsACLU v. DOD, 389 F. Supp. 2d 547, 553-54 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Nat’l Inst. of Mil. Just. v. DOD, 404 F. Supp. 2d 325, 335-37 (D.D.C. 2005), aff’d on other grounds, 512 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir. 2008); Gerstein v. DOD, No. 03-5193, slip op. at 8 (N.D. Ca. Dec. 21, 2004).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. § 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. §242m(d)Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activitiesN/A42 U.S.C. § 299b-22(a)(3)Patient safety work product informationN/A42 US.C. § 247d-6b(d)Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are storedN/A21 U.S.C. § 379(b)Information relating to drugs obtained from a foreign government agency.N/A5 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).50 U.S.C. § 3024(i)(1) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. § 403-1(i)(1))Intelligence sources and methodsCIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159, 167 (1985). 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).21 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. 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. § 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. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A)"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).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. § 1675Medical quality assurance recordsN.Y. Times Co. v. HHS, 15 F.4th 216, 219 & n.7 (2d Cir. 2021) (per curiam).7 U.S.C. § 8401(h)(1)(c)Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefromN/A35 U.S.C. § 209(f)Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned inventionN/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 U.S.C. § 1306c(e)Information contained on the Death Master FileN/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). 42 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/A11491212888339921211138112211211404445532325510101122233661133383811221183432120994650140979344519512048348357728579288943262440310447101444706724663391991201802109091417161699931181077105738284914322100218117922124115913461465304703812953* After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: ACF, CMS, FDA, IHS, NIH, and OS.26440NoRecords87Referred7Withdrawn10NotDescribed2ImproperRequest1NotAgency27Duplicate4Other1209320NoRecords8Referred17Withdrawn5NotDescribed2ImproperRequest56NotAgency49734176923NoRecords323Referred37Withdrawn105FeeRelated36NotDescribed32ImproperRequest288NotAgency26Duplicate61Other72048555732836284NoRecords3421Referred28Withdrawn891FeeRelated1857NotDescribed217ImproperRequest4346NotAgency721Duplicate2268Other2128894780982109NoRecords395Referred37Withdrawn1386FeeRelated53NotDescribed12ImproperRequest52NotAgency20Duplicate139Other501014443448NoRecords44Referred9Withdrawn17FeeRelated15NotDescribed52ImproperRequest27NotAgency16Duplicate27Other3733942793NoRecords32Withdrawn42ImproperRequest2NotAgency6Duplicate1Other321055850515NoRecords200Withdrawn210FeeRelated8NotDescribed44ImproperRequest57NotAgency20Duplicate8216993831971NoRecords377Referred33Withdrawn169NotDescribed3ImproperRequest12NotAgency24Duplicate11105718740935NoRecords180Referred372Withdrawn656NotDescribed35ImproperRequest46NotAgency140Duplicate39Other121005820NoRecords60Withdrawn48NotDescribed4ImproperRequest14NotAgency1Duplicate272411460956186548NoRecords5127Referred540Withdrawn3539FeeRelated1969NotDescribed403ImproperRequest4901NotAgency1005Duplicate2659Other120241Litigation11N/A00Litigation77Unable to Locate or Contact Requester2121Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA5Unable to Locate or Contact Requester4550Aggregate cases34Directed requester to another entity subject to the FOIA1Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information237Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information33N/A00N/A00Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information11N/A00120Ex. 31Ex. 413Ex. 58Ex. 641Ex. 7(C)8Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 51Ex. 61Ex. 11Ex. 25Ex. 365Ex. 4300Ex. 5454Ex. 6623Ex. 7(A)8Ex. 7(C)17Ex. 7(D)3Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 91Ex. 22Ex. 349Ex. 4631Ex. 541Ex. 67831Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(B)80Ex. 7(C)827Ex. 7(D)15Ex. 7(E)5Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 22Ex. 345Ex. 4116Ex. 535Ex. 612Ex. 7(A)51Ex. 7(C)5Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 311Ex. 420Ex. 57Ex. 633Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)1Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 34Ex. 418Ex. 59Ex. 653Ex. 7(C)4Ex. 313Ex. 4361Ex. 560Ex. 6494Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)11Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 21Ex. 341Ex. 488Ex. 5173Ex. 6371Ex. 7(A)53Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)214Ex. 7(E)101Ex. 7(F)167Ex. 11Ex. 27Ex. 311Ex. 4157Ex. 5207Ex. 6373Ex. 7(A)21Ex. 7(C)95Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)25Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 479Ex. 51Ex. 676Ex. 12Ex. 217Ex. 3240Ex. 41783Ex. 5996Ex. 69908Ex. 7(A)137Ex. 7(B)81Ex. 7(C)1182Ex. 7(D)20Ex. 7(E)141Ex. 7(F)172Ex. 9114929501283515013154432287230489616466411671* After reviewing their databases, CMS and FDA adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.101485047210721315611551082301041366228411Ex. 46Ex. 52Ex. 618Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)5Ex. 34Ex. 48Ex. 54Ex. 68Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 35Ex. 411Ex. 514Ex. 620Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)6Ex. 39Ex. 425Ex. 520Ex. 646Ex. 7(A)4Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)13Ex. 7(D)1NoRecords4Withdrawn28ImproperRequest4NotAgency1InLitigation1ExpeditedDenial1Other8NoRecords21Withdrawn42FeeRelated1InLitigation7ExpeditedDenial24Other36NoRecords19Withdrawn30FeeRelated1NotDescribed1ImproperRequest1NotAgency1Duplicate16InLitigation14ExpeditedDenial4Other66NoRecords44Withdrawn100FeeRelated2NotDescribed1ImproperRequest5NotAgency2Duplicate16InLitigation22ExpeditedDenial29Other110Unable to Locate or Contact Requester88No Component Response to Adjudicate26Moot1036Moot28Untimely4No component response to adjudicate14Improper appeal2Agency Performed Adequate Search17Unable to Locate or Contact 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