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| # Equal Employment O                                                  |
| pportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act of 2002 Title III: |
|                                                                       |
| #### Agency/Sub-element: FSIS                                         |
|                                                                       |
| #### Date as of 09/30/2006 -- End of 4th Quarter FY 2006              |
|                                                                       |
| Complaint Activity                                                    |
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|   ------------------------                                            |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   **29 CFR                                                            |
|                       **29 CFR                                        |
|   §1614.704(a) -                                                      |
|  (c)**                §1614.705                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                       Comparative                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                       Data Previous                                   |
|                                                                       |
|                       Fiscal Year                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                       Data**                                          |
|   -------------------- ---                                            |
| ----------- ------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **Activity**         *                                              |
| *2006end      **2005**      **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
|                                                                       |
|        of4^thQTR^**                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   **Number of                                                         |
|        85             106                                             |
|   Complaints Fil                                                      |
| ed in                                                                 |
|   FY 1614.704(a)                                                      |
| **                                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   **Number of                                                         |
|        75             87                                              |
|   Complainants                                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   1614.704(b)**                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Repeat Filer                                                      |
| s      9              14                                              |
|   1614.704(c)**                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------                                            |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
| Complaints by Issue                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------------- ----                                      |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **29 CFR §1614.704(e                                                |
| )**                  **29 CFR                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                      §1614.705                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                      Comparative                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      DataPrevious                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                      Fiscal Year                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      Data**                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   **Issue**                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                             **                                        |
| 2006end      **2005**       **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
|                                                                       |
|       of4^thQTR^**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   Appointment/Hire                                                    |
|       2              9                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Assignment of Duties                                                |
|       10             6                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Awards                                                              |
|       2              2                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Conversion to Full-t                                                |
| ime   0              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   **Disciplinary Actio                                                |
| n**                                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|    Demotion                                                           |
|       1              1                                                |
|                                                                       |
|    Reprimand                                                          |
|       1              3                                                |
|                                                                       |
|    Suspension                                                         |
|       5              16                                               |
|                                                                       |
|    Removal                                                            |
|       2              5                                                |
|                                                                       |
|    Other                                                              |
|       3              6                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Duty Hours                                                          |
|       3              1                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Evaluation Appraisal                                                |
|       11             8                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Examination/Test                                                    |
|       0              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|    Non-Sexual                                                         |
|       43             39                                               |
|                                                                       |
|    Sexual                                                             |
|       4              1                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Medical Examination                                                 |
|       0              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Pay (Including Overt                                                |
| ime)  1              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Promotion/Non-Select                                                |
| ion   19             30                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   **Reassignment**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|    Denied                                                             |
|       1              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|    Directed                                                           |
|       9              7                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Reasonable Accommoda                                                |
| tion  4              7                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Reinstatement                                                       |
|       0              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Retirement                                                          |
|       1              0                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Termination                                                         |
|       5              5                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Terms/Conditions of                                                 |
|       7              9                                                |
|   Employment                                                          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Time and Attendance                                                 |
|       9              6                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Training                                                            |
|       1              3                                                |
|                                                                       |
|   Other                                                               |
|       8              7                                                |
|   ------------------------- ----                                      |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|                                                                       |
| Complaints by Basis                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   ------------------- ----                                            |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **29 CFR                                                            |
|                      **29 CFR                                         |
|   §1614.704(d)**                                                      |
|                      §1614.705                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                      Comparative                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      DataPrevious                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                      Fiscal Year                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      Data**                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   **Basis**                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                       **                                              |
| 2006end      **2005**       **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
|                                                                       |
|       of4^thQTR^**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   Race                                                                |
|       33             43                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Color                                                               |
|       13             18                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Religion                                                            |
|       8              14                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   National Origi                                                      |
| n     17             30                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Sex (including                                                      |
|       28             31                                               |
|   complaints fil                                                      |
| ed                                                                    |
|   under Equal Pa                                                      |
| y                                                                     |
|   Act)                                                                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disability                                                          |
|       16             20                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Age                                                                 |
|       25             37                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Reprisal                                                            |
|       40             46                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Other (Non-EEO                                                      |
| )     7              46                                               |
|   ------------------- ----                                            |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|                                                                       |
| Complaints Pending from Previous Fiscal Years by Status               |
|                                                                       |
|   -------------------- ----                                           |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **29 CFR                                                            |
|                      **29 CFR                                         |
|   §1614.704(k)**                                                      |
|                      §1614.705                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                      Comparative                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      DataPrevious                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                      Fiscal Year                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      Data**                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   **Pending Statu                                                     |
| s**                                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|                        **                                             |
| 2006end      **2005**       **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
|                                                                       |
|       of4^thQTR^**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   Total complaint                                                     |
| s     174            161                                              |
|   from previous F                                                     |
| iscal                                                                 |
|   Years 704(k)(1)                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Total Complaina                                                     |
| nts   77             69                                               |
|   704(k)(2)                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Number compla                                                     |
| ints                                                                  |
|   pending \[as of                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|   9/30\]: 704(k)(                                                     |
| 3)**                                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   Investigation                                                       |
|       35             27                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   ROI issued, pen                                                     |
| ding  2              51                                               |
|   Complainant\'s                                                      |
|                                                                       |
|   action                                                              |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Hearing                                                             |
|       46             61                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Final Agency Ac                                                     |
| tion  78             76                                               |
|                                                                       |
|   Appeal with EEO                                                     |
| C     0              0                                                |
|   Office of Feder                                                     |
| al                                                                    |
|   Operations                                                          |
|                                                                       |
|   -------------------- ----                                           |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|                                                                       |
| Processing Time (Average Days)                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   -----                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   **29 CFR §1614.704(f)**                                             |
|   -----                                                               |
| ------------------------ ----------------- -------------- ----------- |
|   **Processing Time \"\...post                    **2006end           |
|   the average length of time it                   of4^thQTR^**        |
|   takes to complete each step                                         |
|   of the process for every                                            |
|   complaint that is                                                   |
|   accomplished during any time                                        |
|   of the then fiscal                                                  |
|   year\...\"**                                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                              **Number**     **Average |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                Days** |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|  All complaints in             1614.704(f)(1)    76             230.2 |
|   Investigative Stage                                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| All complaints in Final                         41             397.85 |
|   Agency Action Stage                                                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| All complaints in which       1614.704(f)(2)    40             455.68 |
|   Hearing was not requested                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Time in Investigation Stage                     27             243.89 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Time to issue Final Agency                      13             895.54 |
|   Action                                                              |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| All complaints in which a     1614.704(f)(3)    77             202.34 |
|   Hearing was requested                                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Time in Investigation Stage                     49             222.65 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Time to issue Final Agency                      28             166.79 |
|   Action                                                              |
|   -----                                                               |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|                                                                       |
| Complaints Dismissed by Agency                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   -------------------- ----                                           |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **29 CFR                                                            |
|                      **29 CFR                                         |
|   §1614.704(g)**                                                      |
|                      §1614.705                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                      Comparative                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      DataPrevious                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                      Fiscal Year                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                      Data**                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   **Complaints                                                        |
|                                                                       |
|   Dismissed by Ag                                                     |
| ency                                                                  |
|   Pursuant to                                                         |
|                                                                       |
|   1614.107(a)**                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                        **                                             |
| 2006end      **2005**       **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
|                                                                       |
|       of4^thQTR^**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   Total Complaint                                                     |
| s     10             12                                               |
|   Dismissed by Ag                                                     |
| ency                                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   Average days pe                                                     |
| nding 685            360                                              |
|   prior to dismis                                                     |
| sal                                                                   |
|   -------------------- ----                                           |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|                                                                       |
| Total Final Agency Actions Finding Discrimination                     |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|   **29 CFR                                  **29 CFR                  |
|                                                                       |
|   §1614.704(h)**                            §1614.705                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Comparative               |
|                                                                       |
|                                             DataPrevious              |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Fiscal Year               |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Data**                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Finding                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   Discrimination**                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                      **2006end              **2005**                  |
|  **2004**           **2003**           **2002**           **2001**    |
|                      of4^thQTR^**                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                    **\#**         **%**   **\#**         **%**   **\# |
| **     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%** |
|                                                                       |
|   Total Number       0                      1                         |
|                                                                       |
|   Findings 704(h)(1)                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Without Hearing    0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|   704(h)(2)                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   With Hearing       0              0       1              100        |
|                                                                       |
|   704(h)(3)                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|                                                                       |
| Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Basis                          |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|   **29 CFR                                  **29 CFR                  |
|                                                                       |
|   §1614.704(i)**                            §1614.705                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Comparative               |
|                                                                       |
|                                             DataPrevious              |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Fiscal Year               |
|                                                                       |
|                                             Data**                    |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Basis**                                                           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                      **2006end              **2005**                  |
|  **2004**           **2003**           **2002**           **2001**    |
|                      of4^thQTR^**                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                    **\#**         **%**   **\#**         **%**   **\# |
| **     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%** |
|                                                                       |
|   **Total Number     0                      4                         |
|                                                                       |
|   Findings                                                            |
|                                                                       |
|   704(i)(1)**                                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Number Findings  0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|   Rendered Without                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   Hearing                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|   704(i)(2)**                                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **Number Findings  0              0       4              100        |
|                                                                       |
|   RenderedAfter                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Hearing                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|   704(i)(3)**                                                         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Race               0              0       2              50         |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Color              0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Religion           0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   National Origin    0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Sex (include Equal 0              0       2              50         |
|                                                                       |
|   Pay Act)                                                            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disability         0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Age                0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Reprisal           0              0       0              0          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   *Number of                                                          |
|                                                                       |
|   complaints in the                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   details pop-up may                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   be less than the                                                    |
|                                                                       |
|   count displayed in                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   the report, as                                                      |
|                                                                       |
|   each complaint can                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|   have multiple                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   issues and bases*                                                   |
|                                                                       |
|   --                                                                  |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|                                                                       |
| Findings of Discrimination Rendered by Issue                          |
|                                                                       |
|   ---------                                                           |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|   **                                                                  |
| 29 CFR §1614.704(j)**                          **29 CFR               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                §1614.705              |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                Comparative            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                DataPrevious           |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                Fiscal Year            |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                Data**                 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **                                                                  |
| Issue**                                                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                         **2006end              **2005**               |
|  **2004**           **2003**           **2002**           **2001**    |
|                                                                       |
|                         of4^thQTR^**                                  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                    **\#**         **%**   **\#**         **%**   **\# |
| **     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%**   **\#**     **%** |
|                                                                       |
|   **T                                                                 |
| otal Number Findings   0                      2                       |
| 0                  0                  0                  0            |
|   70                                                                  |
| 4(j)(1)**                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **F                                                                 |
| indings Without        0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   He                                                                  |
| aring 704(j)(2)**                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   **F                                                                 |
| indings After Hearing  0              0       2              100      |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   70                                                                  |
| 4(j)(3)**                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   App                                                                 |
| ointment/Hire          0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Ass                                                                 |
| ignment of Duties      0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Awa                                                                 |
| rds                    0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Con                                                                 |
| version to Full-time   0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Dis                                                                 |
| ciplinary Action (All) 0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disciplinary         0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Ac                                                                  |
| tion - Demotion                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disciplinary         0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Ac                                                                  |
| tion - Reprimand                                                      |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disciplinary         0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Ac                                                                  |
| tion - Suspension                                                     |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disciplinary         0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Ac                                                                  |
| tion - Removal                                                        |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Disciplinary         0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Ac                                                                  |
| tion - Other                                                          |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Dut                                                                 |
| y Hours                0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Eva                                                                 |
| luation Appraisal      0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Exa                                                                 |
| mination/Test          0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Har                                                                 |
| assment (Sexual &      0              0       1              50       |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   No                                                                  |
| n-Sexual)                                                             |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Harassment -         0              0       1              50       |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   No                                                                  |
| n-Sexual                                                              |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Harassment - Sexual  0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Med                                                                 |
| ical Examination       0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Pay                                                                 |
|  (Including Overtime)  0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Pro                                                                 |
| motion/Non-Selection   0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Rea                                                                 |
| ssignment (Denied &    0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Di                                                                  |
| rected)                                                               |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Reassignment -       0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   De                                                                  |
| nied                                                                  |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Reassignment -       0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Di                                                                  |
| rected                                                                |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Rea                                                                 |
| sonable Accommodation  0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Rei                                                                 |
| nstatement             0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Ret                                                                 |
| irement                0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Ter                                                                 |
| mination               0              0       1              50       |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Ter                                                                 |
| ms/Conditions of       0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   Em                                                                  |
| ployment                                                              |
|                                                                       |
|                                                                       |
|   Tim                                                                 |
| e and Attendance       0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Tra                                                                 |
| ining                  0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|                                                                       |
|   Oth                                                                 |
| er - User Defined      0              0       0              0        |
| 0          0       0          0       0          0       0          0 |
|   ---------                                                           |
| ---------------- -------------- ------- -------------- ------- ------ |
| ---- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------- |
|                                                                       |
| Complaint Investigations                                              |
|                                                                       |
|   -------------------- ----                                           |
| ---------- -------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- |
|   **29 CFR                                                            |
|                      **29 CFR                                         |
|   §1614.704(l)**                                                      |
|                      §1614.705                                        |
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|                      Comparative                                      |
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|                      DataPrevious                                     |
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|                      Fiscal Year                                      |
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|                      Data**                                           |
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|   **Investigation                                                     |
| s**                                                                   |
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| 2006end      **2005**       **2004**   **2003**   **2002**   **2001** |
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|       of4^thQTR^**                                                    |
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|   Number Pending                                                      |
|       36             30                                               |
|   Completion of                                                       |
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|   Investigation                                                       |
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|   Pending                                                             |
|       16             18                                               |
|   Investigations                                                      |
| Over                                                                  |
|   Required Time F                                                     |
| rames                                                                 |
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