***John H. Glenn Research Center***

***Fiscal Year 2000***

***Annual Freedom of Information Act Report***

-   ***[Exemption 3 Statutes]{.underline}***

    \- List of Exemption 3 statutes relied on by Center during

    current fiscal year.

    **1. Statute 10U.S.C. 2305(g)**

-   ***[Initial FOIA/PA Access Requests]{.underline}***

    \- Numbers of initial requests.

    \-- Number of requests pending as of end of preceding fiscal year:
    **11**

    \-- Number of requests received during current fiscal year: **103**

    \-- Number of requests processed during current fiscal year: **105**

    \-- Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal year:
    **9**

    \- Disposition of initial requests.

    \-- Number of total grants **19**

    \-- Number of partial grants **0**

    \-- Number of denials **51**

    \-\-- Number of times each FOIA exemption used

    \(1\) Exemption 1 0

    \(2\) Exemption 2 0

    **(3) Exemption 3 1**

    \(4\) **Exemption 4** **51**

    **(5) Exemption 5 2**

    \(6\) Exemption 6 0

    \(7\) Exemption 7(A) 0

    \(8\) Exemption 7(B) 0

    \(9\) Exemption 7(C) 0

    \(10\) Exemption 7(D) 0

    \(11\) Exemption 7(E) 0

    \(12\) Exemption 7(F) 0

    \(13\) Exemption 8 0

    \(14\) Exemption 9 0

    *Note: 5 requests used 2-3 exemptions each*

    \-\-- Other reasons for nondisclosure : [Total]{.underline} **35**

    a\. no records \_ **6**

    b\. referrals \_ **13**

    c\. request withdrawn **11**

    d\. fee-related reason 0

    e\. records not reasonably described **4**

    f\. not a proper FOIA request for some other reason **1**

    g\. not an agency record 0

    h\. duplicate request 0

    i\. other (specify) 0

    ***[Compliance with Time Limits/Status of Pending
    Requests]{.underline}***

    \- Median processing time for requests processed during the year.

    \-- Simple requests (if multiple tracks used).

    \-\-- number of requests processed **[42]{.underline}**

    \-\-- median number of days to process **[10]{.underline}**

    \-- Complex requests (specify for any and all tracks used).

    \-\-- number of requests processed **[63]{.underline}**

    \-\-- median number of days to process **[44]{.underline}**

    \-- Requests accorded expedited processing.

    \-\-- number of requests processed **[0]{.underline}**

    \-\-- median number of days to process: **N/A**

    \- Status of pending requests.

    \-- Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal year:
    **[9]{.underline}** (Enter this number from Line V.A.4.)

> \--Median number of days that such requests were pending as of that
> date: **[22]{.underline}**

-   ***[Comparison with Previous Year(s)]{.underline}***
    [FY1999]{.underline} [FY2000]{.underline}

> A. Comparison of numbers of requests received: **101 103**
>
> B. Comparison of numbers of requests processed: **138 105**
>
> C. Comparison of median number of days requests were

Pending as of end of fiscal year: **35 22**

D. Other statistics significant to Agency **NONE**

E. Narrative statements **NONE**

-   ***[Costs/FOIA Staffing]{.underline}***

    \- Staffing levels.

    1\. Number of full-time FOIA personnel: **[0]{.underline}**

    2\. Number of personnel with part-time or occasional

    FOIA duties (in total work-years): **[1.25]{.underline}**

    3\. Total number of personnel (in work-years):
    **[1.25]{.underline}**

    \-- Total costs (including staff and all resources).

    1\. FOIA processing (including appeals) **[\$57,709]{.underline}**

2.  Litigation-related activities (estimated) **[NONE]{.underline}**

> 3\. Total costs: **[\$57,709]{.underline}**

4\. Comparison with Previous Year: [FY1999]{.underline}
[FY2000]{.underline}

FOIA Processing **[\$56,480]{.underline}** **[\$57,709]{.underline}**

Litigation-related activities **NONE** **NONE**

Total Costs **[\$56, 480]{.underline}** **[\$57,709]{.underline}**

-   ***[Fees]{.underline}***

A. Total amount of fees collected by GRC for processing requests:
**[\$2,782]{.underline}**

B. Percentage of total costs: **[5%]{.underline}**