POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

Annual Report on the 

Freedom of Information Act

Fiscal Year 2023

January 29, 2024
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I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT

1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with 

questions about the Report.

Questions regarding the Postal Regulatory Commission’s Fiscal Year 2023

Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report should be directed to:

David A. Trissell, Chief FOIA Officer

Postal Regulatory Commission

901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20268-0001

Phone: 202-789-6800

Email: FOIA@prc.gov

2. Electronic link for access to the Report on the agency Web site.

This Report can be accessed electronically on the Commission’s website at: 

https://www.prc.gov/foia/annual-reports.

3. How to obtain a copy of the Report in paper form.

Requests for paper copies of this Report should be directed to the 

Commission’s Chief FOIA Officer by U.S. Mail, telephone, or email:

David A. Trissell, Chief FOIA Officer

Postal Regulatory Commission

901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20268-0001

Phone: 202-789-6800

Email: FOIA@prc.gov
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II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST

1. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency 

components that receive FOIA requests.

The Postal Regulatory Commission’s Office of the General Counsel is the only 

agency component designated to receive FOIA requests on behalf of the 

Commission. FOIA requests may be submitted electronically on the 

Commission’s website, or by U.S. Mail:

Electronic submission:

https://www.prc.gov/foia/onlinerequest

U.S. Mail submission:

David A. Trissell, Chief FOIA Officer

Postal Regulatory Commission

901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20268-0001

Additional information on making a FOIA request can be obtained on the 

Commission’s website, or by contacting the Office of the General Counsel in the 

following ways:

David A. Trissell, Chief FOIA Officer

Postal Regulatory Commission

901 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20268-0001

Phone: 202-789-6800

Email: FOIA@prc.gov
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2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview of 

certain general categories of the agency’s records to which the FOIA 

exemptions apply.

FOIA advocates the public availability of federal records to inform the public 

of operations of the federal government, unless the release of the information 

would cause specific harm. For such circumstances, the FOIA exempts nine 

categories1 of records from public release to protect certain private and 

governmental interests from FOIA disclosure obligations. Accordingly, the 

Commission may not grant FOIA requests for information that is exempted 

from disclosure by statute. For example, the Commission may not grant 

requests seeking personnel information when the disclosure would constitute 

a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, in accordance with 

exemption (b)(6). The Commission’s use of the nine FOIA exemptions is 

described in more detail at 39 C.F.R. § 3006.11.

Additionally, and more commonly for the Commission, FOIA requests are not 

granted when the Commission has no records that are responsive to the 

request. For example, the Commission frequently receives requests for the 

types of records that may be maintained by the United States Postal Service

but are not maintained by the Commission.

3. Electronic link to agency FOIA regulations, including the agency’s fee 

schedule.

The Commission’s FOIA regulations, which include its fee schedule, are 

codified at 39 C.F.R. Part 3006. An electronic version of the Commission’s 

FOIA regulations can be viewed online.

1 The nine FOIA exemptions are described below in Section III.2.
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III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. The following definitions of terms were used in the creation of this Report:

a. Administrative Appeal – a request to a federal agency asking that it 

review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by 

the agency at the initial request level.

b. Average Number – the number obtained by dividing the sum of a 

group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For 

example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.

c. Backlog – the number of requests or administrative appeals that are 

pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the 

statutory time period for a response.

d. Component – for agencies that process requests on a decentralized 

basis, a "component" is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an 

Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that 

processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include 

in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for 

each principal component of the agency.

e. Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a 

FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency or component 

within the same agency for its review because that other agency has an 

interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation 

finishes its review of the record, it responds back to the agency or 

component within the same agency that forwarded it. That agency, in 

turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.

f. Exemption 3 Statute – a federal statute that exempts information from 

disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information 

under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.

g. FOIA Request – a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal 

agency for access to records concerning another person (i.e., a "thirdparty" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of 

interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters 

seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) 

when those requesters are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as nonU.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should be 

afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as 

those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party 

requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its

Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy Act exemption 
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applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible 

access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in 

responding to the requester are included in this Report. Additionally, a 

FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing 

and direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include 

records for which the agency has received a consultation from another 

agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this 

Report.)

h. Full Grant – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in 

response to a FOIA request.

i. Full Denial – an agency decision not to release any records in response 

to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties 

under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural 

reason, such as when no records could be located.

j. Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 

7, and 14, the median number is 7.

k. Multi-Track Processing – a system in which simple requests requiring 

relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more 

voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other 

tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet 

another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first 

out basis.

i. Expedited Processing – an agency will process a FOIA request 

on an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the 

requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute 

and in agency regulations.

ii. Simple Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multitrack processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track 

based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records 

requested.

iii. Complex Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multitrack processing places in a slower track based on the high 

volume and/or complexity of the records requested.

l. Partial Grant/Partial Denial – in response to a FOIA request, an 

agency decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold 

other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a 

portion of the request for a procedural reason.

m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or 

administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in 

all respects.
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n. Perfected Request – a request for records which reasonably describes 

such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating 

the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.

o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request 

or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in 

all respects.

p. Range in Number of Days – the lowest and highest number of days to 

process requests or administrative appeals.

q. Time Limits – the time period in the statute for an agency to respond 

to a FOIA request (ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a 

perfected FOIA request).

2. Descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:

a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations 

information

b. Exemption 2: information that is related solely to the internal 

personnel rules and practices of an agency

c. Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by 

another federal law

d. Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business 

information

e. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are 

protected by legal privileges

f. Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy

g. Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement 

purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (A) could 

reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) 

would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial 

adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be 

expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would 

disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations 

or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement 

investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to 

endanger the life or physical safety of any individual

h. Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial 

institutions

i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells
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3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component Abbreviation Component Name

PRC Postal Regulatory Commission

IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

Statute

Type of 

Information

Withheld

Case Citation Agency / 

Component

Number of Times

Relied upon by Agency / 

Component

Total Number of 

Times Relied upon 

by Agency Overall

39 U.S.C. § 

410(c)(2)

Commercial 

information which 

would not be 

disclosed under 

good business 

practice

Wickwire Gavin, P.C. v. USPS, 356 

F.3d 588, 589, 597 (4th Cir. 

2004); Am. Postal Workers 

Union, AFL-CIO v. USPS, 742 F. 

Supp. 2d 76, 81-83 (D.D.C. 2010); 

Reid v. USPS, No. 05-294, 2006 

WL 1876682, at *5-9 (S.D. Ill. July 

5, 2006); Robinett v. USPS, No. 

02-1094, 2002 WL 1728582, at 

*5 (E.D. La. July 24, 2002).

PRC 1 1
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V.A. FOIA REQUESTS - RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Requests

Pending as of Start

of Fiscal Year

Number of

Requests Received

in Fiscal Year

Number of

Requests Processed

in Fiscal Year

Number of Requests

Pending as of End

of Fiscal Year

PRC 0 91 80 11

AGENCY OVERALL 0 91 80 11

V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS - ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

Number 

of Full 

Grants

Number 

of 

Partial 

Grants / 

Partial 

Denials

Number of 

Full Denials 

Based on 

Exemptions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No 

Records

All Records 

Referred to 

Another 

Component 

or Agency

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

FOIA 

Request 

for Other 

Reason

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request

Other 

*Explain 

in Chart 

Below

TOTAL

PRC 4 4 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 60 80

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 4 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 60 80
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V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS - "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS 

BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"

Agency / 

Component

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart 

B(1)

Number of Times "Other" 

Reason Was Relied Upon TOTAL

PRC Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the 

FOIA 59

60

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL

60

V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS - NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 

Component

Ex. 

1

Ex. 

2

Ex. 

3

Ex. 

4

Ex. 

5

Ex. 

6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 

8

Ex. 

9

PRC 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA 

REQUESTS - RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE 

APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Appeals

Pending as of Start

of Fiscal Year

Number of

Appeals Received

in Fiscal Year

Number of

Appeals Processed

in Fiscal Year

Number of Appeals

Pending as of End

of Fiscal Year

PRC 0 1 1 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0 1 1 0

VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS - ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

Number 

Affirmed on 

Appeal

Number Partially 

Affirmed & Partially 

Reversed/Remanded on 

Appeal

Number Completely 

Reversed/Remanded 

on Appeal

Number of 

Appeals Closed 

for Other Reasons

TOTAL

PRC 1 0 0 0 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 0 0 0 1
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VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL - NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS 

APPLIED

Agency / 

Component

Ex. 

1

Ex. 

2

Ex. 

3

Ex. 

4

Ex. 

5

Ex. 

6

Ex. 

7(A)

Ex. 

7(B)

Ex. 

7(C)

Ex. 

7(D)

Ex. 

7(E)

Ex. 

7(F)

Ex. 

8

Ex. 

9

PRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL - REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / 

Component

No 

Records

Records 

Referred 

at Initial 

Request 

Level

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request 

for Other 

Reasons

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request 

or 

Appeal

Request 

in 

Litigation

Appeal 

Based 

Solely on 

Denial of 

Request 

for 

Expedited 

Processing

Other 

*Explain 

in chart 

below

PRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL - "OTHER" REASONS

Agency / 

Component

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart 

C(2)

Number of 

Times "Other" 

Reason Was 

Relied Upon

TOTAL

PRC N/A 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0

VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Median Number of 

Days

Average Number of 

Days

Lowest Number of 

Days

Highest Number of 

Days

PRC 9 9 9 9

AGENCY OVERALL 9 9 9 9
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VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest 

Appeal

PRC

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS - RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED 

REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

PRC 2 4 1 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11 11 2 20

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 4 1 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A 11 11 2 20

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS - RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN 

WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

PRC 10 17 4 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 10 17 4 48 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS - RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-

20

Days

21-

40

Days

41-

60

Days

61-

80

Days

81-

100 

Days

101-

120 

Days

121-

140 

Days

141-

160 

Days

161-

180 

Days

181-

200 

Days

201-

300 

Days

301-

400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

PRC 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76

AGENCY 

OVERALL 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76

VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS - RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-

20

Days

21-

40

Days

41-

60

Days

61-

80

Days

81-

100 

Days

101-

120 

Days

121-

140 

Days

141-

160 

Days

161-

180 

Days

181-

200 

Days

201-

300 

Days

301-

400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

PRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING - RESPONSE TIME 

IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-

20

Days

21-

40

Days

41-

60

Days

61-

80

Days

81-

100 

Days

101-

120 

Days

121-

140 

Days

141-

160 

Days

161-

180 

Days

181-

200 

Days

201-

300 

Days

301-

400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

PRC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS - ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

PRC 7 35 35 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 35 35 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A
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VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS - TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Request

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest 

Request

PRC

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A 2023-

09-18

2023-

09-18

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-14

2023-

09-14

Number 

of Days 

Pending

0 0 0 10 10 11 11 11 12 12

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A 2023-

09-18

2023-

09-18

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-15

2023-

09-14

2023-

09-14

Number 

of Days 

Pending

0 0 0 10 10 11 11 11 12 12
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VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / 

Component Number Granted Number Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

Within Ten 

Calendar Days

PRC 2 0 11 11 1

AGENCY OVERALL 2 0 11 11 1

VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

Agency / Component Number Granted Number Denied Median Number of 

Days to Adjudicate

Average Number of 

Days to Adjudicate

PRC 1 0 28 28

AGENCY OVERALL 1 0 28 28
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IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Agency / Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of "FullTime FOIA 

Employees"

Number of 

"Equivalent FullTime FOIA 

Employees"

Total Number 

of "Full-Time 

FOIA Staff"

Processing Costs LitigationRelated Costs Total Costs

PRC 0 1.50 1.50 37500.00 0.00 37500.00

AGENCY OVERALL 0 1.50 1.50 37500.00 0.00 37500.00

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees Collected Percentage of Total Costs

PRC 0.00 0.0000

AGENCY OVERALL 0.00 0.0000
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XI.A. NUMBER OF TIMES SUBSECTION (C) USED

Agency / Component Number of Times Subsection Used

PRC 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0

XI.B. NUMBER OF SUBSECTION (A)(2) POSTINGS

Agency / Component Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office Number of Records Posted by Program 

Offices

PRC 0 4

AGENCY OVERALL 0 4

XII.A. BACKLOGS OF FOIA REQUESTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Number of Backlogged Requests as of 

End of Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of 

End of Fiscal Year

PRC 7 0

AGENCY OVERALL 7 0
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XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS - RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND 

PENDING CONSULTATIONS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from Other 

Agencies that were 

Pending at the 

Agency as of Start

of the Fiscal Year

Number of

Consultations 

Received from Other 

Agencies During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from Other 

Agencies that were 

Processed by the 

Agency During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from Other 

Agencies that were 

Pending at the 

Agency as of End

of the Fiscal Year

PRC 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 0 0
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XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS - TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS 

RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / 

Component

10th Oldest 

Consultation 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Consultation

PRC

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of 

Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of 

Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT 

ANNUAL REPORT - REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year 

from Current Annual 

Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year 

from Current Annual 

Report

PRC 45 91 46 80

AGENCY OVERALL 45 91 46 80
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XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT 

ANNUAL REPORT - BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Requests as of 

End of the Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Requests as of 

End of the Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

PRC 0 7

AGENCY OVERALL 0 7

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS 

AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT - APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year 

from Current Annual 

Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year 

from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

PRC 0 1 0 1

AGENCY OVERALL 0 1 0 1
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XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM 

PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT - BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of 

End of the Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of 

End of the Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

PRC 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0