2021

Freedom of Information Act Annual Report

to the Attorney General of the United States

The Department of Education’s mission is to promote

student achievement and preparation for global

competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and

ensuring equal access.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF theExecutiveSecretariat

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)

SERVICE CENTER
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U.S. Department of Education

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT .................................................................... 1

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST ................................................................................................. 1

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS............................................................... 3

1. Agency-Specific Acronyms or Terms Used:................................................................ 3

2. Basic Terms Used in This Report and in FOIA Training:............................................. 5

3. The Nine FOIA Exemptions: ....................................................................................... 7

4. Principal Offices (POs): .............................................................................................. 8

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes ......................................................................................................... 9

V. FOIA Requests....................................................................................................................11

V.A. FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending FOIA Requests ..................11

V.B.(1). Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests .................................13

V.B.(2). Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other” Reasons for “Full Denials Based on 

Reasons Other than Exemptions"..................................................................................15

V.B.(3). Disposition of FOIA Requests – Number of Times Exemptions Applied............17

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests .............................19

VI.A. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests – Received, 

Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals...........................................................19

VI.B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals ............................21

VI.C.(1). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied..........23

VI.C.(2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Reasons Other than Exemptions ..................25

VI.C.(3). Reasons for Denial on Appeal – “Other” Reasons...........................................27

VI.C.(4). Response Time for Administrative Appeals .....................................................29

VI.C.(5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals....................................................31

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests ......................35

VII.A. FOIA Requests – Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests ............35

VII.B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which 

Information Was Granted...............................................................................................37

VII.C. Processed Simple Requests – Response Time in Day Increments......................39

VII.C. Processed Complex Requests – Response Time in Day Increments...................41
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VII.C. Processed Requests Granted Expedited Processing – Response Time in Day 

Increments ....................................................................................................................43

VII.D. Pending Requests – All Pending Perfected Requests..........................................45

VII.E. Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests ............................47

VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver .............................51

VIII.A. Requests for Expedited Processing ....................................................................51

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver ....................................................................................53

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs................................................................................................55

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests..........................................................................57

XI. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used and Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings....59

XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used.................................................................59

XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings..................................................................61

XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons ..................................................................63

XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals .....................................63

XII.B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending 

Consultations.................................................................................................................65

XII.C. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other 

Agencies and Pending at the Agency ............................................................................67

XII.D.(1). Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual 

Report – Requests Received and Processed ................................................................70

XII.D.(2). Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual 

Report – Backlogged Requests .....................................................................................72

XII.E.(1). Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current 

Annual Report – Appeals Received and Processed.......................................................74

XII.E.(2). Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current 

Annual Report – Backlogged Appeals ...........................................................................76
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U.S. Department of Education

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT

1. The person to contact with questions about this report is: 

Gregory Smith, Director, FOIA Service Center 

Office of the Executive Secretariat

Office of the Secretary

United States Department of Education 

400 Maryland Ave, SW, LBJ 7W104 

Washington, DC 20202-4503

(202) 453-6362

2. The Internet address for this report on the World Wide Web (www) is: 

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/foia/foiatoc.html

3. To obtain a copy of this report in paper form contact the person identified in #1 above.

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST

1. Names, Addresses, and Contact Numbers for the Department of Education (ED) 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers, FOIA Analysts, and Regional FOIA 

Coordinators. FOIA requests should be submitted directly to the FOIA Requester 

Service Center or, if known, to the Regional FOIA Coordinators.

Chief FOIA Officer FOIA Analysts

Tracey St. Pierre, (202) 401-6701 Elise Cook

Shahanga Lee

FOIA Requester Service Center Sandra Lewandowski

U.S. Department of Education Christie Swafford

400 Maryland Avenue, SW Tiffany Tucker

LBJ 7W104

Washington, DC 20202-4503

(202) 401-8365

FOIA Team Lead: Robert Wehausen, (202) 205-0733

FOIA Appeals Coordinator: Arthur Caliguiran

Chief Privacy Officer: Kevin Herms
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Region I: OCR Boston Office

FOIA Coordinator; 5 Post Office Square, 8th Floor, Boston, MA 02109;

(617) 289-0111

Region II: OCR New York Office

FOIA Coordinator; 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005;

(646) 428-3807

Region III: OCR Philadelphia Office

FOIA Coordinator; 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107;

(215) 656-8541

Region IV: OCR Atlanta Office

FOIA Coordinator; 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 19T10, Atlanta, GA 30303;

(404) 974-9406

Region V: OCR Chicago Office

FOIA Coordinator; 230 S. Dearborn Street, 37th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604;

(312) 730-1560

Region VI: OCR Dallas Office

FOIA Coordinator; 1201 Elm Street, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75270;

(214) 661-9623

Region VII: OCR Kansas City Office

FOIA Coordinator; 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City MO 64106;

(816) 268-0550

Region VIII: OCR Denver Office

FOIA Coordinator; 1244 Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO 80204;

(303) 844-5942

Region IX: OCR San Francisco Office

FOIA Coordinator; 50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102;

(415) 486-5555

Region X: OCR Seattle Office

FOIA Coordinator; 915 Second Avenue, Room 3310, Seattle, WA 98174;

(206) 607-1600

Metro Region: OCR District of Columbia Office

FOIA Coordinator; 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-1475;

(202) 786-0521

Region XII: OCR Cleveland Office

FOIA Coordinator; 1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 325, Cleveland, OH 44115;

(216) 522-4970
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2. Information on how to make a FOIA Request and on how to make a Privacy Act request 

is available from the ED FOIA website: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/foia/

foiatoc.html. Responsive records are released in their entirety unless release is 

precluded on the basis of nine statutory exemptions, as specified in the FOIA. In 

general, as a regulatory agency, some investigative records or portions of records are 

not released. In addition, if records are part of an ongoing investigation or involved with 

litigation they may not be released or are only partially released. Personally identifiable 

information is also not released to anyone except the individual to whom it applies.

Certain information contained in grants and contracts is withheld such as non-federal 

funding amounts and sources, business proposals, and technical information unique to 

the submitter that falls within protected business information.

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. Agency-Specific Acronyms or Terms Used: 

a. The Department – Congress established the U.S. Department of Education (ED) on 

May 4, 1980, in the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88 of 

October 1979). Under this law, ED's mission is to: Strengthen the Federal commitment 

to assuring access to equal educational opportunity for every individual; Supplement and 

complement the efforts of states, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of 

the states, the private sector, public and private nonprofit educational research 

institutions, community- based organizations, parents, and students to improve the 

quality of education; Encourage the increased involvement of the public, parents, and 

students in Federal education programs; Promote improvements in the quality and 

usefulness of education through Federally supported research, evaluation, and sharing 

of information; Improve the coordination of Federal education programs; Improve the 

management of Federal education activities; and, Increase the accountability of Federal 

education programs to the President, the Congress, and the public.

b. Calendar Day – Every day shown on a calendar. A 24-hour period beginning at 

12:01 a.m. and ending at 12:00 p.m. midnight.

c. Fees – an agency will charge processing fees based on how the documents will be used 

and not on the category of the FOIA requester. All fees allowed will be charged to the 

first requester, when there are multiple requesters for the same documents, and, unless 

waived, all subsequent requesters will be charged duplication and special services fees 

only. If a fee is not allowed by statute or regulation to be charged to the first requester, 

the fee cannot be passed on to the next subsequent requester.

d. First-In-First-Out (FIFO) Processing Policy – an agency will process requests in the 

order in which requests are received consistent with a multi-track processing system and 

reasonable allocation of processing resources available for each track and the FOIA 

program of the agency.

e. FOIA/PA Request – a FOIA request is generally a request or access to records 

concerning a third party, an organization, or a particular topic of interest. A Privacy Act 

request is a request for records concerning oneself; such requests are also treated as 

FOIA requests. (All requests for access to records, regardless of which law is cited by 

the requester, are included in this report.)
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f. Glomar Response – a Glomar response neither confirms nor denies the existence or 

non- existence of responsive records to a request in order to protect law enforcement, 

privacy, or other appropriate interests.

g. Initial Denial Authority – agency official who is delegated the authority to make release 

determinations of documents and information contained in documents requested under 

the FOIA on behalf of the agency.

h. Initial Request – a request to a federal agency for access to records under the Freedom 

of Information Act.

i. Perjury Statement – a signed (notarization is not required) statement executed under 

the penalty of law, usually associated with a request for the personal records of the 

requester, attesting that they are the individual who they say they are.

j. Proper Request – a request that fits the definition of a FOIA request: reasonably 

describes the agency records being sought and cites a willingness to pay assessable 

fees or justifies the granting of a fee waiver. Proper requests do not use federal 

government resources in making the request – federal government requests for agency 

documents for official purposes are not FOIA requests.

k. Reasonably Described – a request is reasonably described if it enables a professional 

agency employee familiar with the subject area to locate the record with a reasonable 

amount of effort. An appeal is reasonably described if it adequately describes the action 

taken by the agency regarding the request and the basis on why the action is not in 

compliance with the statute or agency regulation.

l. Referral – transferring a FOIA request and/or document(s) that are under another 

agency’s purview to another entity for processing. This also includes redirecting a 

requester to the appropriate agency instead of referring the request.

m. Release – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA 

request. This sometimes is referred to as a “grant.”

n. Remanded – a request that is returned to the initial denial authority for reconsideration 

of their release determination and further processing.

o. Request Disposition – an agency determination to take one of four actions on requests 

for records:

i. Responsive records are released in full.

ii. Responsive records are released in part because some of the information in the 

requested records is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or more of 

the FOIA's exemptions.

iii. Responsive records are denied in full because all of the information in the requested 

records is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA 

exemptions.

iv. Determined by the agency not to process for other procedural reasons:
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(1) No Records – after a thorough search of agency records, no records were found 

to be responsive to the FOIA request or within the scope of the FOIA request.

(2) Duplicate Request – the request is a duplicate of a previously submitted request 

by the same requester or organization represented by the requester.

(3) Fee Related – request is not processed because there were fee issues. For 

example, the requester was not willing to pay assessable FOIA processing fees 

or the requester had delinquent fees from previous FOIA requests.

(4) Request Withdrawn – requester withdraws their request.

(5) Not Reasonably Described – sufficient information has not been provided for a 

professional agency employee familiar with the subject area to locate the record 

with a reasonable amount of effort.

(6) Not a Proper Request – the requester is asking questions posing as a FOIA 

request or a response would require the agency to create a record.

(7) Not an Agency Record – documents requested in a FOIA request that are not 

maintained, or possibly originated, by the Department or its components.

(8) Referred to an Appropriate Agency – request for records that are not held by a 

Department agency and are more likely the documents of some other federal 

agency other than the Department.

p. Working Days – days except Saturdays, Sundays, and federally recognized public 

holidays.

2. Basic Terms Used in This Report and in FOIA Training:

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 for its review because that other agency has an 

interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its 
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review of the record, it responds back to the 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 third-party 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 non-U.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 applies, and the 

agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests that require the 

agency to use 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 determination to disclose all records in full in response to a 

FOIA request.

i. Full Denial – an agency determination 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. The tracks are:

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 multi-track processing 

places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity 

of records requested; and

iii. Complex Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing 

places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of records 

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

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.

n. Perfected Request – a request for records that 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 – action on the request or 

the appeal in all respects has been completed.

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).

3. The Nine FOIA Exemptions:

a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information;

b. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices;

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; and

i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells
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4. Principal Offices (POs): 

In FY2021, ED had the following program offices and/or processing designations:

Component Abbreviation Component Name

Exec Sec Office of the Executive Secretariat

FSA Federal Student Aid

IES Institute of Education Sciences 

IES-NAGB IES-National Assessment Governing Board

M Multiple Office Assigned

OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer

OCO Office of Communication and Outreach

OCR Office for Civil Rights (Headquarters)

OCR - Metro D.C. OCR District of Columbia

OCR - 1 Boston OCR Region I - Boston

OCR - 10 Seattle OCR Region X - Seattle

OCR - 12 Cleveland OCR Region XII - Cleveland

OCR - 2 New York OCR Region II - New York

OCR - 3 Philadelphia OCR Region III - Philadelphia

OCR - 4 Atlanta OCR Region IV - Atlanta

OCR - 5 Chicago OCR Region V - Chicago

OCR - 6 Dallas OCR Region VI - Dallas

OCR - 7 Kansas City OCR Region VII - Kansas City

OCR - 8 Denver OCR Region VIII - Denver

OCR - 9 San Francisco OCR Region IX - San Francisco

OCTAE Office of Career, Technical & Adult Education

OESE Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

OFO Office of Finance and Operations

OFO-CAM OFO - Contracts and Acquisitions Management

OGC Office of the General Counsel

OIG Office of Inspector General

OLCA Office of Legislative and Congressional Affairs

OPE Office of Postsecondary Education

OPEPD Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development

OS Office of the Secretary

OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OUS Office of the Under Secretary
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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

41 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 

contracts.

Sinkfield 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).

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26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 

6105

Certain tax return information, 

to include Taxpayer 

Identification Numbers of third 

parties, and certain tax 

convention information.

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 (D.C. Cir. 2018); 

Leonard v. U.S. Dep't 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); Tax 

Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 

(D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C. § 6105).

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41 U.S.C. § 2102 

(amending 

41 U.S.C. 

§ 423 (a)(1)) 

Contractor bid or proposal 

information; source selection 

information

Legal & Safety Employer Research, 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).

FSA 5

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M 7

OFO-CAM 1

OS 1
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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

20 U.S.C. § 1099c-1 

Certain program review reports 

and institutional responses 

until the Department of 

Education issues a final 

program review determination.

Bagwell v. U.S. Dep't of Educ., 183 F. Supp. 

3d 109, 126-27 (D.D.C. 2016).

Exec Sec 1

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FSA 4

28 U.S.C. § 652(d) "[C]onfidential dispute 

resolution communications"

Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 346-47 

(D.D.C. 2008).

OCR - 10 

Seattle

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6 U.S.C. 

§ 1504(d)(3)(B) 

A cyber threat indicator or 

defensive measure shared 

with the federal government 

under the Cybersecurity 

Information Sharing Act of 

2015

N/A M 

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V. FOIA Requests

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

Exec Sec 88 461 456 93

FSA 74 262 304 32

IES 5 40 44 1 

IES-NAGB 1 1 2 0 

M 222 108 234 96

OCIO 2 3 4 1 

OCO 2 3 3 2 

OCR 140 250 258 132

OCR - Metro D.C. 11 52 52 11

OCR - 1 Boston 0 25 22 3 

OCR - 10 Seattle 4 16 20 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 4 9 12 1 

OCR - 2 New York 24 37 31 30

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 40 41 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 10 32 29 13

OCR - 5 Chicago 5 54 54 5 

OCR - 6 Dallas 10 50 47 13

OCR - 7 Kansas City 9 1 2 8 

OCR - 8 Denver 5 81 83 3 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 3 36 39 0 

OCTAE 1 2 3 0 

OESE 18 70 76 12

OFO 8 50 53 5 
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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

OFO-CAM 5 34 33 6 

OGC 68 52 26 94

OIG 8 78 76 10

OLCA 10 11 16 5 

OPE 83 158 107 134

OPEPD 1 26 23 4 

OS 99 71 89 81

OSERS 9 30 37 2 

OUS 31 8 16 23

AGENCY OVERALL 961 2151 2292 820

After reviewing its database, the Department of Education adjusted the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal 

Year for the following components: Exec Sec, FSA, IES, IES-NAGB, M, OCIO, OCO, OCR, Cleveland, Kansas City, OCTAE, 

OESE, OFO, OFO-CAM, OGC, OIG, OLCA, OPE, OPEPD, OS, OSERS, and OUS.
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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 TOTAL

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

Exec Sec 27 51 1 16 0 33 0 32 0 254 42 0 456

FSA 76 163 8 31 0 13 3 4 0 0 4 2 304

IES 9 28 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 44

IES-NAGB 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

M 25 166 2 14 0 13 0 7 0 1 2 4 234

OCIO 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

OCO 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

OCR 36 136 14 35 0 28 0 4 0 2 3 0 258

OCR - 

Metro D.C. 2 45 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 52

OCR - 1 

Boston 0 16 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22

OCR - 10 

Seattle 2 10 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

OCR - 2 

New York 0 22 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 31

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 3 31 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 1 16 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 29

OCR - 5 

Chicago 2 42 1 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 54

OCR - 6 

Dallas 1 37 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 47
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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 TOTAL

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

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

OCR - 8 

Denver 4 72 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 83

OCR - 9 

San 

Francisco 1 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 

39

OCTAE 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

OESE 18 34 0 17 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 76

OFO 27 8 0 14 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 53

OFO-CAM 9 14 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33

OGC 5 10 0 5 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 26

OIG 3 13 4 27 4 0 0 12 0 6 7 0 76

OLCA 8 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

OPE 12 82 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 107

OPEPD 0 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

OS 12 59 0 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 89

OSERS 8 15 0 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 37

OUS 1 9 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

AGENCY 

OVERALL 293 1160 57 227 6 129 7 72 0 265 66 10 2292
15

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

Exec Sec N/A 0 0 

FSA Litigation 2 2 

IES N/A 0 0 

IES-NAGB N/A 0 0 

M Litigation 4 4 

OCIO N/A 0 0 

OCO N/A 0 0 

OCR N/A 0 0 

OCR - Metro D.C. N/A 0 0 

OCR - 1 Boston N/A 0 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle N/A 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland N/A 0 0 

OCR - 2 New York N/A 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia N/A 0 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta N/A 0 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago N/A 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas N/A 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City N/A 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver N/A 0 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco N/A 0 0 

OCTAE N/A 0 0 

OESE N/A 0 0 

OFO Litigation 1 1 

OFO-CAM N/A 0 0 
16

Agency/Component Description of “Other” Reasons 

for Denials from Chart B(1)

Number of Times “Other” 

Reason Was Relied Upon TOTAL

OGC Litigation 1 1 

OIG N/A 0 0 

OLCA N/A 0 0 

OPE Litigation 1 1 

OPEPD N/A 0 0 

OS Litigation 1 1 

OSERS N/A 0 0 

OUS N/A 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 10
17

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

Exec Sec 0 0 1 13 22 51 5 0 8 0 4 1 0 0 

FSA 1 0 7 55 46 161 16 1 15 0 10 0 0 0 

IES 0 0 0 24 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

M 0 0 7 46 106 153 10 1 18 0 3 14 0 0 

OCIO 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

OCO 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 0 0 0 2 21 132 29 2 127 4 7 0 0 0 

OCR - 

Metro D.C. 0 0 0 0 1 44 15 0 44 0 1 0 0 0 

OCR - 1 

Boston 0 0 0 0 11 17 7 0 17 1 1 0 0 0 

OCR - 10 

Seattle 0 0 1 0 2 11 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 0 0 0 1 3 11 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 2 New 

York 0 0 0 0 1 22 8 2 20 0 1 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 0 0 0 3 10 31 7 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 0 0 0 0 3 15 12 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 5 

Chicago 0 0 0 0 6 43 5 0 42 2 3 0 0 0 

OCR - 6 

Dallas 0 0 0 0 4 37 9 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 
18

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

OCR - 8 

Denver 0 0 0 0 6 73 3 1 73 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 0 0 0 0 14 35 19 0 35 0 9 0 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 0 0 6 7 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO-CAM 0 0 1 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OGC 1 0 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 2 7 14 3 0 12 0 2 0 0 0 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 65 10 75 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OS 1 1 1 2 37 56 2 1 4 2 5 23 0 0 

OSERS 0 0 0 5 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OUS 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 3 2 18 244 345 1123 164 8 525 9 47 39 0 0 
19

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests

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

Exec Sec 0 7 7 0 

FSA 26 9 17 18

IES 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 

M 2 1 3 0 

OCIO 0 1 1 0 

OCO 0 0 0 0 

OCR 11 15 13 13

OCR - Metro D.C. 1 2 1 2 

OCR - 1 Boston 3 3 4 2 

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 0 0 1 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 1 0 1 0 

OCR - 2 New York 1 1 0 2 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 3 0 2 1 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 1 3 1 3 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 1 1 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 2 1 3 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 2 0 1 1 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 2 2 0 
20

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

OFO 0 1 1 0 

OFO-CAM 1 0 1 0 

OGC 5 5 4 6 

OIG 0 1 1 0 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 

OS 0 2 1 1 

OSERS 2 1 3 0 

OUS 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 62 56 68 50

After reviewing its database, the Department of Education adjusted the number of appeals pending at 

the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: M, OCR, Boston, OFO-CAM, OGC and 

OSERS.
21

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

Exec Sec 4 0 3 0 7 

FSA 3 7 6 1 17

IES 0 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0 

M 1 2 0 0 3 

OCIO 1 0 0 0 1 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 2 3 4 4 13

OCR - Metro D.C. 1 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 3 0 1 4 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1 0 0 1 

OCR - 2 New York 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 1 0 0 2 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 1 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 1 0 1 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 1 2 0 0 3 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0 1 0 1 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 1 0 1 2 

OFO 0 0 0 1 1 

OFO-CAM 0 1 0 0 1 
22

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

OGC 2 1 0 1 4 

OIG 1 0 0 0 1 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0 

OS 0 0 1 0 1 

OSERS 1 1 0 1 3 

OUS 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 19 23 16 10 68
23

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

Exec Sec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

FSA 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

M 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 2 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO-CAM 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
24

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

OGC 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OSERS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 1 2 11 27 4 1 13 0 3 0 0 0 
25

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

Exec Sec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

FSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 

IES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 

Metro D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 1 

Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 10 

Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 2 

New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 5 

Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
26

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

OCR - 6 

Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 

Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 9 

San 

Francisco

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 

OFO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO-CAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OGC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OSERS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 
27

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

OCR Moot 1 1 

FSA N/A 0 0 

IES N/A 0 0 

IES-NAGB N/A 0 0 

M N/A 0 0 

OCIO N/A 0 0 

OCO N/A 0 0 

OCR - Metro D.C. N/A 0 0 

OCR - 1 Boston Moot 1 1 

OCR - 10 Seattle N/A 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland N/A 0 0 

OCR - 2 New York N/A 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia N/A 0 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta N/A 0 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago N/A 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas N/A 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City N/A 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver N/A 0 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco N/A 0 0 

OCTAE N/A 0 0 

OESE N/A 0 0 

OFO N/A 0 0 

OFO-CAM N/A 0 0 

OGC N/A 0 0 

OIG N/A 0 0 
28

Agency/Component Description of "Other" Reasons for 

Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of Times "Other" 

Reason Was Relied Upon TOTAL

OLCA N/A 0 0 

OPE N/A 0 0 

OPEPD N/A 0 0 

OS N/A 0 0 

OSERS N/A 0 0 

OUS N/A 0 0 

Exec Sec N/A 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 2 
29

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

Exec Sec 3 4.29 1 10

FSA 645 589.24 36 983

IES N/A N/A N/A N/A

IES-NAGB N/A N/A N/A N/A

M 235 218 30 389

OCIO 32 32 32 32

OCO N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR 149 272.46 6 915

OCR - Metro D.C. 15 15 15 15

OCR - 1 Boston 186.5 236.5 6 567

OCR - 10 Seattle N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 12 Cleveland 209 209 209 209

OCR - 2 New York N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 458.5 458.5 290 627

OCR - 4 Atlanta 26 26 26 26

OCR - 5 Chicago 163 163 163 163

OCR - 6 Dallas N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 7 Kansas City N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 8 Denver 342 364.33 52 699

OCR - 9 San Francisco 534 534 534 534

OCTAE N/A N/A N/A N/A

OESE 25 25 17 33

OFO 4 4 4 4 

OFO-CAM 195 195 195 195

OGC 19 112.25 13 398
30

Agency/Component Median Number 

of Days

Average 

Number of Days

Lowest Number 

of Days

Highest Number 

of Days

OIG 12 12 12 12

OLCA N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPE N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPEPD N/A N/A N/A N/A

OS 90 90 90 90

OSERS 36 123.67 <1 325

OUS N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY OVERALL 179 284.54 <1 983
31

VI.C.(5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

Exec Sec

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 

FSA

Date of Appeal 2020-09-21 2020-09-11 2020-03-23 2020-02-12 2019-11-29 2019-08-29 2019-08-15 2019-08-13 2017-10-02 2014-03-07

Number of 

Days Pending 258 264 385 412 462 524 534 536 1003 1900

IES

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 

IES-NAGB

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 

M 

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 

OCIO

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 

OCO

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 

OCR

Date of Appeal 2021-09-17 2021-09-08 2021-06-14 2020-11-19 2020-09-24 2020-09-17 2020-05-28 2019-08-14 2019-07-21 2019-04-25

Number of 

Days Pending 10 17 77 217 255 260 338 535 552 612

OCR - Metro 

D.C.

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020-11-27 2019-09-04

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 521

OCR - 1 Boston

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-09 2020-08-31

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 272
32

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

OCR - 10 Seattle

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2018-10-16

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 743

OCR - 12 

Cleveland

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 

OCR - 2 New 

York

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020-10-20 2019-05-29

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 238 589

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2019-10-28

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 484

OCR - 4 Atlanta

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-07-26 2020-12-16 2018-08-21

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 199 781

OCR - 5 Chicago

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 

OCR - 6 Dallas

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 

OCR - 7 Kansas 

City

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 

OCR - 8 Denver

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 

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2016-08-15

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 785
33

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

OCTAE

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 

OESE

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 

OFO

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 

OFO-CAM

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 

OGC

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-30 2021-04-14 2021-03-05 2019-08-14 2019-08-14 2019-08-14

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 119 147 535 535 535

OIG

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 

OLCA

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 

OPE

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 

OPEPD

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 

OS

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-08-02

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
34

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

OSERS

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 

OUS

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 2019-08-14 2019-08-13 2019-07-21 2019-05-29 2019-04-25 2018-10-16 2018-08-21 2018-08-15 2017-10-02 2014-03-07

Number of 

Days Pending 535 536 552 589 612 743 781 785 1003 1900
35

VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests

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

Exec Sec 1.00 2.01 <1 24 212.50 374.15 <1 1150 935.00 935.00 935 935

FSA 12.00 12.05 <1 29 58.00 173.06 <1 938 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IES 12.50 13.85 1 31 32.00 113.33 22 487 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IES-NAGB 12.50 12.50 12 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

M 11.50 106.46 <1 877 483.00 467.80 18 1123 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCIO 14.00 14.00 5 23 708.00 708.00 434 982 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCO N/A N/A N/A N/A 394.00 482.00 162 890 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR 7.00 8.60 <1 31 144.00 270.96 3 1021 44.50 44.50 4 85

OCR - Metro D.C. 11.50 12.08 <1 25 62.00 85.41 27 639 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 1 Boston 8.00 11.15 <1 26 19.00 19.00 1 37 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 10 Seattle 8.00 8.25 <1 19 43.50 43.50 20 67 <1 <1 <1 <1

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 6.00 6.50 1 13 103.50 99.62 24 202 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 2 New York 8.00 11.59 3 22 35.00 170.07 16 1497 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 15.50 13.85 <1 20 246.00 246.00 246 246 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 4 Atlanta 8.00 17.79 1 183 19.50 152.50 2 1038 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 5 Chicago 12.00 12.02 <1 20 19.00 16.75 9 20 7.00 7.00 7 7 

OCR - 6 Dallas 12.00 11.74 <1 21 18.00 15.43 2 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 7 Kansas 

City 10.00 10.00 <1 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 8 Denver 6.00 6.81 <1 25 38.00 43.43 3 105 N/A N/A N/A N/A
36

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

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 9.00 9.55 1 22 18.50 24.17 7 63 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCTAE 10.50 10.50 4 17 505.00 505.00 505 505 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OESE 11.00 10.88 2 21 48.00 147.77 1 739 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO 12.00 12.93 1 25 51.00 58.40 24 211 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO-CAM 15.00 17.67 <1 77 38.00 86.47 7 313 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 4.00 31.00 2 87 153.00 259.24 32 888 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 14.00 13.38 <1 65 54.00 93.36 13 334 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OLCA 18.00 17.80 17 19 88.00 222.00 28 795 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPE 19.00 17.63 6 25 211.00 233.62 13 854 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPEPD 11.00 11.43 4 25 30.50 30.50 22 39 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OS 5.00 27.25 <1 283 349.00 410.71 32 1095 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSERS 16.00 13.71 2 25 114.50 205.56 26 978 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OUS 10.00 10.00 10 10 501.00 512.53 82 1149 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6.00 10.72 <1 877 132.50 276.65 <1 1497 7.00 206.20 <1 935
37

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

Exec Sec 8.00 9.22 <1 24 192.00 362.95 13 1150 935.00 935.00 935 935

FSA 14.00 12.98 1 29 64.00 187.60 1 938 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IES 19.00 15.07 1 31 32.00 113.33 22 487 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IES-NAGB 12.50 12.50 12 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

M 19.00 156.44 <1 877 500.00 472.27 24 1123 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCIO 14.00 14.00 5 23 708.00 708.00 434 982 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCO N/A N/A N/A N/A 278.00 278.00 162 394 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR 9.00 10.07 <1 24 128.00 221.04 5 898 44.50 44.50 4 85

OCR - Metro D.C. 10.00 11.41 <1 24 54.00 87.00 27 639 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 1 Boston 10.00 13.27 2 26 37.00 37.00 37 37 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 10 Seattle 9.00 9.56 2 19 43.50 43.50 20 67 <1 <1 <1 <1

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 12.00 12.00 11 13 103.50 99.62 24 202 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 2 New York 7.00 11.00 3 22 37.00 244.00 18 1497 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 17.50 14.94 <1 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 4 Atlanta 12.50 25.83 5 183 54.00 236.80 5 1038 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 5 Chicago 13.50 12.82 <1 20 19.00 16.75 9 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 6 Dallas 12.00 12.13 2 21 18.00 15.43 2 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 7 Kansas 

City 10.00 10.00 <1 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 8 Denver 6.00 6.74 <1 25 38.00 43.43 3 105 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 9.50 9.90 1 22 23.00 27.20 7 63 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCTAE 10.50 10.50 4 17 505.00 505.00 505 505 N/A N/A N/A N/A
38

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

OESE 12.00 11.58 2 21 57.00 137.45 4 665 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO 12.50 13.38 1 25 51.00 59.21 24 211 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO-CAM 17.00 23.40 <1 77 71.00 105.23 28 313 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 45.50 45.50 4 87 261.00 271.08 32 888 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 20.00 22.18 7 65 54.00 78.40 13 224 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OLCA 18.00 18.00 18 18 51.00 246.67 28 795 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPE 19.50 17.46 6 25 209.00 222.86 21 854 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPEPD 11.00 11.40 4 25 30.50 30.50 22 39 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OS 5.50 73.75 1 283 380.00 434.06 32 1095 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSERS 18.00 16.00 3 21 91.00 240.60 35 978 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OUS N/A N/A N/A N/A 541.50 609.70 100 1149 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 12.00 16.70 <1 877 135.00 276.98 1 1497 44.50 256.00 <1 935
39

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

Exec Sec 372 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 375

FSA 105 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124

IES 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

IES-NAGB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

M 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24

OCIO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 88 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 96

OCR - Metro 

D.C. 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24

OCR - 1 

Boston 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

OCR - 10 

Seattle 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 

OCR - 2 New 

York 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19

OCR - 5 

Chicago 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48

OCR - 6 

Dallas 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 
40

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

OCR - 8 

Denver 73 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33

OCTAE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OESE 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32

OFO 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

OFO-CAM 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

OGC 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 

OIG 47 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53

OLCA 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 

OPE 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

OPEPD 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

OS 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12

OSERS 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

OUS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1120 84 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1213
41

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

Exec Sec 2 10 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 20 48

FSA 5 58 28 18 7 4 2 4 4 4 5 9 28 176

IES 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

M 1 12 13 8 3 4 1 2 3 0 22 10 124 203

OCIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 

OCR 2 14 19 18 13 4 7 2 4 3 17 15 38 156

OCR - Metro 

D.C. 0 6 7 7 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27

OCR - 1 

Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OCR - 10 

Seattle 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 

OCR - 2 New 

York 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 14

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 

OCR - 5 

Chicago 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 

OCR - 6 

Dallas 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
42

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

OCR - 8 

Denver 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 

OESE 3 16 7 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 44

OFO 0 9 8 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25

OFO-CAM 1 8 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 17

OGC 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 21

OIG 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11

OLCA 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11

OPE 1 16 8 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 18 7 17 79

OPEPD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OS 0 3 4 3 4 1 2 2 0 3 10 12 33 77

OSERS 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2 16

OUS 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10 15

AGENCY 

OVERALL 40 186 120 74 49 23 19 17 13 13 91 61 296 1002
43

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

Exec Sec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 

FSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCIO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OCR - Metro 

D.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 1 

Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 10 

Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 12 

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 2 New 

York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 4 

Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 5 

Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 

OCR - 6 

Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
44

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

OCR - 8 

Denver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OFO-CAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OSERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OUS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 
45

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

Exec Sec 5 1 96 79 550 547 1 886 886

FSA 0 N/A N/A 30 22 35 0 N/A N/A

IES 0 N/A N/A 1 13 13 0 N/A N/A

IES-NAGB 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

M 4 161 152 88 265 273 1 336 336

OCIO 0 N/A N/A 1 44 44 0 N/A N/A

OCO 0 N/A N/A 2 30 30 0 N/A N/A

OCR 11 204 411 112 184.5 337 1 548 548

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 N/A N/A 11 31 42 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 1 Boston 1 11 11 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 N/A N/A 1 919 919 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 2 New York 1 352 352 29 381 371 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 N/A N/A 13 146 212 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 N/A N/A 2 3 3 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 N/A N/A 11 340 305 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 7 Kansas City 1 459 459 7 413 426 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 8 Denver 1 853 853 2 268 268 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCTAE 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OESE 0 N/A N/A 12 28 86 0 N/A N/A

OFO 0 N/A N/A 5 14.5 22 0 N/A N/A
46

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

OFO-CAM 0 N/A N/A 6 35.5 46 0 N/A N/A

OGC 2 757 757 92 320 394 0 N/A N/A

OIG 5 18 55 5 95 130 0 N/A N/A

OLCA 0 N/A N/A 5 349 361 0 N/A N/A

OPE 1 113 113 131 169 191 0 N/A N/A

OPEPD 0 N/A N/A 3 30 45 0 N/A N/A

OS 2 174.5 174 79 181 208 0 N/A N/A

OSERS 0 N/A N/A 2 63.5 63 0 N/A N/A

OUS 0 N/A N/A 22 454 403 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY OVERALL 34 189 280 751 207 292 3 548 590
47

VII.E. Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

Request

Exec Sec

Date of Receipt 2017-09-12 2017-09-12 2017-06-08 2017-05-10 2017-04-20 2017-04-17 2017-04-05 2017-03-29 2017-03-24 2017-03-15

Number of 

Days Pending 1017 1017 1083 1093 1117 1120 1128 1133 1136 1143

FSA

Date of Receipt 2021-08-28 2021-06-24 2021-06-24 2021-06-22 2021-06-16 2021-06-07 2021-05-26 2021-05-19 2021-05-19 2021-02-17

Number of 

Days Pending 67 69 69 71 75 81 89 94 94 159

IES

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-13

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

IES-NAGB

Date of Receipt 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 

M 

Date of Receipt 2019-09-09 2019-06-25 2019-06-14 2019-04-22 2019-03-20 2019-03-15 2018-12-27 2018-12-20 2018-11-13 2017-10-31

Number of 

Days Pending 517 570 577 615 638 641 694 698 724 983

OCIO

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-07-29

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45

OCO

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-22 2021-07-15

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 55

OCR

Date of Receipt 2017-11-30 2017-11-08 2017-11-08 2017-10-27 2017-10-06 2017-10-05 2017-10-02 2017-09-18 2017-08-01 2017-06-16

Number of 

Days Pending 963 977 977 985 999 1000 1003 1013 1046 1077

OCR - Metro 

D.C.

Date of Receipt 2021-09-28 2021-09-20 2021-08-31 2021-08-27 2021-08-17 2021-07-08 2021-07-02 2021-07-02 2021-05-26 2021-04-26

Number of 

Days Pending 3 9 22 24 32 60 63 63 89 111

OCR - 1 

Boston

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-15

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
48

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

Request

OCR - 10 

Seattle

Date of Receipt 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 

OCR - 12 

Cleveland

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2018-02-02

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 920

OCR - 2 New 

York

Date of Receipt 2019-11-04 2019-10-21 2019-10-11 2019-05-21 2019-03-14 2019-02-11 2018-12-10 2018-10-29 2018-09-27 2018-03-23

Number of 

Days Pending 479 489 494 594 642 664 706 734 755 886

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia

Date of Receipt 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 

OCR - 4 

Atlanta

Date of Receipt 2021-06-17 2021-06-16 2021-06-11 2021-03-05 2021-02-16 2020-05-08 2020-03-02 2019-12-10 2019-12-04 2019-09-27

Number of 

Days Pending 74 75 78 147 156 351 400 455 459 504

OCR - 5 

Chicago

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-30 2021-09-22

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 

OCR - 6 Dallas

Date of Receipt 2021-09-13 2021-07-08 2020-06-12 2020-05-22 2020-05-13 2020-04-29 2020-03-12 2020-02-18 2019-06-18 2019-05-06

Number of 

Days Pending 14 60 327 341 343 358 392 409 556 579

OCR - 7 

Kansas City

Date of Receipt N/A N/A 2020-08-27 2020-07-31 2020-02-21 2020-02-10 2019-12-03 2019-10-18 2019-07-25 2019-07-01

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 274 293 406 414 460 490 549 565

OCR - 8 

Denver

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-07-26 2019-10-18 2018-05-08

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 490 854

OCR - 9 San 

Francisco

Date of Receipt 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 
49

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

Request

OCTAE

Date of Receipt 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 

OESE

Date of Receipt 2021-09-08 2021-09-08 2021-09-03 2021-09-02 2021-08-09 2021-07-23 2021-04-14 2020-12-04 2020-12-03 2020-04-06

Number of 

Days Pending 17 17 19 20 38 49 119 207 208 358

OFO

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-30 2021-09-13 2021-07-06 2021-07-06

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 62

OFO-CAM

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-29 2021-08-26 2021-08-11 2021-08-10 2021-08-09 2021-03-10

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 2 25 36 37 38 144

OGC

Date of Receipt 2018-04-17 2018-01-23 2017-12-14 2017-12-06 2017-11-02 2017-09-20 2017-09-20 2017-09-20 2017-09-20 2017-08-18

Number of 

Days Pending 869 928 953 959 967 1011 1011 1011 1011 1033

OIG

Date of Receipt 2021-09-17 2021-09-17 2021-09-16 2021-09-03 2021-09-01 2021-06-23 2021-05-11 2020-12-09 2020-11-17 2020-08-25

Number of 

Days Pending 10 10 11 19 21 70 96 204 219 276

OLCA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020-06-22 2020-05-24 2020-05-11 2020-03-12 2020-02-19

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 321 340 350 392 408

OPE

Date of Receipt 2020-03-24 2020-02-10 2019-12-11 2019-11-14 2019-11-13 2019-10-23 2019-09-30 2019-07-18 2019-05-21 2019-05-09

Number of 

Days Pending 384 414 454 472 473 487 503 554 594 602

OPEPD

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-22 2021-08-18 2021-05-07

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 31 102

OS

Date of Receipt 2020-01-30 2020-01-29 2020-01-08 2019-12-30 2019-12-19 2019-12-04 2019-11-26 2019-11-22 2019-11-21 2019-11-21

Number of 

Days Pending 421 422 436 442 448 459 464 466 467 467
50

Agency/ 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

Request

OSERS

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-16 2021-04-15

Number of 

Days Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 118

OUS

Date of Receipt 2019-11-27 2019-11-14 2019-10-04 2019-08-05 2019-07-31 2019-05-22 2019-04-04 2018-12-21 2018-12-20 2017-12-21

Number of 

Days Pending 463 472 499 542 545 593 627 697 698 948

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of Receipt 2017-08-01 2017-06-16 2017-06-08 2017-05-10 2017-04-20 2017-04-17 2017-04-05 2017-03-29 2017-03-24 2017-03-15

Number of 

Days Pending 1046 1077 1083 1093 1117 1120 1128 1133 1136 1143
51

VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver

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

Exec Sec 0 5 9 12.8 3 

FSA 1 12 14 20.31 2 

IES 0 1 1 1 1 

IES-NAGB 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

M 0 8 6 8.12 5 

OCIO 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCO 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCR 3 22 9 28 13

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 2 12 12 1 

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 1 2.5 2.5 2 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1 9 9 1 

OCR - 2 New York 0 2 7 7 2 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 1 11 11 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago 1 1 4.5 4.5 2 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 2 7 7 1 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OCTAE 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OESE 0 3 14 10.33 1 

OFO 0 4 12.5 11.25 1 
52

Agency/Component Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of Days 

to Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated Within 

Ten Calendar Days

OFO-CAM 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OGC 0 13 12 33.85 6 

OIG 0 2 18 18 0 

OLCA 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OPE 0 9 14 14.89 4 

OPEPD 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

OS 0 5 9 60.8 3 

OSERS 0 2 23 23 0 

OUS 0 0 N/A N/A 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 6 96 12 21.72 48
53

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency/Component Number 

Granted Number Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of Days 

to Adjudicate

Exec Sec 17 3 10 10.7

FSA 61 15 9 13.63

IES 17 3 8 8.15

IES-NAGB 0 0 N/A N/A

M 26 5 7 8.61

OCIO 2 0 12.5 12.5

OCO 1 0 3 3 

OCR 30 13 8 8.77

OCR - Metro D.C. 6 0 8 10.5

OCR - 1 Boston 2 0 1.5 1.5

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 0 3 3 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 2 New York 2 0 9 9 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 1 4 4 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 1 9 9 

OCR - 5 Chicago 6 0 3.5 4.17

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 5 2 4.8

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 N/A

OCR - 8 Denver 2 3 12 10

OCR - 9 San Francisco 6 0 13 12

OCTAE 0 0 N/A N/A

OESE 11 4 5 6.87

OFO 7 3 8 28.8

OFO-CAM 0 1 4 4 
54

Agency/Component Number 

Granted Number Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of Days 

to Adjudicate

OGC 20 6 7 12.27

OIG 2 2 13 13.5

OLCA 0 0 N/A N/A

OPE 15 10 8 9.92

OPEPD 1 0 4 4 

OS 19 3 12 19.91

OSERS 2 1 6 5.67

OUS 3 0 7 8 

AGENCY OVERALL 260 79 8 11.38
55

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency/Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of 

“Full-Time FOIA 

Employees” 

Number of 

“Equivalent FullTime FOIA 

Employees” 

Total Number 

of “Full-Time 

FOIA Staff” 

Processing 

Costs

LitigationRelated 

Costs

Total Costs

Exec Sec 18 0.00 18.00 2532465.00 0.00 2532465.00

FSA 6 0.00 6.00 629310.15 29984.91 659295.06

IES 0 0.30 0.30 51750.00 0.00 51750.00

IES-NAGB 0 0.10 0.10 1067.00 0.00 1067.00

M 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

OCIO 0 0.20 0.20 17071.11 1404.88 18475.99

OCO 0 0.50 0.50 51845.00 0.00 51845.00

OCR 30 0.00 30.00 877344.00 0.00 877344.00

OCR - Metro D.C. 1 2.50 3.50 345000.00 0.00 345000.00

OCR - 1 Boston 0 1.50 1.50 167146.20 0.00 167146.20

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0.44 0.44 56915.71 0.00 56915.71

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0.50 0.50 62605.00 0.00 62605.00

OCR - 2 New York 0 1.98 1.98 173872.17 0.00 173872.17

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 0.75 0.75 1182447.00 0.00 1182447.00

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 1.00 1.00 137658.00 0.00 137658.00

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 2.18 2.18 243588.23 0.00 243588.23

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 1.00 1.00 133012.00 0.00 133012.00

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0.20 0.20 29326.00 0.00 29326.00

OCR - 8 Denver 2 0.00 2.00 250000.00 0.00 250000.00

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0.50 0.50 84000.00 0.00 84000.00

OCTAE 0 0.50 0.50 7964.00 0.00 7964.00

OESE 1 2.50 3.50 263000.00 0.00 263000.00

OFO 0 2.50 2.50 366924.00 22040.00 388964.00
56

Agency/Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of 

“Full-Time FOIA 

Employees” 

Number of 

“Equivalent FullTime FOIA 

Employees” 

Total Number 

of “Full-Time 

FOIA Staff” 

Processing 

Costs

LitigationRelated 

Costs

Total Costs

OFO-CAM 0 0.25 0.25 19541.75 0.00 19541.75

OGC 0 1.80 1.80 285771.50 95334.24 381105.74

OIG 0 1.00 1.00 300045.00 0.00 300045.00

OLCA 0 0.20 0.20 17000.00 0.00 17000.00

OPE 4 1.75 5.75 539542.50 0.00 539542.50

OPEPD 0 0.40 0.40 40821.10 0.00 40821.10

OS 2 1.50 3.50 526681.00 0.00 526681.00

OSERS 2 0.20 2.20 109983.86 92459.62 202443.48

OUS 0 0.10 0.10 3637.50 0.00 3637.50

AGENCY OVERALL 66 26.35 92.35 9507334.78 241223.65 9748558.43

Component "M" represents a request that is assigned to multiple components. As a result, personnel and costs 

are already allocated to each respective component.
57

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency/Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

Exec Sec 0.00 0.0000

FSA 2006.50 0.3200

IES 0.00 0.0000

IES-NAGB 0.00 0.0000

M 79.54 

OCIO 0.00 0.0000

OCO 0.00 0.0000

OCR 0.00 0.0000

OCR - Metro D.C. 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 1 Boston 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 10 Seattle 39.37 0.0700

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 2 New York 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 51.60 0.0000

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 5 Chicago 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 6 Dallas 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 7 Kansas City 310.11 1.0600

OCR - 8 Denver 250.31 0.1000

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0.00 0.0000

OCTAE 0.00 0.0000

OESE 0.00 0.0000

OFO 42.03 0.0100

OFO-CAM 199.94 1.0200

OGC 0.00 0.0000
58

Agency/Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

OIG 3080.59 1.0300

OLCA 0.00 0.0000

OPE 42.64 0.0100

OPEPD 0.00 0.0000

OS 0.00 0.0000

OSERS 0.00 0.0000

OUS 0.00 0.0000

AGENCY OVERALL 6102.63 0.0600
59

XI. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used and Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency/Component Number of Times 

Subsection Used

Exec Sec 0 

FSA 0 

IES 0 

IES-NAGB 0 

M 0 

OCIO 0 

OCO 0 

OCR 0 

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 

OCR - 2 New York 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 

OCTAE 0 

OESE 0 

OFO 0 
60

Agency/Component Number of Times 

Subsection Used

OFO-CAM 0 

OGC 0 

OIG 0 

OLCA 0 

OPE 0 

OPEPD 0 

OS 0 

OSERS 0 

OUS 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 
61

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 

Exec Sec 19 0 

FSA 0 205

IES 0 190

IES-NAGB 0 0 

M 0 0 

OCIO 0 23

OCO 0 38

OCR 0 75

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 0 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0 

OCR - 2 New York 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 0 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0 

OCTAE 0 51

OESE 0 577

OFO 0 8 

OFO-CAM 0 3 
62

Agency/Component

Number of Records 

Posted by the FOIA 

Office 

Number of Records 

Posted by Program 

Offices 

OGC 0 7 

OIG 0 23

OLCA 0 9 

OPE 0 190

OPEPD 0 61

OS 0 4 

OSERS 0 311

OUS 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 19 1775
63

XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons

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

Exec Sec 79 0 

FSA 17 17

IES 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 

M 83 0 

OCIO 1 0 

OCO 1 0 

OCR 112 8 

OCR - Metro D.C. 8 2 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 1 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 1 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 1 0 

OCR - 2 New York 28 2 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 1 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 11 3 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 9 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 8 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 3 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 1 

OCTAE 0 0 

OESE 6 0 

OFO 1 0 
64

Agency/Component

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of 

Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of 

Fiscal Year

OFO-CAM 5 0 

OGC 91 5 

OIG 5 0 

OLCA 5 0 

OPE 121 0 

OPEPD 2 0 

OS 78 1 

OSERS 1 0 

OUS 21 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 697 42
65

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

Exec Sec 2 3 5 0 

FSA 1 0 1 0 

IES 0 0 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 

M 0 4 4 0 

OCIO 0 1 1 0 

OCO 0 1 1 0 

OCR 0 1 1 0 

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 2 New York 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 0 7 7 0 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 

OESE 0 2 2 0 

OFO 0 0 0 0 
66

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

OFO-CAM 0 1 1 0 

OGC 1 0 1 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 

OLCA 0 1 0 1 

OPE 0 0 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 

OS 2 4 6 0 

OSERS 0 0 0 0 

OUS 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 6 25 30 1 
67

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

Exec Sec

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 

FSA 

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 

IES 

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 

IES-NAGB

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 

M 

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 

OCIO

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 

OCO

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 

OCR

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 

OCR - Metro D.C.

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 

OCR - 1 Boston

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 

OCR - 10 Seattle

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 

OCR - 12 Cleveland

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 
68

Agency/Component 10th Oldest 

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

Consultation

OCR - 2 New York

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 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia

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 

OCR - 4 Atlanta

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 

OCR - 5 Chicago

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 

OCR - 6 Dallas

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 

OCR - 7 Kansas City

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 

OCR - 8 Denver

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 

OCR - 9 San Francisco

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 

OCTAE

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 

OESE 

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 

OFO

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 

OFO-CAM

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 

OGC

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 
69

Agency/Component 10th Oldest 

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

Consultation

OIG

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 

OLCA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2021-09-02

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

OPE

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 

OPEPD 

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 

OS

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 

OSERS 

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 

OUS

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 2021-09-02

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
70

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

Exec Sec 453 461 405 456

FSA 294 262 394 304

IES 34 40 35 44

IES-NAGB 1 1 0 2 

M 140 108 169 234

OCIO 3 3 5 4 

OCO 1 3 3 3 

OCR 141 250 149 258

OCR - Metro D.C. 45 52 68 52

OCR - 1 Boston 88 25 126 22

OCR - 10 Seattle 62 16 62 20

OCR - 12 Cleveland 21 9 18 12

OCR - 2 New York 67 37 103 31

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 67 40 73 41

OCR - 4 Atlanta 58 32 53 29

OCR - 5 Chicago 82 54 79 54

OCR - 6 Dallas 66 50 67 47

OCR - 7 Kansas City 46 1 51 2 

OCR - 8 Denver 96 81 97 83

OCR - 9 San Francisco 70 36 70 39

OCTAE 3 2 5 3 

OESE 84 70 94 76
71

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

OFO 40 50 51 53

OFO-CAM 37 34 35 33

OGC 42 52 24 26

OIG 56 78 63 76

OLCA 15 11 7 16

OPE 122 158 103 107

OPEPD 25 26 26 23

OS 73 71 52 89

OSERS 38 30 37 37

OUS 14 8 13 16

AGENCY OVERALL 2384 2151 2537 2292
72

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

Exec Sec 243 79

FSA 13 17

IES 1 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 

M 110 83

OCIO 0 1 

OCO 3 1 

OCR 123 112

OCR - Metro D.C. 8 8 

OCR - 1 Boston 0 0 

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 1 1 

OCR - 2 New York 22 28

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 0 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 7 11

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0 

OCR - 6 Dallas 8 9 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 9 8 

OCR - 8 Denver 3 3 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 0 0 

OCTAE 0 0 

OESE 7 6 

OFO 1 1 

OFO-CAM 9 5 
73

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

OGC 78 91

OIG 6 5 

OLCA 8 5 

OPE 89 121

OPEPD 1 2 

OS 76 78

OSERS 2 1 

OUS 30 21

AGENCY OVERALL 859 697
74

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

Exec Sec 4 7 4 7 

FSA 18 9 21 17

IES 1 0 1 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 

M 5 1 6 3 

OCIO 0 1 0 1 

OCO 0 0 0 0 

OCR 5 15 16 13

OCR - Metro D.C. 2 2 4 1 

OCR - 1 Boston 1 3 0 4 

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 0 1 0 

OCR - 12 Cleveland 1 0 0 1 

OCR - 2 New York 0 1 1 0 

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 3 0 1 2 

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 3 0 1 

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 1 5 1 

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 

OCR - 8 Denver 1 1 1 3 

OCR - 9 San Francisco 1 0 3 1 

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 

OESE 1 2 4 2 
75

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

OFO 0 1 1 1 

OFO-CAM 1 0 1 1 

OGC 5 5 3 4 

OIG 0 1 1 1 

OLCA 0 0 0 0 

OPE 1 0 1 0 

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 

OS 1 2 4 1 

OSERS 0 1 3 3 

OUS 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 52 56 82 68
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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

Exec Sec 0 0 

FSA 23 17 

IES 0 0 

IES-NAGB 0 0 

M 3 0 

OCIO 0 0 

OCO 0 0 

OCR 8 8 

OCR – Metro D.C 1 2 

OCR – 1 Boston 2 1 

OCR – 10 Seattle 1 1 

OCR – 12 Cleveland 1 0 

OCR – 2 New York 1 2 

OCR – 3 Philadelphia 3 1 

OCR – 4 Atlanta 1 3 

OCR – 5 Chicago 0 0 

OCR – 6 Dallas 0 0 

OCR – 7 Kansas City 0 0 

OCR – 8 Denver 2 0 

OCR – 9 San Francisco 2 1 

OCTAE 0 0 

OESE 0 0 

OFO 0 0 
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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

OFO-CAM 0 0 

OGC 7 5 

OIG 0 0 

OLCA 0 0 

OPE 0 0 

OPEPD 0 0 

OS 0 1 

OSERS 0 0 

OUS 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 55 42