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U.S. Department of Education

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT .................................................................................................................. 4

MAKING A FOIA REQUEST .................................................................................................................................................... 4

ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS................................................................................................................. 6

1. Agency-specific acronyms or terms used................................................................................................... 6

2. Basic Terms Used in This Report and in FOIA Training ............................................................................ 8

3. The Nine FOIA Exemptions......................................................................................................................10

4. Principal Offices (POs) ........................................................................................................................ 10

EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES .................................................................................................................................................... 12

FOIA REQUESTS.................................................................................................................................................................... 14

A. Received, Processed, and Pending FOIA Requests ........................................................................... 14

B. Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests .................................................................... 16

C. Disposition of FOIA Requests – Other Reasons ......................................................................................18

D. Disposition of FOIA Requests – Number of Times Exemptions Applied .................................................20

ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS ................................................... 22

A. Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals ...................................................................... 22

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals.....................................................................24

C. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied...................................................26

C. (2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Reasons Other than Exemptions........................................................... 28

C. (3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Other Reasons .................................................................................. 31

C. (4) Response Time for (Closed) Administrative Appeals ............................................................................... 33

C. (5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals ............................................................................................. 35

FOIA REQUESTS: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests................................................................. 40

A. Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests ........................................................................... 40

B. Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted.......................................... 43
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C. (1) Response Time in (Business) Day Increments: Simple Requests ................................................. 45

C. (2) Response Time in (Business) Day Increments: Complex Requests ................................................47

C. (3) Response Time in (Business) Day Increments: Expedited Processing ............................................49

D. Pending Requests – All Pending Perfected Requests ......................................................................... 51

E. Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests ............................................................ 53

REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER..................................................... 58

A. Requests for Expedited Processing..................................................................................................... 58 

B. Requests for Fee Waiver................................................................................................................. 60 

FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS ....................................................................................................................................... 62

FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS........................................................................................................ 64 

NUMBER OF TIMES SUBSECTION (C) USED ................................................................................................................... 66 

NUMBER OF SUBSECTION (A)(2) POSTINGS .................................................................................................................. 68

BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS................................................................................................... 70

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals ................................................................. 70 

B. Consultations on Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending ................................................... 72 

C. Consultation on Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received and Pending ..................................74

D. (1) Comparison from Previous and Current Annual Report – Received and Processed ................... 77

D. (2) Comparison from Previous and Current Annual Report – Backlog............................................... 79

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

Current Annual Report..................................................................................................................... 81

E. (2) Comparison ofAdministrativeAppeals fromPrevious andCurrentAnnualReports –Backlog ...... 83
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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

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 Public Liaison: Robert Wehausen

FOIA Appeals Coordinator: Arthur Caliguiran

Chief Privacy Officer: Ann Kim
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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; 1999 Bryan Street, Suite 1620 

Dallas, TX 75201 

(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
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Region XI: OCR (Metro) 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

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.

e. 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
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allocation of processing resources available for each track and the FOIA program of the agency.

f. 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.)

g. Glomar Response – a Glomar response neither confirms nor denies the existence or nonexistence of responsive records to a request in order to protect law enforcement, privacy, or other 

appropriate interests.

h. 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.

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

Information Act.

j. 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.

k. 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.

l. 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.

m. 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.

n. Release – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request. This

sometimes is referred to as a “grant.”

o. Remanded – a request that is returned to the initial denial authority for reconsideration of their 

release determination and further processing.

p. 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
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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:

(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.

q. 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 
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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 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. 

4. Principal Offices (POs) – In FY2020, ED had the following program offices and/or processing

designations:
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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 Offices Assigned

OCIO Office of the Chief Information Officer

OCO Office of Communications 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 Legislation 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

20 U.S.C. §

1099c–1

(Higher 

Education Act)

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).

FSA 8

9

OCR

1

26 U.S.C. §§ 

6103, 6105

Certain tax 

return 

information

, to include 

Taxpayer 

Identificatio

n 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).

OIG 1 1
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30 USC §

3730(b)(2)

Records pertaining 

to civil actions for 

false claims against 

the United States 

Government

N/A FSA 2 2

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 6 10

M 4
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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

Exec Sec 202 453 405 250

FSA 126 294 394 26

IES 3 34 35 2

IES-NAGB 0 1 0 1

M 146 140 169 117

OCIO 2 3 5 0

OCO 5 1 3 3

OCR 143 141 149 135

OCR - Metro D.C. 34 45 68 11

OCR - 1 Boston 38 88 126 0

OCR - 10 Seattle 4 62 62 4

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 21 18 3

OCR - 2 New York 59 67 103 23

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 7 67 73 1

OCR - 4 Atlanta 5 58 53 10

OCR - 5 Chicago 2 82 79 5

OCR - 6 Dallas 11 66 67 10

OCR - 7 Kansas City 15 46 51 10

OCR - 8 Denver 6 96 97 5

OCR - 9 San Francisco 3 70 70 3

OCTAE 2 3 5 0

OESE 19 84 94 9

OFO 17 40 51 6

OFO-CAM 8 37 35 10

OGC 63 42 24 81

OIG 16 56 63 9

OLCA 0 15 7 8
14

OPE 76 122 103 95

OPEPD 3 25 26 2

OS 67 73 52 88

OSERS 3 38 37 4

OUS 29 14 13 30

AGENCY OVERALL 1114 2384 2537 961

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, OCR-Metro, Boston, Seattle, 

New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, 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 

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

Exec Sec 15 9 1 5 3 37 0 42 0 251 42 0 405

FSA 71 191 25 40 0 35 16 7 0 0 6 3 394

IES 13 8 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35

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

M 22 76 0 37 0 26 0 2 0 0 0 6 169

OCIO 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

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

OCR 26 76 8 17 0 17 0 2 0 1 1 1 149

OCR -

Metro D.C. 1 51 1 5 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 68

OCR - 1

Boston 3 88 8 12 0 11 0 3 0 1 0 0 126

OCR - 10

Seattle 5 48 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 62

OCR - 12

Cleveland 0 13 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18

OCR - 2

New York 8 73 1 1 0 9 0 9 0 0 2 0 103

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 10 51 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 73

OCR - 4

Atlanta 2 31 13 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 53

OCR - 5

Chicago 8 64 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 79

OCR - 6

Dallas 2 49 5 5 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 67
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OCR - 7

Kansas City 0 20 5 2 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 51

OCR - 8

Denver 1 78 10 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 97

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 8 48 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 70

OCTAE 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

OESE 20 54 0 12 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 94

OFO 24 8 0 12 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 51

OFO-CAM 10 19 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 35

OGC 1 6 2 6 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 24

OIG 9 31 6 11 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 63

OLCA 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

OPE 19 75 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 103

OPEPD 2 17 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26

OS 7 15 2 18 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 52

OSERS 8 14 0 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 37

OUS 2 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 13

AGENCY 

OVERALL 309 1222 104 240 6 222 27 74 0 255 60 18 2537
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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

Exec Sec N/A 0 0

FSA Litigation 3 3

IES N/A 0 0

IES-NAGB N/A 0 0

M Litigation 6 6

OCIO N/A 0 0

OCO Litigation 1 1

OCR Litigation 1 1

OCR - Metro D.C. Litigation 1 1

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 N/A 0 0

OFO-CAM N/A 0 0

OGC Litigation 5 5
18

OIG N/A 0 0

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 Litigation 1 1

AGENCY OVERALL 18 18
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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 0 2 2 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

FSA 0 0 16 66 45 190 15 0 8 0 5 1 0 0

IES 0 0 0 6 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

M 0 0 2 13 31 71 3 0 11 1 1 4 0 0

OCR 0 0 1 2 8 74 19 1 60 2 3 0 0 0

OCR -

Metro D.C. 0 0 0 2 2 52 7 0 52 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 1

Boston 0 2 0 2 30 94 27 0 94 4 3 0 0 0

OCR - 10

Seattle 0 0 0 0 14 51 17 0 50 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 12

Cleveland 0 0 0 0 2 13 6 0 12 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 2

New York 0 0 0 0 4 71 12 4 72 1 1 0 0 0

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 0 0 0 1 12 49 12 0 49 1 0 0 0 0

OCR - 4

Atlanta 0 0 0 0 6 37 11 0 36 1 1 0 0 0

OCR - 5

Chicago 0 0 0 0 4 66 2 0 66 0 3 0 0 0

OCR - 6 

Dallas

0 0 0 2 3 51 21 1 50 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 7

Kansas City 0 0 0 0 2 21 10 0 24 0 1 0 0 0

OCR - 8

Denver 0 0 0 0 5 78 11 0 78 1 0 0 0 0

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 0 0 2 8 52 16 0 50 0 3 0 0 0

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OESE 0 0 0 15 6 53 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

OFO 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OFO-CAM 0 0 0 20 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20

OGC 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 1 1 6 12 35 4 0 32 2 5 0 0 0

OPE 0 0 0 60 6 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OS 0 0 0 1 11 13 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0

OSERS 0 0 0 4 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OUS 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 3 20 207 228 1215 193 6 750 14 29 6 0 0
21

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 4 4 0

FSA 29 18 21 26

IES 0 1 1 0

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0

M 5 5 6 4

OCIO 0 0 0 0

OCO 0 0 0 0

OCR 20 5 16 9

OCR - Metro D.C. 3 2 4 1

OCR - 1 Boston 1 1 0 2

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 1 1 1

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1 0 1

OCR - 2 New York 2 0 1 1

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 3 1 3

OCR - 4 Atlanta 1 0 0 1

OCR - 5 Chicago 5 0 5 0

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0

OCR - 8 Denver 2 1 1 2

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 4 1 3 2

OCTAE 0 0 0 0

OESE 3 1 4 0

OFO 1 0 1 0

OFO-CAM 0 1 1 0

OGC 7 5 3 9
22

OIG 1 0 1 0

OLCA 0 0 0 0

OPE 0 1 1 0

OPEPD 0 0 0 0

OS 3 1 4 0

OSERS 3 0 3 0

OUS 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 92 52 82 62

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: FSA, OESE, OGC, OPE and OS.
23

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 3 0 1 0 4

FSA 8 5 3 5 21

IES 0 0 0 1 1

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0 0

M 1 4 1 0 6

OCIO 0 0 0 0 0

OCO 0 0 0 0 0

OCR 6 6 1 3 16

OCR - Metro D.C. 1 3 0 0 4

OCR - 1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 1 0 0 1

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 2 New York 0 0 0 1 1

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 0 1 0 0 1

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 5 Chicago 1 3 1 0 5

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 8 Denver 0 1 0 0 1

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 1 2 0 0 3

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0

OESE 3 0 0 1 4

OFO 0 0 0 1 1

OFO-CAM 0 1 0 0 1

OGC 0 0 0 3 3
24

OIG 0 0 1 0 1

OLCA 0 0 0 0 0

OPE 0 0 1 0 1

OPEPD 0 0 0 0 0

OS 1 2 0 1 4

OSERS 1 2 0 0 3

OUS 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 26 31 9 16 82
25

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FSA 0 0 0 2 1 7 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 1 2 3 2 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 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0

OCR -

Metro D.C. 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 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 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Atlanta

OCR - 5

Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26

OESE 0 0 0 0 3 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 1 0 1 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 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSERS 0 0 0 0 2 2 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 6 18 34 3 0 19 0 1 0 0 0
27

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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

IES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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 0

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28

OCR -3

Philadelphia 

00000000000

OCR -4

Atlanta

00000000000

OCR -5

Chicago

00000000000

OCR -6

Dallas

00000000000

OCR -7

Kansas City

00000000000

OCR -8

Denver 

00000000000

OCR - 9 San

Francisco

00000000000

OCTAE00000000000

OESE00000000001

OFO00100000000

OFO-CAM00000000000

OGC00000000003

OIG00000000000

OLCA00000000000

OPE00000000000

OPEPD00000000000

OS00000000001

OSERS00000000000

OUS00000000000
29

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
30

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

Exec Sec N/A 0 0

FSA Moot 2 2

IES Moot 1 1

IES-NAGB N/A 0 0

M N/A 0 0

OCIO N/A 0 0

OCO N/A 0 0

OCR N/A 3 3

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 Moot 1 1

OFO N/A 0 0

OFO-CAM N/A 0 0

OGC Moot 3 3

OIG N/A 0 0
31

OLCA N/A 0 0

OPE N/A 0 0

OPEPD N/A 0 0

OS Moot 1 1

OSERS N/A 0 0

OUS N/A 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 11 11
32

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 1 2.25 1 7

FSA 78 414.57 3 1299

IES 19 19 19 19

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

M 145.5 296.67 41 734

OCIO N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

OCR 163 299 35 642

OCR - Metro D.C. 241.5 293.25 63 625

OCR - 1 Boston N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 10 Seattle 40 40 40 40

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

OCR - 2 New York 206 206 206 206

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 71 71 71 71

OCR - 4 Atlanta N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 5 Chicago 597 582.8 440 784

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 673 673 673 673

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 217 216.67 117 316

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

OESE 185.5 202.25 56 382

OFO 523 523 523 523

OFO-CAM 19 19 19 19

OGC 255 202.33 97 255

OIG 596 596 596 596

OLCA N/A N/A N/A N/A
33

OPE 13 13 13 13

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

OS 274.5 288.75 8 598

OSERS 85 77 49 97

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

AGENCY OVERALL 153 304.61 1 1299
34

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

2018-

08-31

2018-

05-02

2018-

05-02

2018-

05-02

2018-

01-19

2017-

12-08

2017-

10-02

2017-

09-26

2017-

09-06

2014-

03-07

Number 

of Days 

Pending 519 604 604 604 675 702 748 752 766 1641

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

2020-

09-24

2019-

11-12

2019-

08-14

2019-

04-25

Number 

of Days

Pending

0 0 0 0 0 0 5 222 283 360

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
35

OCR

Date of 

Appeal N/A

2020-

09-17

2020-

05-28

2019-

09-18

2019-

08-14

2019-

08-14

2019-

07-21

2019-

07-09

2018-

01-05

2017-

10-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 10 88 259 283 283 300 309 684 739

OCR - 

Metro D.C.

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-04

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 261

OCR - 1 

Boston

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

08-31

2019-

06-25

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 318

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 0

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 489

OCR - 12

Cleveland 

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

08-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37

OCR - 2 

New York

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

05-29

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

07-08

2019-

10-28

2019-

02-13

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 232 409

OCR - 4 

Atlanta

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2018-

08-21

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 527

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
36

OCR - 5

Chicago

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

2020-

02-14

2018-

09-20

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 506

OCR - 9 San

Francisco

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

05-20

2018-

08-15

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 343 531

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

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
37

OFO-CAM

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC

Date of 

Appeal N/A

2020-

09-17

2020-

09-11

2020-

07-16

2020-

04-30

2020-

01-06

2019-

09-25

2019-

08-14

2019-

08-14

2019-

08-14

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 10 14 54 107 187 254 283 283 283

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 N/A

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
38

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

2018-

05-02

2018-

01-26

2018-

01-19

2018-

01-05

2017-

12-08

2017-

10-16

2017-

10-02

2017-

09-26

2017-

09-06

2014-

03-07

Number 

of Days 

Pending 604 670 675 684 702 739 748 752 766 1641
39

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 1.16 <1 25 261 334.8 51 800 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FSA 16 13.67 <1 25 65.5 136.64 13 828 26 26 13 39

IES 5 8.07 <1 22 68 82.5 21 172 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

M 13 12 <1 24 284 306.15 21 1082 60 61.87 10 115

OCIO 12.5 13.5 5 24 342 342 342 342 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCO N/A N/A N/A N/A 292 253.33 64 404 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR 6.5 8.61 <1 21 221.5 261.7 21 748 388 388 388 388

OCR -

Metro D.C. 16 10.55 <1 22 158 174.77 29 502 92 92 22 162

OCR - 1

Boston 5 7.3 <1 25 251 349.72 4 855 2 1.67 <1 3

OCR - 10

Seattle 7.5 8.02 <1 20 6.5 6.17 <1 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 12

Cleveland 9 11.38 2 24 53.5 72.25 20 162 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 2

New York 15 13.03 <1 25 226 288.48 3 1048 N/A N/A N/A N/A
40

OCR – 3 

Philadelphia 

9 10.09 <1 20 27 44.33 26 806639

OCR -4

Atlanta 10 12.68 <1 72 42.5 67.94

3 232 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR -5

Chicago 17 13.32 <1 20 20 32.5 16 100 19 19 19 19

OCR -6

Dallas 11.5 11.45 <1 25 15.5 56.55 <1 354

9999

OCR -7

Kansas City

6 8.76 <1 20 546 408.6 <1 634 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR -8

Denver 

4 5.71 <1 23 29 45.193 2382222

OCR - 9 San

Francisco

9 9.91 <1 25 32.5 38.252 116 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCTAE6 5.7538 84 84 84 84 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OESE 14 12.31 <1 24 61.5 130.22 11 562 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO 18 15.561 25 64.5 160 26 490 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO-CAM 16 13.715 20 62 85 22 265 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 10 11.8 <1 22 109 214.17 34 527 105 105 105 105

OIG4 7.63 <1 22 52 173.414 968 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OLCA 12 14.5 12 22 44 48.67 37 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPE9 10.511 25 121.5 189.66 23 708 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPEPD 7.5 8.6 <1 23 47.5 103.17 26 397 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OS 19 14.894 20 468 412.27 27 964 336 336 336 336
41

OSERS 12.5 11.61 1 22 79 138.67 26 538 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OUS 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 642 625.38 61 901 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 8.34 <1 72 114 213.02 <1 1082 16 72.06 <1 388
42

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WASGRANTED

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 3.5 5 <1 14 137 182 76 378 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FSA 16 15.2 <1 25 77 146.02 13 828 39 39 39 39

IES 10 11.07 <1 22 59.5 56.33 21 78 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

M 19 17.92 10 24 251 302.16 21 1082 60 61.67 10 115

OCIO 6 6 5 7 342 342 342 342 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCO N/A N/A N/A N/A 64 64 64 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR 13 11.76 2 21 203 233.6 21 748 388 388 388 388

OCR -

Metro D.C. 16 11.38 <1 22 141.5 163.21 29 502 92 92 22 162

OCR - 1

Boston 6 8.21 <1 25 127.5 275.31 4 835 1.5 1.5 <1 3

OCR - 10

Seattle 5 7.71 1 20 9 6.6 <1 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 12

Cleveland 10 12.56 5 24 53.5 72.25 20 162 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 2

New York 15 13.33 <1 25 212.5 248.96 11 1048 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR - 3 

Philadelphia 10 10.95 <1 20 26.5 26.5 26 27 6 6 3 9
43

OCR -4

Atlanta 13.5 14.73 <1 72 50 80.56 16 232 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR -5

Chicago 18 13.97 <1 20 20 32.5 16 100 19 19 19 19

OCR -6

Dallas 13 12.47 <1 25 16 56.72

1 3549999

OCR -7

Kansas City 12 11.1 <1 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCR -8

Denver 

4 6.01 <1 23 29 25.674 482222

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 11 11.38

1 25 32.5 38.252 116 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCTAE4538 84 84 84 84 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OESE 15 13.8 <1 24 61 132.64 14 562 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO 19 18.141 25 51.5 89.39 26 394 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OFO-CAM 17 145 20 68 89.04 22 265 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC N/A N/A N/A N/A 461 311.14 34 527 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 7.5 9.9 <1 22 59 188.754 968 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OLCA 12 12 12 12 44 48.67 37 65 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPE9 10.771 25 117.5 184.22 23 708 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OPEPD 7.5 9.212 23 64 117.6 26 397 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OS7 104 19 536 482.11 44 964 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSERS 15 12.41 22 79 96.57 26 172 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OUS N/A N/A N/A N/A 642 671 601 901 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 11 11.39 <1 72 98.5 102.33 <1 1082 14.5 60.07 <1 388
44

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 352 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 353

FSA 149 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175

IES 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27

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

M 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35

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

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

OCR 42 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44

OCR -

Metro D.C. 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

OCR - 1

Boston 64 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67

OCR - 10

Seattle 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56

OCR - 12

Cleveland 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

OCR - 2

New York 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66

OCR - 4

Atlanta 34 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37

OCR - 5

Chicago 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72

OCR - 6

Dallas 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42

OCR - 7

Kansas City 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41

OCR - 8

Denver 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54

OCTAE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
45

OESE 50 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58

OFO 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

OFO-CAM 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

OGC 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

OIG 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41

OLCA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

OPE 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35

OPEPD 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20

OS 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

OSERS 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1357 84 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1442
46

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 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 10

FSA 2 63 33 21 16 3 6 12 4 7 13 14 16 210

IES 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8

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

M 0 11 11 8 3 4 8 2 2 2 16 20 42 129

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

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

OCR 0 9 3 10 4 6 8 2 5 1 21 13 20 102

OCR -

Metro D.C. 0 3 9 1 5 3 3 3 3 3 13 4 3 53

OCR - 1

Boston 5 3 2 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 5 6 20 53

OCR - 10

Seattle 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

OCR - 12

Cleveland 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4

OCR - 2

New York 2 8 5 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 11 6 20 65

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

OCR - 4

Atlanta 3 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16

OCR - 5

Chicago 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

OCR - 6

Dallas 15 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22

OCR - 7

Kansas City 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10

OCR - 8

Denver 5 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 6 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

OCTAE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
47

OESE 2 12 3 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 36

OFO 0 6 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 26

OFO-CAM 0 6 5 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 28

OGC 0 1 2 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 17

OIG 6 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 22

OLCA 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

OPE 0 9 12 5 4 4 4 0 4 1 10 7 8 68

OPEPD 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6

OS 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 24 41

OSERS 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 9

OUS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 13

AGENCY 

OVERALL 60 165 110 85 56 38 39 24 26 18 101 90 191 1003
48

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 0 0

FSA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

OCR -

Metro D.C. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

OCR - 1

Boston 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

OCR - 7

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

OCR - 8

Denver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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
49

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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 1 0 1

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 10 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 18
50

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 3 5 3 245 528 503 2 738.5 738

FSA 1 7 7 25 21 52 0 N/A N/A

IES 0 N/A N/A 2 210.5 210 0 N/A N/A

IES-NAGB 0 N/A N/A 1 0 0 0 N/A N/A

M 0 N/A N/A 116 221 268 1 86 86

OCIO 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCO 0 N/A N/A 3 503 535 0 N/A N/A

OCR 0 N/A N/A 134 256 324 0 N/A N/A

OCR -

Metro D.C. 0 N/A N/A 11 35 76 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 1

Boston 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 10

Seattle 0 N/A N/A 2 3.5 3 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 12

Cleveland 0 N/A N/A 3 19 34 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 2

New York 1 102 102 22 230 306 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 3 0 N/A N/A 1 122 122 0 N/A N/A

Philadelphia

OCR - 4

Atlanta 1 18 18 9 204 258 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 5

Chicago 1 7 7 4 11 9 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 6

Dallas 0 N/A N/A 10 98.5 129 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 7

Kansas City 1 209 209 9 163 220 0 N/A N/A

OCR - 8

Denver 1 603 603 4 25.5 75 0 N/A N/A
51

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 N/A N/A 2 3 3 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 8 192 239 0 N/A N/A

OFO 1 30 30 5 3 8 0 N/A N/A

OFO-CAM 0 N/A N/A 10 119 122 0 N/A N/A

OGC 0 N/A N/A 80 362.5 371 1 298 298

OIG 2 269.5 269 7 25 199 0 N/A N/A

OLCA 0 N/A N/A 8 105.5 110 0 N/A N/A

OPE 0 N/A N/A 95 149 223 0 N/A N/A

OPEPD 1 5 5 1 30 30 0 N/A N/A

OS 0 N/A N/A 88 186 215 0 N/A N/A

OSERS 0 N/A N/A 4 22.5 55 0 N/A N/A

OUS 0 N/A N/A 30 333 303 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 13 18 117 939 252 319 4 467 465
52

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-

03-03

2017-

03-03

2017-

03-01

2017-

03-01

2017-

02-28

2017-

02-23

2017-

02-21

2017-

02-21

2017-

02-08

2017-

02-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 895 895 897 897 898 901 903 903 911 911

FSA 

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

08-17

2020-

07-23

2020-

07-08

2020-

06-22

2020-

06-22

2020-

03-06

2020-

02-14

2020-

02-12

2020-

01-06

2019-

10-22

Number 

of Days 

Pending 32 49 60 71 71 145 159 161 187 236

IES

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-30

2019-

01-30

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 388

IES-NAGB

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-30

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

M

Date of 

Receipt

2018-

05-02

2017-

11-02

2017-

10-31

2017-

10-06

2017-

09-20

2017-

09-20

2017-

09-20

2017-

09-06

2017-

09-06

2017-

09-05

Number 

of Days

604 726 728 744 756 756 756 766 766 767

Pending

OCIO

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

OCO

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

07-18

2018-

09-28

2017-

07-26

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 302 500 795
53

OCR

Date of 

Receipt

2017-

09-26

2017-

09-26

2017-

09-26

2017-

09-25

2017-

09-18

2017-

09-14

2017-

08-30

2017-

08-14

2017-

08-01

2017-

05-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 752 752 752 753 758 760 770 782 791 850

OCR -

Metro D.C.

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

09-22

2020-

09-15

2020-

08-29

2020-

08-29

2020-

08-11

2020-

08-05

2020-

07-20

2020-

07-15

2020-

07-13

2018-

07-27

Number 

of Days 

Pending 7 12 22 22 36 40 52 55 57 544

OCR - 1

Boston

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 - 10 Date of N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020- 2020-

Seattle Receipt 09-21 09-04

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18

OCR - 12

Cleveland

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-22

2020-

09-02

2020-

06-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 20 79

OCR - 2

New York

Date of 

Receipt

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

2015-

10-01

Number 

of Days 

Pending 237 242 342 389 411 452 480 501 631 1247

OCR - 3

Philadelphia

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

03-31

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128

OCR - 4

Atlanta

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

09-15

2020-

09-03

2020-

09-02

2020-

05-08

2020-

03-02

2019-

12-10

2019-

12-04

2019-

09-27

2018-

12-26

2017-

01-02

Number 

of Days 

Pending 12 19 20 101 149 203 207 252 442 935
54

OCR - 5 

Chicago

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-29

2020-

09-21

2020-

09-16

2020-

09-14

2020-

09-09

Number 

of Days

0 0 0 0 0 2 8 11 13 16

Pending

OCR - 6 

Dallas

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

09-29

2020-

09-15

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 2 12 77 91 98 108 141 158 323 353

OCR - 7 

Kansas City

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

09-17

2020-

08-27

2020-

07-31

2020-

02-21

2020-

02-10

2019-

12-03

2019-

10-18

2019-

07-25

2019-

07-01

2017-

10-17

Number 

of Days 

Pending 10 24 43 155 163 208 238 297 314 738

OCR - 8 

Denver 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-16

2020-

09-08

2020-

08-11

2019-

10-18

2018-

05-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 36 238 600

OCR - 9 San

Francisco

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-30

2020-

09-22

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7

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 N/A N/A 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020- 2019- 2019- 2018- 2017-

Receipt 09-14 08-26 08-11 04-06 08-23 08-23 11-19 11-27

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 13 25 36 124 276 276 466 711

OFO

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-30

2020-

09-30

2020-

09-25

2020-

09-14

2020-

08-19

2020-

08-18

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 30 31
55

OFO-CAM

Date of 

Receipt

2020-

09-28

2020-

07-21

2020-

07-09

2020-

05-20

2020-

04-29

2020-

03-23

2020-

03-10

2020-

03-03

2019-

10-11

2019-

10-01

Number 

of Days 

Pending 3 51 59 92 108 134 143 148 242 250

OGC

Date of 

Receipt

2017-

12-14

2017-

12-06

2017-

10-05

2017-

09-25

2017-

09-20

2017-

08-21

2017-

08-18

2017-

06-23

2017-

06-16

2017-

05-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 697 703 744 753 756 777 778 817 822 848

OIG

Date of 

Receipt N/A

2020-

09-28

2020-

09-21

2020-

09-09

2020-

08-25

2020-

05-22

2019-

02-01

2018-

12-18

2018-

11-30

2018-

11-21

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 2 7 15 25 90 416 445 457 463

OLCA

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A

2020-

06-26

2020-

06-22

2020-

05-24

2020-

05-11

2020-

04-22

2020-

03-12

2020-

03-03

2020-

02-19

Number 

of Days

0 0 66 70 89 99 112 140 147 156

Pending

OPE

Date of 

Receipt

2018-

10-03

2018-

09-26

2018-

07-03

2018-

06-08

2018-

05-03

2018-

05-02

2018-

03-14

2017-

10-16

2017-

09-05

2017-

08-04

Number 

of Days 

Pending 496 501 560 577 602 603 637 738 766 787

OPEPD

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-23

2020-

08-18

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30

OS

Date of 

Receipt

2018-

12-20

2018-

12-04

2018-

07-18

2018-

06-29

2018-

06-25

2018-

06-18

2017-

11-20

2017-

11-15

2017-

10-10

2017-

10-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 443 455 550 562 566 571 717 722 742 742

OSERS

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2020-

09-28

2020-

09-11

2020-

08-14

2020-

01-24

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 32 173
56

OUS

Date of 

Receipt

2019-

03-29

2019-

03-29

2019-

03-14

2019-

02-19

2019-

01-29

2018-

12-21

2018-

09-27

2018-

06-11

2017-

12-21

2017-

12-21

Number 

of Days 

Pending 377 377 388 405 419 442 500 576 692 692

AGENCY Date of 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2015-

OVERALL Receipt 03-01 03-01 02-28 02-23 02-21 02-21 02-08 02-08 01-02 10-01

Number 

of Days 

Pending 896 896 897 900 902 902 910 910 934 1237
57

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 1 10 2 115 9

FSA 2 22 9 10.79 14

IES 0 1 1 1 1

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

M 3 10 13 37.54 6

OCIO 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OCO 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OCR 1 11 6 53.75 8

OCR - Metro D.C. 1 1 8.5 8.5 1

OCR - 1 Boston 3 4 2 4 6

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 2 2.5 2.5 2

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

OCR - 2 New York 0 2 .5 .5 2

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 2 3 1 2 5

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 1 1 1 1

OCR - 5 Chicago 1 5 7.5 10.83 3

OCR - 6 Dallas 1 0 13 13 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 2 2 2 2

OCR - 8 Denver 1 1 2 2 2

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 1 1 1 1

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

OESE 0 4 13 10.75 1

OFO 0 1 23 23 0

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

OGC 0 8 7.5 8.38 7

OIG 0 1 14 14 0
58

OLCA 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OPE 0 8 10.5 10.25 4

OPEPD 0 1 11 11 0

OS 0 10 7 6.3 9

OSERS 0 3 3 5.33 2

OUS 0 1 15 15 0

AGENCY OVERALL 16 113 6 24.35 86
59

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 32 4 11 59.12

FSA 72 5 8 16.81

IES 2 0 2 2

IES-NAGB 0 0 N/A N/A

M 45 3 10 40.45

OCIO 1 0 3 3

OCO 1 0 54 54

OCR 16 7 3.5 16.91

OCR - Metro D.C. 7 0 12 25.86

OCR - 1 Boston 3 1 27.5 29.75

OCR - 10 Seattle 2 0 2 2

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

OCR - 2 New York 2 0 15.5 15.5

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 3 1 1 1.5

OCR - 4 Atlanta 3 0 1 4.67

OCR - 5 Chicago 4 2 5.5 7.67

OCR - 6 Dallas 2 1 15 10.33

OCR - 7 Kansas City 4 2 1 5.33

OCR - 8 Denver 2 4 3 8.67

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 2 0 1 1

OCTAE 0 0 N/A N/A

OESE 7 3 10 9.82

OFO 4 0 33.5 115.25

OFO-CAM 1 1 5.5 5.5

OGC 18 0 6 44.17

OIG 1 0 113 113

OLCA 1 0 6 6
60

OPE 32 2 5 10.35

OPEPD 2 0 5.5 5.5

OS 26 3 5 18.96

OSERS 5 1 6 7.14

OUS 6 0 64.5 72.83

AGENCY OVERALL 306 41 8 30.14
61

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / 

Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of 

"Full-Time 

FOIA

Employees" 

Number of 

"Equivalent 

Full-Time 

FOIA

Employees" 

Total 

Number 

of "FullTime 

FOIA

Staff"

Processing 

Costs

LitigationRelated 

Costs

Total Costs

Exec Sec 8 3.75 11.75 1681667.30 0.00 1681667.30

FSA 5 0.25 5.25 536096.75 5000.00 541096.75

IES 0 0.30 0.30 50400.00 0.00 50400.00

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 13620.20 0.00 13620.20

OCO 0 1.00 1.00 96172.00 0.00 96172.00

OCR 8 0.00 8.00 1527248.00 182697.00 1709945.00

OCR - Metro D.C. 0 2.95 2.95 367656.00 0.00 367656.00

OCR - 1 Boston 0 1.50 1.50 167146.20 0.00 167146.20

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0.47 0.47 56720.30 0.00 56720.30

OCR - 12

Cleveland 0 0.50 0.50 58800.00 0.00 58800.00

OCR - 2 New York 0 4.80 4.80 657604.00 0.00 657604.00

OCR - 3

Philadelphia 0 0.90 0.90 108369.00 0.00 108369.00

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 1.00 1.00 135231.00 0.00 135231.00

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 1.61 1.61 238353.64 0.00 238353.64

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 1.00 1.00 131695.00 0.00 131695.00

OCR - 7 Kansas 

City 0 0.50 0.50 67156.50 0.00 67156.50

OCR - 8 Denver 0 1.50 1.50 163050.00 0.00 163050.00

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 0.60 0.60 85000.00 0.00 85000.00

OCTAE 0 0.10 0.10 15771.00 0.00 15771.00

OESE 1 1.20 2.20 243211.49 0.00 243211.49

OFO 0 0.25 0.25 17310.25 0.00 17310.25
62

OFO-CAM 0 2.75 2.75 305770.25 0.00 305770.25

OGC 0 2.30 2.30 178236.00 193370.00 371606.00

OIG 0 0.75 0.75 264033.00 0.00 264033.00

OLCA 0 0.10 0.10 6889.00 0.00 6889.00

OPE 0 4.00 4.00 351210.80 0.00 351210.80

OPEPD 0 .46 .46 36242.00 0.00 36242.00

OS 1 3.3 4.3 540547.67 21424.53 561972.20

OSERS 0 1.3 1.3 171569.62 0.00 171569.62

OUS 0 1.1 1.1 151870.00 0.00 151870.00

AGENCY OVERALL 23 40.54 63.54 8425713.97 402491.53 8828205.50
63

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected 

Percentage of 

Total Costs

Exec Sec 0.00 0.0000

FSA 4787.63 0.8900

IES 0.00 0.0000

IES-NAGB 0.00 0.0000

M 0.00 0.0000

OCIO 0.00 0.0000

OCO 0.00 0.0000

OCR 59.07 0.0000

OCR - 1 Boston 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 10 Seattle 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 12 Cleveland 369.38 0.6300

OCR - 2 New York 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 5 Chicago 299.92 0.1300

OCR - 6 Dallas 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0.00 0.0000

OCR - 8 Denver 305.14 0.1900

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0.00 0.0000

OCTAE 0.00 0.0000

OESE 84.05 0.0300

OFO 0.00 0.0000

OFO-CAM 0.00 0.0000

OGC 202.94 0.1100

OIG 0.00 0.0000

OLCA 0.00 0.0000

OPE 71.01 0.0200
64

OPEPD 0.00 0.0000

OS 0.00 0.0000

OSERS 0.00 0.0000

OUS 0.00 0.0000

AGENCY OVERALL 6179.14 0.0700
65

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

OFO-CAM 0

OGC 0

OIG 0

OLCA 0

OPE 0
66

OPEPD 0

OS 0

OSERS 0

OUS 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0
67

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 17 0

FSA 0 188

IES 0 173

IES-NAGB 0 0

M 0 0

OCIO 0 11

OCO 0 235

OCR 0 62

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 60

OESE 0 48

OFO 0 3

OFO-CAM 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 0 18
68

OLCA 0 85

OPE 0 218

OPEPD 0 56

OS 0 42

OSERS 0 479

OUS 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 17 1,678
69

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 243 0

FSA 13 23

IES 1 0

IES-NAGB 0 0

M 110 3

OCIO 0 0

OCO 3 0

OCR 123 8

OCR - Metro D.C. 8 1

OCR - 1 Boston 0 2

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 1

OCR - 12 Cleveland 1 1

OCR - 2 New York 22 1

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 3

OCR - 4 Atlanta 7 1

OCR - 5 Chicago 0 0

OCR - 6 Dallas 8 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 9 0

OCR - 8 Denver 3 2

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 2

OCTAE 0 0

OESE 7 0

OFO 1 0

OFO-CAM 9 0

OGC 78 7

OIG 6 0
70

OLCA 8 0

OPE 89 0

OPEPD 1 0

OS 76 0

OSERS 2 0

OUS 30 0

AGENCY OVERALL 859 55
71

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 0 3 1 2

FSA 0 8 7 1

IES 0 0 0 0

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0

M 0 0 0 0

OCIO 0 1 1 0

OCO 0 1 1 0

OCR 1 0 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 9 9 0

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 0 0 0
72

OCTAE 0 0 0 0

OESE 1 0 1 0

OFO 0 1 1 0

OFO-CAM 0 0 0 0

OGC 1 3 3 1

OIG 0 2 2 0

OLCA 0 0 0 0

OPE 0 0 0 0

OPEPD 0 0 0 0

OS 0 4 2 2

OSERS 1 1 2 0

OUS 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 33 31 6

The Department of Education adjusted the number of consults pending at the start of the Fiscal Year 

for Exec Sec, FSA, OCR, and OSERS accordingly.
73

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

2020-

09-25 2020-06-24

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 68

FSA 

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2020-09-24

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

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
74

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

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
75

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 2019-04-30

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 357 

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 N/A

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

2020-

09-25 2020-02-03

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 167 

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

2020-

09-25

2020-

09-25

2020-

09-24

2020-

06-24

2020-

02-03 2019-04-30

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 68 167 357 
76

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 324 453 261 405

FSA 313 294 343 394

IES 38 34 38 35

IES-NAGB 1 1 1 0

M 167 140 176 169

OCIO 9 3 7 5

OCO 7 1 11 3

OCR 173 141 149 149

OCR - Metro D.C. 77 45 62 68

OCR - 1 Boston 99 88 104 126

OCR - 10 Seattle 71 62 69 62

OCR - 12 Cleveland 15 21 16 18

OCR - 2 New York 87 67 89 103

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 71 67 65 73

OCR - 4 Atlanta 63 58 78 53

OCR - 5 Chicago 89 82 104 79

OCR - 6 Dallas 79 66 84 67

OCR - 7 Kansas City 40 46 42 51

OCR - 8 Denver 94 96 97 97

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 82 70 82 70

OCTAE 8 3 6 5
77

OESE 71 84 79 94

OFO 37 40 37 51

OFO-CAM 35 37 32 35

OGC 36 42 11 24

OIG 56 56 45 63

OLCA 18 15 19 7

OPE 144 122 108 103

OPEPD 35 25 36 26

OS 57 73 73 52

OSERS 38 38 37 37

OUS 14 14 6 13

AGENCY OVERALL 2448 2384 2367 2537
78

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 193 243

FSA 63 13

IES 1 1

IES-NAGB 0 0

M 131 110

OCIO 1 0

OCO 5 3

OCR 131 123

OCR - Metro D.C. 29 8

OCR - 1 Boston 33 0

OCR - 10 Seattle 0 0

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1

OCR - 2 New York 51 22

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 0 1

OCR - 4 Atlanta 2 7

OCR - 5 Chicago 1 0

OCR - 6 Dallas 7 8

OCR - 7 Kansas City 10 9

OCR - 8 Denver 2 3

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 0 0

OCTAE 0 0

OESE 13 7

OFO 10 1

OFO-CAM 4 9
79

OGC 54 78

OIG 11 6

OLCA 0 8

OPE 61 89

OPEPD 3 1

OS 64 76

OSERS 3 2

OUS 29 30

AGENCY OVERALL 912 859
80

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 7 4 7 4

FSA 15 18 16 21

IES 0 1 0 1

IES-NAGB 0 0 0 0

M 7 5 11 6

OCIO 1 0 1 0

OCO 1 0 1 0

OCR 15 5 4 16

OCR - Metro D.C. 2 2 0 4

OCR - 1 Boston 2 1 1 0

OCR - 10 Seattle 2 1 2 1

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1 0 0

OCR - 2 New York 4 0 3 1

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 2 3 2 1

OCR - 4 Atlanta 0 0 4 0

OCR - 5 Chicago 1 0 1 5

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0 1 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0 0 0

OCR - 8 Denver 0 1 0 1

OCR - 9 San

Francisco 4 1 1 3

OCTAE 0 0 0 0

OESE 3 1 3 4

OFO 0 0 0 1
81

OFO-CAM 0 1 0 1

OGC 8 5 2 3

OIG 1 0 1 1

OLCA 0 0 0 0

OPE 0 1 0 1

OPEPD 0 0 0 0

OS 2 1 1 4

OSERS 3 0 0 3

OUS 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 80 52 62 82
82

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 28 23

IES 0 0

IES-NAGB 0 0

M 5 3

OCIO 0 0

OCO 0 0

OCR 18 8

OCR - Metro D.C. 2 1

OCR - 1 Boston 1 2

OCR - 10 Seattle 1 1

OCR - 12 Cleveland 0 1

OCR - 2 New York 1 1

OCR - 3 Philadelphia 1 3

OCR - 4 Atlanta 1 1

OCR - 5 Chicago 5 0

OCR - 6 Dallas 0 0

OCR - 7 Kansas City 0 0

OCR - 8 Denver 2 2

OCR - 9 San Francisco 4 2

OCTAE 0 0

OESE 3 0

OFO 1 0

OFO-CAM 0 0

OGC 6 7
83

OIG 1 0

OLCA 0 0

OPE 0 0

OPEPD 0 0

OS 3 0

OSERS 2 0

OUS 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 85 55