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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Annual Freedom of Information Act Report

 FY2020

 February 
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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

 ANNUAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT

 FY2020

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT 

1. Contact with questions about the report. 

Toyia Johnson

FOIA Liaison 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

888 First Street, NE, Code EA-1

Washington, DC 20426 

 Toyia.Johnson@ferc.gov

Telephone : (202) 502-8389

 FOIA/CEII Service Center 202-502-6088

 Toll-free: 1-866-208-3372

2. Electronic address for report on the World Wide Web. 

 https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/foia/annual-reports

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

Write to the following address: 

Public Reference and Files Maintenance Branch Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 888 First Street, NE, Room 2A Washington, DC 20426 

Telephone: 202-502-8371 

E-Mail: public.referenceroom@ferc.gov 
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II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST

The FERC eLibrary contains many documents that are filed at FERC or issued by FERC. 

Individuals are encouraged to review material in the eLibrary before submitting a FOIA 

request. https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/search A FOIA request is only required for non 

public material. https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/foia/overview/file-foia-privacy-act-request

1. Name, address, and telephone number of agency component that receive 

FOIA requests.

Mary O’Driscoll

Acting Deputy Director, 

Office of External Affairs 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

888 First Street, NE, Code EA-1 

Washington, DC 20426 

Telephone: 202-502-8004 

 Toll Free: 1-866-208-FERC (1-866-208-3372)

Requests may be submitted via:

• Online FOIA request form: 

• https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/foia/electronic-foia-privacy-actrequest-form

• U.S. Postal Service: FERC, 888 First Street NE, Room 11H-24, 

• Code EA-1, Washington, DC 20426

• Other Carriers/Courier Service: FERC, FOIA Office, 11H-24

• 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852

• During the ongoing Corona Pandemic FERC staff are continuing to work 

offsite. Requests should be submitted via online form on webpage or via 

email until further notice.

• Electronic Mail: FOIA-CEII@ferc.gov

Please refer to the FOIA Reference Guide on the Commission's Web Site 

 https://www.ferc.gov/enforcement-legal/foia/freedom-information-act-guide

 

3. Some FOIA requests are not granted because (a) the agency has no responsive

documents, (b) the responsive documents fall within one or more FOIA exemptions 

and are not appropriate for discretionary release, or (c) a request has been rendered 

moot because the responsive documents were subsequently released through other 

means, such as a negotiated disclosure in the course of a Commission proceeding. 
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III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms. 

SIMPLE

a. Track One Requests -- the processing track 

for a FOIA request that is seeking records that 

are readily identifiable or were previously cleared 

for release. 

COMPLEX

b. Track Two Requests -- the processing track for

a FOIA request that is seeking records that are readily identifiable

and require limited review. 

c. Track Three Requests -- the processing track for a 

FOIA request that is seeking records that are complex 

and/or voluminous and require a significant search 

and/or review.

2. Definitions of terms used in this Report: 

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

review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the 

agency at the initial request level. 

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

of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, 

and 14, the average number is 8. 

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

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

statutory time period for a response. 
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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. All FOIA requests for the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission are received and processed by the 

Washington DC branch. 

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 utilize 

the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report.

Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for 

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

include records for which the agency has received a consultation from 

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

this Report.) 

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

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

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

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

such as when no records could be located.

j. Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, 

and 14, the median number is 7.

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

relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more 

voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. 

Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. 

Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis. 

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

an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for 

expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency 

regulations. 

ii. Simple Request – a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track 

processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the 

low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested. 

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

and/or complexity of the records requested. 

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

decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold other portions 

that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the 

request for a procedural reason. 

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

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

respects. 

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 – a request or 

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

respects. 

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

process requests or administrative appeals. 
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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. Include the following concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions: 

a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations

information 

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

personnel rules and practices of an agency.

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

federal law.

d. Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information 

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

protected by legal privileges 

f. Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or 

prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement 

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

endanger the life or physical safety of any individual 

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

institutions 

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

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes 

Statute

Type of 

Information 

Withheld

Case Citation Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Times 

Relied 

upon 

by Agency / 

Component

Total 

Number 

of 

Times 

Relied 

upon 

by 

Agency 

Overall

16 

U.S.C. § 

470hh 

Information 

pertaining to the 

nature and 

location of 

certain 

archaeological 

resources. 

Hornbostel v. U.S. 

Department of 

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); 

Starkey v. U.S. Dep't of 

the Interior, 238 F. 

Supp. 2d 1188, 1193-

94 (S.D. Cal. 2002). 

FERC

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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

FERC 51 73 71 53

AGENCY OVERALL 51 73 71 53

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

/ 

Compo

nent

Num

ber 

of 

Full 

Gran

ts

Num

ber 

of 

Parti

al 

Gran

ts / 

Parti

al 

Deni

als

Numbe

r of Full 

Denials 

Based 

on 

Exempt

ions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No 

Reco

rds

All 

Record

s 

Referre

d to 

Anothe

r 

Compo

nent or 

Agency

Reques

t 

Withdr

awn

FeeRela

ted 

Reas

on

Record

s not 

Reason

ably 

Describ

ed

Impro

per 

FOIA 

Requ

est 

for 

Other 

Reaso

n

Not 

Age

ncy 

Rec

ord

Duplic

ate 

Requ

est

Othe

r 

*Expl

ain in 

Chart 

Belo

w

TOT

AL

FERC 11 37 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71

AGENC

Y 

OVERA

LL

11 37 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71

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

FERC N/A 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0

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

FERC 0 0 11 3 25 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 11 3 25 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
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

FERC 4 5 9 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 5 9 0

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

Agency / 

Component

Number 

Affirmed on 

Appeal

Number Partially 

Affirmed & Partially 

Reversed/Remanded 

on Appeal

Number Completely 

Reversed/Remanded 

on Appeal

Number of 

Appeals 

Closed for 

Other 

Reasons

TOTAL

FERC 4 2 0 3 9

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 2 0 3 9

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

FERC 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

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

y / 

Comp

onent

No 

Rec

ords

Reco

rds 

Refe

rred 

at 

Initia

l 

Requ

est 

Level

Reque

st 

Withd

rawn

FeeRela

ted 

Rea

son

Recor

ds not 

Reaso

nably 

Descri

bed

Impr

oper 

Requ

est 

for 

Othe

r 

Reas

ons

Not 

Age

ncy 

Rec

ord

Dupli

cate 

Requ

est or 

Appe

al

Requ

est in 

Litiga

tion

Appea

l 

Based 

Solely 

on 

Denial 

of 

Reque

st for 

Exped

ited 

Proce

ssing

Othe

r 

*Exp

lain 

in 

char

t 

belo

w

FERC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

AGENC

Y 

OVERA

LL

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

FERC Moot 2 2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2

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

FERC 30 34 24 64
AGENCY 

OVERALL 30 34 24 64

VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

FERC 

Date of 

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

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

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

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Agenc

y / 

Comp

onent

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

FERC 20 66 6 634 30 106 7 621 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGEN

CY 

OVERA

LL 20 66 6 634 30 106 7 621 N/A N/A N/A N/A
VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH 

INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agenc

y / 

Comp

onent

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Med

ian 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Aver

age 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

Low

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

High

est 

Num

ber 

of 

Days

FERC 17 17 6 30 29 29 27 31 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGEN

CY 

OVERA

LL 17 17 6 30 29 29 27 31 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

Agency / 

Compon

ent

<1-

20

Da

ys

21-

40

Da

ys

41-

60

Da

ys

61-

80

Da

ys

81-

10

0 

Da

ys

10

1-

12

0 

Da

ys

12

1-

14

0 

Da

ys

14

1-

16

0 

Da

ys

16

1-

18

0 

Da

ys

18

1-

20

0 

Da

ys

20

1-

30

0 

Da

ys

30

1-

40

0 

Da

ys

401

+ 

Da

ys

TOT

AL

FERC 11 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17

AGENCY 

OVERAL

L

11 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17

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

Agency / 

Compon

ent

<1-

20

Da

ys

21-

40

Da

ys

41-

60

Da

ys

61-

80

Da

ys

81-

10

0 

Da

ys

10

1-

12

0 

Da

ys

12

1-

14

0 

Da

ys

14

1-

16

0 

Da

ys

16

1-

18

0 

Da

ys

18

1-

20

0 

Da

ys

20

1-

30

0 

Da

ys

30

1-

40

0 

Da

ys

401

+ 

Da

ys

TOT

AL
FERC 15 20 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 3 54

AGENCY 

OVERAL

L

15 20 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 3 54

VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY 

INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Compon

ent

<1-

20

Da

ys

21-

40

Da

ys

41-

60

Da

ys

61-

80

Da

ys

81-

10

0 

Da

ys

10

1-

12

0 

Da

ys

12

1-

14

0 

Da

ys

14

1-

16

0 

Da

ys

16

1-

18

0 

Da

ys

18

1-

20

0 

Da

ys

20

1-

30

0 

Da

ys

30

1-

40

0 

Da

ys

401

+ 

Da

ys

TOT

AL

FERC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERAL

L

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Compone

nt

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Numb

er 

Pendin

g

Media

n 

Numb

er of 

Days

Averag

e 

Numb

er of 

Days

Numb

er 

Pendin

g

Media

n 

Numb

er of 

Days

Averag

e 

Numb

er of 

Days

Numb

er 

Pendin

g

Media

n 

Numb

er of 

Days

Averag

e 

Numb

er of 

Days

FERC 8 25 172 45 130 200 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 8 25 172 45 130 200 0 N/A N/A

VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
Agency / 

Compone

nt

10th 

Oldest 

Reque

st

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

Oldest 

Reque

st

FERC 

Date 

of 

Receip

t

2019-

06-18

201

9-

04-

24

201

9-

03-

29

201

9-

03-

19

201

9-

02-

22

201

9-

01-

23

201

9-

01-

16

201

9-

04-

01

201

8-

05-

29

2013-

08-26

Numb

er of 

Days 

Pendi

ng 323 361 379 396 404 425 429 437 586 1826

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date 

of 

Receip

t

2019-

06-18

201

9-

04-

24

201

9-

03-

29

201

9-

03-

06

201

9-

02-

22

201

9-

01-

23

201

9-

01-

16

201

9-

01-

04

201

8-

05-

29

2013-

08-26

Numb

er of 

Days 

Pendi

ng 323 361 379 396 404 425 429 437 586 1826

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

FERC 0 9 6 6 9

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 9 6 6 9

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver
Agency / 

Component

Number 

Granted Number Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of Days 

to Adjudicate

FERC 0 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 N/A N/A

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

FERC 1 2.06 3.06 543681.00 0.00 543681.00

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 2.06 3.06 543681.00 0.00 543681.00

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

FERC 0.00 0.0000

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0.00 0.0000
XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / 

Component Number of Times Subsection Used

FERC 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0

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

Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Records Posted 

by the FOIA 

Office

Number of 

Records Posted 

by Program 

Offices

FERC 4 200

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 200

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

FERC 21 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 21 0

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

FERC 0 1 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 1 1 0

XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM 

OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / 

Compone

nt

10th 

Oldest 

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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

FERC 117 73 114 71

AGENCY 

OVERALL 117 73 114 71

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

FERC 40 21

AGENCY 

OVERALL 40 21

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

FERC 10 5 9 9
AGENCY 

OVERALL 10 5 9 9

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

FERC 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 0