U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010

Disclosure Services

December 6, 2010
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

The Departmental Offices (DO)

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)

Financial Management Service (FMS)

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

United States Mint (MINT)

Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010

CONTENTS

I. Basic Information Regarding Report

II. Making a FOIA Request

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

V. FOIA Requests 

VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests

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

VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

XI. FOIA Regulations

XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT.

This is the Fiscal Year 2010 FOIA Report for the Department of the Treasury. For purposes of administering 

the FOIA, the Department is divided into 10 bureaus. Each bureau is responsible for those records under its 

control, and each bureau will post its report on its own web site. Disclosure Services prepared the report in 

collaboration with the bureau FOIA Officers. 
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Questions about the report may be directed to:

Hugh Gilmore, Departmental Disclosure Officer

Disclosure Services

Ph: 202/622-0930; Fax: 202/622-3895

Address:

FOIA Request

Disclosure Services

Department of the Treasury

Washington, DC 20220 

Treasury Department FOIA Home Page: www.treas.gov/foia/ 

Paper copies of this report may be obtained by contacting Disclosure Services or by downloading from 

the Treasury FOIA website at: http://www.treasury.gov/FOIA/Pages/reports_index2.aspx
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II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST.

The Department of the Treasury’s Guide to Accessing Treasury Records is available at www.treas.gov/foia/, or 

by contacting Disclosure Services, as described above. 

1. Names, addresses, and numbers of Treasury bureau FOIA officers.

Departmental Offices (DO) 

Hugh Gilmore

Disclosure Services

Ph: 202/622-0930

Fax: 202/622-3895

Address:

FOIA Request

Department of the Treasury

Washington, DC 20220

Comptroller of the Currency (CC)

Frank Vance

Ph: 202/874-4700

Fax: 202/874-5274

Address:

Disclosure (FOIA) Office 

Washington, DC 20219

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

 Bureau (TTB)

Helen Belt

Ph: 202/927-8210

Fax: 202/927-8525

Address:

Disclosure Services

1310 G Street, NW, Suite 200-E

Washington, DC 20220

Bureau of Engraving & Printing (BEP)

James Braun

Ph: 202/874-3733

Fax: 202/874-2951

Address:

FOIA OFFICE 

Room 419-A

14th & C Streets, SW

Washington, DC 20228

Financial Management Service (FMS)

Cynthia Sydnor

Ph: 202/874-0765

Fax: 202/874-2391

Address:

Disclosure Branch

401 14th Street, SW

Washington, DC 20227

Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

Denise Nelson

Ph: 304/480-8402

Fax: 304/480-8188

Address:

FOIA Request

200 3rd Street, Rm. A4-A

Parkersburg, WV 26106

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Marie Twarog

Phone: 770-234-4374

Fax: 770-234-4346

Address: (Headquarters only)

Internal Revenue Service

FOIA Requests

Headquarters Disclosure Office

Room 2012

1111 Constitution Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC 20224-0001

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

Marilyn K. Burton

Ph: 202/906-6467

Fax: 202/906-6353

Address:

FOIA Requests

1700 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20552
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United States Mint (Mint)

Kathleen Saunders-Mitchell

Ph: 202/354-7292

Fax: 202/756-6100

Address:

FOIA Request

801 9th Street, NW – 8

th Floor

Washington, DC 20220

Treasury Inspector General for 

 Tax Administration (TIGTA)

Amy P. Jones

Ph: 202/927-7044

Fax: 202/622-3339

Address: FOIA Request

TIGTA Chief Counsel

1125 15TH Street, NW, Suite 700

Washington, DC 20005

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

 (FinCEN)

Amanda Michanczyk

Ph: 703/905-3537

Fax: 703/905-3885

Address: FOIA Request

PO Box 39

Vienna, VA 22183

2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview of certain general categories 

of the Department’s records to which the FOIA exemptions apply.

The most common reasons reported by the bureaus regarding why requests for records could not be granted 

were: (1) protecting personal privacy; (2) deliberative process privilege; (3) the records reflected the internal 

practices involved in investigations or inspections; (4) the records contained confidential taxpayer information 

and other statutorily protected information; and (5) the records contained contractor confidential and proprietary 

commercial information. Others: records did not exist; procedural requirements were not followed.
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III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. Agency-specific acronyms or terms used in this Report:

 

BEP Bureau of Engraving and Printing

BPD Bureau of the Public Debt

DO Departmental Offices

FinCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

FMS Financial Management Service

IRS Internal Revenue Service

MINT United States Mint

OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

OTS Office of Thrift Supervision

TIGTA Treasury Inspector General (Tax Administration)

TTB Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 

2. Basic 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.

d. Component – for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a “component” is an entity, 

also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that 

processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report 

data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

e. Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record 

to another agency for its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. Once the 

agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its 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 
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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 which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester 

are included in this Report.

Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response 

to the requester. It does not however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation 

from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)

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

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

records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a 

procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.

j. Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number 

is 7.

k. Multi-track processing – a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are 

placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more 

other tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are place 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 multi-track processing places in 

a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.

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

of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a 

portion of the request for a procedural reason.

m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an 

agency has not taken final action in all respects.
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n. Perfected Request – a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in 

accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.

o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for 

which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

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

administrative appeals.

q. Time Limits – the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 

working days from receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request).

3. Descriptions of 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

i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells

IV.EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

A. Exemption 3 Statutes Relied upon to Withhold Information

 

Statute

Type of Information 

Withheld Case Citation Component

Number of 

Times Relied 

upon per 

Component

Total 

Number 

of Times 

Relied 

upon per 

Agency

26 U.S.C. 

6103

DO 1

2076 Taxpayer Information

Church of Scientology Int’l v. United 

States Dep’t of Justice, 30 F.3d 224, 235 

(1st Cir. 1994). TTB 16

OCC 0

BEP 0
10

Tax Return Information FMS 46

Confidential Returns and 

Return Information: 26 

USC § 6103 prohibits the 

disclosure of (1) tax returns 

and return information of 

third party taxpayers 

(section 6103(a)); (2) the 

standards used for selection 

of returns for examination 

(section 6103(b)(2)); and 

(3) a requester’s own return 

information if the release 

would seriously impair 

federal tax administration 

(section 6103(e)(7)).

Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9 

(1987); White v. IRS, 707 F.2d 897 (6th 

Cir. 1983); Aronson v. IRS, 973 F.2d 962 

(1st Cir. 1992); Stebbins v. Sullivan, No. 

90-5361, slip op. at 1 (D.C. Cir. July 22, 

1992); Wishart v. Commissioner, C-97-

20614-SW (N.D. Cal., decided August 6, 

1998); Gillin v. IRS, No. 90-31 (D.N.H. 

Apr. 15, 1991), aff’d, 980 F.2d 819 (1st 

Cir. 1992); Casa Investors, Ltd. v. Gibbs, 

No. 88-2485, 1990 WL 180703 (D.D.C. 

Oct. 11, 1990); White v. IRS, 707 F.2d 897 

(6th Cir. 1983); Chamberlain v. Kurtz, 

589 F.2d 827 (5th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 

444 U.S. 842 (1979); and others

IRS 1972

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 41

FinCEN 0

31 U.S.C. 

5319

DO 0

144

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 0

FMS 0

IRS 0

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 0

BSA Records

Small v. IRS, 820 F. Supp. 163 (D.N.J. 

1992) FinCEN 144

26 U.S.C. 

6105

DO 0

15

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 0

FMS 0

Confidential information 

arising under treaty 

obligations

Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23 

(D.D.C. 2002) IRS 15

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 0

FinCEN 0
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Rule 6(e) of 

the Federal 

Rules of 

Criminal 

Procedure

DO 0

20

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 

FMS 0

Part of the Federal Rules of 

Criminal Procedure –

Grand Jury Secrecy: 

regulates matters occurring 

before the Grand Jury. 

Used to withhold records 

used in Grand Jury 

proceedings

Fund for Constitutional Gov’t v. Nat’l

Archives & Records vc., 656 F.2d 856, 

867 (D.C. Cir. 1981); Walston v. U.S. 

Dep’t of Justice, 799 F. Supp. 193, 195 

(D.D.C. 1992). IRS 18

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

Part of the Federal Rules of 

Criminal Procedure X 

Grand Jury Secrecy: 

regulates matters occurring 

before the Grand Jury. 

Used to withhold records 

used in Grand Jury 

proceedings. TIGTA 2

FinCEN 0

18 U.S.C. 701 

DO 0

20

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 0

FMS 0

Official Badges, 

identification cards. 

Prohibits the reproduction 

of official identification 

media. Used to withhold 

copies of IRS employee 

identification badges and 

pocket commissions.

Not litigated

IRS 20

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 0

FinCEN 0

41 U.S.C. 253 

(b)

DO 1

3

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 0

FMS 0
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Protects the solicitations of 

unsuccessful bidders in a 

competitive proposal. This 

provision is used to 

withhold the unsuccessful 

bidder’s contract proposal 

as well as information in 

the winning solicitation that 

was not incorporated into 

the contract.

Hornbostel v. Dept of Interior, No.02-

0523, 2003 WL 23303294 (D.D.C., 2003)

IRS 2

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 0

FinCEN 0

5 U.S.C. 7114 

DO 1

2

TTB 0

OCC 0

BEP 0

FMS 0

Delineates the rights and 

duties of a labor 

organization which is the 

exclusive representative of 

the employees in the unit it 

represents.

Dublin v. Dept. of the Treasury, 555 F. 

Supp. 408, 412 (N.D. Ga. 1981), aff’d, 697 

F.2d 1093 (unpublished table decision): 

NTEU v. OPM, No. 76-695, slip op at 49

(D.D.C. July 9, 1979).

IRS 1

MINT 0

BPD 0

OTS 0

TIGTA 0

FinCEN 0
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V. FOIA REQUESTS.

 A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests.

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

DO 1766 922 2338 350

TTB 1 94 94 1

OCC * 83 1946 1926 103

BEP 0 82 82 0

FMS 2 332 321 13

IRS 881 12027 12300 608

MINT 2 129 127 4

BPD 0 135 134 1

OTS 44 774 778 40

TIGTA ** 16 274 267 23

FinCEN 2 196 197 1

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2797 16911 18564 1144

Notes:

Two (2) corrections to the number of requests pending at the end of FY09 are corrected in this report.

*OCC reported the number of requests pending at the end of FY09 as “35.” The correct figure is “83,” and therefore the 

number of requests pending as of the start of FY10 has been amended to “83.”

** TIGTA reported the number of requests pending at the end of FY09 as "18." The correct figure is "16,” and therefore the 

number of requests pending as of the start of FY10 has been amended to "16".
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B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests (continued below)

Number 

of Full 

Grants

Number of 

Partial Grants/ 

Partial 

Denials

Number of 

Full Denials 

Based on 

Exemptions

DO 76 182 24

TTB 16 26 9

OCC 1337 153 85

BEP 38 7 2

FMS 47 95 59

IRS 4463 2124 176

MINT 55 17 2

BPD 37 21 4

OTS 420 124 30

TIGTA 16 116 5

FinCEN 10 47 95

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6515 2912 491

B.(1) Disposition of FOIA Requests (continued from above)

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

DO 55 1501 67 150 60 121 41 27 34 2338

TTB 21 9 5 4 0 0 2 2 0 94

OCC 50 13 20 1 11 1 149 22 84 1926

BEP 22 7 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 82

FMS 18 9 4 29 7 1 38 0 14 321

IRS 1204 180 157 142 751 2987 52 64 0 12300

MINT 23 4 4 7 2 12 1 0 0 127

BPD 36 15 1 0 1 6 12 1 0 134

OTS 68 0 36 0 9 33 31 1 26 778

TIGTA 27 3 4 1 2 66 23 4 0 267

FinCEN 32 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 197

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1556 1749 300 336 843 3229 350 122 158 18564
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B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other” Reasons for “Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than 

Exemptions (from Section V. B(1) Chart

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials 

from Chart B(1) & Number of Times Those 

Reasons Were Relied Upon TOTAL

DO 

no response to still interested letter- 20, 

Glomar response- 1, referred to records 

online- 11, records previously furnished- 2 34

OCC 

Closed without Determination 27, No 

Records - Records Retention 2, Handled via 

Telephone 21, Records Previously Furnished 

6 , other- 2, No Records - Records 

Misplaced 10, Not a FOIA request 16 84

FMS 

Available online 2, available next month 2, 

need date range to search 4, need payee ID 

to search 4, referred to FMS in error 1 , 

processing would interfere with FMS's 

accounting 1. 14

OTS Handled by telephone, fax or website 26
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B. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied:

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

DO 3 15 4 26 30 105 6 3 10 3 5 6 1 0

TTB 0 1 14 8 5 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

OCC 0 1 0 83 39 72 0 1 7 0 1 1 158 0

BEP 0 2 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FMS 0 3 46 7 2 120 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

IRS 0 101 2039 55 508 471 331 0 793 40 813 6 0 0

MINT 0 2 0 4 8 15 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

BPD 0 3 0 5 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OTS 0 3 0 115 5 82 2 0 2 0 10 0 121 0

TIGTA 0 11 42 1 9 3 2 0 114 12 7 0 0 0

FinCEN 0 15 146 2 8 9 0 0 34 0 36 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 3 157 2291 307 620 907 343 4 963 55 873 14 280 0
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VI. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals

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

DO 29 23 20 32

TTB 5 1 6 0

OCC* 13 45 46 12

BEP 0 2 2 0

FMS 0 4 4 0

IRS 60 263 288 35

MINT 0 3 3 0

BPD 0 2 2 0

OTS 0 9 8 1

TIGTA 1 17 18 0

FinCEN 0 3 3 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 108 372 400 80

OCC's number of appeals was misreported at the end of FY09 due to a database error. FY10's data is correct.

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals

Number 

Affirmed on 

Appeal

Number of Partially 

Affirmed & 

Partially Reversed/ 

Remanded on 

Appeal

Number of 

Completely 

Reversed/Remanded 

on Appeal

Number of 

Appeals Closed 

for Other 

Reasons TOTAL

DO 15 1 2 2 20

TTB 4 2 0 0 6

OCC 2 26 11 7 46

BEP 2 0 0 0 2

FMS 4 0 0 0 4

IRS 287 1 0 0 288

MINT 1 0 1 1 3

BPD 2 0 0 0 2

OTS 1 6 1 8

TIGTA 6 10 1 1 18

FinCEN 2 1 0 0 3

AGENCY 

OVERALL 326 47 16 11 400
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C. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions Applied 

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

DO 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TTB 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCC 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 17 0 0 0 14 0

BEP 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IRS 0 5 84 2 82 33 32 0 37 2 38 0 0 0

MINT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BPD 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OTS 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

TIGTA 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 1 0 0 0

FinCEN 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 10 93 9 91 60 33 0 70 3 40 0 20 0

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

No 

Record

s

Records 

Referre

d at 

Initial 

Request 

Level

Reques

t Withdrawn

FeeRelate

d 

Reaso

n

Records 

Not 

Reasonabl

y 

Described

Improper 

Request 

for Other 

Reasons

Not 

Agenc

y 

Record

Duplicat

e 

Request 

or 

Appeal

Request 

in 

Litigatio

n

Appeal 

Based 

Solely on 

Denial of 

Request 

for 

Expedite

d 

Processin

g

Other 

*Explai

n in 

chart 

below

DO 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

TTB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCC 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4

BEP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FMS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

IRS 38 1 0 4 5 10 0 1 1 0 26

MINT 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

BPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

OTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TIGTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

FinCE

N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTA

L 43 1 5 6 5 10 2 3 2 0 36

C. (3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal – “Other” Reasons from Section VI. C (2) Chart
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Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials 

from Chart B(1) & Number of Times Those 

Reasons Were Relied Upon TOTAL

DO 26 U.S.C. 6103 b 2, unable to locate-no forward 2

OCC 

no records 1, appealed by determination 1, 

closed without determination 2 4

FMS 

Need additional information to search 1, would 

interfere with FMS's accounting system 1 2

IRS 

17-late filed, 7-all available records or data 

provided, 2-unable to locate/files in transit 26

TIGTA O/S-1 and Glomar-1 were used 2

C. (4) Response Time for Administrative Appeals

Median Number 

of Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest Number 

of Days

Highest Number of 

Days

DO 63 308 15 3787

TTB 20.0 20 20 20

OCC 27.5 36.8 0 184

BEP 19 19.5 19 20

FMS 15 15 11 17

IRS 65 83 8 739

MINT 8 6 1 8

BPD 17 17 16 18

OTS 30 185 16 125

TIGTA 14.5 18.2 1 108

FinCEN 33 26.6 8 39

TOTAL: 55 82.76 0 3787
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C. (5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

10th 

Oldest 

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

Oldest 

Appeal

DO 

Date of 

Receipt 5/28/2009 11/27/2008 7/3/2008 7/3/2008 4/18/2008 9/18/2007 5/4/2007 11/12/2004 11/4/2004 11/4/2004

# of Days 

Pending 410 592 634 634 710 818 955 1648 1656 1656

TTB

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCC 

Date of 

Receipt 8/4/2010 6/1/2010 5/20/2010 3/15/2010 12/23/2009 10/19/2009 10/9/2009 10/6/2009 8/10/2009 4/3/2009

# of Days 

Pending 40 85 92 140 194 239 244 247 287 376

BEP 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FMS 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

IRS 

Date of 

Receipt 8/16/2010 8/16/2010 8/12/2010 8/12/2010 8/4/2010 7/9/2010 5/26/2010 5/25/2010 5/6/2010 4/30/2010

# of Days 

Pending 45 45 49 49 57 83 127 128 147 153

MINT

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

BPD 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3/2/2010

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 149

TIGTA 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FinCEN

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Agency 

Overall

Date of 

Receipt 5/28/2009 11/27/2008 7/3/2008 7/3/2008 4/18/2008 9/18/2007 5/4/2007 11/12/2004 11/4/2004 11/4/2004

# of Days 

Pending 410 592 634 634 710 818 955 1648 1656 1656
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VII. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS

A. Processed Requests

 

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

DO N/A N/A N/A N/A 139 359.86 0 2722 6 6.3 1 44

TTB 8 7 0 34 23 14 0 33 0 0 0 0

OCC 6 11.46 0 131 26 27.23 0 185 5 6.92 0 33

BEP 16 10.4 1 20 15 11 4 20 0 1 1 1

FMS N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 7 1 32 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IRS N/A N/A N/A N/A 13 17.5 0 949 7 8 0 18

MINT N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 10 1 20 3 3 1 5

BPD N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 8.2 1 71 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS 8 21 0 654 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13 13 13 13

TIGTA 10 12.9 <1 49 18 18.13 <1 82 10 10 10 10

FinCEN 2 1.4 1 6 5 6.5 2 22 1 1 1 1

Agency 

Overall 6 17.79 0 654 12 14.02 0 2722 13 21.10 0 44
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B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

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

DO N/A N/A N/A N/A 102 284.6 <1 2722 6 6.3 1 44

TTB 10 6.27 0 14 15 14.4 0 23 0 0 0 0

OCC 5 10.56 0 131 24 33.48 2 185 5 7.34 0 33

BEP 16 14 1 19 15 11 4 20 0 0 0 1

FMS N/A N/A N/A N/A 12 11 1 32 N/A N/A N/A N/A

IRS N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 15.15 0 198 7 9.18 0 18

MINT N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 9 1 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A

BPD N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 11.758 1 71 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS 3 11 0 319 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

TIGTA 19 22.62 7 49 20 26.67 8 82 10 10 10 10

FinCEN 2 1.8 1 3 5 6.3 2 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Agency 

Overall 4 11.77 <1 319 14 15.10 0 2722 7.5 9.25 0 44

C. Processed Requests – Response Time in Day Increments

Simple Requests

1-20 21-40 41-60 61-80 81-10 101-120 121-140 141-160 161-180 181-200 201-300 301-400 400+ Total

DO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

TTB 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66

OCC 1455 174 48 16 12 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1716

BEP 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78

FMS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

IRS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

MINT 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127

BPD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

OTS 567 139 30 10 14 1 3 1 3 0 4 6 0 778

TIGTA 91 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109

FinCEN 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106

Agency 

Overall 2489 327 83 26 26 8 7 1 3 0 4 6 0 2980
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Complex Requests

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

400+ 

days TOTAL

DO 46 22 28 22 18 11 16 37 11 25 12 4 6 258

TTB 20 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26

OCC 29 33 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 77

BEP 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

FMS 314 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321

IRS 6575 1537 575 151 51 37 18 7 11 11 13 13 8 9007

MINT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BPD 126 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135

OTS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

TIGTA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FinCEN 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82

Agency 

Overall 7196 1612 615 178 69 48 34 44 22 37 25 17 14 9911

Requests Granted Expedited Processing

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

400+ 

days TOTAL

DO 43 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48

TTB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCC 122 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 133

BEP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

FMS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

IRS 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

MINT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

BPD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

OTS N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

TIGTA 1 16 16 22 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72

FinCEN N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0

Agency 

Overall 185 30 17 22 9 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 272
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D. Pending Requests

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

DO 0 N/A N/A 350 284.5 481.97 6 6 8

TTB 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCC 73 19 27 5 42 39 4 15.5 14

BEP 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

FMS 0 N/A N/A 13 2 4 N/A N/A N/A

IRS 0 N/A N/A 607 14 27.77 1 1 1

MINT 0 N/A N/A 4 2 5 0 N/A N/A

BPD 0 N/A N/A 1 1 1 0 N/A N/A

OTS 40 9 64 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

TIGTA 1 16 16 22 9 8 0 N/A N/A

FinCEN 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 1 1 1

Agency 

Overall 114 6 12.52 1002 22 167.46 12 4 6.48
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E. Pending Request – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

10th 

Oldest 

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

Oldest 

Request

DO 

Date of 

Receipt 7/1/2003 6/23/2003 6/9/2003 4/3/2003 3/7/2003 12/18/2002 10/22/2002 10/4/2002 9/9/2002 7/1/2002

# of 

Days 

Pending 2984 2991 3006 3074 3101 3178 3234 3252 3280 3348

TTB

Date of 

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

# of 

Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCC 

Date of 

Receipt 6/28/2010 6/28/2010 6/28/2010 6/28/2010 6/18/2010 6/18/2010 6/18/2010 6/21/2010 6/21/2010 5/25/2010

# of 

Days 

Pending 69 69 69 69 75 75 75 74 74 93

BEP 

Date of 

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

# of 

Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FMS 

Date of 

Receipt 9/30/2010 9/29/2010 9/28/2010 9/28/2010 9/27/2010 9/23/2010 9/21/2010 9/20/2010 9/14/2010 9/14/2010

# of 

Days 

Pending 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 8 12 12

IRS 

Date of 

Receipt 01/04/10 10/21/09 10/02/09 05/28/09 05/20/09 04/06/09 02/17/09 12/11/08 12/11/08 10/09/08

# of 

Days 

Pending 188 237 249 338 343 375 409 452 452 494

MINT 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/28/2010 9/28/2010 9/28/2010 9/10/2010

# of 

Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 2 2 14

BPD 

Date of 

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

# of 

Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS 

Date of 

Receipt 9/2/2010 7/19/2010 5/14/2010 1/21/2010 12/8/2009 11/17/2009 11/10/2009 2/17/2009 2/5/2009 2/25/2008

# of 

Days 

Pending 25 60 104 184 213 227 231 427 434 654

TIGTA 

Date of 

Receipt 9/21/2010 9/20/2010 9/20/2010 9/17/2010 9/17/2010 9/14/2010 9/13/2010 9/8/2010 8/19/2010 8/19/2010

# of 

Days 

Pending 7 8 8 9 9 12 13 16 29 29

FinCEN

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/30/2010

# of 

Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1

Agency 

Overall

Date of 

Receipt 7/1/2003 6/23/2003 6/9/2003 4/3/2003 3/7/2003 12/18/2002 10/22/2002 10/4/2002 9/9/2002 7/1/2002

# of 

Days 

Pending 2984 2991 3006 3074 3101 3178 3234 3252 3280 3348
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VIII. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

Within Ten 

Calendar Days

DO 20 27 6 6.3 38

TTB 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OCC 135 68 0 1.8 193

BEP 1 0 1 0 1

FMS 0 1 14 14 0

IRS 6 11 6 7.5 13

MINT 2 0 3 3 2

BPD 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OTS 0 1 2 2 1

TIGTA 1 2 9 10 2

FinCEN 1 0 1 1 1

Agency 

Overall 166 110 2 2.66 251

B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

DO 62 149 28 53

TTB 2 0 10 14.5

OCC 7 0 0 0

BEP N/A N/A N/A N/A

FMS 2 11 1 2

IRS 54 29 0 7

MINT 4 2 19 17

BPD N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS N/A N/A N/A N/A

TIGTA 1 1 5 5

FinCEN N/A N/A N/A N/A

Agency 

Overall 132 192 0 19.3
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IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Personnel Costs

Number of 

"Full-Time 

FOIA 

Employees"

Number of 

"Equivalent 

Full-Time 

FOIA 

Employees"

Total Number 

of "Full-Time 

FOIA Staff"

Processing 

Costs

LitigationRelated 

Costs Total Costs

DO 21 4.5 25.5 $2,404,563.00 $163,735 $ 2,568,298.00

TTB 1 1.8 2.8 $1,749,946.00 0 $1,749,946.00

OCC 6 5 11 $884,177.87 0 $884,177.87 

BEP 2 0 2 $213,678.00 0 $213,678.00

FMS 0 4.14 4.14 $432,952.22 $5,000.00 $437,952.22

IRS 8 53.1 61.1 $8,196,666.62 $311,939.79 $8,508,606.41

MINT 2 0 2 $213,991.00 0 $213,991.00

BPD 1 0.2 1.2 $150,000.00 0 $150,000.00

OTS 2 3 5 $412,209.00 0 $412,209.00

TIGTA 0 2.66 2.66 $ 332,819.00 0 $ 332,819.00 

FinCEN 1 0.7 1.7 $172,943.00 $ 5,880.00 $178,823.00

Agency 

Overall 44 75.1 119.1 $15,163,945.71 $486,554.79 $15,650,500.50
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X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage 

of Total 

Costs

DO $ 205,118.00 8%

TTB $ 6,015.23 4%

OCC $ 153,875.70 17%

BEP $1,152.47 1%

FMS $ 20,631.59 5%

IRS $ 268,177.92 3%

MINT $ 250.00 0%

BPD $ 956.87 1%

OTS $51,320.00 12%

TIGTA $188.80 0%

FinCEN 0 0%

Agency 

Overall $ 707,686.58 5%
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XI. FOIA REGULATIONS

Agencies must provide an electronic link to their FOIA regulations, including their fee schedule.

DO: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_09/31cfr1_09.html

TTB: http://www.ttb.gov/foia/

OCC: http://www.occ.treas.gov/foia/foia.htm and http://www.occ.treas.gov/foia/foiafees.htm

BEP: http://www.moneyfactory.gov/section.cfm/14

FMS: http://fms.treas.gov/foia

IRS: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getcfr.cgi?TITLE=26&PART=601&SECTION=702&TYPE=TEXT

MINT: www.usmint.gov

BPD: http://www.treasurydirect.gov/foia.htm and 

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2001/julqtr/pdf/3lcfr1.7.pdf

OCC: http://www.ots.treas.gov/?p=FreedomOfInformationAct

TIGTA: http://www.treas.gov/tigta/important_foia.shtml

FinCEN: http://www.fincen.gov/foia/foia_fees.html and http://www.fincen.gov/foia/foia_policies.html
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XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISIONS

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

1. Provide below the number of FOIA requests and administrative appeals that were 

pending beyond the statutory time period as of the end of the fiscal year. (Such 

requests and appeals are considered “backlogged.”)

2. Note: The statutory time period is ordinarily 20 working days from receipt of a 

perfected request, see 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i), but may be extended up to 10 

additional working days when “unusual circumstances” are present, see id. § 

552(a)(6)(B)(i),

Number of 

Backlogged 

Requests as 

of End of 

Fiscal Year 

10

Number of 

Backlogged 

Appeals as of End 

of Fiscal Year 10

Number of 

Backlogged Appeals 

as of End of Fiscal 

Year 10

DO 282 30

TTB 0 0

OCC 10 8

BEP 0 0

FMS 0 0

IRS 118 11

MINT 0 0

BPD 0 0

OTS 9 1

TIGTA 0 0

FinCEN 0 0

Agency 

Overall 419 50

3. Discuss/explain the backlog here (optional).
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B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that Were Pending 

as of the 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 

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies that 

Were Pending as of 

the End of the 

Fiscal Year

DO 6 23 18 11

TTB 0 0 0 0

OCC 0 0 0 0

BEP 0 1 1 0

FMS 1 47 47 1

IRS 0 66 60 6

MINT 0 0 0 0

BPD 0 0 0 0

OTS 0 0 0 0

TIGTA 0 3 2 1

FinCEN 0 4 4 0

Agency 

Overall 7 144 132 19

Please note in the FY09 Annual Report, TIGTA reported the number of consultations pending at the end of 

FY09 as 1. This number was reported incorrectly. The correct figure is 0. Therefore, the number of 

consultations pending as of the start of FY10 has been amended to 0 in the FY10 Annual Report.
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C. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations received from other agencies 

and Pending at your Agency

10th 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest

DO 

Date of 

Receipt 9/30/2010 8/9/2010 6/22/2010 6/22/2010 4/22/2010 4/15/2010 1/19/2010 9/28/2009 9/14/2009 7/14/2009

# of Days 

Pending 1 39 73 73 116 121 183 264 274 318

TTB

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCC 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

BEP 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

FMS 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/14/2010

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12

IRS 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A 9/29/2010 9/24/2010 9/24/2010 9/23/2010 9/21/2010 7/8/2010

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 4 4 5 7 59

MINT 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

BPD 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OTS 

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

TIGTA 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1/15/2010

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 175

FinCEN

Date of 

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

# of Days 

Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Agency 

Overall

Date of 

Receipt 7/8/2010 6/22/2010 6/22/2010 4/22/2010 4/15/2010 1/19/2010 1/15/2010 9/28/2009 9/14/2009 7/14/2009

# of Days 

Pending 59 73 73 116 121 183 175 264 274 318
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D. Comparison of Numbers of requests from previous and current annual report – requests 

received, processed, and backlogged

.

Number of Requests 

Received During 

Fiscal Year from Last 

Year's Annual Report

Number of Requests 

Received During 

Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual 

Report

Number of Requests 

Processed During 

Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report

Number of Requests 

Processed During 

Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

DO 1099 922 890 2338

TTB 93 94 1 94

OCC 2681 1946 1181 1926

BEP 71 82 71 82

FMS 322 332 329 321

IRS 14405 12027 14507 12300

MINT 76 129 75 127

BPD 119 135 135 134

OTS 818 774 831 778

TIGTA 218 274 218 267

FinCEN 166 196 166 197

Agency 

Overall 20068 16911 18404 18564

Number of 

Backlogged Requests 

as of End of Fiscal 

Year from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Requests 

as of End of Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

DO 382 282

TTB 0 0

OCC 0 10

BEP 0 0

FMS 0 0

IRS 182 118

MINT 0 0

BPD 0 0

OTS 21 9

TIGTA 0 0

FinCEN 0 0

Agency 

Overall 585 419
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E. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report –

Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged.

Number of Appeals Received Number of Appeals Processed

Number of Appeals 

Received During Fiscal 

Year from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number of Appeals 

Received During Fiscal 

Year from Current 

Annual Report

Number of Appeals 

Processed During Fiscal 

Year from Last Year's 

Annual Report

Number of Appeals 

Processed During 

Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

DO 36 23 20 20

TTB 7 1 9 6

OCC 24 45 11 46

BEP 8 2 8 2

FMS 8 4 8 4

IRS 241 263 223 288

MINT 3 3 3 3

BPD 3 2 0 2

OTS 8 9 8 8

TIGTA 22 17 26 18

FinCEN 4 3 4 3

Agency 

Overall 364 372 320 400

Please note: In the FY09 Annual Report, TIGTA reported the number of comparison appeals at the end of FY09 

was 23. The correct figure is 22. Therefore the number of comparison appeals at the start of FY10 has been 

amended to 22 in the FY10 Annual Report.
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F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

1. Provide here any further information about the agency’s efforts to improve FOIA 

administration.

http://www.treas.gov/foia/reading-room/foia-improvement-plan.pdf

DO: Acquired new tracking software August 2010.

IRS: Upgraded the FOIA tracking system and trained regional employees for 2 week intervals.