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2021 HHS FOIA Quarterly Reports








  
  
    

  
      



First Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2020
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2021 (Total Cases)OS
			2239
			362
			212
			2333
			2238ACF
			767
			37
			10
			808
			800ACL
			10
			14
			8
			15
			15CDC
			304
			450
			487
			327
			50CMS
			1331
			3305
			3510
			1601
			1440FDA
			2825
			2055
			1782
			3547
			3200HRSA
			19
			68
			59
			37
			17IHS
			215
			21
			45
			191
			204NIH
			450
			412
			335
			511
			580OIG
			15
			279
			252
			27
			15PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			611
			59
			37
			629
			610SAMHSA
			33
			42
			15
			27Total
			8819
			7104
			6752
			10053
			9169Second Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2020
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2021 (Total Cases)OS
			2239
			433
			387
			2310
			2238ACF
			767
			30
			52
			798
			800ACL
			7
			6
			7
			14
			3CDC
			304
			551
			599
			253
			50CMS
			1331
			3868
			4194
			1688
			1198FDA
			3135
			2074
			1774
			3412
			3000HRSA
			19
			55
			56
			34
			17IHS
			215
			38
			56
			161
			204NIH
			450
			518
			574
			498
			580OIG
			15
			239
			218
			23
			15PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			611
			92
			226
			517
			610SAMHSA
			39
			29
			14
			93
			50Total
			9132
			7933
			8157
			9801
			8765Third Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2020
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2021 (Total Cases)OS
			2239
			517
			417
			2417
			2238ACF
			767
			80
			64
			812
			800ACL
			10
			8
			3
			19
			4CDC
			304
			628
			690
			258
			50CMS
			1331
			3693
			3793
			1835
			1198FDA
			2825
			2135
			2435
			3544
			3000HRSA
			19
			64
			63
			36
			17IHS
			215
			34
			57
			147
			204NIH
			450
			516
			410
			525
			723OIG
			15
			289
			307
			24
			10PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			611
			76
			182
			373
			610SAMHSA
			23
			32
			28
			78
			40Total
			8809
			8072
			8449
			10068
			8894Fourth Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2020
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2021 (Total Cases)OS
			2239
			377
			346
			2417
			2424ACF
			767
			39
			122
			745
			800ACL
			10
			55
			49
			23
			10CDC
			304
			812
			798
			282
			50CMS
			1728
			3950
			4666
			1728
			1555FDA
			2825
			2265
			2412
			3577
			3400HRSA
			19
			60
			62
			42
			17IHS
			215
			37
			57
			135
			204NIH
			450
			483
			518
			555
			721OIG
			15
			344
			375
			11
			15PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			611
			134
			149
			354
			610SAMHSA
			36
			41
			23
			104
			35Total
			9219
			8597
			9577
			9973
			9841

                    
  


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