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HHS Fiscal Year 2022 Freedom of Information Annual Report








  
  
    

  
      



I.  Basic Information Regarding Report

**1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report:**
Arianne Perkins
Acting Director, Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
United States Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453

**2. Electronic Address for This Report on the World Wide Web:**https://www.hhs.gov/foia/reports/annual-reports/index.html

**3. Address for Paper Copies of this Report**
Contact Arianne Perkins at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: http://www.hhs.gov/foia/contacts/index.html

II. Making a FOIA Request

**1. HHS and Operating Division Freedom of Information Officers/FOIA Requester Service Centers:****Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):**
Website:  http://www.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7453**Administration for Children and Families (ACF):**
Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, S.W., Room 4004
Washington, D.C.  20201
Phone: 1-888-747-1861**Administration for Community Living (ACL):**
Website:  http://www.acl.gov/FOIA
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Administration for Community Living
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-795-7377**Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):**
Website:  https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7453**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):**
Website:  http://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS T-01
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 770-488-6277**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):**
Website:  https://www.cms.gov/freedom-information-act-foia-service-center
Freedom of Information Act Officer
North Building, Room C5-11-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353**Food and Drug Administration (FDA):**
Website:  http://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/freedom-information
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Division of Freedom of Information
Office the Executive Secretariat, OC
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900**Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):**
Website:  http://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-N82
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1467**Indian Health Service (IHS):**
Website:  http://www.ihs.gov/FOIA
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 09E70
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-460-3711**National Institutes of Health (NIH):**
Website:  http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2107
Phone: 301-496-5633**Office of Inspector General (OIG):**
Website:  http://oig.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Cohen Building, Room 5527
330 Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541**Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):**
Website:  http://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18E13A
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2327

**2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted:** Documents requested were protected by an exemption and release would have caused harm to the interest protected by the exemption. Information withheld may include home addresses and phone numbers, social security numbers, medical records, proprietary business records, investigatory records, that if released may interfere with open investigations, and drafts of documents.**3**. **HHS FOIA Regulations:**https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=790457d918cfcfebe483689ef4ac40bf&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title45/45cfr5_main_02.tpl

Section III: Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions

1. Following are 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.

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 or component within the same 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 or component within the same 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 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 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 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.

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

2. Following are 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 NameACF
			Administration for Children and FamiliesACL
			Administration for Community LivingCDC
			Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCMS
			Center for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesFDA
			Food and Drug AdministrationHRSA
			Health Resources and Services AdministrationIHS
			Indian Health ServiceNIH
			National Institutes of HealthOIG
			Office of the Inspector GeneralOS
			Office of the SecretarySAMHSA
			Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationIV. 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 Overall25 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(3)
			Medical quality assurance records
			N/A
			IHS
			6
			641 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1))
			Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts
			Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).
			IHS
			5
			32CDC
			6CMS
			16OS
			4HRSA
			110 U.S.C. § 3309(b) (formerly at 10 U.S.C. § 2305(g))
			Certain contractor proposals
			Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09-2947, 09-4281, 09-3344, 09-2504, 09-5633, 2012 WL 569747, at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 22, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421-LRH-VPC, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011)
			IHS
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 1395bb(b)
			Certain information related to Accreditation Surveys
			N/A
			IHS
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 290dd-2
			Confidentiality of patient records maintained in connection with substance abuse education, prevention, training, treatment, rehabilitation, or research
			N/A
			IHS
			2
			25 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b)
			Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General
			Wash. Post Co. v. Special Inspector Gen. for Afg. Reconstr., 486 F. Supp. 3d 141, 166 (D.D.C. 2020)
			IHS
			1
			27OIG
			2642 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)
			National Practitioner Data Bank information
			N/A
			OIG
			1
			2HRSA
			142 U.S.C. § 1306c(e)
			Information contained on the Death Master File
			N/A
			OIG
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 262a(h)(1)
			Certain categories of information relating to biological agents and toxins
			Civ. Beat L. Ctr. for the Pub. Int. v. CDC, 929 F.3d 1079, 1084-85 (9th Cir. 2019)
			OIG
			17
			39CDC
			19NIH
			1OS
			241 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1))
			Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information
			Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., 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)
			CDC
			7
			11OS
			442 U.S.C. §242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			N/A
			CDC
			26
			27OS
			126 U.S.C. §§6103, 6105
			Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third Parties, and certain tax convention information
			Nosal v. IRS, 523 F. Supp. 3d 72, 79 (D.D.C. 2021); 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, 1237 (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v. U.S. Dep’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).
			CMS
			53
			58HRSA
			542 U.S.C. § 1320c-9(a)
			Information related to Quality Improvement Organization records.
			N/A
			CMS
			2
			221 U.S.C. § 331(j)
			Certain information “concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection”
			Anderson v. HHS, 907 F.2d 936, 950-51 (10th Cir. 1990)
			FDA
			13
			1342 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)
			Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available
			N/A
			FDA
			40
			4021 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4
			Food Registration Documents
			N/A
			FDA
			8
			815 U.S.C. § 3710a(c)
			"[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovation
			Pub. Citizen Health Rsch. Grp. v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).
			NIH
			2
			242 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d)
			Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are stored
			N/A
			OS
			8
			835 U.S.C. § 209(f)
			Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned invention
			N/A
			OS
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 1396r–8(b)(3)(D)
			Information disclosed by manufacturers or wholesalers which discloses the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler, or prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler
			N/A
			HRSA
			2
			2V.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 YearACF
			746
			276
			120
			902ACL
			26
			88
			64
			50CDC
			526
			2400
			2481
			445CMS
			2617
			20289
			19674
			3232FDA
			4119
			9333
			9035
			4417HRSA
			51
			383
			362
			72IHS
			147
			135
			161
			121NIH
			694
			1988
			1751
			931OIG
			14
			1812
			1808
			18OS
			2955
			1592
			1684
			2863SAMHSA
			114
			166
			101
			179AGENCY OVERALL
			12009
			38462
			37241
			13230** After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: CMS, FDA, NIH, OS, CDC, IHS, ACF, ACL, and SAMHSA. ** Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, OS's data accounts for requests previously reported under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).*

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 ExemptionsNo Records
			All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related Reason
			Records not Reasonably Described
			Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason
			Not Agency Record
			Duplicate Request
			Other *Explain in Chart Below
			TOTALACF
			23
			28
			2
			20
			11
			15
			0
			0
			9
			9
			3
			0
			120ACL
			1
			0
			0
			10
			0
			1
			0
			1
			51
			0
			0
			0
			64CDC
			555
			672
			45
			418
			35
			64
			19
			1
			535
			64
			69
			4
			2481CMS
			3007
			2109
			4535
			3021
			159
			845
			520
			243
			3676
			788
			760
			11
			19674FDA
			6679
			111
			182
			471
			41
			1217
			67
			20
			64
			15
			102
			66
			9035HRSA
			72
			78
			9
			49
			2
			14
			1
			3
			2
			5
			40
			87
			362IHS
			31
			57
			4
			21
			0
			21
			0
			1
			1
			15
			6
			4
			161NIH
			620
			442
			21
			208
			2
			269
			7
			23
			70
			24
			65
			0
			1751OIG
			104
			278
			68
			1107
			6
			190
			0
			0
			0
			37
			18
			0
			1808OS
			119
			312
			40
			149
			392
			253
			0
			105
			55
			171
			85
			3
			1684SAMHSA
			16
			6
			0
			35
			0
			6
			0
			1
			28
			0
			8
			1
			101AGENCY OVERALL
			11227
			4093
			4906
			5509
			648
			2895
			614
			398
			4491
			1128
			1156
			176
			37241

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
			TOTALACF
			N/A
			0
			0ACL
			N/A
			0
			0CDC
			Litigation
			4
			4CMS
			Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
			11
			11FDA
			Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
			20
			66Litigation
			25Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
			21HRSA
			Aggregate cases
			87
			87IHS
			Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
			4
			4NIH
			N/A
			0
			0OIG
			N/A
			0
			0OS
			Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
			3
			3SAMHSA
			Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
			1
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			176V.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. 9ACF
			0
			0
			0
			5
			3
			27
			0
			0
			3
			0
			1
			1
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			4
			54
			215
			388
			585
			2
			0
			20
			5
			5
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			1
			71
			624
			74
			6054
			2
			42
			921
			38
			19
			4
			0
			0FDA
			0
			1
			58
			165
			53
			34
			103
			2
			10
			8
			7
			2
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			9
			46
			13
			71
			2
			0
			3
			0
			0
			4
			0
			0IHS
			0
			1
			10
			8
			6
			41
			0
			0
			4
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			3
			286
			88
			394
			5
			0
			2
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			45
			93
			106
			294
			49
			0
			193
			0
			90
			109
			0
			0OS
			1
			7
			12
			130
			124
			271
			29
			0
			85
			1
			21
			4
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			5
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1
			14
			262
			1573
			855
			7776
			192
			44
			1241
			52
			146
			124
			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 YearCMS
			204
			36
			93
			147FDA
			31
			116
			113
			34OS
			416
			288
			272
			432AGENCY OVERALL
			651
			440
			478
			613** After reviewing their databases, CMS and FDA adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year. ** Beginning in Fiscal Year 2022, OS's data accounts for appeals previously reported under OASH.*

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
			TOTALCMS
			1
			0
			0
			92
			93FDA
			24
			0
			3
			86
			113OS
			43
			10
			83
			136
			272AGENCY OVERALL
			68
			10
			86
			314
			478VI.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. 9CMS
			0
			0
			0
			7
			3
			41
			1
			0
			22
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			0
			0
			8
			4
			4
			2
			0
			2
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0OS
			0
			0
			5
			7
			14
			21
			4
			0
			8
			0
			3
			3
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			0
			5
			22
			21
			66
			7
			0
			32
			0
			3
			5
			0
			0VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / Component
			No Records
			Records Referred at Initial Request Level
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related 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 belowCMS
			4
			0
			68
			0
			1
			1
			1
			2
			7
			1
			17FDA
			5
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			23
			53OS
			1
			12
			34
			38
			7
			16
			1
			10
			12
			5
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			10
			12
			104
			38
			8
			17
			2
			12
			22
			29
			70

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
			TOTALCMS
			Unable to locate requester
			17
			17FDA
			No Component Response to Adjudicate
			28
			53Moot
			25OS
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			70VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of DaysCMS
			685
			718
			1
			2042FDA
			110
			163
			1
			677OS
			124
			398.83
			<1
			2146AGENCY OVERALL
			229.84
			405.18
			<1
			2146VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Appeal
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest AppealCMS
			Date of Appeal
			2015-06-18
			2015-04-03
			2014-11-05
			2014-07-16
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2012-04-15
			2012-04-06
			2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
			1830
			1883
			1984
			2062
			2154
			2154
			2154
			2627
			2633
			2716FDA
			Date of Appeal
			2022-05-26
			2022-05-17
			2022-04-05
			2022-03-18
			2022-02-11
			2022-02-11
			2021-12-20
			2021-12-15
			2021-12-02
			2021-11-02Number of Days Pending
			87
			94
			124
			136
			160
			160
			196
			199
			208
			228OS
			Date of Appeal
			2017-01-12
			2017-01-04
			2016-11-30
			2016-10-24
			2016-10-03
			2016-07-26
			2016-05-17
			2015-12-21
			2015-12-10
			2015-12-09Number of Days Pending
			1437
			1443
			1466
			1491
			1505
			1553
			1601
			1703
			1710
			1711AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Appeal
			2015-06-18
			2015-04-03
			2014-11-05
			2014-07-16
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2012-04-15
			2012-04-06
			2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
			1830
			1883
			1984
			2062
			2154
			2154
			2154
			2627
			2633
			2716

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMedian 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 DaysACF
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			80
			242.57
			<1
			1629
			387
			387
			221
			553ACL
			6.5
			35.8
			<1
			251
			40
			40
			40
			40
			3
			3
			3
			3CDC
			3
			12.14
			<1
			299
			28
			56.95
			<1
			625
			66
			130
			1
			618CMS
			17
			17
			<1
			494
			10
			37
			<1
			1995
			93
			416
			4
			1332FDA
			9
			42
			1
			705
			37
			188
			1
			2137
			40
			228
			5
			634HRSA
			1
			3
			<1
			8
			10
			39
			<1
			372
			27
			27
			27
			27IHS
			7
			10
			1
			32
			174
			278
			1
			1065
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			13
			51.61
			<1
			1459
			85.5
			214.7
			<1
			1357
			483
			485.6
			289
			581OIG
			3
			5
			1
			18
			36
			63
			21
			472
			328
			328
			328
			328OS
			2
			12.67
			<1
			964
			143
			285.56
			<1
			2176
			500
			549
			1
			1341SAMHSA
			200
			335
			<1
			1511
			189
			220
			5
			742
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			10.44
			29.63
			<1
			1511
			26.89
			87.86
			<1
			2176
			87.31
			199.2
			1
			1341

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMedian 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 DaysACF
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			118
			273.71
			3
			1629
			387
			387
			221
			553ACL
			25
			25
			25
			25
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			3
			12.83
			<1
			299
			37
			74.29
			<1
			625
			85
			153.31
			3
			618CMS
			18
			18
			<1
			494
			34
			74
			<1
			1995
			72
			277
			29
			1332FDA
			9
			41
			1
			691
			44
			184
			1
			2137
			26
			59
			5
			622HRSA
			4
			4
			<1
			8
			51
			71
			<1
			372
			27
			27
			27
			27IHS
			8
			10
			1
			22
			243
			304
			1
			1065
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			16
			42.59
			<1
			1236
			92.5
			230.1
			<1
			1357
			483
			485.6
			289
			581OIG
			3
			5
			1
			18
			36
			63
			21
			472
			328
			328
			328
			328OS
			10
			31.88
			2
			560
			328
			424.9
			1
			2175
			530
			553.33
			500
			630SAMHSA
			152
			152
			149
			155
			260
			271
			13
			742
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			11.71
			33.16
			<1
			1236
			56.89
			136.40
			<1
			2175
			97.32
			154.59
			3
			1332

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
			TOTALACF
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			6
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			9CDC
			201
			13
			4
			4
			0
			2
			0
			0
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0
			227CMS
			2916
			83
			42
			13
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			3056FDA
			3632
			401
			133
			62
			48
			29
			19
			35
			23
			20
			36
			19
			202
			4659HRSA
			18
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			18IHS
			38
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			45NIH
			954
			171
			85
			35
			14
			14
			9
			9
			5
			8
			35
			20
			50
			1409OIG
			1698
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1698OS
			372
			4
			2
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			4
			386SAMHSA
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			0
			3
			2
			1
			8
			23AGENCY OVERALL
			9842
			680
			267
			116
			63
			45
			28
			46
			29
			32
			75
			41
			266
			11530

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
			TOTALACF
			23
			11
			12
			7
			4
			10
			1
			4
			4
			0
			6
			1
			26
			109ACL
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1CDC
			645
			366
			129
			79
			69
			57
			38
			37
			31
			18
			51
			24
			19
			1563CMS
			8811
			1569
			735
			343
			215
			158
			145
			95
			89
			61
			191
			93
			183
			12688FDA
			1584
			559
			213
			131
			109
			105
			100
			63
			67
			38
			244
			181
			757
			4151HRSA
			195
			37
			25
			17
			14
			15
			13
			8
			7
			1
			5
			1
			0
			338IHS
			14
			9
			8
			5
			7
			3
			3
			7
			3
			2
			6
			13
			34
			114NIH
			37
			39
			24
			12
			14
			10
			9
			5
			3
			5
			16
			15
			45
			234OIG
			0
			64
			17
			8
			6
			2
			2
			1
			1
			0
			4
			1
			2
			108OS
			358
			67
			29
			24
			50
			19
			15
			20
			27
			21
			93
			79
			329
			1131SAMHSA
			4
			1
			1
			1
			6
			3
			1
			2
			5
			3
			10
			6
			6
			49AGENCY OVERALL
			11671
			2723
			1193
			627
			494
			382
			327
			242
			237
			149
			626
			414
			1401
			20486

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
			TOTALACF
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			1
			2ACL
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1CDC
			35
			22
			17
			10
			13
			8
			3
			4
			3
			5
			10
			7
			18
			155CMS
			1
			3
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			4
			11FDA
			21
			29
			10
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			1
			34
			96HRSA
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			9
			10OIG
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			0
			2OS
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			5
			7SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			59
			55
			28
			10
			14
			8
			3
			5
			3
			5
			13
			11
			71
			285

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGNumber 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 DaysACF
			15
			834
			766
			872
			735.5
			653
			7
			539
			555ACL
			3
			67
			123
			39
			276
			303
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			13
			3
			2
			342
			61.5
			98
			43
			123
			206CMS
			205
			8
			64
			2977
			72
			215
			50
			644
			726FDA
			396
			108
			166
			3960
			257
			373
			61
			603
			574HRSA
			2
			5
			5
			70
			51
			75
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			120
			366
			422
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			596
			152
			220
			264
			225
			315
			13
			608
			604OIG
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			18
			34
			81
			0
			N/A
			N/AOS
			24
			113
			157.42
			2693
			621
			656.83
			55
			628
			687.13SAMHSA
			21
			34
			95
			158
			156
			267
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			1275
			119.41
			178.62
			11513
			323.85
			408.23
			229
			526.15
			566.38

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

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Request
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest RequestACF
			Date of Receipt
			2017-08-24
			2017-08-03
			2017-04-06
			2017-02-13
			2017-01-09
			2016-09-19
			2015-05-28
			2014-08-05
			2014-07-08
			2014-05-08Number of Days Pending
			1281
			1296
			1379
			1416
			1440
			1515
			1845
			2048
			2068
			2109ACL
			Date of Receipt
			2021-01-05
			2020-12-15
			2020-10-15
			2020-09-06
			2020-09-04
			2020-08-12
			2020-04-16
			2020-04-14
			2020-01-15
			2019-01-18Number of Days Pending
			439
			452
			493
			518
			520
			537
			619
			621
			683
			931CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2020-09-14
			2020-07-13
			2020-07-08
			2020-06-29
			2020-06-12
			2020-05-06
			2020-04-24
			2020-04-15
			2020-04-14
			2020-03-20Number of Days Pending
			514
			558
			561
			567
			578
			604
			612
			619
			620
			637CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2017-02-03
			2016-11-18
			2016-09-13
			2016-08-12
			2016-08-11
			2016-05-25
			2016-04-14
			2015-12-09
			2015-11-19
			2015-11-02Number of Days Pending
			1426
			1472
			1518
			1539
			1540
			1594
			1623
			1710
			1723
			1736FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2015-04-16
			2015-04-13
			2015-03-27
			2015-02-13
			2015-02-03
			2015-01-22
			2014-08-18
			2014-05-09
			2014-02-25
			2013-08-26Number of Days Pending
			1874
			1877
			1888
			1917
			1925
			1933
			2039
			2108
			2161
			2284HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2022-03-31
			2022-03-30
			2022-03-30
			2022-02-01
			2022-02-18
			2022-02-14
			2021-12-20
			2021-04-19
			2021-04-05
			2018-12-06Number of Days Pending
			127
			128
			128
			148
			155
			159
			196
			365
			375
			957IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2019-04-19
			2019-04-19
			2019-04-19
			2019-04-16
			2019-04-16
			2019-04-04
			2019-02-10
			2018-11-02
			2018-08-20
			2017-10-13Number of Days Pending
			868
			868
			868
			871
			871
			879
			916
			982
			1034
			1247NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2018-06-27
			2018-04-03
			2018-03-28
			2018-02-07
			2018-02-07
			2018-01-04
			2017-11-13
			2017-08-28
			2017-03-23
			2016-08-11Number of Days Pending
			1064
			1124
			1128
			1153
			1162
			1185
			1220
			1272
			1382
			1534OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2022-05-17
			2022-05-13
			2022-04-18
			2022-04-04
			2022-03-30
			2022-02-22
			2022-01-20
			2022-01-10
			2021-02-01
			2020-12-09Number of Days Pending
			95
			97
			116
			126
			129
			155
			177
			184
			419
			452OS
			Date of Receipt
			2016-05-10
			2016-04-04
			2016-03-22
			2016-02-01
			2015-12-24
			2015-09-01
			2015-08-27
			2015-04-06
			2015-02-03
			2015-01-26Number of Days Pending
			1606
			1627
			1641
			1676
			1700
			1778
			1781
			1882
			1925
			1931SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2018-08-20
			2018-08-16
			2018-06-26
			2018-06-20
			2018-02-16
			2017-09-19
			2017-06-13
			2017-03-06
			2016-12-13
			2016-07-05Number of Days Pending
			1032
			1034
			1070
			1074
			1160
			1262
			1330
			1400
			1454
			1566AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2015-02-05
			2015-01-26
			2015-01-22
			2014-08-18
			2014-08-05
			2014-07-08
			2014-05-09
			2014-05-08
			2014-02-25
			2013-08-26Number of Days Pending
			1925
			1931
			1933
			2039
			2048
			2068
			2108
			2109
			2161
			2284

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 DaysACF
			1
			1
			404
			404
			1ACL
			1
			0
			3
			3
			1CDC
			140
			232
			1
			1.57
			370CMS
			16
			37
			7
			12
			35FDA
			56
			594
			3
			3
			649HRSA
			1
			11
			<1
			3
			11IHS
			0
			23
			4
			4
			22NIH
			1
			107
			10
			10.37
			88OIG
			2
			9
			3
			5
			11OS
			2
			15
			156
			276.23
			5SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			220
			1029
			5.89
			7.99
			1193VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateACF
			1
			0
			553
			553ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			169
			302
			1
			1.84CMS
			6
			16
			1
			6FDA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			13
			15
			<1
			2IHS
			25
			25
			1
			1NIH
			8
			2
			43
			40.7OIG
			2
			1
			3
			5OS
			6
			4
			368.5
			366.3SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			230
			365
			8.77
			9.65IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component
			PERSONNEL
			COSTSNumber of "Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff"
			Processing Costs
			Litigation-Related Costs
			Total CostsACF
			10
			1.05
			11.05
			$1,412,650.00
			$0.00
			$1,412,650.00ACL
			0
			1.00
			1.00
			$117,421.50
			$0.00
			$117,421.50CDC
			17
			1.00
			18.00
			$2,924,621.10
			$3,624.00
			$2,928,245.10CMS
			31
			62.00
			93.00
			$7,636,625.86
			$246,493.47
			$7,883,119.33FDA
			160
			2.95
			162.95
			$5,100,000.00
			$1,200,000.00
			$6,300,000.00HRSA
			5
			0.00
			5.00
			$582,186.00
			$0.00
			$582,186.00IHS
			2
			0.00
			2.00
			$221,729.00
			$0.00
			$221,729.00NIH
			33
			3.00
			36.00
			$6,768,691.61
			$9,500.00
			$6,778,191.61OIG
			3
			2.00
			5.00
			$757,862.00
			$3,000.00
			$760,862.00OS
			22
			5.70
			27.70
			$3,266,262.10
			$3,047,475.42
			$6,313,737.52SAMHSA
			1
			1.00
			2.00
			$220,687.00
			$0.00
			$220,687.00AGENCY OVERALL
			284
			79.70
			363.70
			$29,008,736.17
			$4,510,092.89
			$33,518,829.06

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsACF
			$0.00
			0.0000%ACL
			$0.00
			0.0000%CDC
			$19,425.56
			0.6600%CMS
			$155,533.41
			2.0400%FDA
			$447,791.00
			8.7800%HRSA
			$0.00
			0.0000%IHS
			$0.00
			0.0000%NIH
			$75,852.49
			1.1200%OIG
			$18,517.00
			2.4400%OS
			$0.00
			0.0000%SAMHSA
			$0.00
			0.0000%AGENCY OVERALL
			$717,119.46
			2.4700%XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component
			Number of Times Subsection UsedACF
			0ACL
			0CDC
			0CMS
			0FDA
			0HRSA
			0IHS
			0NIH
			0OIG
			0OS
			0SAMHSA
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / Component
			Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office
			Number of Records Posted by Program OfficesACF
			482
			0ACL
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0CMS
			3
			191FDA
			850
			19000HRSA
			4
			23IHS
			4
			0NIH
			36
			191OIG
			0
			240OS
			15
			1707SAMHSA
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1394
			21352XII.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 YearACF
			876
			N/AACL
			36
			N/ACDC
			257
			N/ACMS
			2126
			145FDA
			4188
			29HRSA
			48
			N/AIHS
			114
			N/ANIH
			776
			N/AOIG
			13
			N/AOS
			2714
			407SAMHSA
			172
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			11320
			581XII.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 YearACF
			9
			12
			16
			5ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			17
			92
			94
			15CMS
			1
			6
			3
			4FDA
			0
			36
			36
			0HRSA
			0
			2
			2
			0IHS
			0
			3
			3
			0NIH
			1
			54
			32
			23OIG
			0
			28
			28
			0OS
			84
			91
			110
			65SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			112
			324
			324
			112*After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: OS, CMS and NIH.*

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 ConsultationACF
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2022-07-14
			2020-07-27
			2020-07-08
			2020-05-04
			2018-08-23Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			55
			549
			562
			607
			1031ACL
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			Date
			2021-09-29
			2021-09-23
			2021-07-16
			2020-08-17
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-02
			2020-03-27
			2019-07-15Number of Days
			253
			257
			305
			533
			580
			580
			580
			586
			632
			807CMS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2022-09-28
			2021-10-26
			2020-11-24Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			235
			465FDA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			Date
			2022-04-08
			2022-04-06
			2022-04-04
			2022-04-04
			2022-04-01
			2022-02-22
			2022-01-19
			2022-01-11
			2022-01-10
			2021-10-22Number of Days
			121
			123
			125
			125
			126
			154
			177
			182
			183
			236OIG
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OS
			Date
			2018-11-26
			2018-11-20
			2018-11-19
			2018-08-07
			2018-07-09
			2018-06-25
			2018-04-19
			2018-03-16
			2018-02-14
			2018-02-08Number of Days
			968
			971
			972
			1043
			1064
			1073
			1119
			1143
			1164
			1168SAMHSA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			Date
			2018-11-20
			2018-11-19
			2018-08-23
			2018-08-07
			2018-07-09
			2018-06-25
			2018-04-19
			2018-03-16
			2018-02-14
			2018-02-08Number of Days
			971
			972
			1031
			1043
			1064
			1073
			1119
			1143
			1164
			1168

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 ReportACF
			206
			276
			251
			120ACL
			48
			88
			33
			64CDC
			2477
			2400
			2564
			2481CMS
			16285
			20289
			16191
			19674FDA
			8529
			9333
			8423
			9035HRSA
			247
			383
			240
			362IHS
			129
			135
			214
			161NIH
			1949
			1988
			1835
			1751OIG
			1151
			1812
			1154
			1808OS
			1993
			1592
			1967
			1684SAMHSA
			144
			166
			80
			101AGENCY OVERALL
			33158
			38462
			32952
			37241*The numbers for last year's annual report for OS reflect the combined totals of OS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).*

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 ReportACF
			722
			876ACL
			20
			36CDC
			282
			257CMS
			1728
			2126FDA
			3577
			4188HRSA
			42
			48IHS
			134
			114NIH
			555
			776OIG
			11
			13OS
			2780
			2714SAMHSA
			104
			172AGENCY OVERALL
			9955
			11320*The numbers for last year's annual report for OS reflect the combined totals of OS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).*

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 ReportCMS
			24
			36
			12
			93FDA
			47
			116
			96
			113OS
			281
			288
			390
			272AGENCY OVERALL
			352
			440
			498
			478*The numbers for last year's annual report for OS reflect the combined totals of OS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).*

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 ReportCMS
			219
			145FDA
			27
			29OS
			400
			407AGENCY OVERALL
			646
			581*The numbers for last year's annual report for OS reflect the combined totals of OS and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).*

                    
  


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