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2017 HHS FOIA Quarterly Reports








  
  
    

  
      



First Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			47
			94
			198ACL
			4
			4
			0CDC
			208
			310
			368CMS
			3982
			3973
			1292FDA
			2706
			2276
			2528HRSA
			59
			73
			14IHS
			41
			39
			18NIH
			313
			300
			102OASH
			72
			59
			51OIG
			224
			199
			21OS
			252
			196
			234SAMHSA
			33
			17
			46

Second Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			65
			86
			167ACL
			6
			5
			0CDC
			298
			308
			209CMS
			4686
			4732
			1419FDA
			2904
			2851
			2630HRSA
			71
			81
			8IHS
			37
			10
			25NIH
			301
			305
			111PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			83
			53
			62OIG
			230
			246
			27OS
			333
			221
			315SAMHSA
			38
			36
			39

Third Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			70
			89
			167ACL
			12
			9
			0CDC
			327
			384
			128CMS
			4798
			4915
			1315FDA
			2813
			2928
			2498HRSA
			61
			60
			5IHS
			34
			12
			59NIH
			318
			317
			121PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			88
			89
			63OIG
			211
			201
			27OS
			336
			169
			472SAMHSA
			39
			53
			31

Fourth Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			61
			65
			165ACL
			5
			4
			0CDC
			258
			301
			87CMS
			4358
			4463
			1081FDA
			2639
			2891
			2279HRSA
			56
			35
			26IHS
			17
			52
			20NIH
			424
			308
			153PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			98
			80
			71OIG
			363
			382
			27OS
			357
			175
			628SAMHSA
			23
			26
			22

                    
  


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