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HHS Fiscal Year 2023 Freedom of Information Annual Report








  
  
    

  
      



**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT — FY 2023**

**I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT**

**Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report:**

	Arianne Perkins
	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
	**ELECTRONIC ADDRESS FOR THIS REPORT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:**
	https://www.hhs.gov/foia/reports/annual-reports/index.html
	**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**

**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
330 C Street, S.W., Suite 4004
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-795-7377

**Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR):**
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

**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: 301-443-2865

**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 1, Room 344
1 Center Drive, MSC 0188
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

**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.**HHS FOIA Regulations:**

	https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-5**Section III: Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions**

Following are definitions of terms used in this report:
	**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.
		**Average Number**– the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.
		**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.
		**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.
		**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 doc 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.
		**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.
		**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.)
		**Full Grant**– an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
		**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.
		**Median Number**– the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
		**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.
		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.
			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.
			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.
		**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.
		**Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal**– a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.
		**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 followe
		**Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal**– a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.
		**Range in Number of Days**– the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.
		**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).Following are concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:**Exemption 1**: classified national defense and foreign relations information
		**Exemption 2**: information that is related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency
		**Exemption 3**: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law
		**Exemption 4**: trade secrets and other confidential business information
		**Exemption 5**: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges
		**Exemption 6**: information involving matters of personal privacy
		**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
		**Exemption 8**: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions
		**Exemption 9**: geological information on wellsAgency Component AbbreviationsComponent Abbreviation
				Component NameACL
				Administration for Community LivingACF
				Administration for Children and FamiliesCDC
				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 Administration**IV. Exemption 3 Statutes**

	Statute
				Type of Information
				Withheld
				Case Citation
				Agency / Component
				Number of Times
				Relied upon
				by Agency / Component
				Total Number of
				Times Relied upon
				by Agency Overall41 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).
				ACF
				1
				28CDC
				14CMS
				9HRSA
				1NIH
				2OS
				110 U.S.C. § 130c
				Certain “sensitive information of foreign governments” and certain international organizations
				ACLU v. DOD, 389 F. Supp. 2d 547, 553-54 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); Nat’l Inst. of Mil. Just. v. DOD, 404 F. Supp. 2d 325, 335-37 (D.D.C. 2005), aff’d on other grounds, 512 F.3d 677 (D.C. Cir. 2008); Gerstein v. DOD, No. 03-5193, slip op. at 8 (N.D. Ca. Dec. 21, 2004).
				CDC
				8
				841 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
				3
				342 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).
				CDC
				9
				942 U.S.C. §242m(d)
				Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
				N/A
				CDC
				21
				2142 U.S.C. § 299b-22(a)(3)
				Patient safety work product information
				N/A
				CDC
				1
				142 US.C. § 247d-6b(d)
				Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are stored
				N/A
				CDC
				3
				11OS
				821 U.S.C. § 379(b)
				Information relating to drugs obtained from a foreign government agency.
				N/A
				CDC
				2
				25 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)
				Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employees
				Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).
				CDC
				1
				2NIH
				150 U.S.C. § 3024(i)(1) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. § 403-1(i)(1))
				Intelligence sources and methods
				CIA v. Sims, 471 U.S. 159, 167 (1985).
				CDC
				1
				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
				40
				44HRSA
				421 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4
				Food Registration Documents
				N/A
				FDA
				5
				542 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)
				Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available
				N/A
				FDA
				32
				3221 U.S.C. 360i(b)(2)
				Identity of a device user facility which makes a report that a device has or may have caused or contributed to the death of a patient of the facility
				N/A
				FDA
				5
				521 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
				10
				1042 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A)
				"Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information submitted to a special master or the court in a proceeding on a petition [for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program] . . .without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information"
				Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011).
				HRSA
				1
				2OS
				142 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)
				National Practitioner Data Bank information
				N/A
				HRSA
				2
				242 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
				3
				325 U.S.C. § 1675
				Medical quality assurance records
				N.Y. Times Co. v. HHS, 15 F.4th 216, 219 & n.7 (2d Cir. 2021) (per curiam).
				IHS
				6
				67 U.S.C. § 8401(h)(1)(c)
				Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefrom
				N/A
				NIH
				1
				135 U.S.C. § 209(f)
				Plans for development or marketing of a federally owned invention
				N/A
				NIH
				3
				35 U.S.C. § 407 (formerly at 5 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).
				OIG
				38
				3842 U.S.C. § 1306c(e)
				Information contained on the Death Master File
				N/A
				OIG
				1
				118 U.S.C. § 208(d)(1)
				Providing that “a copy of any determination granting an exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) [from application of penalties for acts affecting personal financial interests determined to constitute bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest] shall be made available to the public,” but exempting from this disclosure requirement “any information contained in the determination that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5”
				Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).
				OIG
				2
				242 U.S.C. § 300jj-52(d)(2)
				Information received by the National Coordinator in connection with a claim or suggestion of possible information blocking and that could reasonably be expected to facilitate identification of the source of the information
				N/A
				OS
				1
				1**V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS**

	Agency / Component
				Number of Requests
				Pending as of Start
				of Fiscal Year
				Number of
				Requests Received
				in Fiscal Year
				Number of
				Requests Processed
				in Fiscal Year
				Number of Requests
				Pending as of End
				of Fiscal YearACF
				834
				321
				209
				946ACL
				50
				140
				97
				93CDC
				445
				1951
				2048
				348CMS
				3577
				28579
				28894
				3262FDA
				4403
				10447
				10144
				4706HRSA
				72
				466
				339
				199IHS
				120
				180
				210
				90NIH
				914
				1716
				1699
				931OIG
				18
				1077
				1057
				38OS
				2849
				1432
				2100
				2181SAMHSA
				179
				221
				241
				159AGENCY OVERALL
				13461
				46530
				47038
				12953** After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: ACF, CMS, FDA, IHS, NIH, and OS.*

	**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
				26
				44
				0
				87
				7
				10
				0
				2
				1
				27
				4
				1
				209ACL
				3
				2
				0
				8
				17
				5
				0
				2
				56
				4
				0
				0
				97CDC
				341
				769
				23
				323
				37
				105
				36
				32
				288
				26
				61
				7
				2048CMS
				5557
				3283
				6284
				3421
				28
				891
				1857
				217
				4346
				721
				2268
				21
				28894FDA
				7809
				82
				109
				395
				37
				1386
				53
				12
				52
				20
				139
				50
				10144HRSA
				43
				44
				8
				44
				9
				17
				15
				52
				27
				16
				27
				37
				339IHS
				42
				79
				3
				32
				0
				42
				0
				0
				2
				6
				1
				3
				210NIH
				558
				505
				15
				200
				0
				210
				8
				44
				57
				20
				82
				0
				1699OIG
				38
				319
				71
				377
				33
				169
				0
				3
				12
				24
				11
				0
				1057OS
				187
				409
				35
				180
				372
				656
				0
				35
				46
				140
				39
				1
				2100SAMHSA
				5
				82
				0
				60
				0
				48
				0
				4
				14
				1
				27
				0
				241AGENCY OVERALL
				14609
				5618
				6548
				5127
				540
				3539
				1969
				403
				4901
				1005
				2659
				120
				47038**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
				Litigation
				1
				1ACL
				N/A
				0
				0CDC
				Litigation
				7
				7CMS
				Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
				21
				21FDA
				Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA
				5
				50Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
				45HRSA
				Aggregate cases
				34
				37Directed requester to another entity subject to the FOIA
				1Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
				2IHS
				Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
				3
				3NIH
				N/A
				0
				0OIG
				N/A
				0
				0OS
				Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
				1
				1SAMHSA
				N/A
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				
				
				120**V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED**

	Agency / Component
				Ex. 1
				Ex. 2
				Ex. 3
				Ex. 4
				Ex. 5
				Ex. 6
				Ex. 7(A)
				Ex. 7(B)
				Ex. 7(C)
				Ex. 7(D)
				Ex. 7(E)
				Ex. 7(F)
				Ex. 8
				Ex. 9ACF
				0
				0
				1
				13
				8
				41
				0
				0
				8
				0
				2
				1
				0
				0ACL
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0CDC
				1
				5
				65
				300
				454
				623
				8
				0
				17
				3
				3
				1
				0
				1CMS
				0
				2
				49
				631
				41
				7831
				2
				80
				827
				15
				5
				1
				0
				0FDA
				0
				2
				45
				116
				35
				12
				51
				0
				5
				1
				3
				0
				0
				0HRSA
				0
				0
				11
				20
				7
				33
				1
				0
				1
				0
				1
				1
				0
				0IHS
				0
				0
				4
				18
				9
				53
				0
				0
				4
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0NIH
				0
				0
				13
				361
				60
				494
				1
				0
				11
				0
				1
				0
				0
				0OIG
				0
				1
				41
				88
				173
				371
				53
				1
				214
				0
				101
				167
				0
				0OS
				1
				7
				11
				157
				207
				373
				21
				0
				95
				1
				25
				1
				0
				0SAMHSA
				0
				0
				0
				79
				1
				76
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				2
				17
				240
				1783
				996
				9908
				137
				81
				1182
				20
				141
				172
				0
				1**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
				149
				29
				50
				128FDA
				35
				150
				131
				54OS
				432
				287
				230
				489AGENCY OVERALL
				616
				466
				411
				671** After reviewing their databases, CMS and FDA adjusted the number of appeals pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year.*

	**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
				1
				48
				50FDA
				47
				2
				10
				72
				131OS
				56
				11
				55
				108
				230AGENCY OVERALL
				104
				13
				66
				228
				411**VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED**

	Agency / Component
				Ex. 1
				Ex. 2
				Ex. 3
				Ex. 4
				Ex. 5
				Ex. 6
				Ex. 7(A)
				Ex. 7(B)
				Ex. 7(C)
				Ex. 7(D)
				Ex. 7(E)
				Ex. 7(F)
				Ex. 8
				Ex. 9CMS
				0
				0
				0
				6
				2
				18
				0
				1
				5
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0FDA
				0
				0
				4
				8
				4
				8
				2
				0
				2
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0OS
				0
				0
				5
				11
				14
				20
				2
				0
				6
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				0
				0
				9
				25
				20
				46
				4
				1
				13
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0**VI.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
				28
				0
				0
				4
				1
				0
				1
				1
				8FDA
				21
				0
				42
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				7
				24
				36OS
				19
				0
				30
				1
				1
				1
				1
				16
				14
				4
				66AGENCY OVERALL
				44
				0
				100
				2
				1
				5
				2
				16
				22
				29
				110**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 or Contact Requester
				8
				8FDA
				No Component Response to Adjudicate
				26
				36Moot
				10OS
				Moot
				28
				66Untimely
				4No component response to adjudicate
				14Improper appeal
				2Agency Performed Adequate Search
				17Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
				1AGENCY OVERALL
				
				
				110**VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS**

	Agency / Component
				Median Number of Days
				Average Number of Days
				Lowest Number of Days
				Highest Number of DaysCMS
				794
				827
				15
				2655FDA
				71
				91
				1
				377OS
				201
				445.3
				<1
				1933AGENCY OVERALL
				231.63
				378.97
				<1
				2655**VI.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
				2015-06-23
				2015-06-18
				2015-04-03
				2014-11-05
				2014-07-16
				2014-03-06
				2014-03-06
				2014-03-06
				2012-04-15
				2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
				2069
				2072
				2125
				2226
				2304
				2396
				2396
				2396
				2869
				2958FDA
				Date of Appeal
				2023-01-03
				2022-12-22
				2022-10-31
				2022-10-11
				2022-10-11
				2022-09-13
				2022-09-07
				2022-08-30
				2022-08-01
				2021-12-02Number of Days Pending
				187
				193
				229
				243
				243
				262
				266
				271
				292
				457OS
				Date of Appeal
				2018-01-16
				2018-01-04
				2018-01-03
				2017-12-18
				2017-11-29
				2017-10-31
				2017-09-22
				2017-06-21
				2017-06-21
				2015-12-10Number of Days Pending
				1428
				1435
				1436
				1446
				1459
				1478
				1504
				1569
				1569
				1952AGENCY OVERALL
				Date of Appeal
				2015-06-23
				2015-06-18
				2015-04-03
				2014-11-05
				2014-07-16
				2014-03-06
				2014-03-06
				2014-03-06
				2012-04-15
				2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
				2069
				2072
				2125
				2226
				2304
				2396
				2396
				2396
				2869
				2958**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
				654
				654
				17
				1291
				92
				288.07
				<1
				2210
				740
				740
				740
				740ACL
				11
				5
				<1
				163
				12
				56
				2
				316
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/ACDC
				8
				12.14
				<1
				94
				32
				69.76
				<1
				756
				194
				218.25
				<1
				794CMS
				12
				12
				<1
				1049
				9
				34
				<1
				1890
				187
				457
				16
				1407FDA
				9
				23
				1
				913
				55
				193
				1
				2378
				650
				611
				18
				866HRSA
				4
				10
				<1
				38
				20
				54
				<1
				408
				10
				10
				10
				10IHS
				6
				8
				1
				31
				138
				280
				3
				1480
				28
				28
				14
				41NIH
				17
				54.27
				<1
				1301
				123
				231.96
				<1
				1540
				795
				795
				751
				839OIG
				2
				5
				1
				60
				39
				76
				1
				441
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/AOS
				1
				20.38
				<1
				1502
				358.5
				530.65
				<1
				2208
				730.5
				962.93
				456
				1841SAMHSA
				25
				143
				<1
				1425
				230
				293
				1
				1549
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/AAGENCY OVERALL
				10.35
				21.13
				<1
				1502
				42.51
				97.21
				<1
				2378
				345.35
				424.89
				<1
				1841**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
				147
				371.33
				1
				2210
				740
				740
				740
				740ACL
				12
				36
				<1
				316
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/ACDC
				11
				16.06
				<1
				94
				44
				84.29
				<1
				689
				200.5
				239.13
				2
				794CMS
				15
				15
				<1
				1049
				18
				54
				<1
				1890
				52
				311
				16
				1407FDA
				9
				19
				1
				913
				65
				188
				1
				2378
				593
				531
				18
				866HRSA
				14
				14
				14
				14
				84
				106
				<1
				408
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/AIHS
				7
				8
				1
				31
				84
				227
				6
				1480
				14
				14
				14
				14NIH
				21
				56.13
				<1
				632
				104
				187.61
				6
				1540
				839
				839
				839
				839OIG
				7
				10
				1
				60
				48
				88
				21
				441
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/AOS
				11
				28.34
				<1
				272
				333.5
				473.78
				1
				2036
				724
				785.6
				456
				1400SAMHSA
				67
				67
				67
				67
				229
				248
				11
				1140
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/AAGENCY OVERALL
				11.77
				21.3
				<1
				1049
				51.79
				116.86
				<1
				2378
				249.16
				320.85
				2
				1407**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
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1
				2ACL
				30
				2
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				33CDC
				195
				28
				8
				4
				2
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				237CMS
				4826
				87
				34
				4
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1
				4952FDA
				4848
				526
				121
				46
				48
				34
				13
				12
				11
				24
				116
				14
				33
				5846HRSA
				7
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				8IHS
				62
				3
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				65NIH
				782
				223
				73
				45
				30
				22
				19
				13
				8
				14
				34
				27
				39
				1329OIG
				916
				5
				3
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				924OS
				267
				2
				2
				4
				1
				1
				0
				1
				0
				0
				3
				1
				4
				286SAMHSA
				31
				5
				4
				4
				0
				0
				0
				2
				1
				1
				3
				4
				8
				63AGENCY OVERALL
				11965
				882
				245
				107
				81
				57
				32
				28
				21
				39
				156
				46
				86
				13745**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
				66
				15
				11
				7
				7
				6
				5
				7
				2
				5
				12
				18
				42
				203ACL
				4
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1
				6CDC
				533
				301
				139
				94
				57
				51
				42
				18
				32
				17
				83
				48
				16
				1431CMS
				15595
				1183
				611
				368
				252
				174
				131
				136
				115
				76
				256
				141
				318
				19356FDA
				1240
				581
				344
				166
				141
				157
				107
				91
				79
				60
				330
				193
				685
				4174HRSA
				128
				28
				21
				13
				10
				7
				11
				8
				5
				4
				15
				0
				1
				251IHS
				15
				20
				11
				11
				10
				1
				3
				1
				0
				2
				9
				11
				47
				141NIH
				28
				32
				27
				18
				15
				11
				10
				16
				8
				10
				21
				16
				55
				267OIG
				2
				57
				21
				10
				2
				3
				2
				5
				1
				2
				9
				3
				1
				118OS
				459
				97
				39
				32
				18
				22
				23
				22
				11
				24
				77
				60
				834
				1718SAMHSA
				10
				9
				9
				11
				7
				10
				0
				4
				5
				5
				28
				28
				34
				160AGENCY OVERALL
				18080
				2324
				1233
				730
				519
				442
				334
				308
				258
				205
				840
				518
				2034
				27825**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
				0
				0
				1
				1ACL
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0CDC
				9
				5
				4
				3
				1
				3
				1
				1
				2
				4
				11
				8
				8
				60CMS
				1
				3
				5
				1
				0
				0
				0
				1
				0
				1
				1
				1
				9
				23FDA
				2
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				21
				23HRSA
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				1IHS
				1
				0
				1
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				2NIH
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				2
				2OIG
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0OS
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				14
				14SAMHSA
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				14
				8
				10
				4
				1
				3
				1
				2
				2
				5
				12
				9
				55
				126**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
				17
				1065
				848.47
				917
				788
				739.52
				8
				606
				622.25ACL
				8
				89
				203
				35
				437
				409
				0
				N/A
				N/ACDC
				20
				22
				42.65
				274
				41
				82.7
				6
				241.5
				286.67CMS
				174
				8
				41
				3051
				110
				243
				37
				888
				948FDA
				471
				82
				197
				4195
				308
				413
				40
				855
				826HRSA
				3
				57
				49
				196
				93
				108
				0
				N/A
				N/AIHS
				0
				N/A
				N/A
				89
				313
				411
				0
				N/A
				N/ANIH
				576
				245
				311
				301
				372
				384
				10
				873.5
				852OIG
				14
				2
				53
				24
				39
				132
				0
				N/A
				N/AOS
				32
				328
				288.47
				2062
				659
				696.6
				37
				876
				866.62SAMHSA
				1
				103
				103
				158
				142
				184
				0
				N/A
				N/AAGENCY OVERALL
				1316
				160.48
				232.66
				11302
				346.58
				427.45
				138
				829.71
				836.22**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
				2017-11-13
				2017-11-13
				2017-11-03
				2017-11-01
				2017-08-25
				2017-08-25
				2017-08-25
				2017-08-24
				2017-08-03
				2014-05-08Number of Days Pending
				1470
				1470
				1475
				1477
				1523
				1523
				1523
				1524
				1539
				2351ACL
				Date of Receipt
				2021-04-26
				2021-01-29
				2021-01-05
				2020-12-15
				2020-10-15
				2020-09-04
				2020-08-12
				2020-04-14
				2020-03-12
				2019-01-18Number of Days Pending
				609
				669
				685
				697
				738
				765
				782
				866
				889
				1175CDC
				Date of Receipt
				2022-05-26
				2022-05-12
				2022-05-06
				2022-04-28
				2022-03-23
				2022-01-14
				2021-09-15
				2021-02-04
				2020-07-13
				2020-06-29Number of Days Pending
				337
				347
				351
				357
				383
				429
				511
				665
				804
				813CMS
				Date of Receipt
				2017-08-02
				2017-07-31
				2017-06-16
				2017-06-07
				2017-04-17
				2017-04-11
				2017-04-04
				2017-03-29
				2017-02-13
				2017-02-08Number of Days Pending
				1540
				1542
				1572
				1579
				1615
				1619
				1624
				1628
				1659
				1662FDA
				Date of Receipt
				2015-06-04
				2015-06-01
				2015-04-20
				2015-04-16
				2015-04-13
				2015-03-27
				2015-02-13
				2015-02-03
				2015-01-22
				2014-05-09Number of Days Pending
				2082
				2085
				2114
				2116
				2119
				2130
				2159
				2167
				2175
				2350HRSA
				Date of Receipt
				2022-09-21
				2022-09-14
				2022-08-30
				2022-08-23
				2022-07-18
				2022-07-13
				2022-07-11
				2022-06-10
				2021-04-05
				2018-12-16Number of Days Pending
				257
				262
				272
				277
				303
				306
				308
				327
				624
				1196IHS
				Date of Receipt
				2020-01-07
				2019-10-14
				2019-07-02
				2019-06-05
				2019-05-28
				2019-04-19
				2019-04-19
				2019-04-19
				2019-04-16
				2018-11-02Number of Days Pending
				934
				989
				1061
				1080
				1086
				1112
				1112
				1112
				1115
				1225NIH
				Date of Receipt
				2019-03-13
				2019-02-26
				2018-10-29
				2018-10-29
				2018-10-04
				2018-06-27
				2018-04-03
				2018-02-21
				2017-11-13
				2017-03-23Number of Days Pending
				1139
				1150
				1229
				1229
				1245
				1314
				1374
				1403
				1470
				1632OIG
				Date of Receipt
				2023-03-07
				2023-02-07
				2023-01-31
				2023-01-18
				2023-01-04
				2022-12-21
				2022-10-19
				2022-10-04
				2022-10-01
				2022-08-10Number of Days Pending
				145
				164
				169
				178
				187
				195
				238
				248
				249
				286OS
				Date of Receipt
				2017-02-01
				2017-01-31
				2016-12-07
				2016-12-02
				2016-11-15
				2016-10-13
				2016-08-15
				2016-07-21
				2016-07-13
				2016-03-22Number of Days Pending
				1667
				1668
				1703
				1706
				1718
				1740
				1781
				1798
				1804
				1883SAMHSA
				Date of Receipt
				2022-02-17
				2021-12-02
				2021-11-30
				2021-11-15
				2021-08-09
				2021-07-06
				2021-03-17
				2020-12-14
				2019-12-31
				2019-09-09Number of Days Pending
				406
				458
				460
				470
				537
				561
				637
				698
				938
				1014AGENCY OVERALL
				Date of Receipt
				2015-06-01
				2015-04-20
				2015-04-16
				2015-04-13
				2015-03-27
				2015-02-13
				2015-02-03
				2015-01-22
				2014-05-09
				2014-05-08Number of Days Pending
				2085
				2114
				2116
				2119
				2130
				2159
				2167
				2175
				2350
				2351**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
				3
				0
				125
				132
				1ACL
				0
				0
				N/A
				N/A
				0CDC
				26
				166
				1
				1.87
				190CMS
				11
				78
				6
				32
				68FDA
				1
				507
				3
				3
				506HRSA
				1
				16
				7
				7
				12IHS
				2
				17
				2
				4.36
				17NIH
				1
				45
				8.5
				9.54
				28OIG
				0
				2
				1
				1
				2OS
				0
				14
				15.5
				336.07
				7SAMHSA
				0
				4
				82
				82
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				45
				849
				4.16
				12.08
				831**VIII.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
				132
				132ACL
				0
				0
				N/A
				N/ACDC
				11
				60
				1
				1.59CMS
				30
				12
				4
				71FDA
				0
				0
				N/A
				N/AHRSA
				24
				13
				3
				6IHS
				33
				33
				1
				1NIH
				14
				15
				96
				95.93OIG
				0
				4
				2
				2OS
				5
				7
				478
				560.66SAMHSA
				0
				0
				N/A
				N/AAGENCY OVERALL
				118
				144
				34.27
				49.43**IX. 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
				11
				10.00
				21.00
				$941,215.00
				$137,084.00
				$1,078,299.00ACL
				0
				1.00
				1.00
				$119,319.00
				$0.00
				$119,319.00CDC
				24
				1.00
				25.00
				$3,840,640.00
				$43,970.00
				$3,884,610.00CMS
				34
				34.00
				68.00
				$8,773,059.02
				$502,566.00
				$9,275,625.02FDA
				169
				10.00
				179.00
				$5,200,000.00
				$2,350,000.00
				$7,550,000.00HRSA
				5
				0.00
				5.00
				$555,054.00
				$0.00
				$555,054.00IHS
				2
				0.00
				2.00
				$227,698.00
				$0.00
				$227,698.00NIH
				49
				2.00
				51.00
				$5,992,715.60
				$52,963.25
				$6,045,678.85OIG
				3
				2.00
				5.00
				$765,203.00
				$8,823.00
				$774,026.00OS
				29
				9.00
				38.00
				$5,502,626.00
				$4,371,164.70
				$9,873,790.70SAMHSA
				1
				0.20
				1.20
				$316,500.00
				$0.00
				$316,500.00AGENCY OVERALL
				327
				69.20
				396.20
				$32,234,029.62
				$7,466,570.95
				$39,700,600.57**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
				$27,267.03
				0.7100%CMS
				$169,636.37
				1.9300%FDA
				$566,907.00
				10.9000%HRSA
				$0.00
				0.0000%IHS
				$0.00
				0.0000%NIH
				$12,856.08
				0.2100%OIG
				$7,521.00
				0.9800%OS
				$0.00
				0.0000%SAMHSA
				$0.00
				0.0000%AGENCY OVERALL
				$784,187.48
				2.4300%**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
				0**XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings**

	Agency / Component
				Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office
				Number of Records Posted by Program OfficesACF
				51
				0ACL
				0
				0CDC
				0
				0CMS
				4
				199FDA
				1000
				20000HRSA
				0
				0IHS
				5
				0NIH
				0
				0OIG
				0
				136OS
				16
				1321SAMHSA
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				1076
				21656**XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals**

	Agency / Component
				Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year
				Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal YearACF
				913
				N/AACL
				43
				N/ACDC
				186
				N/ACMS
				2479
				124FDA
				4349
				44HRSA
				167
				N/AIHS
				74
				N/ANIH
				807
				N/AOIG
				33
				N/AOS
				2066
				472SAMHSA
				139
				N/AAGENCY OVERALL
				11256
				640**XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS**

	Agency / Component
				Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of Start
				of the Fiscal Year
				Number of
				Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year
				Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Processed by the Agency During the Fiscal Year
				Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of End
				of the Fiscal YearACF
				5
				21
				22
				4ACL
				0
				0
				0
				0CDC
				15
				61
				51
				25CMS
				3
				2
				3
				2FDA
				0
				68
				67
				1HRSA
				0
				9
				8
				1IHS
				0
				6
				6
				0NIH
				27
				47
				35
				39OIG
				0
				66
				65
				1OS
				65
				105
				93
				77SAMHSA
				0
				0
				0
				0AGENCY OVERALL
				115
				385
				350
				150** After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: 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
				N/A
				2023-06-06
				2022-10-13
				2022-10-12
				2020-05-04Number of Days
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				81
				242
				243
				857ACL
				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
				2022-05-27
				2022-05-04
				2022-01-04
				2021-09-29
				2021-09-23
				2021-07-16
				2020-06-10
				2020-06-10
				2020-06-02
				2020-03-27Number of Days
				336
				353
				437
				501
				505
				553
				826
				826
				832
				878CMS
				Date
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				2023-03-28
				2022-11-22Number of Days
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				130
				215FDA
				Date
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				2023-09-22Number of Days
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				6HRSA
				Date
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				2023-09-26Number of Days
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				4IHS
				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
				371
				373
				375
				375
				376
				404
				427
				432
				433
				485OIG
				Date
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				N/A
				2023-09-05Number of Days
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				0
				19OS
				Date
				2020-01-31
				2020-01-23
				2019-12-10
				2019-10-25
				2019-10-16
				2019-10-10
				2019-09-23
				2019-06-14
				2019-05-03
				2019-04-17Number of Days
				917
				923
				951
				981
				988
				991
				1004
				1073
				1102
				1114SAMHSA
				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
				2020-01-31
				2020-01-23
				2019-12-10
				2019-10-25
				2019-10-16
				2019-10-10
				2019-09-23
				2019-06-14
				2019-05-03
				2019-04-17Number of Days
				917
				923
				951
				981
				988
				991
				1004
				1073
				1102
				1114**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 PROCESSEDNumber 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
				276
				321
				120
				209ACL
				88
				140
				64
				97CDC
				2400
				1951
				2481
				2048CMS
				20289
				28579
				19674
				28894FDA
				9333
				10447
				9035
				10144HRSA
				383
				466
				362
				339IHS
				135
				180
				161
				210NIH
				1988
				1716
				1751
				1699OIG
				1812
				1077
				1808
				1057OS
				1592
				1432
				1684
				2100SAMHSA
				166
				221
				101
				241AGENCY OVERALL
				38462
				46530
				37241
				47038**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
				876
				913ACL
				36
				43CDC
				257
				186CMS
				2126
				2479FDA
				4188
				4349HRSA
				48
				167IHS
				114
				74NIH
				776
				807OIG
				13
				33OS
				2714
				2066SAMHSA
				172
				139AGENCY OVERALL
				11320
				11256**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 PROCESSEDNumber 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
				36
				29
				93
				50FDA
				116
				150
				113
				131OS
				288
				287
				272
				230AGENCY OVERALL
				440
				466
				478
				411**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
				145
				124FDA
				29
				44OS
				407
				472AGENCY OVERALL
				581
				640

                    
  


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