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HHS Fiscal Year 2021 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:**

Brandon J. Gaylord
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 Brandon Gaylord at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: https://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:  https://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/freedom-of-information-act
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, S.W., Room 4004
Washington, D.C.  20201
Phone: 202-401-9215

**Administration for Community Living (ACL):**
Website:  https://www.acl.gov/Site_Utilities/FOIA/index.aspx
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Administration for Community Living
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540

**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) 260-6933

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):**
Website:  https://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 770-488-6277

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):**
Website:  https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/FOIA
Freedom of Information Act Officer
North Building, Room N2-20-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353

**Food and Drug Administration (FDA):**
Website:  https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/foi/
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:  https://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:  https://www.ihs.gov/AdminMngrResources/FOIA/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 09E70
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

**National Institutes of Health (NIH):**
Website:  https://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2107
Phone: 301-496-5633

**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), including the U.S. Public Health Service:**
Website:  https://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) 260-6933

**Office of Inspector General (OIG):**
Website:  https://oig.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Cohen Building, Suite 1062
330 Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541

**Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):**
Website:  https://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18E73D
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2000

**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 HealthOASH
			Office of the Assistant Secretary for HealthOIG
			Office of the Inspector GeneralOPHS
			Office of Public Health and ScienceOS
			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 Overall21 U.S.C. § 331(j) (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
			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
			17
			1742 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)
			Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available
			NA
			FDA
			67
			6721 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4
			Food Registration Documents
			NA
			FDA
			12
			1241 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).
			FDA
			9
			38CMS
			17CDC
			3HRSA
			3IHS
			1NIH
			3OASH
			242 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A) (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986)
			"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."
			NA
			FDA
			4
			426 U.S.C. §§6103, 6105 (Internal Revenue Code)
			Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third Parties, and certain tax convention information
			N/A
			CMS
			79
			81HRSA
			242 U.S.C. §242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			N/A
			CDC
			13
			135 U.S.C. app. § 107(a) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)
			Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees
			Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012); Concepcion v. FBI, 606 F. Supp. 2d 14, 33 (D.D.C. 2009), renewed motion for summary judgment granted in part on other grounds, 699 F. Supp. 2d 106 (D.D.C. 2010); Glascoe v. DOJ, No. 04- 0486, 2005 WL 1139269, at *1 (D.D.C. May 15, 2005).
			CDC
			2
			5OASH
			1OIG
			1OS
			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)
			CDC
			16
			18OASH
			1OIG
			141 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1)* (Procurement Integrity Act)
			Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information
			Safety Employer Research, 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
			2
			239 U.S.C. § 3016(d)
			Documentary material provided pursuant to an administrative subpoena issued in an investigation conducted under 39 U.S.C. § 3005.
			N/A
			CDC
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A) (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986)
			"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."
			N/A
			HRSA
			2
			242 U.S.C. § 299c-3(c)
			Identifying information obtained in the course of health care improvement research and projects conducted under this subchapter.
			N/A
			HRSA
			1
			125 U.S.C. § 1675(a)(3)
			Medical quality assurance records
			N/A
			HRSA
			4
			45 U.S.C. § 574
			Dispute resolution communications
			N/A
			NIH
			1
			17 USC § 8401(h)(1)(c)
			Site specific or transfer specific safeguard and security measures used by a registered person to prevent unauthorized access.
			N/A
			NIH
			2
			228 U.S.C. § 652(d)
			"[C]onfidential dispute resolution communications"
			Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 347-48 (D.D.C. 2008).
			NIH
			1
			118 U.S.C. § 3509(d) (Federal Victims' Protection and Rights Act)
			Certain records containing identifying information pertaining to children involved in criminal proceedings
			Davis v. U.S. Postal Inspection Serv., No. 13 01972, 2014 WL 7014877, at *3 (D.D.C. Dec. 15, 2014); Rodriguez v. U.S. Dep't of Army, 31 F. Supp. 3d 218, 236-37 (D.D.C. 2014).
			OIG
			1
			1Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-78, 91 Stat. 319
			Certain records pertaining to grand jury proceedings
			Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Fund for Constitutional Gov't v. Nat'l Archives & Records Serv., 656 F.2d 856, 867-68 (D.C. Cir. 1981); Durham v. U.S. Atty. Gen., No. 06-843, 2008 WL 620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 3, 2008); Cozen O'Connor v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury, 570 F. Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa. 2008).
			OIG
			1
			1Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95‐452, § 7
			Employee complaints to the Inspector General
			N/A
			OIG
			31
			3142 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
			2
			242 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)?
			National Practitioner Data Bank information
			N/A
			OIG
			1
			1V.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 YearCMS
			2300
			16285
			16191
			2394FDA
			3860
			8529
			8423
			3966HRSA
			44
			247
			240
			51NIH
			533
			1949
			1835
			647OIG
			17
			1151
			1154
			14OS
			2227
			1640
			1375
			2492CDC
			551
			2477
			2564
			464IHS
			230
			129
			214
			145ACF
			783
			206
			251
			738ACL
			8
			48
			33
			23SAMHSA
			49
			144
			80
			113OASH
			628
			353
			592
			389AGENCY OVERALL
			11230
			33158
			32952
			11436*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, SAMHSA, and 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
			TOTALFDA
			5969
			73
			158
			502
			24
			1351
			25
			31
			60
			8
			123
			99
			8423HRSA
			108
			90
			3
			25
			1
			8
			0
			0
			2
			2
			1
			0
			240OIG
			82
			172
			303
			270
			31
			140
			1
			0
			0
			136
			19
			0
			1154CMS
			3229
			2491
			4925
			1860
			89
			367
			407
			39
			1698
			609
			465
			12
			16191OS
			96
			177
			29
			71
			442
			238
			0
			81
			30
			114
			97
			0
			1375NIH
			674
			470
			26
			222
			19
			276
			18
			23
			29
			15
			63
			0
			1835CDC
			776
			635
			22
			412
			59
			61
			9
			3
			456
			59
			70
			2
			2564IHS
			47
			39
			12
			14
			0
			87
			0
			3
			5
			7
			0
			0
			214ACL
			3
			2
			0
			5
			0
			1
			0
			0
			22
			0
			0
			0
			33ACF
			35
			64
			8
			34
			6
			46
			0
			2
			17
			33
			3
			3
			251SAMHSA
			16
			37
			1
			21
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			2
			0
			0
			80OASH
			68
			74
			7
			45
			37
			241
			0
			18
			10
			67
			25
			0
			592AGENCY OVERALL
			11103
			4324
			5494
			3481
			708
			2816
			460
			200
			2332
			1052
			866
			116
			32952

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
			TOTALFDA
			Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
			51
			99Litigation
			48OIG
			N/A
			0
			0CMS
			Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
			12
			12OS
			N/A
			0
			0NIH
			N/A
			0
			0CDC
			Litigation
			2
			2IHS
			N/A
			0
			0ACF
			Litigation
			3
			3ACL
			N/A
			0
			0SAMHSA
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			N/A
			0
			0HRSA
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			116V.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. 9FDA
			0
			1
			109
			128
			11
			19
			80
			0
			8
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			8
			35
			17
			65
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			32
			84
			63
			421
			303
			0
			356
			0
			18
			30
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			96
			618
			71
			6587
			2
			12
			1155
			58
			15
			0
			0
			0OS
			0
			13
			3
			57
			100
			157
			13
			0
			43
			9
			17
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			1
			11
			332
			82
			427
			8
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			1
			2
			28
			199
			334
			541
			1
			1
			4
			0
			4
			0
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			33
			4
			30
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACF
			0
			0
			0
			21
			31
			55
			1
			0
			5
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			2
			2
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			5
			5
			8
			37
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			3
			34
			24
			66
			0
			0
			19
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1
			17
			295
			1548
			747
			8407
			408
			13
			1596
			68
			57
			33
			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
			209
			24
			12
			221OS
			214
			98
			140
			172OASH
			309
			183
			250
			242FDA
			82
			47
			96
			33AGENCY OVERALL
			814
			352
			498
			668VI.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
			0
			0
			0
			12
			12OS
			0
			3
			56
			81
			140OASH
			24
			7
			73
			146
			250FDA
			29
			3
			11
			53
			96AGENCY OVERALL
			53
			13
			140
			292
			498VI.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
			3
			1
			0
			5
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OS
			0
			0
			1
			1
			2
			2
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			1
			2
			8
			9
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			0
			1
			11
			5
			5
			1
			0
			1
			1
			1
			2
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			0
			6
			15
			15
			21
			2
			0
			5
			1
			1
			2
			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
			1
			0
			3
			0
			1
			2
			0
			1
			2
			0
			2OS
			0
			3
			40
			0
			3
			7
			8
			13
			4
			3
			0OASH
			0
			75
			12
			35
			2
			2
			0
			3
			12
			5
			0FDA
			0
			0
			42
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			9
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1
			78
			97
			35
			6
			11
			8
			17
			20
			17
			2

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 requestor
			2
			2OS
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			N/A
			0
			0FDA
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			2VI.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
			827
			755
			255
			966OS
			449
			651.6
			<1
			2420OASH
			120
			313.73
			<1
			1738FDA
			598
			619
			8
			1690AGENCY OVERALL
			323.33
			513.27
			<1
			2420VI.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
			2015-05-21
			2014-11-05
			2014-07-16
			2014-06-23
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2012-04-15
			2012-04-06
			2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
			1661
			1802
			1882
			1899
			1976
			1976
			1976
			2469
			2475
			2562OS
			Date of Appeal
			2015-12-09
			2015-11-24
			2015-10-08
			2015-06-25
			2015-06-17
			2015-06-09
			2014-10-24
			2014-09-30
			2014-03-26
			2014-03-18Number of Days Pending
			1459
			1469
			1500
			1573
			1579
			1585
			1740
			1757
			1888
			1894OASH
			Date of Appeal
			2016-06-02
			2016-05-23
			2016-04-29
			2016-03-28
			2015-11-27
			2015-11-27
			2015-09-29
			2015-07-20
			2015-07-13
			2015-05-05Number of Days Pending
			1338
			1345
			1361
			1385
			1467
			1467
			1507
			1557
			1562
			1609FDA
			Date of Appeal
			2020-12-22
			2020-11-18
			2020-11-09
			2020-10-16
			2020-09-28
			2020-09-28
			2020-06-23
			2019-04-25
			2019-04-10
			2018-12-10Number of Days Pending
			197
			221
			226
			242
			252
			252
			323
			608
			619
			680AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Appeal
			2014-07-16
			2014-03-26
			2014-03-18
			2014-06-23
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2014-03-06
			2012-04-15
			2012-04-06
			2011-12-07Number of Days Pending
			1882
			1888
			1894
			1899
			1976
			1976
			1976
			2469
			2475
			2562VII.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 DaysFDA
			7
			52
			1
			1613
			31
			186
			1
			2008
			17
			53
			1
			382HRSA
			30
			51
			<1
			217
			25
			42
			<1
			232
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			2
			4
			1
			20
			24
			45
			1
			593
			108
			108
			108
			108CMS
			18
			17
			<1
			1967
			15
			35
			<1
			2041
			296
			414
			108
			839OS
			4
			74
			<1
			1384
			174.5
			399.21
			<1
			1907
			178
			278.11
			<1
			1358NIH
			14
			36.59
			<1
			818
			80
			239.55
			<1
			1234
			186
			221.22
			82
			324CDC
			3
			16.29
			<1
			707
			17
			47.31
			<1
			909
			97
			113.26
			<1
			379IHS
			17
			24
			1
			132
			446
			448
			1
			982
			41
			41
			41
			41ACL
			100
			90
			1
			216
			194
			194
			25
			363
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			39
			73
			<1
			834
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACF
			46
			179.83
			16
			813
			453.5
			447.17
			<1
			1789
			119
			119
			119
			119OASH
			10
			66.73
			<1
			868
			501
			460.97
			<1
			1270
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			10.35
			37.36
			<1
			1967
			40.45
			127.81
			<1
			2041
			133.55
			186.67
			<1
			1358

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 DaysFDA
			7
			38
			1
			751
			31
			165
			1
			2008
			15
			52
			1
			382HRSA
			35
			55
			<1
			217
			28
			46
			<1
			232
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			2
			5
			1
			20
			40
			63
			1
			371
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACMS
			18
			19
			<1
			1967
			30
			59
			<1
			2041
			296
			414
			108
			839OS
			8
			109.52
			1
			1102
			247.5
			471.59
			<1
			1898
			182.5
			285.58
			18
			999NIH
			19
			42.25
			<1
			743
			79
			166.84
			6
			1234
			186
			221.22
			82
			324CDC
			2
			15.65
			<1
			261
			25
			50.18
			<1
			533
			123
			126.76
			2
			363IHS
			17
			28
			3
			201
			394
			391
			19
			982
			41
			41
			41
			41ACF
			813
			813
			813
			813
			530
			519.4
			21
			1529
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			54
			75
			<1
			407
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			102
			113
			1
			210
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			10
			14.67
			2
			90
			501
			460.97
			<1
			1270
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			11.75
			35.07
			<1
			1967
			58.60
			148.25
			<1
			2041
			121.43
			152.13
			1
			999

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
			TOTALFDA
			158
			304
			276
			296
			333
			339
			314
			353
			327
			317
			1104
			76
			364
			4561HRSA
			38
			18
			10
			8
			13
			5
			4
			2
			0
			1
			3
			0
			0
			102OIG
			985
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			985CMS
			2582
			70
			35
			14
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			2703OS
			473
			38
			7
			0
			4
			4
			3
			8
			0
			0
			1
			9
			61
			608NIH
			914
			215
			103
			58
			37
			20
			15
			8
			12
			2
			39
			12
			16
			1451CDC
			257
			33
			8
			4
			3
			2
			4
			2
			2
			0
			1
			0
			1
			317SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACF
			1
			1
			2
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			6ACL
			4
			0
			0
			0
			1
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			9IHS
			24
			13
			1
			1
			0
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			42OASH
			68
			8
			3
			2
			6
			8
			1
			9
			3
			1
			11
			0
			3
			123AGENCY OVERALL
			5504
			700
			445
			383
			398
			380
			343
			383
			344
			321
			1162
			97
			447
			10907

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
			TOTALFDA
			46
			161
			198
			166
			178
			166
			196
			238
			235
			217
			695
			159
			943
			3598HRSA
			59
			33
			9
			17
			4
			5
			4
			3
			1
			0
			3
			0
			0
			138OIG
			64
			55
			17
			7
			4
			2
			5
			4
			2
			1
			5
			1
			1
			168CMS
			7081
			2268
			910
			324
			237
			143
			103
			94
			69
			43
			156
			69
			105
			11602OS
			82
			46
			46
			22
			14
			12
			15
			9
			13
			16
			31
			21
			189
			516NIH
			40
			31
			20
			14
			2
			8
			7
			5
			5
			4
			12
			11
			47
			206CDC
			1061
			355
			137
			89
			45
			35
			35
			22
			22
			15
			76
			12
			25
			1929IHS
			3
			3
			4
			4
			3
			0
			2
			1
			1
			2
			11
			32
			91
			157SAMHSA
			25
			14
			12
			8
			3
			1
			3
			1
			3
			3
			1
			1
			2
			77ACF
			36
			10
			9
			5
			6
			8
			4
			4
			2
			2
			21
			8
			129
			244ACL
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			2OASH
			24
			15
			12
			7
			8
			5
			3
			8
			1
			6
			33
			41
			251
			414AGENCY OVERALL
			8522
			2991
			1374
			663
			504
			385
			377
			389
			354
			309
			1044
			356
			1783
			19051

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
			TOTALFDA
			3
			12
			8
			9
			15
			12
			10
			3
			1
			3
			18
			10
			0
			104HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1CMS
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			4
			10OS
			4
			2
			3
			1
			2
			0
			1
			0
			1
			2
			5
			2
			4
			27NIH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			3
			1
			2
			2
			0
			9CDC
			60
			38
			25
			21
			12
			17
			30
			19
			18
			5
			48
			16
			0
			309IHS
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			68
			53
			38
			31
			30
			32
			42
			22
			23
			11
			74
			30
			8
			462

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 DaysFDA
			296
			148
			243
			3570
			262
			360
			100
			351
			312HRSA
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			51
			42
			74
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			1
			4
			4
			11
			24
			105
			2
			108
			281CMS
			233
			12
			47
			2116
			113
			229
			45
			626
			640OS
			16
			6
			194
			2414
			439.5
			524
			62
			376
			446NIH
			445
			126
			192
			179
			277
			318
			23
			369
			356CDC
			13
			1
			21
			369
			44
			82
			82
			133.5
			165ACL
			10
			210
			172
			13
			113
			200
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			2
			617
			617
			111
			201
			260
			0
			N/A
			N/AACF
			14
			582
			565
			714
			572
			55
			10
			115.5
			246IHS
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			145
			310
			301
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			5
			2
			4
			384
			351.5
			344
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			1035
			110.41
			176.41
			10077
			237.5
			304.99
			324
			409.12
			398.94

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

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Request
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest RequestHRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2020-04-09
			2021-04-05
			2021-03-23
			2021-03-15
			2021-03-12
			2021-03-05
			2021-02-18
			2021-01-06
			2020-10-15
			2018-12-06Number of Days Pending
			115
			125
			134
			140
			141
			146
			157
			186
			241
			707FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2015-01-22
			2015-01-05
			2015-01-05
			2014-09-08
			2014-08-18
			2014-07-07
			2014-05-09
			2014-02-25
			2013-08-26
			2013-06-25Number of Days Pending
			1654
			1666
			1666
			1745
			1759
			1789
			1828
			1881
			1993
			2036OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2021-05-11
			2021-05-04
			2021-04-19
			2021-02-01
			2020-12-15
			2020-12-09
			2020-11-03
			2020-09-02
			2020-09-02
			2020-04-29Number of Days Pending
			98
			103
			114
			168
			197
			201
			223
			265
			265
			352CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2015-11-19
			2015-11-02
			2015-07-13
			2015-07-13
			2015-05-15
			2015-01-23
			2014-12-08
			2014-11-19
			2014-08-21
			2014-05-27Number of Days Pending
			1531
			1544
			1624
			1624
			1665
			1745
			1779
			1792
			1856
			1918NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2017-10-16
			2017-10-16
			2017-10-16
			2017-10-04
			2017-08-28
			2017-05-17
			2017-03-23
			2016-09-12
			2016-08-11
			2016-06-23Number of Days Pending
			988
			988
			988
			995
			1021
			1092
			1131
			1262
			1283
			1317CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2020-03-20
			2020-03-20
			2020-03-13
			2020-03-12
			2020-03-06
			2020-03-04
			2020-02-21
			2020-02-11
			2020-01-23
			2019-11-07Number of Days Pending
			386
			386
			391
			392
			396
			398
			406
			413
			426
			475IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2019-04-16
			2019-04-08
			2019-04-04
			2019-03-13
			2019-02-10
			2018-11-14
			2018-11-02
			2018-08-09
			2018-03-26
			2017-10-13Number of Days Pending
			631
			648
			650
			666
			687
			751
			760
			819
			918
			1035ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2017-08-03
			2017-01-09
			2017-04-06
			2017-02-13
			2016-09-19
			2015-05-28
			2015-04-30
			2014-08-05
			2014-07-08
			2014-05-08Number of Days Pending
			1045
			1058
			1128
			1165
			1264
			1594
			1613
			1797
			1817
			1858ACL
			Date of Receipt
			2021-01-05
			2020-11-19
			2020-10-15
			2020-09-08
			2020-09-04
			2020-08-12
			2020-04-16
			2020-04-14
			2020-01-15
			2019-01-18Number of Days Pending
			193
			226
			251
			278
			280
			298
			381
			383
			447
			705SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2018-08-16
			2018-06-26
			2018-06-20
			2018-02-16
			2017-09-19
			2017-06-13
			2017-03-06
			2016-12-13
			2016-09-13
			2016-07-25Number of Days Pending
			784
			820
			824
			910
			1012
			1080
			1150
			1204
			1267
			1316OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2018-05-30
			2018-05-30
			2018-05-17
			2018-05-04
			2018-04-27
			2018-04-20
			2018-04-19
			2018-03-01
			2017-12-19
			2017-12-14Number of Days Pending
			839
			839
			847
			856
			861
			866
			867
			902
			950
			953OS
			Date of Receipt
			2014-10-22
			2014-10-20
			2014-10-16
			2014-09-02
			2014-07-24
			2014-07-21
			2014-07-09
			2013-12-11
			2013-10-29
			2013-10-28Number of Days Pending
			1742
			1744
			1746
			1777
			1804
			1807
			1815
			1959
			1988
			1989AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2014-05-09
			2014-08-21
			2014-05-08
			2014-02-25
			2014-05-27
			2013-12-11
			2013-10-29
			2013-10-28
			2013-08-26
			2013-06-25Number of Days Pending
			1828
			1856
			1858
			1881
			1918
			1959
			1988
			1989
			1993
			2036

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 DaysFDA
			99
			566
			5
			5
			665HRSA
			0
			1
			3
			3
			1OIG
			0
			7
			2
			2
			7CMS
			7
			25
			1
			42
			21OS
			22
			16
			14
			69.39
			12NIH
			3
			117
			14
			19.66
			16CDC
			209
			286
			1
			5.96
			476IHS
			1
			23
			5
			2
			18ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0ACF
			7
			1
			24
			26.25
			7SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0OASH
			0
			3
			6
			12
			2AGENCY OVERALL
			348
			1045
			4.60
			9.28
			1225VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateFDA
			0
			1
			11
			11HRSA
			3
			1
			<1
			<1OIG
			0
			9
			2
			2CMS
			9
			24
			1
			14OS
			2
			7
			866
			604.67NIH
			7
			15
			<1
			19.91CDC
			68
			435
			1
			4.88IHS
			29
			0
			<1
			<1ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AACF
			0
			1
			24
			24SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			0
			4
			11
			19.25AGENCY OVERALL
			118
			497
			5.57
			9.14IX. 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 CostsFDA
			132
			17.00
			149.00
			$5,010,000.00
			$495,000.00
			$5,505,000.00HRSA
			5
			0.00
			5.00
			$685,723.00
			$0.00
			$685,723.00OIG
			4
			1.00
			5.00
			$614,053.80
			$0.00
			$614,053.80CMS
			32
			62.00
			94.00
			$6,823,367.22
			$191,826.60
			$7,015,193.82OS
			14
			0.40
			14.40
			$1,245,698.16
			$2,056,244.99
			$3,301,943.15NIH
			42
			4.25
			46.25
			$5,646,528.90
			$16,000.00
			$5,662,528.90CDC
			18
			0.00
			18.00
			$39,696.82
			$0.00
			$39,696.82ACL
			0
			1.00
			1.00
			$111,797.25
			$0.00
			$111,797.25IHS
			1
			0.15
			1.15
			$129,912.00
			$0.00
			$129,912.00ACF
			9
			4.75
			13.75
			$750,000.00
			$0.00
			$750,000.00SAMHSA
			1
			1.00
			2.00
			$247,231.00
			$0.00
			$247,231.00OASH
			5
			3.00
			8.00
			$2,018,000.00
			$0.00
			$2,018,000.00AGENCY OVERALL
			263
			94.55
			357.55
			$23,322,008.15
			$2,759,071.59
			$26,081,079.74

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component scope
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsFDA
			$465,831.60
			9.3000%HRSA
			$0.00
			0.0000%OIG
			$12,203.80
			1.9900%CMS
			$121,196.74
			1.7800%OS
			$0.00
			0.0000%NIH
			$20,484.24
			0.3600%CDC
			$18,413.37
			46.3900%IHS
			$0.00
			0.0000%ACL
			$0.00
			0.0000%SAMHSA
			$0.00
			0.0000%ACF
			$0.00
			0.0000%OASH
			$0.00
			0.0000%AGENCY OVERALL
			$638,129.75
			2.7400%XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component
			Number of Times Subsection UsedFDA
			0HRSA
			0OIG
			0CMS
			0OS
			0NIH
			0CDC
			0SAMHSA
			0ACF
			0ACL
			0IHS
			0OASH
			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 OfficesFDA
			805
			18000HRSA
			4
			58OIG
			0
			213CMS
			50
			446OS
			25
			370NIH
			92
			254CDC
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0ACF
			2007
			0ACL
			0
			0IHS
			3
			0OASH
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			2986
			19341XII.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 YearFDA
			3577
			27HRSA
			42
			N/AOIG
			11
			N/ACMS
			1728
			219OS
			2425
			168NIH
			555
			N/ACDC
			282
			N/AIHS
			134
			N/AACL
			20
			N/AACF
			722
			N/ASAMHSA
			104
			N/AOASH
			355
			232AGENCY OVERALL
			9955
			646XII.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 YearFDA
			0
			29
			29
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			9
			9
			0CMS
			0
			3
			3
			0OS
			95
			82
			89
			88NIH
			0
			25
			25
			0CDC
			15
			97
			95
			17IHS
			0
			1
			1
			0ACL
			0
			1
			1
			0ACF
			19
			19
			29
			9SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			3
			4
			4
			3AGENCY OVERALL
			132
			270
			285
			117*After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: OS, CDC, ACF, OASH 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 ConsultationFDA
			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
			0OIG
			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
			0CMS
			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
			2021-03-25
			2020-10-05
			2020-08-19
			2020-08-17
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-10
			2020-06-02
			2020-03-27
			2019-07-15Number of Days
			133
			246
			280
			282
			329
			329
			329
			335
			381
			556IHS
			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
			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
			0ACF
			Date
			N/A
			2021-09-08
			2021-08-09
			2020-07-07
			2020-07-08
			2020-05-04
			2020-04-01
			2020-01-03
			2019-10-02
			2018-08-23Number of Days
			N/A
			17
			38
			298
			311
			356
			379
			440
			502
			780ACL
			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
			0SAMHSA
			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
			0OASH
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2021-09-17
			2021-01-26
			2019-10-25Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			9
			173
			485OS
			Date
			2018-02-08
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-05
			2018-02-05
			2018-01-18Number of Days
			916
			918
			918
			918
			918
			918
			918
			919
			919
			931AGENCY OVERALL
			Date
			2018-02-08
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-06
			2018-02-05
			2018-02-05
			2018-01-18Number of Days
			916
			918
			918
			918
			918
			918
			918
			919
			919
			931XII.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 ReportFDA
			9951
			8529
			10472
			8423HRSA
			321
			247
			327
			240OIG
			2317
			1151
			2331
			1154CMS
			16698
			16285
			16486
			16191OS
			1706
			1640
			1171
			1375NIH
			2304
			1949
			2145
			1835CDC
			2481
			2477
			2058
			2564IHS
			155
			129
			74
			214ACL
			59
			48
			55
			33ACF
			297
			206
			210
			251SAMHSA
			210
			144
			199
			80OASH
			326
			353
			141
			592AGENCY OVERALL
			36825
			33158
			35669
			32952XII.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 ReportFDA
			2825
			3577HRSA
			19
			42OIG
			15
			11CMS
			1331
			1728OS
			2239
			2425NIH
			450
			555IHS
			215
			134CDC
			304
			282ACL
			7
			20ACF
			765
			722SAMHSA
			36
			104OASH
			611
			355AGENCY OVERALL
			8817
			9955XII.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
			70
			24
			25
			12OS
			134
			98
			81
			140OASH
			221
			183
			135
			250FDA
			0
			47
			0
			96AGENCY OVERALL
			425
			352
			241
			498XII.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
			207
			219OS
			209
			168OASH
			278
			232FDA
			0
			27AGENCY OVERALL
			694
			646

                    
  


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