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HHS Fiscal Year 2015 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.**

Michael S. Marquis
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/2015/index.html

**3. Address for Paper Copies of this Report**

Contact Michael Marquis or Michael Bell, FOIA Public Liaison, 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 Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453

**Administration for Children and Families (ACF):**
Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Officer
9Mary 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 Officer
Program Support Center
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 19-01
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-3403

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):**
Website: https://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 404-498-1580

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):**
Website: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information 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
12420 Parklawn Drive, Room 1020
Rockville, Maryland 20857
301-796-3900 (main)

**Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):**
Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Officer
Parklawn Building, Room 14-15
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-3376

**Indian Health Service (IHS):**
Website: https://www.ihs.gov/AdminMngrResources/FOIA/
Freedom of Information Officer
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Twinbrook II, Metro Plaza Building
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

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

**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), including the U.S. Public Health Service:**
Website: https://www.psc.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Program Support Center
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 19-01
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-3403

**Office of Inspector General (OIG):**
Website: https://oig.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information 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 Officer
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1042
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2137

**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.hhs.gov/foia/statutes-and-resources/index.html

III. Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions:

1. The following acronyms / agency component abbreviations, are utilized in this report:

**Component Abbreviation**
			**Component Name**OS
			Office of the SecretaryACF
			Administration for Children and FamiliesACL
			Administration for Community LivingCDC
			Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCMS
			Centers for Medicare & 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 Inspector GeneralSAMHSA
			Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration**2. 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 group. 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 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.

**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 followed.

**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).

**3. 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 wells

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 Overall5 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. 2nd 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).
			OS
			2
			5NIH
			2OASH
			141 USC. § 253b(m)(1) (currently at 41 U.S.C. § 4702)
			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).
			OS
			1
			53CDC
			6CMS
			44HRSA
			1NIH
			142 U.S.C. § 262a(h)
			Bioterrorism-related information
			
			OS
			1
			28CDC
			14NIH
			1OIG
			1242 U.S.C. § 11137 (b)
			Adverse reports of a health care practitioner's conduct reported to the National Practitoner Database
			None
			HRSA
			4
			5OASH
			141 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1))* (Procurement Integrity Act)
			Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information
			Legal & 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
			1
			2HRSA
			142 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d)
			National stockpile information - technical data or scientific information that is created or obtained during the countermeasure and product advanced research and development
			
			CDC
			4
			421 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
			41
			4121 U.S.C. § 350d(a)(5)
			Food facility registration information
			
			FDA
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(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"
			Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011).
			HRSA
			3
			35 U.S.C. § 574(j)- Administrative Dispute Resolutions Act
			Confidential communications with agency Ombudsman (3rd party neutral)
			
			NIH
			1
			115 U.S.C. § 3710a© (Federal Technology Transfer Act)
			"Trade secrets or commercial or financial, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovation
			Public. Citizen Health Researach Group v. NIH, 209 F. supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Col, Inc., v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp.867, 873-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).
			NIH
			2
			242 USC § 1306c
			Master Death File records
			
			OIG
			3
			35 U.S.C. app. 3 § (7)(b)
			Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General
			
			OIG
			11
			11Fed. 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
			PSussman 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
			11
			11V. A. FOIA Requests -- Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

Component / Agency
			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 YearOS
			314
			1,071
			1,113
			272ACF
			772
			850
			1,100
			522ACL
			0
			11
			11
			0CDC
			685
			1,020
			943
			762CMS
			4,717
			26,566
			28,153
			3,130FDA
			2,896
			9,958
			10,145
			2,709HRSA
			92
			379
			419
			52IHS
			20
			149
			130
			39NIH
			84
			1,273
			1,268
			89OIG
			34
			1,276
			1,304
			6OASH
			120
			357
			423
			54SAMHSA
			51
			175
			177
			49AGENCY OVERALL
			9,785
			43,085
			45,186
			7,684*Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending case counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components:*

*ACF reported 763 at the end of FY 2014, 772 at the beginning of FY 2015;*

*ACL reported 2 at the end of FY 2014, 0 at the beginning of FY 2015;*

*CDC reported 691 at the end of FY 2014, 685 at the beginning of FY 2015;*

V. B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests

Agency /
			Component
			Number of Full Grants
			Num-
			ber of Partial Grants / Partial Denials
			Num-
			ber
			of
			Full
			Denials Based
			on Exemp-
			tions
			Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than ExemptionsNo Re-
			cords
			All Records Re-
			ferred
			to
			Another Com-
			ponent or Agency
			Re-
			quest With-
			drawn
			Fee-
			Related Reason
			Records not Reason-
			ably
			Described
			Im-
			proper FOIA Re-
			quest for Other Reason
			Not Agency Record
			Dup-
			licate Re-
			quest
			Other *Explain in Chart Below
			TOTALOS
			101
			255
			41
			95
			493
			20
			0
			5
			14
			70
			19
			0
			1,113ACF
			211
			798
			0
			13
			20
			13
			0
			5
			5
			20
			15
			0
			1,100ACL
			6
			5
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			11CDC
			204
			222
			28
			139
			58
			217
			13
			13
			17
			22
			10
			0
			943CMS
			8,309
			4,011
			5,691
			4,477
			253
			1,501
			398
			567
			801
			561
			409
			1,175
			28,153FDA
			8,037
			107
			159
			432
			30
			1,146
			46
			29
			43
			0
			116
			0
			10,145HRSA
			85
			154
			11
			65
			36
			34
			0
			4
			5
			8
			16
			0
			419IHS
			29
			23
			4
			13
			10
			40
			0
			0
			8
			1
			2
			0
			130NIH
			797
			153
			8
			115
			28
			121
			1
			11
			13
			17
			4
			0
			1,268OIG
			266
			225
			148
			110
			46
			303
			4
			3
			91
			85
			23
			0
			1,304OASH
			177
			128
			93
			9
			3
			10
			0
			0
			1
			2
			0
			0
			423SAMHSA
			35
			67
			9
			35
			2
			5
			0
			2
			1
			18
			3
			0
			177AGENCY
			OVERALL
			18,258
			6,148
			6,192
			5,503
			979
			3,410
			462
			639
			999
			804
			617
			1,175
			45,186

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
			TOTALCMS
			Duplicate request closed after resolving system operating deficiencies.
			1,175
			1,175AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			1,175V. 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.
			9OS
			1
			1
			3
			70
			155
			211
			17
			3
			117
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0ACF
			0
			0
			0
			38
			3
			672
			0
			0
			15
			0
			3
			15
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			3
			1
			4
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			1
			24
			82
			38
			182
			18
			11
			13
			0
			4
			1
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			44
			228
			53
			7,177
			10
			11
			1,076
			208
			32
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			0
			42
			135
			17
			24
			95
			0
			8
			3
			2
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			9
			117
			29
			11
			1
			0
			1
			1
			0
			4
			0
			0IHS
			0
			1
			0
			8
			13
			16
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			7
			29
			37
			4
			18
			0
			6
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			7
			12
			33
			301
			145
			2
			176
			1
			13
			1
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			2
			56
			52
			103
			2
			0
			42
			0
			12
			12
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			61
			5
			70
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1
			10
			143
			860
			704
			8,619
			164
			201
			1,280
			225
			55
			32
			0
			0

VI. A. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests -- Recieved, 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 YearOS
			183
			196
			190
			189CMS
			243
			116
			92
			267AGENCY OVERALL
			426
			312
			282
			456*Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending appeal counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components: OS reported 175 at the end of FY 2014, 183 at the beginning of FY 2015, and CMS reported 245 at the end of FY 2014, 243 at the beginning of FY 2015.*

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
			TOTALOS
			64
			25
			4
			97
			190CMS
			0
			1
			1
			90
			92AGENCY OVERALL
			64
			26
			5
			187
			282VI. 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. 9OS
			0
			1
			5
			13
			14
			32
			0
			0
			20
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			1
			3
			4
			38
			0
			0
			11
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			1
			6
			16
			18
			70
			0
			0
			31
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0

VI. C. (2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Reasons Other Than Exemptions

Agency / Component
			No
			Re-
			cords
			Re-
			cords
			Re-
			ferred
			at
			Initial Request Level
			Request With-
			drawn
			Fee-
			Related Reason
			Records not Rea-
			sonably Described
			Im-
			proper
			Re-
			quest
			for
			Other
			Rea-
			sons
			Not
			Agency Record
			Du-
			plicate
			Re-
			quest
			or
			Appeal
			Re-
			quest
			in
			Liti-
			gation
			Appeal Based
			Solely
			on
			Denial
			of
			Request
			for
			Expedited Processing
			Other *Explain
			in
			chart
			belowOS
			2
			7
			74
			0
			0
			3
			1
			2
			5
			3
			0CMS
			0
			2
			83
			0
			0
			1
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0AGENCY
			OVERALL
			2
			9
			157
			0
			0
			4
			1
			5
			5
			3
			0VI. 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
			TOTALOS
			N/A
			0
			0CMS
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			0

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 DaysOS
			392.00
			531.00
			1.00
			2,746.00CMS
			468.00
			488.00
			9.00
			996.00AGENCY OVERALL
			342.05
			385.59
			<1
			1,911.00VI. C. (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Appeal
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest AppealOS
			Date of
			Appeal
			2011-
			07-18
			2011-
			06-21
			2011-
			05-16
			2011-
			04-28
			2011-
			01-11
			2010-
			07-06
			2010-
			07-06
			2010-
			06-07
			2010-
			06-07
			2009-
			11-20Number of
			Days Pending
			1054
			1072
			1097
			1102
			1109
			1183
			1312
			1312
			1332
			1466CMS
			Date of
			Appeal
			2012-
			07-30
			2012-
			07-04
			2012-
			06-19
			2012-
			05-29
			2012-
			04-23
			2012-
			04-11
			2011-
			12-09
			2011-
			11-18
			2011-
			06-24
			2011-
			06-01Number of
			Days Pending
			795
			812
			823
			838
			863
			870
			954
			968
			1069
			1086AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of
			Appeal
			2011-
			06-21
			2011-
			06-01
			2011-
			05-16
			2011-
			05-09
			2011-
			04-28
			2011-
			01-11
			2010-
			07-06
			2010-
			07-06
			2010-
			06-07
			2009-
			11-20Number of
			Days Pending
			1072
			1086
			1097
			1102
			1109
			1183
			1312
			1312
			1332
			1466

VII. A. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMe-
			dian
			Num-
			ber
			of
			Days
			Av-
			erage
			Num-
			ber of
			Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber
			of Days
			Highest Num-
			ber of Days
			Median Num-
			ber of Days
			Average Num-
			ber of Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			High-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			Median Num-
			ber of Days
			Average Num-
			ber of Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			High-
			est Num-
			ber of DaysOS
			<1
			3.3
			<1
			37
			133
			211.68
			22
			1395
			70.5
			70.5
			65
			76ACF
			27
			78
			1
			791
			63
			143
			1
			765
			10
			13
			2
			302ACL
			23
			33
			13
			90
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			33
			101.39
			<1
			1225
			22
			159.52
			<1
			1334
			59.5
			85.7
			6
			288CMS
			10
			10
			1
			191
			22
			73
			1
			1109
			161
			189
			<1
			594FDA
			5
			18
			1
			200
			72
			186
			1
			1583
			862
			862
			862
			862HRSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			25
			67
			<1
			695
			12
			12
			12
			12IHS
			10
			15
			5
			60
			45
			65
			70
			266
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			11
			13
			1
			78
			37
			63
			1
			984
			17
			17
			10
			24OIG
			1
			4
			1
			20
			21
			28
			1
			287
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			6
			6.65
			1
			31
			43.38
			19
			21
			276
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			6
			35
			1
			429
			61
			106
			1
			502
			5
			5
			5
			5AGENCY OVERALL
			9
			15.1
			<1
			1225
			38
			103.24
			<1
			1583
			298
			315.65
			2
			862

VII. B. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

Component / Agency
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMedian Num-
			ber of Days
			Average Num-
			ber of Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			High-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			Median Num-
			ber of Days
			Average Num-
			ber of Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			High-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			Median Num-
			ber of Days
			Average Num-
			ber of Days
			Low-
			est Num-
			ber of Days
			High-
			est Num-
			ber of DaysOS
			10
			12.03
			<1
			37
			118.5
			187.3
			22
			1395
			65
			65
			65
			65ACF
			23
			76
			<1
			791
			65
			132
			1
			765
			18
			85
			2
			302ACL
			23
			33
			13
			90
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			57
			130.75
			<1
			1225
			113
			233.48
			<1
			1334
			52
			77.75
			6
			228CMS
			18
			16
			1
			134
			32
			94
			1
			1079
			119
			148
			<1
			471FDA
			5
			18
			1
			200
			73
			187
			1
			1583
			862
			862
			862
			862HRSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			25
			29
			<1
			695
			12
			12
			12
			12IHS
			10
			15
			5
			29
			45
			65
			70
			266
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			13
			15
			1
			78
			41
			63
			2
			984
			10
			10p>
			10
			10OIG
			2
			7
			1
			20
			29
			42
			1
			287
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			7
			8
			1
			23
			43
			69
			21
			276
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			6
			37
			1
			424
			54
			85
			1
			487
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY
			OVERALL
			9
			16.95
			<1
			1225
			43
			114.62
			<1
			1583
			367
			382.73
			2
			862

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
			TOTALOS
			668
			18
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			686ACF
			397
			86
			9
			11
			20
			47
			97
			118
			109
			17
			17
			3
			6
			937ACL
			4
			5
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			11CDC
			185
			52
			35
			29
			16
			21
			10
			11
			13
			11
			21
			18
			34
			456CMS
			17,098
			62
			59
			22
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			17,245FDA
			5,249
			559
			178
			96
			50
			60
			46
			28
			44
			28
			0
			0
			0
			6,338HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			21
			23
			19
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			63NIH
			787
			176
			21
			6
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			990OIG
			762
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			762OASH
			23
			193
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			217SAMHSA
			59
			2
			5
			3
			2
			2
			2
			0
			0
			0
			5
			0
			1
			81AGENCY OVERALL
			25,253
			1,176
			327
			167
			91
			131
			156
			157
			166
			57
			43
			21
			41
			27,786

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
			TOTALOS
			0
			43
			50
			48
			26
			24
			27
			16
			15
			8
			56
			31
			62
			406ACF
			53
			13
			7
			10
			2
			1
			7
			22
			7
			2
			4
			5
			17
			150ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			211
			39
			16
			15
			11
			13
			8
			6
			7
			3
			21
			12
			15
			437CMS
			4,203
			2,958
			507
			281
			198
			163
			111
			124
			124
			105
			432
			382
			421
			10,009FDA
			975
			431
			225
			132
			132
			79
			62
			160
			76
			141
			481
			316
			525
			3,735HRSA
			186
			96
			13
			15
			10
			10
			13
			5
			9
			2
			15
			16
			9
			399IHS
			0
			0
			0
			6
			20
			10
			2
			6
			6
			2
			7
			0
			0
			59NIH
			62
			70
			36
			30
			14
			6
			5
			6
			4
			5
			10
			3
			1
			252OIG
			212
			156
			32
			18
			11
			9
			5
			1
			2
			1
			1
			0
			0
			448OASH
			0
			1
			94
			35
			26
			12
			4
			4
			10
			4
			9
			6
			0
			205SAMHSA
			13
			20
			13
			12
			4
			5
			5
			2
			0
			3
			8
			2
			6
			93AGENCY OVERALL
			5,915
			3,827
			993
			602
			454
			332
			249
			352
			260
			276
			1,044
			773
			1,116
			16,193

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
			TOTALOS
			0
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2ACF
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			4
			3
			3
			2
			2
			1
			0
			0
			1
			3
			1
			0
			0
			20CMS
			4
			2
			1
			2
			1
			2
			0
			2
			2
			4
			9
			2
			4
			35FDA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			1HRSA
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2OIG
			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
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			12
			7
			4
			6
			3
			3
			0
			2
			3
			7
			10
			2
			5
			64

VII. D. Pending Requests -- All Pending Perfected Requests

Component / Agency
			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 DaysOS
			33
			12
			13
			233
			252
			273
			4
			158.5
			138ACF
			228
			170
			230
			276
			321
			344
			18
			294
			276ACL
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			41
			118
			369
			669
			265
			330
			36
			244
			264CMS
			2826
			39
			144
			304
			174
			217
			0
			N/A
			N/AFDA
			693
			5
			18
			1986
			72
			187
			2
			232
			232HRSA
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			52
			58
			131
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			39
			100
			266
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			61
			8
			10
			27
			63
			104
			1
			237
			237OIG
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			7
			21
			12
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			1
			100
			100
			51
			38
			56
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			5
			90
			125
			24
			42
			100
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			3888
			41
			121.82
			3668
			145
			229.55
			61
			253
			257.79

VII. E. Pending Requests -- Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Request
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest RequestOS
			Date of Receipt
			2013-
			03-25
			2013-
			03-05
			2013-
			03-04
			2013-
			02-21
			2013-
			02-14
			2013-
			02-05
			2012-
			10-01
			2012-
			08-09
			2011-
			09-27
			2011-
			05-19Number of Days Pending
			634
			648
			649
			656
			660
			667
			752
			788
			1006
			1096ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2012-
			10-26
			2012-
			10-23
			2012-
			10-17
			2012-
			10-10
			2012-
			09-13
			2012-
			08-17
			2012-
			08-13
			2012-
			08-09
			2012-
			07-23
			2012-
			06-26Number of Days Pending
			763
			766
			770
			775
			794
			813
			817
			819
			832
			851ACL
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2010-
			12-17
			2010-
			11-29
			2010-
			10-15
			2010-
			10-08
			2010-
			07-09
			2010-
			04-16
			2010-
			04-15
			2010-
			03-16
			2010-
			03-15
			2010-
			03-15Number of Days Pending
			1190
			1204
			1233
			1237
			1301
			1359
			1360
			1382
			1383
			1383CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2012-
			02-23
			2012-
			01-25
			2012-
			01-20
			2012-
			01-13
			2012-
			01-06
			2012-
			01-04
			2011-
			11-10
			2011-
			10-25
			2011-
			06-27
			2011-
			05-10Number of Days Pending
			881
			903
			916
			920
			925
			927
			962
			974
			1057
			1090FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2011-
			02-26
			2011-
			01-13
			2010-
			11-18
			2010-
			10-07
			2010-
			10-07
			2010-
			10-01
			2010-
			09-30
			2010-
			07-30
			2010-
			07-30
			2010-
			06-15Number of Days Pending
			1165
			1173
			1210
			1238
			1238
			1242
			1243
			1286
			1286
			1318HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2014-
			11-26
			2014-
			11-06
			2014-
			10-28
			2014-
			08-12
			2014-
			02-28
			2014-
			01-17
			2013-
			12-04
			2013-
			09-17
			2013-
			03-05
			2013-
			02-21Number of Days Pending
			212
			225
			232
			285
			399
			427
			456
			498
			635
			643IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2015-
			06-08
			2015-
			06-02
			2015-
			05-20
			2015-
			05-05
			2015-
			04-06
			2015-
			02-06
			2014-
			02-06
			2014-
			10-15
			2043-
			09-29
			2014-
			09-29Number of Days Pending
			81
			85
			93
			104
			125
			164
			164
			253
			266
			266NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2015-
			01-28
			2015-
			01-06
			2014-
			12-15
			2014-
			11-05
			2014-
			10-27
			2014-
			10-23
			2014-
			10-20
			2014-
			10-15
			2014-
			10-10
			2014-
			10-03Number of Days Pending
			171
			185
			199
			216
			232
			234
			237
			240
			242
			247OIG
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2015-
			09-14
			2015-
			09-14
			2015-
			08-19
			2015-
			07-31
			2015-
			07-30
			2015-
			06-05Number of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			7
			12
			30
			30
			33
			82OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2015-
			05-18
			2015-
			05-15
			2015-
			05-08
			2015-
			05-06
			2015-
			04-28
			2015-
			04-09
			2015-
			04-03
			2014-
			03-25
			2014-
			04-01
			2014-
			03-28Number of Days Pending
			94
			95
			100
			102
			108
			121
			125
			132
			378
			380SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2015-
			01-28
			2015-
			01-08
			2014-
			11-12
			2014-
			09-29
			2014-
			09-29
			2014-
			09-03
			2014-
			07-07
			2014-
			01-20
			2014-
			01-03
			2013-
			10-17Number of Days Pending
			175
			189
			230
			262
			262
			280
			322
			442
			453
			509AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2010-
			09-30
			2010-
			07-30
			2010-
			07-30
			2010-
			07-09
			2010-
			06-15
			2010-
			04-16
			2010-
			04-01
			2010-
			03-16
			2010-
			03-15
			2010-
			03-15Number of Days Pending
			1243
			1286
			1286
			1301
			1318
			1359
			1360
			1382
			1383
			1383

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 DaysOS
			7
			10
			4
			9.53
			13ACF
			2
			8
			10
			45
			8ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0CDC
			36
			65
			8
			12.25
			77CMS
			44
			79
			10
			21
			66FDA
			1
			441
			5
			5.9
			442HRSA
			1
			1
			1
			1
			2IHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0NIH
			3
			15
			5
			5
			18OIG
			0
			8
			2
			2
			8OASH
			0
			1
			1
			1
			1SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			94
			628
			6
			9.9
			635VIII. B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateOS
			4
			2
			1
			1ACF
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			4
			1
			63
			222.2CMS
			37
			97
			7
			17FDA
			36
			21
			14
			41HRSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			0
			5
			3
			5OIG
			0
			6
			2
			2OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			81
			132
			10
			27.11IX. 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 CostsOS
			9
			0
			9
			$1,533,429.92
			$419,551.77
			$1,952,981.69ACF
			1
			1.25
			2.25
			$27,053.00
			$0.00
			$27,053.00ACL
			0
			0.1
			0.1
			$10,150.00
			$0.00
			$10,150.00CDC
			13
			4
			17
			$2,955,636.00
			$144,195.00
			$3,099,831.00CMS
			29
			62
			91
			$3,974,758.15
			$69,707.00
			$4,044,465.15FDA
			93
			45
			138
			$33,911,100.00
			$1,704,096.00
			$35,615,196.00HRSA
			5
			0
			5
			$510,808.00
			$0.00
			$510,808.00IHS
			0
			2
			2
			$248,000.00
			$0.00
			$248,000.00NIH
			19
			12
			31
			$3,616,813.27
			$4,704.88
			$3,621,518.15OIG
			3
			2
			5
			$291,340.00
			$0.00
			$291,340.00OASH
			5
			0.5
			5.5
			$1,405,499.03
			$16,856.00
			$1,422,355.03SAMHSA
			1
			0
			1
			$91,329.00
			$0.00
			$91,329.00AGENCY OVERALL
			178
			128.85
			306.85
			$48,575,916.37
			$2,359,110.65
			$50,935,027.02X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsOS
			$0.00
			0.00%ACF
			$0.00
			0.00%ACL
			$0.00
			0.00%CDC
			$7,101.18
			0.24%CMS
			$338,489.14
			8.52%FDA
			$388,743.65
			1.15%HRSA
			$46.00
			0.01%IHS
			$0.00
			0.00%NIH
			$33,385.05
			0.92%OIG
			$4,145.00
			1.42%OASH
			$0.00
			0.00%SAMHSA
			$0.00
			0.00%AGENCY OVERALL
			$771,910.02
			1.59%

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 YearOS
			245
			173ACF
			514
			0ACL
			0
			0CDC
			673
			0CMS
			1,801
			264FDA
			2,337
			0HRSA
			36
			0IHS
			36
			0NIH
			24
			0OIG
			3
			0OASH
			35
			0SAMHSA
			41
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			5,745
			437XII. B. Consultations ON FOIA Requests -- Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations

Agency / Component
			Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were

			Pending
			at Your 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 Your Agency During the Fiscal Year
			Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were

			Pending
			at Your Agency as of

			End
			of the Fiscal YearOS
			0
			19
			17
			2ACF
			0
			1
			1
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			8
			6
			2CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			15
			15
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			14
			14
			0OIG
			0
			12
			12
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			69
			65
			4XII. 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 ConsultationOS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2015-
			08-04
			2015-
			03-17Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			40
			138ACF
			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
			0ACL
			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
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2015-
			09-28
			2015-
			06-17Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			73CMS
			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
			0FDA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			Date
			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
			0OASH
			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
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2015-
			09-28
			2015-
			08-04
			2015-
			06-17
			2015-
			03-17Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			40
			73
			138

XII. D. 1. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report

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 ReportOS
			1,531
			1,071
			1,605
			1,113ACF
			1,864
			850
			1,255
			1,100ACL
			13
			11
			11
			11CDC
			1,141
			1,020
			1,028
			943CMS
			23,361
			26,566
			25,027
			28,153FDA
			10,224
			9,958
			10,191
			10,145HRSA
			355
			379
			352
			419IHS
			152
			149
			160
			130NIH
			1,169
			1,273
			1,156
			1,268OIG
			843
			1,276
			815
			1,304OASH
			437
			357
			455
			423SAMHSA
			193
			175
			238
			177AGENCY OVERALL
			44,283
			43,085
			42,293
			45,186XII. 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 ReportOS
			281
			245ACF
			721
			514ACL
			2
			0CDC
			598
			673CMS
			2,714
			1,801FDA
			2,617
			2,337HRSA
			64
			36IHS
			17
			36NIH
			28
			24OIG
			16
			3OASH
			92
			35SAMHSA
			45
			41AGENCY OVERALL
			7,195
			5,745XII. 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 ReportOS
			204
			196
			218
			190CMS
			122
			116
			28
			92AGENCY OVERALL
			326
			312
			246
			282XII. E. 2. Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report

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 ReportOS
			169
			173CMS
			239
			264AGENCY OVERALL
			408
			437

                    
  


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