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HHS Fiscal Year 2017 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/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 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.hhs.gov/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

III. Agency Component Abbreviations

**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 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 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. 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).
			OASH
			1
			121 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).
			CMS
			1
			27FDA
			2625 U.S.C. § 1675(g)
			Medical quality assurance records
			
			IHS
			7
			735 U.S.C. § 209(f)
			Plans of a licensee for development or marketing of a federally owned invention
			
			NIH
			1
			141 U.S.C. § 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).
			CDC
			4
			42CMS
			29FDA
			3HRSA
			1NIH
			2OASH
			342 U.S.C. § 242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			
			CDC
			12
			1242 U.S.C. § 262a(h)
			Bioterrorism-related information
			
			CDC
			10
			14OIG
			442 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
			342 U.S.C. § 653(j)(7)(E)(ii)
			Certain information in the Federal Parent Locator Service
			N/A
			ACF
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 1320c-9(a)
			Certain information related to Medicare End Stage Renal Disease provided to an organization not considered a Federal Agency for FOIA purposes
			
			CMS
			2
			242 U.S.C. § 1395bb(b)
			Information related to Accreditation Survey Information
			
			CMS
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 11137(b)
			Adverse reports of a health practitioner's conduct
			
			HRSA
			2
			25 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b)
			Name of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General
			
			OIG
			29
			2942 U.S.C. § 653(l)(1)
			Information in the Federal Parent Locator Service
			N/A
			ACF
			2
			2V. A. FOIA Requests -- Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

Agency / Component
			Number of Requests Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Pending as of End of Fiscal YearOS
			224
			1,293
			770
			747ACF
			253
			244
			332
			165ACL
			3
			28
			30
			1CDC
			416
			1,040
			1,295
			161CMS
			2,051
			18,016
			18,142
			1,925FDA
			2,489
			11,062
			10,881
			2,670HRSA
			42
			247
			249
			40IHS
			34
			143
			152
			25NIH
			147
			1,389
			1,246
			290OASH
			46
			340
			281
			105OIG
			31
			1,043
			1,035
			39SAMHSA
			30
			133
			134
			29AGENCY OVERALL
			5,766
			34,978
			34,547
			6,197*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 249 at the end of FY 2016, 253 at the beginning of FY 2017
CDC reported 424 at the end of FY 2016, 416 at the beginning of FY 2017
CMS reported 2,011 at the end of FY 2016, 2,051 at the beginning of FY 2017
FDA reported 2,472 at the end of FY 2016, 2,489 at the beginning of FY 2017
OIG reported 33 at the end of FY 2016, 31 at the beginning of FY 2017
OS reported 223 at the end of FY 2016, 224 at the beginning of FY 2017*

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
			TOTALOS
			57
			122
			18
			63
			418
			18
			1
			16
			8
			30
			19
			0
			770ACF
			64
			146
			14
			35
			7
			18
			0
			8
			5
			29
			9
			1
			332ACL
			26
			0
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			30CDC
			195
			380
			18
			198
			25
			364
			20
			6
			28
			27
			34
			0
			1,295CMS
			3,972
			3,040
			5,931
			2,454
			51
			477
			146
			76
			894
			655
			404
			42
			18,142FDA
			8,318
			83
			167
			458
			48
			1,388
			52
			56
			120
			15
			176
			0
			10,881HRSA
			59
			104
			5
			36
			13
			16
			4
			3
			2
			5
			2
			0
			249IHS
			18
			14
			12
			19
			4
			16
			12
			6
			23
			0
			12
			16
			152NIH
			846
			128
			5
			93
			15
			111
			6
			32
			0
			9
			1
			0
			1,246OASH
			149
			63
			12
			39
			1
			6
			0
			3
			1
			4
			3
			0
			281OIG
			143
			233
			245
			64
			32
			161
			0
			9
			44
			94
			10
			0
			1,035SAMHSA
			25
			51
			4
			33
			1
			7
			0
			1
			5
			5
			1
			1
			134AGENCY OVERALL
			13,872
			4,364
			6,431
			3,495
			615
			2,582
			241
			217
			1,130
			869
			671
			60
			34,547

V. B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests -- "Other" Reasons for "Full Denials Based on Reasons Other Than Exemptions"

Agency / Component
			Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1)
			Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon
			TOTALACF
			Litigation
			1
			1CMS
			Unable to locate requester
			40
			42Aggregated request
			2IHS
			Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
			16
			16OIG
			N/A
			
			0OS
			N/A
			0
			0ACL
			N/A
			0
			0HRSA
			N/A
			0
			0NIH
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			N/A
			0
			0SAMHSA
			Unable to locate requester
			1
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			60V. 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
			0
			0
			0
			29
			59
			106
			16
			0
			51
			0
			5
			4
			0
			0ACF
			0
			0
			2
			88
			15
			141
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			5
			4
			17
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			1
			26
			131
			113
			341
			7
			3
			8
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			1
			33
			488
			101
			7,862
			12
			34
			1,292
			172
			11
			3
			0
			0FDA
			0
			0
			29
			122
			18
			9
			97
			1
			3
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			1
			6
			81
			17
			58
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			5
			0
			0IHS
			0
			2
			7
			9
			4
			16
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			3
			25
			22
			39
			10
			0
			3
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			1
			4
			41
			11
			55
			0
			0
			13
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			33
			200
			131
			386
			258
			0
			318
			0
			33
			69
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			45
			2
			51
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			6
			143
			1,264
			497
			9,081
			402
			38
			1,689
			172
			56
			81
			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 YearOS
			212
			154
			118
			248CMS
			181
			62
			123
			120AGENCY OVERALL
			393
			216
			241
			368*CMS reported 174 at the end of FY 2016, 181 at the beginning of FY 2017*

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
			15
			11
			7
			85
			118CMS
			1
			0
			1
			121
			123AGENCY OVERALL
			16
			11
			8
			206
			241VI. 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
			0
			1
			5
			11
			12
			0
			0
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			0
			1
			5
			11
			13
			0
			0
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0

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

Agency / Component
			No Records
			Records Referred at Initial Request Level
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related Reason
			Records not Reasonably Described
			Improper Request for Other Reasons
			Not Agency Record
			Duplicate Request or Appeal
			Request in Litigation
			Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing
			Other *Explain in chart belowOS
			3
			40
			11
			0
			5
			4
			1
			15
			2
			4
			0CMS
			4
			1
			110
			0
			1
			5
			0
			0
			1
			1
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			7
			41
			121
			0
			6
			9
			1
			15
			3
			5
			1

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
			No component response to adjudicate
			1
			1OS
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			1VI. 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
			193.00
			301.91
			<1
			1,202.00CMS
			376.00
			391.00
			3.00
			963.00AGENCY OVERALL
			287.00
			347.38
			<1
			1,202.00VI. 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
			2014-05-02
			2014-04-02
			2014-03-26
			2014-03-18
			2014-02-18
			2013-08-19
			2013-04-04
			2012-04-17
			2011-06-21
			2011-04-28Number of Days Pending
			857
			879
			884
			890
			910
			1033
			1128
			1370
			1576
			1613CMS
			Date of Appeal
			2013-07-19
			2013-06-05
			2013-06-04
			2013-05-28
			2013-05-01
			2013-04-03
			2012-12-12
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-12
			2011-12-09Number of Days Pending
			1041
			1072
			1073
			1078
			1096
			1116
			1192
			1353
			1360
			1445AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Appeal
			2013-06-04
			2013-05-28
			2013-05-01
			2013-04-03
			2012-12-12
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-17
			2011-12-09
			2011-06-21
			2011-04-28Number of Days Pending
			1073
			1078
			1096
			1116
			1192
			1353
			1370
			1445
			1576
			1613

VII. A. Processed 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 DaysOS
			2
			6.43
			<1
			40
			40
			171.23
			<1
			954
			14
			12.75
			3
			20ACF
			323
			358
			1
			943
			40
			144
			1
			919
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			16
			16
			1
			41
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			7
			32.21
			<1
			755
			58
			187.56
			<1
			1674
			516
			412.17
			1
			1214CMS
			13
			14
			<1
			1022
			8
			36
			<1
			1208
			77
			184
			<1
			982FDA
			3
			18.7
			1
			1064
			50
			138.1
			1
			1536
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			6
			8
			<1
			31
			37
			59
			11
			382
			57
			109
			6
			230IHS
			171
			75
			<1
			342
			146
			217
			16
			308
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			13
			7
			1
			181
			31
			73
			1
			741
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			5
			11.02
			<1
			141
			65
			80.73
			<1
			255
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			2
			4
			1
			19
			28
			40
			1
			173
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			10
			18
			1
			55
			55
			79
			1
			561
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			11
			18.95
			<1
			1064
			36
			99.93
			<1
			1674
			42
			69.53
			<1
			1214

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 DaysOS
			21.5
			21.98
			<1
			40
			81
			180.12
			<1
			946
			14
			12.75
			3
			20ACF
			467
			440
			1
			943
			40
			144
			1
			919
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			16
			16
			1
			41
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			14.5
			39.69
			<1
			755
			120
			264.75
			<1
			1674
			542
			436.75
			2
			1214CMS
			18
			19
			<1
			1022
			20
			56
			<1
			1170
			84
			199
			5
			947FDA
			3
			18.9
			1
			1064
			50
			138.2
			53
			1536
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			5
			7
			<1
			20
			40
			62
			21
			382
			57
			109
			40
			230IHS
			156
			95
			7
			342
			140
			127
			14
			308
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			15
			19
			1
			181
			38
			83
			2
			741
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			5
			9.45
			<1
			141
			68.5
			84.47
			6
			255
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			3
			5
			1
			19
			37
			47
			1
			173
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			10
			18
			1
			55
			55
			79
			1
			561
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			16
			24.08
			<1
			1064
			40
			104.46
			<1
			1674
			50
			90.41
			2
			1214

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
			501
			52
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			553ACF
			18
			0
			0
			1
			1
			0
			1
			1
			3
			0
			9
			9
			30
			73ACL
			22
			6
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			29CDC
			353
			65
			20
			16
			9
			8
			5
			4
			2
			5
			6
			6
			5
			504CMS
			3,943
			68
			49
			10
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			4
			0
			0
			4,075FDA
			390
			474
			421
			452
			438
			632
			505
			575
			524
			454
			1,377
			77
			91
			6,410HRSA
			154
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			154IHS
			10
			9
			12
			11
			2
			8
			5
			1
			4
			5
			11
			3
			0
			81NIH
			733
			168
			67
			7
			5
			3
			1
			1
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			988OASH
			18
			82
			5
			2
			4
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			112OIG
			700
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			700SAMHSA
			8
			4
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			14AGENCY OVERALL
			6,850
			928
			576
			499
			459
			652
			517
			584
			535
			465
			1,407
			95
			126
			13,693

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
			5
			24
			33
			28
			15
			13
			11
			9
			3
			2
			12
			11
			23
			189ACF
			87
			30
			18
			6
			9
			8
			4
			2
			6
			7
			26
			11
			32
			246ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			258
			72
			38
			37
			21
			23
			19
			9
			13
			22
			65
			55
			101
			733CMS
			9,569
			1,329
			534
			347
			276
			181
			122
			77
			55
			48
			142
			126
			253
			13,059FDA
			83
			155
			180
			201
			246
			249
			264
			349
			219
			219
			1,049
			372
			709
			4,295HRSA
			0
			43
			9
			8
			3
			4
			3
			3
			2
			5
			3
			3
			4
			90IHS
			5
			6
			4
			4
			0
			1
			3
			1
			5
			0
			11
			2
			0
			42NIH
			76
			58
			28
			11
			7
			3
			5
			7
			4
			1
			18
			4
			4
			226OASH
			10
			40
			29
			19
			17
			14
			7
			6
			11
			7
			5
			0
			0
			165OIG
			107
			56
			54
			15
			25
			14
			6
			2
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			282SAMHSA
			33
			22
			9
			11
			8
			10
			6
			2
			1
			3
			5
			3
			1
			114AGENCY OVERALL
			10,233
			1,835
			936
			687
			627
			520
			450
			467
			322
			314
			1,336
			587
			1,127
			19,441

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
			4
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			4ACF
			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
			0CDC
			4
			2
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			15
			24CMS
			3
			6
			3
			4
			0
			0
			1
			0
			2
			2
			0
			10
			6
			37FDA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			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
			0OIG
			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
			11
			8
			4
			4
			1
			0
			1
			1
			2
			2
			0
			10
			21
			65

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 DaysOS
			395
			55
			59
			303
			233
			361
			19
			37
			90ACF
			75
			693
			670
			90
			113
			184
			0
			0
			0ACL
			1
			11
			11
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			18
			12
			31
			108
			85
			209
			4
			530
			489CMS
			209
			10
			20
			1642
			46
			149
			71
			321
			498FDA
			265
			96
			141.9
			2381
			159
			241.9
			2
			734
			734HRSA
			6
			6
			8
			34
			55
			50
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			22
			113
			165
			3
			46
			55
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			168
			10
			32
			122
			94
			126
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			60
			30.5
			37
			36
			141
			140
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			3
			1
			17
			36
			29
			72
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			3
			93
			87
			25
			96
			78
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			1225
			88
			103.53
			4780
			118
			208.36
			96
			282
			421.79

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
			2013-11-18
			2013-11-04
			2013-10-30
			2013-10-29
			2013-10-28
			2013-10-28
			2013-10-25
			2013-10-24
			2013-10-18
			2013-05-01Number of Days Pending
			971
			980
			983
			984
			985
			985
			986
			987
			991
			1109ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2014-06-10
			2014-06-05
			2014-06-04
			2014-06-04
			2014-06-03
			2014-05-08
			2014-05-05
			2014-03-06
			2014-01-24
			2014-01-24Number of Days Pending
			831
			834
			835
			835
			836
			853
			856
			898
			926
			926ACL
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2017-09-14Number of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			11CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2014-12-09
			2014-10-29
			2014-10-28
			2014-10-28
			2014-09-04
			2014-07-14
			2013-01-31
			2012-12-12
			2012-05-01
			2012-03-27Number of Days Pending
			706
			733
			734
			734
			771
			808
			1161
			1194
			1349
			1374CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2013-06-19
			2013-06-03
			2013-05-31
			2013-05-14
			2013-04-22
			2013-04-09
			2013-04-04
			2013-02-25
			2013-02-25
			2012-03-15Number of Days Pending
			1118
			1130
			1131
			1144
			1160
			1169
			1172
			1200
			1200
			1380FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2012-03-30
			2012-03-28
			2012-03-07
			2012-02-23
			2012-01-11
			2011-10-26
			2011-06-27
			2011-05-31
			2011-03-22
			2011-03-16Number of Days Pending
			1371
			1373
			1388
			1397
			1426
			1477
			1561
			1580
			1629
			1633HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2017-06-26
			2017-06-26
			2017-06-22
			2017-06-19
			2017-06-13
			2017-06-09
			2017-06-08
			2017-06-02
			2017-05-22
			2016-12-22Number of Days Pending
			67
			67
			69
			72
			76
			78
			79
			83
			91
			194IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2016-12-16
			2016-12-15
			2016-12-15
			2016-11-30
			2016-11-18
			2016-11-04
			2016-11-03
			2016-11-02
			2016-10-20
			2016-09-30Number of Days Pending
			199
			199
			199
			210
			217
			226
			227
			228
			237
			250NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2016-06-23
			2016-06-15
			2016-06-13
			2016-06-03
			2016-06-02
			2016-05-18
			2016-05-12
			2016-04-06
			2016-01-21
			2015-09-24Number of Days Pending
			320
			325
			326
			328
			335
			345
			349
			375
			426
			505OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2017-01-26
			2017-01-26
			2017-01-23
			2017-01-12
			2016-12-12
			2016-11-08
			2016-10-06
			2016-09-07
			2016-04-04
			2015-05-18Number of Days Pending
			172
			172
			175
			181
			202
			224
			246
			267
			376
			596OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2017-06-20
			2017-06-09
			2017-06-06
			2017-05-26
			2017-04-05
			2017-03-28
			2017-03-06
			2016-12-02
			2016-11-28
			2016-06-04Number of Days Pending
			74
			81
			84
			89
			128
			134
			150
			206
			216
			386SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2017-06-02
			2017-05-18
			2017-05-18
			2017-03-06
			2017-03-02
			2016-12-13
			2016-09-13
			2016-08-30
			2016-06-24
			2016-06-05Number of Days Pending
			84
			93
			93
			146
			148
			200
			263
			272
			295
			312AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2012-03-27
			2012-03-15
			2012-03-07
			2012-02-23
			2012-01-11
			2011-10-26
			2011-06-27
			2011-05-31
			2011-03-22
			2011-03-16Number of Days Pending
			1374
			1380
			1388
			1397
			1426
			1477
			1561
			1580
			1629
			1633

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
			18
			21
			10
			21
			20ACF
			0
			1
			1
			1
			1ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			8
			69
			1
			0.79
			76CMS
			58
			79
			4
			10
			112FDA
			0
			494
			6
			5.8
			491HRSA
			0
			3
			1
			1
			3IHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			3
			18
			4.5
			6
			6OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			58
			2
			1
			58SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			87
			743
			5
			6.39
			767VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateOS
			11
			1
			1.5
			2.33ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			17
			90
			1
			22.51CMS
			46
			41
			3
			9FDA
			1
			12
			4
			10.6HRSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			0
			7
			3
			4OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			64
			2
			2SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			75
			215
			2
			12.11IX. 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
			10
			0
			10
			$1,705,834.00
			$370,095.00
			$2,075,929.00ACF
			6
			0
			6
			$412,116.61
			$114,813.00
			$526,929.61ACL
			0
			0.1
			0.1
			$28,448.00
			$0.00
			$28,448.00CDC
			15
			4
			19
			$2,534,992.34
			$0.00
			$2,534,992.34CMS
			31
			62
			93
			$8,767,722.00
			$80,000.00
			$8,847,722.00FDA
			127
			20.5
			147.5
			$33,996,472.00
			$349,084.00
			$34,345,556.00HRSA
			3
			2
			5
			$510,808.00
			$24,313.00
			$535,121.00IHS
			2
			1.35
			3.35
			$341,940.00
			$0.00
			$341,940.00NIH
			15
			9.84
			24.84
			$3,161,641.18
			$1,750.00
			$3,163,391.18OASH
			5
			0
			5
			$454,774.00
			$0.00
			$454,774.00OIG
			3
			1
			4
			$297,527.00
			$100,000.00
			$397,527.00SAMHSA
			1
			0.5
			1.5
			$94,163.00
			$0.00
			$94,163.00AGENCY OVERALL
			218
			101.29
			319.29
			$52,306,438.13
			$1,040,055.00
			$53,346,493.13

X. 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
			$102,575.39
			4.05%CMS
			$62,577.00
			0.71%FDA
			$392,017.45
			1.15%HRSA
			$8,975.10
			1.76%IHS
			$1,104.00
			0.32%NIH
			$33,783.00
			1.07%OASH
			$0.00
			0.00%OIG
			$2,250.00
			0.76%SAMHSA
			$0.00
			0.00%AGENCY OVERALL
			$603,281.94
			1.15%XI.A. Number of Times Subsection Used

Agency / Component
			Number of Times Subsection UsedOS
			0ACF
			0ACL
			0CDC
			0CMS
			0FDA
			0HRSA
			0IHS
			0NIH
			0OASH
			0OIG
			0SAMHSA
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0XI.B. Number of Subsection Postings

Agency / Component
			Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office
			Number of Records Posted by Program OfficesOS
			3
			0ACF
			3
			3,686ACL
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0CMS
			3
			33FDA
			0
			15,329HRSA
			0
			50IHS
			0
			0NIH
			880
			33OASH
			0
			0OIG
			0
			215SAMHSA
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			889
			19,346XII.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
			629
			235ACF
			150
			N/AACL
			0
			N/ACDC
			87
			N/ACMS
			1,081
			116FDA
			2,279
			N/AHRSA
			26
			N/AIHS
			20
			N/ANIH
			152
			N/AOASH
			72
			N/AOIG
			27
			N/ASAMHSA
			22
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			4,545
			351XII.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 YearOS
			10
			55
			41
			24ACF
			0
			2
			0
			2ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			4
			13
			17
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			2
			8
			10
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			8
			5
			3OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			11
			10
			1SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			16
			97
			83
			30*Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending consultation counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components:
OS reported 9 pending at the end of FY 2016, 10 at the beginning of FY 2017
CDC reported 0 at the end of FY 2016, 4 at the beginning of FY 2017*

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 ConsultationOS
			Date
			2017-04-05
			2017-03-27
			2017-02-27
			2017-01-12
			2016-12-16
			2016-09-12
			2016-09-07
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-10-06Number of Days
			124
			131
			151
			181
			198
			264
			267
			353
			400
			498ACF
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2017-09-22
			2017-08-07Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			5
			38ACL
			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
			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
			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
			2017-05-08
			2017-05-03
			2017-05-02Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			145
			152
			153OASH
			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
			2017-09-14Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			12SAMHSA
			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
			2017-04-05
			2017-03-27
			2017-02-27
			2017-01-12
			2016-12-16
			2016-09-12
			2016-09-07
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-10-06Number of Days
			124
			131
			151
			181
			198
			264
			267
			353
			400
			498

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component
			NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED
			NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSEDNumber Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			985
			1,293
			1,034
			770ACF
			464
			244
			749
			332ACL
			22
			28
			20
			30CDC
			1,113
			1,040
			1,443
			1,295CMS
			17,917
			18,016
			19,021
			18,142FDA
			10,374
			11,062
			10,611
			10,881HRSA
			305
			247
			318
			249IHS
			156
			143
			161
			152NIH
			1,324
			1,389
			1,266
			1,246OASH
			392
			340
			399
			281OIG
			1,015
			1,043
			989
			1,035SAMHSA
			158
			133
			177
			134AGENCY OVERALL
			34,225
			34,978
			36,188
			34,547*Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct number of request received and processed during FY 2016, the following changes are reported:
CDC reported 1120 received and 1445 processed in FY 2016 - the updated numbers are reflected in the table above.*

XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			195
			629ACF
			242
			150ACL
			0
			0CDC
			374
			87CMS
			1,271
			1,081FDA
			2,248
			2,279HRSA
			30
			26IHS
			27
			20NIH
			64
			152OASH
			30
			72OIG
			17
			27SAMHSA
			21
			22AGENCY OVERALL
			4,519
			4,545XII.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
			180
			154
			157
			118CMS
			82
			62
			175
			123AGENCY OVERALL
			262
			216
			332
			241XII.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 ReportOS
			206
			235CMS
			169
			116AGENCY OVERALL
			375
			351

                    
  


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