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2018 HHS FOIA Quarterly Reports








  
  
    

  
      



First Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			81
			59
			178ACL
			6
			4
			0CDC
			304
			293
			63CMS
			4602
			4254
			1325FDA
			2466
			2180
			2592HRSA
			68
			76
			10IHS
			28
			3
			40NIH
			375
			266
			310PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			63
			41
			108OIG
			220
			168
			56OS
			412
			171
			896SAMHSA
			32
			26
			42

Second Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			95
			90
			171ACL
			15
			12
			2CDC
			276
			297
			48CMS
			5045
			4443
			1709FDA
			2594
			2468
			2678HRSA
			66
			58
			11IHS
			35
			16
			66NIH
			326
			288
			354PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			83
			55
			120OIG
			699
			711
			50OS
			418
			282
			991SAMHSA
			46
			44
			37

Third Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			201
			97
			176ACL
			22
			22
			0CDC
			300
			311
			45CMS
			4306
			4682
			1526FDA
			2665
			2532
			2826HRSA
			81
			60
			13IHS
			47
			26
			69NIH
			318
			275
			383PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			127
			39
			213OIG
			310
			272
			75OS
			381
			303
			1062SAMHSA
			42
			45
			33

Fourth Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			121
			39
			390ACL
			33
			30
			3CDC
			319
			319
			24CMS
			4119
			4380
			1353FDA
			2531
			2799
			2666HRSA
			65
			76
			23IHS
			50
			29
			72NIH
			377
			394
			345PH (OASH and AHRQ)
			81
			87
			206OIG
			276
			361
			21OS
			353
			256
			1175SAMHSA
			43
			38
			35

                    
  


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