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HHS Fiscal Year 2014 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 Sates Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street, S.W., Room 2221
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453

**2. ELECTRONIC ADDRESS FOR THIS REPORT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:**

**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. HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST**

**1. HHS and OPDIV 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
Mary E. Switzer Building, Room 2206
330 C Street, S.W.
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 Officer
901 D Street, S.W.
7th Floor West
Aerospace Building
Washington, D.C. 20447
Phone: 202-401-9215

**Administration for Community Living (ACL):**
Website: https://www.acl.gov/Site_Utilities/FOIA/index.aspx
Freedom of Information 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/news/foia.htm
Freedom of Information Officer
540 Gaither Road
The Eisenberg Building, Room 3129
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-427-1866

**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/
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 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

**Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS):**
Website: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asa/psc/index.html
Freedom of Information Officer
Room 17-66, Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-5252

**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH):**
Website: https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/asa/psc/index.html
Freedom of Information Officer
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 920
Bethesda, MD 20857
Phone: 301-492-4800

**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/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 Overall42 U.S.C § 247d-6b(d)
			National stockpile information
			None
			OS
			1
			2CDC
			118 U.S.C. § 208(d)(1)
			Providing that "a copy of any determination granting an exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) [from application of penalties for acts affecting personal financial interests determined to constitute bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest] shall be made available to the public," but exempting from this disclosure requirement "any information contained in the determination that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5"
			Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d
			248, 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).
			OS
			1
			142 U.S.C § 247d-6b(d)
			Technical data or scientific information that is created or obtained during the countermeasure and product advanced research and development
			None
			OS
			1
			115 U.S.C § 1335a (b)(2)(A)
			Cigarette additive information
			None
			CDC
			1
			142 U.S.C § 242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities – guarantee of confidentiality
			None
			CDC
			6
			650 U.S.C Section §3024(i)
			Intelligence sources and methods
			None
			CDC
			1
			121 USC § 350 d(a)(5)
			Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act
			None
			FDA
			11
			1121 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.d 936 950-5-1 (10th Cir. 1990).
			FDA
			163
			16342 U.S.C § 300aa12(d)(4)(A)
			"Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information submitted to a special master or the court in a proceeding on a petition [for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program]
			. . . without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information"
			Long V DOJ, NO 06CB1086, 2011 WL 113925 at *10 (N.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2011).
			HRSA
			1
			142 U.S.C § 11137(b)
			Adverse reports of a health care practitioner's conduct reported to the National Practitioner Data Base
			None
			HRSA
			2
			225 U.S.C § 1675(a)(3)
			Medical quality assurance records cannot be released
			
			IHS
			2
			25 U.S.C § 574(j)
			Confidential communications with agency Ombudsman (3rd party neutral)
			None
			NIH
			1
			15 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).
			NIH
			2
			215 U.S.C. § 3710a(c)(7)(A)
			“[T]rade 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.
			Publ. Citizen Health Research Group v. NIH, 209 F.Supp.2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Col, Inc., v. NOAA, 917 F.Supp.867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).
			NIH
			11
			1142 U.S.C. § 262a(h)(1)
			Information regarding select agents
			None
			NIH
			2
			44OIG
			37CDC
			535 U.S.C. § 209(f)
			Plans of a licensee for development or marketing of a federally owned invention.
			
			NIH
			1
			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).
			NIH
			1
			2CMS
			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).
			NIH
			1
			43CDC
			5CMS
			28FDA
			3OASH
			642 U.S.C § 1306C
			Master File Death Records
			
			OIG
			2
			2Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–452; 5 U.S.C. App.)
			Complaints by employees; Disclosure of identity; Reprisals
			None
			OIG
			43
			43Fed. 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
			1**V. 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
			388
			1,531
			1,605
			314ACF
			154
			1,864
			1,255
			763ACL
			0
			13
			11
			2CDC
			578
			1,141
			1,028
			691CMS
			3,383
			26,361
			25,027
			4,717FDA
			2,863
			10,224
			10,191
			2,896HRSA
			89
			355
			352
			92IHS
			28
			152
			160
			20NIH
			71
			1,169
			1,156
			84OASH
			138
			437
			455
			120OIG
			6
			843
			815
			34SAMHSA
			96
			193
			238
			51AGENCY OVERALL
			7,794
			44,283
			42,293
			9,784

*Due to the Government Shutdown in October 2013, there were data entry delays in reporting the correct ending/ beginning pending case counts. The following changes are reported for the HHS components:**OS: reported 390 at the end of FY 2013, 388 at the beginning of FY 2014.**ACF: reported 153 at the end of FY 2013, 154 at the beginning of FY 2014.**CDC: reported 580 at the end of FY 2013, 578 at the beginning pf FY 2014.**HRSA: reported 81 at the beginning pf FY 2014, 89 at the beginning of FY 2014.**NIH: reported 70 at the end of FY 2013, 71 at the beginning of FY 2014.**OASH: reported 143 at the beginning of FY 2013, 138 at the beginning of FY 2014.**SAMSHA: reported 103 at the end of FY 2013; 96 at the beginning of FY 2014***V. B. (1) DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS - ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS**

Com-
			ponent
			/ Agency
			Num-
			ber
			of
			Full
			Grants
			Number
			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-
			Re-
			lated Reason
			Records not Reason-
			ably Des-
			cribed
			Im-
			proper FOIA
			Re-
			quest
			for
			Other Reason
			Not Agency
			Re-cord
			Dup-
			licate
			Re-
			quest
			Other
			*Ex-
			plain
			in
			chart
			below
			TOTALOS
			159
			266
			22
			106
			855
			50
			1
			18
			24
			68
			14
			22
			1,605ACF
			241
			876
			0
			11
			40
			24
			0
			6
			16
			29
			11
			1
			1,255ACL
			11
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			11CDC
			210
			206
			19
			165
			98
			58
			13
			10
			8
			19
			13
			209
			1,028CMS
			9,119
			3,283
			5,473
			4,359
			267
			516
			389
			215
			733
			238
			337
			98
			25,027FDA
			7,821
			125
			208
			493
			34
			1,055
			62
			19
			78
			4
			193
			99
			10,191HRSA
			197
			127
			5
			6
			5
			7
			0
			0
			3
			2
			0
			0
			352IHS
			30
			35
			12
			17
			24
			9
			0
			0
			3
			7
			0
			23
			160NIH
			700
			133
			14
			131
			17
			122
			1
			9
			6
			22
			1
			0
			1,156OASH
			142
			192
			10
			48
			10
			19
			2
			7
			2
			2
			0
			21
			455OIG
			129
			168
			90
			125
			21
			58
			1
			7
			69
			116
			10
			21
			815SAMHSA
			84
			91
			5
			14
			1
			15
			0
			0
			0
			12
			6
			10
			238AGENCY
			OVERALL
			18,843
			5,502
			5,858
			5,475
			1,372
			1,933
			469
			291
			942
			519
			585
			504
			42,293



**V. B. (2) DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"**



Component / Agency
			Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B (1)
			Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon
			COMPONENT TOTALOS
			Administrative Closure- Based on response/non-response to continued interest correspondence
			18
			22Litigation
			3Referred to Website
			1ACF
			Fail to respond to designated date
			1
			1ACL
			N/A
			0
			0CDC
			Administrative Closure- Based on response/non-response to continued interest correspondence
			209
			209CMS
			Aggregate Cases
			16
			98Litigation and Subpoena
			17Administrative Closure - Based on response/non-response to continued interest correspondence
			65FDA
			Referred requester to record posted on internet
			99
			99HRSA
			N/A
			0
			0IHS
			Information on the website
			4
			23Administrative Closure- Based on response/ non-response to continued interest calls and correspondence
			19NIH
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			Failed to respond on designated date
			19
			21No response to subpoena as request letter
			1No response to unpaid invoice letter
			1OIG
			In Litigation
			1
			21Administrative Closure- Based on response/non-response to continued interest correspondence
			20SAMHSA
			Administrative Closure- based on response/non response to continued interest calls and correspondence
			9
			10Unable to Locate Requester
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			504

**V. B. (3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS - NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED**

Component / Agency
			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
			5
			96
			133
			209
			18
			0
			59
			0
			2
			9
			0
			0ACF
			0
			0
			0
			11
			9
			866
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			2
			19
			44
			43
			184
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			2
			29
			74
			30
			6,122
			6
			1
			670
			93
			67
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			5
			42
			163
			17
			40
			116
			0
			17
			6
			5
			2
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			3
			124
			6
			65
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			10
			8
			27
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			19
			44
			40
			46
			11
			0
			5
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			1
			6
			101
			27
			168
			3
			0
			58
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			1
			83
			76
			48
			179
			86
			0
			132
			0
			19
			4
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			78
			2
			92
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			11
			206
			821
			363
			8,000
			241
			1
			941
			99
			94
			18
			0
			0



**VI. A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS**

Component / Agency
			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
			190
			203
			218
			175CMS
			151
			122
			28
			245AGENCY OVERALL
			341
			325
			246
			420

*OS: Due to the Government Shutdown in October 2013, there were data entry delays in reporting the correct ending pending/ beginning pending case counts resulting in two appeals reopening and increasing the total at the close of FY 2013 from 188 to 190.***VI. B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS**

Component / Agency
			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
			83
			30
			6
			99
			218CMS
			3
			4
			1
			20
			28AGENCY OVERALL
			86
			34
			7
			119
			246

**VI. C. (1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED**

Component / Agency
			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
			7
			16
			17
			29
			4
			0
			15
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			12
			0
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			1
			7
			16
			18
			41
			4
			0
			18
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0



**VI. C. (2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS**

Component /
			Agency
			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
			28
			3
			47
			4
			0
			0
			3
			3
			0
			17
			35CMS
			3
			0
			15
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			1AGENCY
			OVERALL
			31
			3
			62
			4
			0
			0
			3
			3
			1
			17
			36



**VI. C. (3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS**

Component / Agency
			Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C (2)
			Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon
			COMPONENT TOTALOS
			Appeal Moot
			26
			35No response to unpaid invoice letter
			1Appeal Untimely
			8CMS
			Aggregated Cases
			1
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			36

**VI. C. (4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS**

Component / Agency
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of DaysOS
			124.00
			589.00
			<1
			1,574.00CMS
			362.00
			346.00
			8.00
			631.00AGENCY OVERALL
			150.00
			314.00
			8.00
			1,574.00

**VI. C. (5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS**

Component /
			Agency
			Sub-Row
			Heading
			10th Oldest Appeal
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest AppealOS
			Date of
			Appeal
			2009-
			10-15
			2009-
			03-17
			2009-
			02-12
			2009-
			02-12
			2009-
			01-30
			2008-
			09-15
			2008-
			09-09
			2008-
			09-09
			2008-
			02-20
			2008-
			02-08Number
			of Days
			Pending
			1245
			1393
			1415
			1415
			1424
			1517
			1521
			1521
			1662
			1669CMS
			Date of Appeal
			2011-
			11-07
			2011-
			11-01
			2011-
			10-26
			2011-
			10-19
			2011-
			10-03
			2011-
			08-29
			2011-
			08-19
			2011-
			08-11
			2011-
			06-23
			2011-
			06-01Number of
			Days Pending
			726
			732
			736
			741
			752
			776
			782
			788
			822
			838AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of
			Appeal
			2009-
			10-15
			2009-
			03-17
			2009-
			02-12
			2009-
			02-12
			2009-
			01-30
			2008-
			09-15
			2008-
			09-09
			2008-
			09-09
			2008-
			02-20
			2008-
			02-08Number of
			Days Pending
			1245
			1393
			1415
			1415
			1424
			1517
			1521
			1521
			1662
			1669**VII. A. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests**

Component / Agency
			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
			1
			40
			1
			98
			1
			1681
			5
			59
			1
			871ACF
			62
			62
			1
			903
			83
			108
			1
			670
			86
			86
			86
			86ACL
			20
			20
			25
			28
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			14
			47
			<1
			930
			41
			153
			<1
			1427
			41
			37
			11
			51CMS
			14
			22
			1
			842
			3
			34
			1
			829
			58
			90
			1
			690FDA
			7
			24
			1
			1167
			51
			138
			1
			1561
			693
			693
			693
			693HRSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			37
			107
			1
			605
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			10
			15
			5
			80
			42
			60
			14
			172
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			12
			14
			1
			98
			43
			56
			1
			430
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			5
			8
			1
			35
			134
			239
			11
			938
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			1
			3
			1
			19
			21
			28
			1
			173
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			72
			123
			1
			494
			100
			138
			1
			569
			5
			5
			5
			5AGENCY OVERALL
			14
			24
			N/A
			1167
			26
			87
			N/A
			1561
			90
			40
			N/A
			871

**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
			13
			19
			9
			40
			60
			171
			1
			1079
			70
			149
			5
			871ACF
			64
			58
			1
			846
			83
			98
			1
			534
			86
			86
			86
			86ACL
			20
			20
			25
			28
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			21
			63
			<1
			930
			164
			239
			3
			1427
			51
			51
			51
			51CMS
			18
			22
			1
			734
			84
			133
			1
			829
			59
			84
			8
			314FDA
			7
			24
			1
			1167
			51
			139
			1
			1561
			693
			693
			693
			693HRSA
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			42
			114
			1
			605
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			10
			15
			5
			20
			45
			65
			15
			172
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			14
			16
			1
			98
			45
			63
			2
			430
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			6
			9
			1
			35
			120
			225
			11
			938
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			3
			4
			1
			19
			32
			37
			1
			173
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			64
			107
			1
			494
			70
			122
			1
			569
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY
			OVERALL
			14
			25
			N/A
			1167
			33
			95
			N/A
			1561
			59
			93
			N/A
			871



**VII. C. 1. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS – SIMPLE REQUESTS**

Component / Agency
			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
			33
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			34ACF
			382
			90
			50
			236
			150
			73
			80
			1
			0
			1
			2
			3
			15
			1,083ACL
			5
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			8CDC
			268
			57
			28
			21
			15
			7
			5
			4
			9
			10
			10
			0
			9
			443CMS
			16,341
			2,493
			423
			171
			96
			50
			43
			41
			34
			16
			154
			148
			82
			20,092FDA
			320
			461
			577
			497
			598
			454
			613
			548
			463
			415
			1,628
			134
			68
			6,776HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			15
			23
			21
			5
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			64NIH
			743
			171
			27
			5
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			948OASH
			188
			5
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			193OIG
			515
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			515SAMHSA
			9
			12
			2
			12
			2
			2
			1
			0
			1
			2
			13
			5
			1
			62AGENCY OVERALL
			18,819
			3,316
			1,128
			947
			863
			586
			742
			594
			507
			444
			1,807
			290
			175
			30,218



**VII. C. 2. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS – COMPLEX REQUESTS**

Component / Agency
			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
			1,033
			91
			51
			36
			26
			21
			17
			12
			15
			14
			30
			24
			160
			1,530ACF
			36
			15
			7
			20
			25
			22
			16
			6
			1
			4
			4
			5
			10
			171ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			229
			60
			34
			29
			16
			22
			17
			2
			14
			14
			32
			29
			81
			579CMS
			3,702
			380
			185
			122
			96
			75
			56
			42
			42
			24
			129
			57
			65
			4,975FDA
			34
			119
			153
			150
			151
			117
			210
			198
			215
			151
			936
			353
			565
			3,352HRSA
			153
			63
			27
			29
			12
			19
			7
			2
			4
			2
			21
			9
			4
			352IHS
			5
			6
			4
			5
			16
			25
			21
			5
			9
			0
			0
			0
			0
			96NIH
			49
			48
			43
			21
			15
			11
			7
			5
			4
			1
			2
			1
			1
			208OASH
			2
			53
			33
			14
			15
			12
			5
			10
			4
			4
			25
			21
			64
			262OIG
			148
			80
			40
			12
			14
			3
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			300SAMHSA
			35
			21
			11
			10
			11
			7
			8
			6
			9
			9
			24
			16
			8
			175AGENCY OVERALL
			5,426
			936
			588
			448
			397
			334
			365
			289
			318
			223
			1,203
			515
			958
			12,000



**VII. C. 3. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS – REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING**

Component / Agency
			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
			27
			5
			1
			0
			0
			2
			1
			2
			0
			1
			0
			0
			2
			41ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			1
			2
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			6CMS
			5
			1
			8
			4
			3
			3
			2
			5
			4
			1
			3
			1
			0
			40FDA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			1HRSA
			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
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			34
			8
			12
			4
			4
			5
			3
			7
			4
			2
			3
			1
			3
			90



**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
			3
			1
			63
			356
			1
			310
			23
			5
			165ACF
			485
			62
			128
			254
			83
			194
			13
			86
			62ACL
			2
			29
			29
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			28
			213
			282
			628
			201
			264
			19
			51
			45CMS
			3711
			66
			144
			429
			194
			271
			0
			N/A
			N/AFDA
			648
			107
			152
			2267
			162
			229
			1
			691
			691HRSA
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			92
			125
			160
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			25
			30
			85
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			44
			7
			10
			40
			30
			72
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			29
			5
			25
			180
			134
			150
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			34
			21
			25
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			17
			61
			79
			27
			185
			197
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			4967
			71
			142
			4332
			148
			234
			56
			52
			110



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

Component / Agency
			Sub-Row Heading
			10th Oldest Request
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest RequestOS
			Date of Receipt
			2011-
			09-20
			2011-
			07-19
			2011-
			05-19
			2011-
			04-28
			2011-
			02-17
			2011-
			01-20
			2010-
			12-10
			2010-
			10-21
			2010-
			08-11
			2009-
			10-05Number of Days Pending
			761
			805
			889
			893
			910
			930
			999
			1028
			1039
			1252ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2012-
			06-26
			2012-
			06-19
			2012-
			06-18
			2012-
			06-18
			2012-
			06-15
			2012-
			05-31
			2012-
			05-31
			2012-
			05-02
			2012-
			04-25
			2012-
			01-31Number of Days Pending
			569
			574
			575
			575
			576
			587
			587
			607
			612
			672ACL
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2014-
			08-20
			2014-
			08-18Number of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			29
			31CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2010-10-08
			2010-
			10-08
			2010-
			04-16
			2010-
			04-15
			2010-
			03-16
			2010-
			03-16
			2010-
			03-15
			2010-
			03-15
			2010-
			01-27
			2009-
			10-02Number of Days Pending
			998
			998
			1120
			1121
			1143
			1143
			1144
			1144
			1176
			1253CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2011-
			08-26
			2011-
			08-11
			2011-
			06-28
			2011-
			06-27
			2011-
			06-07
			2011-
			06-06
			2011-
			06-02
			2011-
			05-19
			2011-
			05-10
			2011-
			04-25Number of Days Pending
			777
			788
			819
			820
			834
			835
			837
			846
			853
			864FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2010-
			04-21
			2010-
			04-04
			2010-
			03-02
			2010-
			02-18
			2010-
			01-06
			2009-
			12-11
			2009-
			09-21
			2009-
			08-27
			2009-
			07-23
			2008-
			11-18Number of Days Pending
			1117
			1130
			1153
			1161
			1190
			1206
			1262
			1278
			1303
			1473HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2013-
			08-20
			2013-
			08-09
			2013-
			08-08
			2013-
			05-15
			2013-
			04-29
			2013-
			04-02
			2013-
			03-29
			2013-
			03-21
			2013-
			03-07
			2012-
			12-05Number of Days Pending
			280
			287
			288
			347
			359
			378
			380
			386
			396
			458IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2014-
			08-20
			2014-
			08-20
			2014-
			08-19
			2014-
			08-19
			2014-
			07-30
			2014-
			07-08
			2014-
			04-09
			2014-
			04-09
			2013-
			11-14
			2013-
			11-14Number of Days Pending
			29
			29
			30
			30
			44
			60
			122
			122
			221
			221NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2014-
			06-23
			2014-
			06-13
			2014-
			05-23
			2014-
			05-23
			2014-
			05-14
			2014-
			03-28
			2013-
			10-17
			2013-
			09-27
			2013-
			09-05
			2011-
			03-22Number of Days Pending
			70
			76
			90
			90
			95
			130
			240
			242
			258
			876OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2013-
			12-31
			2013-
			12-30
			2013-
			12-24
			2013-
			12-20
			2013-
			12-20
			2013-
			12-17
			2013-
			11-14
			2013-
			11-01
			2013-
			10-18
			2013-
			10-18Number of Days Pending
			190
			191
			194
			196
			196
			199
			221
			229
			239
			239OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2014-
			08-11
			2014-
			08-04
			2014-
			07-30
			2014-
			07-28
			2014-
			07-24
			2014-
			07-23
			2014-
			07-10
			2014-
			07-10
			2014-
			05-16
			2014-
			02-19Number of Days Pending
			36
			41
			44
			46
			48
			49
			58
			58
			95
			157SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2013-
			10-22
			2013-
			10-17
			2013-
			10-17
			2013-
			10-17
			2013-
			09-04
			2013-
			08-30
			2013-
			04-30
			2013-
			04-29
			2013-
			04-29
			2013-
			01-18Number of Days Pending
			237
			240
			240
			240
			270
			272
			358
			359
			359
			428AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2010-
			02-18
			2010-
			01-27
			2010-
			01-06
			2009-
			12-11
			2009-
			10-05
			2009-
			10-02
			2009-
			09-21
			2009-
			08-27
			2009-
			07-23
			2008-
			11-18Number of Days Pending
			1161
			1176
			1190
			1206
			1252
			1253
			1262
			1278
			1303
			1473

**VIII. A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING**

Component / Agency
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar DaysOS
			2
			3
			3
			3
			4ACF
			0
			1
			1
			1
			1ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0CDC
			25
			21
			10
			9
			40CMS
			157
			70
			10
			17
			116FDA
			0
			381
			10
			10
			202HRSA
			0
			7
			10
			10
			7IHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0NIH
			0
			2
			6
			6
			2OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0OIG
			3
			3
			5
			4
			3SAMHSA
			1
			0
			3
			3
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			188
			488
			10
			12
			376

**VIII. B. Requests for Fee Waiver**

Component / Agency
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateOS
			1
			0
			N/A
			N/AACF
			9
			1
			N/A
			N/AACL
			5
			0
			1
			1CDC
			1
			0
			35
			35CMS
			169
			39
			7
			15FDA
			559
			1
			17
			34HRSA
			2
			4
			12
			12IHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			0
			4
			3
			4OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			8
			3
			4SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			746
			57
			14
			28**IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs**

Component / Agency
			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
			11
			0
			11
			$1,342,337.00
			$7,777.00
			$1,350,114.00ACF
			2
			0.75
			2.75
			$278,074.00
			$0.00
			$278,074.00ACL
			0
			0.1
			0.1
			$10,150.00
			$0.00
			$10,150.00CDC
			13
			3
			16
			$1,425,978.00
			$0.00
			$1,425,978.00CMS
			22
			62
			84
			$7,690,081.36
			$57,470.00
			$7,747,551.36FDA
			85.69
			34.9
			120.59
			$31,435,698.37
			$936,596.00
			$32,372,294.37HRSA
			5
			0
			5
			$395,130.12
			$0.00
			$395,130.12IHS
			1
			0.6
			1.6
			$170.91
			$0.00
			$170.91NIH
			18
			10.66
			28.66
			$3,250,820.63
			$9,388.33
			$3,260,208.96OASH
			7
			0
			7
			$1,414,905.00
			$13,317.00
			$1,428,222.00OIG
			3
			2
			5
			$286,000.00
			$10,000.00
			$296,000.00SAMHSA
			2
			0
			2
			$153,848.00
			$0.00
			$153,848.00AGENCY OVERALL
			169.69
			114.01
			283.7
			$47,683,193.39
			$1,034,548.33
			$48,717,741.72

**X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests**

Component / Agency
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsOS
			$0.00
			0.00%ACF
			$0.00
			0.00%ACL
			$0.00
			0.00%CDC
			$8,314.66
			0.58%CMS
			$197,821.31
			2.57%FDA
			$407,619.25
			1.30%HRSA
			$0.00
			0.00%IHS
			$0.00
			0.00%NIH
			$41,062.55
			1.26%OASH
			$8,776.00
			0.62%OIG
			$4,915.00
			1.72%SAMHSA
			$736.00
			0.48%AGENCY OVERALL
			$669,244.77
			1.40%**XII. A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals**

Component / Agency
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal YearOS
			281
			169ACF
			721
			0ACL
			2
			0CDC
			598
			0CMS
			2,714
			239FDA
			2,617
			0HRSA
			64
			0IHS
			17
			0NIH
			28
			0OASH
			92
			0OIG
			16
			0SAMHSA
			45
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			7,195
			408**XII. B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS**

Component / Agency
			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
			1
			1
			0ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			11
			11
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			4
			4
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			4
			4
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			20
			20
			0**XII. C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY**

Component / Agency
			Sub-Row Heading
			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
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACF
			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
			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
			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
			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
			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
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0

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

Component / Agency
			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
			1,301
			1,531
			1,313
			1,605ACF
			233
			1,864
			319
			1,255ACL
			18
			13
			18
			11CDC
			1,032
			1,141
			1,039
			1,028CMS
			51,364
			26,361
			51,682
			25,027FDA
			9,990
			10,224
			10,492
			10,191HRSA
			302
			355
			282
			352IHS
			124
			152
			102
			160NIH
			1,210
			1,169
			1,236
			1,156OASH
			440
			437
			506
			455OIG
			714
			843
			726
			815SAMHSA
			188
			193
			168
			238AGENCY OVERALL
			66,916
			44,283
			67,883
			42,293

*CMS: In FY 2014, CMS instituted a portal linked to its central FOIA tracker so that the CMS Regions and Medicare Administrative Contractors uniformity of case numbers were streamlined thereby averting duplicate case counts. The assigned case numbers are used by CMS Headquarters, CMS Regional Offices, and Medicare Administrative Contractors throughout the FOIA workflow.**Due to the Government Shutdown in October 2013, there were data entry delays in reporting the correct ending/ beginning pending case counts. The following changes are reported for the HHS components:**HRSA: In FY 2013, reported 302 received. However, this was corrected to 316.**SAMHSA: In FY 2013, reported 190 received. However, this was corrected to 188 received. Additionally, the number processed during FY 2013 was corrected from 162 to 168.***XII. D. 2. Comparison of Backlogged Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report**

Component / Agency
			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
			364
			281ACF
			141
			721ACL
			0
			2CDC
			494
			598CMS
			1,426
			2,714FDA
			2,334
			2,617HRSA
			66
			64IHS
			22
			17NIH
			26
			28OASH
			124
			92OIG
			2
			16SAMHSA
			86
			45AGENCY OVERALL
			5,085
			7,195**XII. E. 1. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report**

Component / Agency
			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
			212
			203
			392
			218CMS
			116
			122
			59
			28AGENCY OVERALL
			328
			325
			451
			246

**XII. E. 2. Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report**

Component / Agency
			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
			177
			169CMS
			145
			239AGENCY OVERALL
			322
			408

                    
  


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