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HHS Fiscal Year 2012 Freedom of Information Annual Report








  
  
    

  
      



**Contents**

BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT [**XML**]
	HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST
	ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS
	Exemption 3 Statutes
	FOIA Requests
	Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests
	FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests
	Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver
	FOIA Personnel and Costs
	Fees Collected for Processing Requests
	FOIA Regulations
	Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons**FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT — FY 2012**

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT

**1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report.**

Robert Eckert
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 Robert Eckert at the address or telephone number listed above.

**Copies of the annual reports of a number of individual HHS Operating Divisions can be found by contacting the responsible component shown in Section II below, or by locating a FOIA link at the following websites:

Administration for Community Living (ACL)
	Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
	Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
	Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
	Indian Health Service (IHS)
	National Institute of Health (NIH)
	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationII. HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST

Requests may be submitted electronically:

Submit a FOIA Request1. HHS and OPDIV Freedom of Information Officers/FOIA Requester Service Centers

**Health and Human Services (HHS)**
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)**
Freedom of Information Officer
901 D Street, S.W.
7th Floor West Aerospace Building
Washington, D.C. 20447
Phone: 202-401-9215

**Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)**
Freedom of Information Officer
540 Gaither Road
The Eisenberg Building, Room 3129
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-427-1866

**Administration on Aging (AOA)**
Freedom of Information Officer
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and/or
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)**
Freedom of Information Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: (770) 488-6399

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)**
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)**
Freedom of Information Officer
12420 Parklawn Drive, Room 1050
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301-827-6567

**Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)**
Freedom of Information Officer
Parklawn Building, Room 14-15
5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-3376

**Indian Health Service (IHS)**
Freedom of Information Officer
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Twinbrook II, Metro Plaza Building
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

**National Institutes of Health (NIH)**
Freedom of Information Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633

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

**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH)**
Freedom of Information Officer
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 920
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-492-4800

**Program Support Center (PSC)**
Freedom of Information Officer
7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 920
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301-492-4800

**Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)**
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.

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS:

**1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms:**

**HHS** - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	**OPDIVs** - Operating Divisions of HHS
	**OS** - Office of the Secretary, HHS
	**OASPA** - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, HHS
	**AoA** - Administration on Aging
	**ACF** - Administration for Children and Families
	**AHRQ** - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
	**ATSDR** - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
	**CDC** - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
	**FDA** - Food and Drug Administration
	**HRSA** - Health Resources and Services Administration
	**IHS** - Indian Health Service
	**NIH** - National Institutes of Health
	**OIG** - Office of the Inspector General
	**OASH** - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
	**PRO** - Professional Review Organization
	**PSC** - Program Support Center
	**SAMHSA** - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration**2. Basic Terms (from FOIA UPDATE, Summer 1997):**

**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 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 for its review because that 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 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. Concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:**

**Exemption 1:** classified national defense and foreign relations information
	**Exemption 2:** internal agency rules and practices
	**Exemption 3:** information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law
	**Exemption 4:** trade secrets and other confidential business information e. 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
	could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings,
		would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication,
		could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,
		could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source,
		would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or
		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
			Information Withheld
			Case Citation
			Component
			Times Relied upon per Component**18 U.S.C. ¤ 3123(d)**
			Certain court "order[s] authorizing or approving the installation and use a pen register or a trap and trace device"; information pertaining to "the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation"
			*Jennings v. FBI, No. 03-1651, slip op. at 11-12 (D.D.C. May 6, 2004); riley v. FBI, No. 00-2378, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2632, at *5-6 (D.D.C. Feb. 11, 2002); Manna v. DOJ, 815 F. Supp. 798, 812 (D.N.J. 1993), aff'd on other grounds, 51 F. 3d 1158 (3d Cir. 1995)*
			OIG – 2
			2**41 U.S.C. ¤ 4702(b)**
			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.
			*Sinkfieldv. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); 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
			CDC – 4
			CMS - 6
			FDA – 2
			PSC – 9
			22**42 U.S.C. ¤ 262a**
			Enhanced control of dangerous biological agents and toxins/bio-terrorism information
			None
			OIG – 3
			CDC – 4
			7**42 U.S.C. ¤ 242m(d) (Public Health Service Act ¤ 308(d))**
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			None
			CDC - 1
			1**42 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. Department of Justice,* 778 F. Supp.2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011)
			HRSA - 3
			3**Inspector General Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-452), ¤7**
			Complaints by Employees; Disclosure of Identity; Reprisals
			None
			OIG – 35
			35**Rule 6(e) Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure**
			Certain records pertaining to grand jury proceedings
			*Sussmanv. 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 – 2
			2**5 U.S.C. app. 4 ¤ 107(a) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)**
			Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees
			*Meyeroffv. EPA, 958 F. 3d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Concepcion v. FBI, 606 F. Supp. 2d 14, 33 (D.D.C. 2009), renewed motion fir summary judgment granted in part on other grounds, 699 F. Supp. 2d 106 (D.D.C. 2010).*
			FDA - 2
			NIH - 2
			4**21 U.S.C. ¤ 331(j) (Food , Drug, and Cosmetic Act)**
			Certain information "concerning any methods or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection"
			*Anderson v. HHS, 907 F.2d 936, 950-51 (10th Cir. 1990).*
			FDA - 53
			53**21 U.S.C. ¤ 350d(a)(4)**
			Food Registration Documents
			None
			FDA - 3
			3**42 U.S.C. ¤ 11137 (b)**
			Adverse reports of a health practitioner’s conduct
			None
			HRSA – 3
			3

**V: FOIA Requests**

**Received, Processed, and Pending FOIA Requests**Component
			Requests Pending Start of Fiscal Year
			Requests Received in Fiscal Year
			Requests Processed in Fiscal Year
			Requests Pending End of Fiscal Year**OS**
			364
			1,129
			1,099
			394**ACF**
			182 [1]
			285
			225
			242**ACL**
			0
			18
			18
			0**AHRQ**
			6 [2]
			57
			57
			6**CDC**
			363
			1,123
			899
			587**CMS**
			4,021
			53,424
			53,744
			3,701**FDA**
			3,469 [3]
			9,598
			10,492
			2,575**HRSA**
			33
			277
			219
			91**IHS**
			31
			107
			132
			6**NIH**
			79
			1,147
			1,130
			96**OIG**
			10
			664
			656
			18**OASH**
			205
			465
			462
			208**SAMHSA**
			27 [4]
			173
			123
			77**HHS Total**
			8,790
			68,467
			69,256
			8,001**B. (1) Disposition of all FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests**

**Component**
			**Number of Full Grants**
			**Number of Partial Grants/
			Partial Denials**
			**Number of Full Denials Based on Exemp-
			tions**
			**Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemp-
			tions**
			**Total****No Records**
			**All Records Refer-
			red to another Compo-
			nent or Agency**
			**Request With-
			drawn**
			**Fee-
			Related Reason**
			**Records not Reason-
			ably Descri-
			bed**
			**Impro-
			per FOIA Request for Other Reason**
			**Not Agency Record**
			**Dupli-
			cate Request**
			**Other Explain in chart below****OS**
			61
			130
			8
			59
			646
			28
			0
			6
			39
			62
			9
			51
			1,099**ACF**
			67
			77
			1
			17
			5
			29
			1
			3
			3
			5
			7
			9
			225**ACL**
			15
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			18**AHRQ**
			9
			25
			0
			13
			0
			3
			1
			0
			0
			3
			0
			3
			57**CDC**
			274
			211
			13
			213
			42
			51
			13
			35
			19
			10
			18
			0
			899**CMS**
			33,428
			826
			5,481
			9,104
			636
			841
			860
			238
			859
			97
			210
			1,164
			53,744**FDA**
			7,513
			195
			159
			538
			15
			1,193
			192
			7
			94
			1
			240
			345
			10,492**HRSA**
			173
			22
			5
			5
			8
			4
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			0
			219**IHS**
			21
			30
			20
			12
			5
			4
			0
			1
			6
			12
			1
			20
			132**NIH**
			741
			108
			10
			104
			15
			125
			7
			9
			6
			5
			0
			0
			1,130**OIG**
			140
			138
			60
			113
			14
			41
			1
			4
			44
			83
			7
			11
			656**OASH**
			143
			98
			26
			99
			40
			15
			0
			17
			4
			1
			6
			13
			462**SAMHSA**
			52
			56
			2
			10
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			0
			123**HHS
			Total**
			42,637
			1,918
			5,786
			10,287
			1,426
			2,335
			1,075
			320
			1,074
			279
			503
			1,616
			69,256

**B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests – Other Reasons for Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions from Section V, B (1)**

**Component**
			**Description of Other Reasons for Denials from Chart B (1) & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied Upon**
			**Times Other Reason Was Relied Upon**
			**TOTAL****OS**
			Administrative Closure - Based on Response and Non Response to Continued Interest calls and Correspondence
			51
			51**ACF**
			Administrative Closure - Based on Response and Non Response to Continued Interest calls and Correspondence
			9
			9**ACL**
			N/A
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			Not a Proper Request
			2
			3Referral
			1**CDC**
			N/A
			0
			0**CMS**
			Administrative Closures based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence
			1,164
			1,164**FDA**
			Available on Internet
			345
			345**HRSA**
			N/A
			0
			0**IHS**
			Administrative Closures based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence
			19
			20Available on Internet
			1**NIH**
			N/A
			
			0**OIG**
			Administrative Closures based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence
			6
			11Available on Internet
			5**OASH**
			Administrative Closures based on response/non-response due to continued interest calls and correspondence
			13
			13**SAMHSA**
			N/A
			0
			0**Agency Overall**
			
			
			1,616**B. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of times exemptions applied**

**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. 9****OS**
			0
			0
			1
			43
			89
			117
			10
			0
			44
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0**ACF**
			0
			1
			0
			8
			72
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACL**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0
			0
			23
			4
			24
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			0
			0
			9
			54
			27
			179
			0
			1
			0
			0
			3
			2
			0
			0**CMS**
			0
			0
			6
			95
			13
			5,203
			2
			0
			455
			19
			26
			20
			0
			0**FDA**
			0
			0
			60
			151
			65
			41
			157
			0
			10
			4
			5
			1
			0
			0**HRSA**
			0
			0
			6
			29
			4
			31
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			4
			0
			0**IHS**
			0
			0
			0
			8
			7
			15
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH**
			0
			0
			2
			17
			23
			42
			9
			0
			10
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0**OIG**
			0
			0
			42
			66
			38
			160
			22
			0
			129
			0
			19
			0
			0
			0**OASH**
			0
			1
			9
			40
			10
			81
			2
			0
			36
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			0
			0
			0
			37
			2
			54
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			0
			2
			135
			571
			354
			5,950
			203
			1
			684
			24
			53
			29
			0
			0



**VI: Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests**

**A. Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals**

**Component**
			**Appeals Pending Start of Fiscal Year**
			**Appeals Received in Fiscal Year**
			**Appeals Processed in Fiscal Year**
			**Appeals Pending End of Fiscal Year****OS**
			203
			200
			192
			211**CMS**
			36
			111
			53
			94**HHS Total**
			239
			311
			245
			305**B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals – All Processed Appeals**

**Affirmed on Appeal**
			**Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal**
			**Completely Reversed/Remanded on Appeal**
			**Appeals Closed for Other Reasons**
			**Affirmed on Appeal**
			**Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal****OS**
			81
			23
			11
			77
			192**CMS**
			0
			1
			2
			50
			53**HHS Total**
			81
			24
			13
			127
			245**C. (1) Reasons for denial on Appeal – Number of Times Exemptions applied**

**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. 9****OS**
			0
			0
			3
			18
			22
			24
			7
			0
			13
			2
			2
			0
			0
			0**CMS**
			0
			2
			0
			2
			2
			21
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			0
			2
			3
			20
			24
			45
			8
			0
			14
			2
			2
			0
			0
			0**C. (2) Reasons for denial on Appeal – Reasons other than exemptions**

**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 Below****OS**
			33
			0
			14
			1
			0
			0
			0
			2
			7
			9
			53**CMS**
			3
			0
			42
			0
			0
			0
			3
			17
			0
			1
			0**HHS Total**
			36
			0
			56
			1
			0
			0
			3
			19
			7
			10
			53

**C. (3) Reasons for denial on Appeal – Other:**

**Component**
			**Description of Other Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C (2) &**
			**Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied upon**
			**TOTAL****OS**
			Appeal moot
			34
			53Appeal untimely
			15Appeal upheld
			7Failed to respond on designate date
			6RemandComponent**CMS**
			N/A
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			
			
			53**C. (4) Response time for administrative appeals** (See chart)

**Component**
			**Median Number of Days**
			**Average Number of Days**
			**Lowest Number of Days**
			**Highest Number of Days****OS**
			82.00
			225.00
			1.00
			2,121.00**CMS**
			76.00
			117.00
			2.00
			361.00**HHS Overall**
			79.00
			171.00
			1.00
			2,121.00**C. (5) Ten Oldest Pending Appeals** (See Chart)

**10th**
			**9th**
			**8th**
			**7th**
			**6th**
			**5th**
			**4th**
			**3rd**
			**2nd**
			**1st****OS**
			**Date of Receipt**
			8/24/
			2005
			8/5/
			2005
			8/2/
			2005
			7/20/
			2005
			7/19/
			2005
			4/7/
			2005
			2/10/
			2005
			11/12/
			2004
			10/28/
			2004
			10/5/
			2004**Number of Days Pending**
			2,556
			2,575
			2,578
			2,590
			2,591
			2,693
			2,750
			2,838
			2,852
			2,875**CMS**
			**Date of Receipt**
			4/13/
			2011
			4/12/
			2011
			4/6/
			2011
			4/4/
			2011
			3/31/
			2011
			3/31/
			2011
			3/24/
			2011
			3/10/
			2011
			2/16/
			2011
			10/4/
			2010**Number of Days Pending**
			370
			371
			375
			377
			379
			379
			384
			394
			409
			500**HHS Overall**
			**Date of Receipt**
			8/24/
			2005
			8/5/
			2005
			8/2/
			2005
			7/20/
			2005
			7/19/
			2005
			4/7/
			2005
			2/10/
			2005
			11/12/
			2004
			10/28/
			2004
			10/5/
			2004**Number of Days Pending**
			2,556
			2,575
			2,578
			2,590
			2,591
			2,693
			2,750
			2,838
			2,852
			2,875

**VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests**

**Processed Requests – Response Time for All Perfected Requests [5]****Component**
			**Simple**
			**Complex**
			**Expedited Processing****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 Days**
			**Median Number of Days**
			**Average Number of Days**
			**Lowest Number of Days**
			**Highest Number of Days****OS [6]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			189
			91
			1
			2,648
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			87
			227
			1
			1,039
			33
			71
			1
			750
			4
			0
			0
			4**ACL**
			0
			5
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			6
			8
			1
			20
			35
			40
			7
			80
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			18
			74
			6
			536
			62
			102
			1
			1,119
			0
			0
			0
			0**CMS**
			11
			14
			1
			842
			14
			108
			2
			598
			117
			139
			24
			400**FDA**
			8
			29
			1
			1,198
			105
			203
			1
			1,757
			0
			0
			0
			0**HRSA [7]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			18
			21
			1
			229
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			9
			18
			1
			32
			42
			59
			13
			152
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH [8]**
			13
			16
			1
			161
			54
			78
			1
			1,240
			0
			0
			0
			0**OIG**
			1
			3
			1
			27
			9
			27
			1
			257
			0
			0
			0
			0**OASH**
			7
			16
			1
			153
			100
			166
			7
			999
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			56
			48
			1
			106
			57
			83
			4
			393
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Overall**
			8
			35
			0
			1,198
			42
			80
			0
			2,648
			60
			11
			0
			400

**Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted [9]****Component**
			**Simple**
			**Complex**
			**Expedited Processing****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 Days**
			**Median Number of Days**
			**Average Number of Days**
			**Lowest Number of Days**
			**Highest Number of Days****OS [10]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			53
			151
			1
			1,863
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			78
			138
			1
			1,073
			50
			68
			2
			486
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACL**
			14
			11
			6
			15
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			8
			9
			3
			20
			35
			40
			10
			80
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			18
			74
			6
			536
			62
			102
			1
			1,119
			0
			0
			0
			0**CMS**
			15
			17
			1
			548
			193
			187
			2
			571
			117
			135
			41
			379**FDA**
			8
			29
			1
			1,198
			111
			205
			1
			1,757
			0
			0
			0
			0**HRSA [11]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			18
			21
			1
			229
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			9
			18
			1
			32
			42
			59
			13
			152
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH [12]**
			15
			17
			1
			161
			66
			91
			3
			1,237
			0
			0
			0
			0**OIG**
			2
			4
			1
			19
			27
			42
			1
			216
			0
			0
			0
			0**OASH**
			10
			20
			1
			148
			88
			184
			7
			999
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			57
			53
			1
			316
			64
			84
			4
			393
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Overall**
			10
			30
			1
			1,198
			53
			95
			1
			1,757
			0
			10
			0
			379

**Processed Requests – Response Time in Day Increments****1. Simple Requests**

**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**
			**201-3
			00 Days**
			**301-4
			00 Days**
			**401+ Days**
			**TOTAL****OS [13]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			31
			23
			20
			11
			8
			6
			14
			4
			1
			3
			16
			2
			36
			175**ACL**
			18
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			18**AHRQ**
			24
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			24**CDC**
			4
			26
			5
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			2
			40**CMS**
			41,338
			5,773
			918
			406
			200
			129
			63
			35
			21
			5
			41
			12
			11
			48,952**FDA**
			182
			357
			532
			504
			369
			497
			414
			495
			462
			399
			1,684
			109
			199
			6,203**HRSA [14]**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			19
			16
			14
			8
			4
			6
			5
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			79**NIH [15]**
			704
			205
			52
			10
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			972**OIG**
			425
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			427**OASH**
			181
			35
			8
			5
			4
			1
			1
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			238**SAMHSA**
			12
			10
			12
			16
			4
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			55**HHS Overall**
			42,938
			6,447
			1,561
			962
			589
			640
			497
			544
			485
			407
			1,742
			123
			248
			57,183

**2. Complex Requests**

**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**
			**TOTAL****OS**
			762
			65
			50
			19
			19
			11
			12
			10
			4
			3
			28
			16
			89
			1,088**ACF**
			17
			8
			9
			5
			1
			3
			0
			2
			0
			0
			1
			0
			2
			48**ACL**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			8
			9
			8
			8
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			33**CDC**
			291
			122
			95
			77
			46
			46
			34
			32
			13
			14
			55
			21
			20
			866**CMS**
			2,583
			202
			107
			90
			60
			61
			40
			56
			65
			97
			893
			383
			155
			4,792**FDA**
			23
			84
			123
			149
			152
			135
			186
			201
			213
			151
			907
			411
			1,481
			4,216**HRSA**
			133
			51
			15
			5
			6
			1
			0
			4
			0
			1
			4
			1
			0
			221**IHS**
			5
			12
			8
			6
			4
			8
			7
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			53**NIH**
			43
			27
			16
			19
			16
			7
			6
			6
			6
			3
			6
			1
			2
			158**OIG**
			149
			27
			18
			16
			4
			8
			2
			1
			1
			0
			3
			0
			0
			229**OASH**
			2
			40
			30
			27
			13
			17
			12
			9
			5
			6
			32
			13
			18
			224**SAMHSA**
			6
			17
			12
			8
			7
			6
			1
			2
			1
			3
			3
			2
			0
			68**HHS Total**
			4,022
			664
			491
			429
			328
			303
			300
			326
			308
			278
			1,932
			848
			1,767
			11,996

**3. Requests Granted Expedited Processing**

**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**
			**TOTAL****OS**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1**ACL**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**CMS**
			0
			2
			3
			1
			2
			1
			2
			1
			1
			1
			1
			2
			0
			17**FDA**
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1**HRSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**OIG**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**OASH**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			1
			3
			3
			1
			2
			1
			2
			1
			1
			1
			1
			2
			0
			19

**Pending Requests – All Pending Perfected Requests [16]****Component**
			**Simple**
			**Complex**
			**Expedited Processing****Number 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 Days****OS [17]**
			0
			0
			0
			394
			376
			446
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			174
			87
			497
			66
			33
			73
			0
			0
			0**ACL**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0
			0
			6
			31
			40
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			61
			19
			54
			508
			160
			221
			1
			858
			858**CMS**
			1,927
			11
			17
			1,774
			92
			120
			15
			127
			138**FDA**
			342
			22
			92
			2,208
			160
			213
			3
			290
			303**HRSA [18]**
			0
			0
			0
			58
			65
			84
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			0
			0
			0
			6
			120
			65
			0
			0
			0**NIH [19]**
			57
			12
			15
			39
			58
			93
			1
			180
			180**OIG**
			2
			1
			6
			16
			9
			26
			0
			0
			0**OASH**
			19
			7
			293
			269
			100
			222
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			18
			56
			209
			58
			57
			166
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			2,600
			15
			91
			5,402
			79
			136
			20
			235
			114

**Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests****Component**
			**Date of Receipt or Number of Days Pending**
			**10th**
			**9th**
			**8th**
			**7th**
			**6th**
			**5th**
			**4th**
			**3rd**
			**2nd**
			**1st****OS**
			**Date of Receipt**
			7/20/
			2009
			6/29/
			2009
			4/22/
			2009
			2/23/
			2009
			9/25/
			2008
			9/9/
			2008
			3/10/
			2008
			3/4/
			2008
			2/27/
			2008
			10/26/
			2007**Number of Days Pending**
			835
			850
			898
			940
			1047
			1059
			1190
			1194
			1198
			1286**ACF**
			**Date of Receipt**
			8/28/
			2008
			8/12/
			2008
			6/12/
			2008
			6/12/
			2008
			5/9/
			2008
			5/2/
			2008
			2/27/
			2008
			2/27/
			2008
			2/11/
			2008
			1/4/
			2008**Number of Days Pending**
			1066
			1078
			1121
			1121
			1145
			1150
			1197
			1197
			1209
			1236**ACL**
			**Date of Receipt**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**Number of Days Pending**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			**Date of Receipt**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			9/21/
			2012
			8/29/
			2012
			8/16/
			2012
			8/13/
			2012
			6/8/
			2012
			6/6/
			2012**Number of Days Pending**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			5
			21
			30
			33
			78
			80**CDC**
			**Date of Receipt**
			1/16/
			2009
			1/6/
			2009
			11/25/
			2008
			11/5/
			2008
			10/23/
			2008
			10/8/
			2008
			9/23/
			2008
			7/25/
			2008
			4/28/
			2008
			12/31/
			2007**Number of Days Pending**
			930
			938
			965
			978
			987
			997
			1008
			1049
			1111
			1193**CMS**
			**Date of Receipt**
			2/4/
			2011
			2/3/
			2011
			1/31/
			2011
			1/24/
			2011
			1/19/
			2011
			1/19/
			2011
			1/12/
			2011
			1/10/
			2011
			12/21/
			2010
			9/28/
			2010**Number of Days Pending**
			416
			417
			420
			425
			428
			428
			432
			434
			446
			503**FDA**
			**Date of Receipt**
			4/16/
			2008
			3/18/
			2008
			3/18/
			2008
			3/5/
			2008
			1/3/
			2008
			11/30/
			2007
			9/7/
			2007
			4/18/
			2007
			4/11/
			2007
			2/27/
			2007**Number of Days Pending**
			1119
			1140
			1140
			1149
			1237
			1261
			1321
			1423
			1428
			1459**HRSA**
			**Date of Receipt**
			3/19/
			2012
			2/28/
			2012
			2/28/
			2012
			2/24/
			2012
			12/27/
			2011
			12/5/
			2011
			11/10/
			2011
			10/12/
			2011
			7/22/
			2011
			1/24/
			2011**Number of Days Pending**
			139
			151
			151
			153
			193
			206
			220
			239
			293
			359**IHS**
			**Date of Receipt**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			9/12/
			2012
			8/21/
			2012
			8/9/
			2012
			7/27/
			2012
			6/4/
			2012
			2/27/
			2012**Number of Days Pending**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			13
			22
			37
			46
			85
			152**NIH**
			**Date of Receipt**
			4/25/
			2012
			3/13/
			2012
			3/6/
			2012
			2/8/
			2012
			1/24/
			2012
			1/17/
			2012
			9/30/
			2011
			6/1/
			2011
			3/22/
			2011
			10/13/
			2010**Number of Days Pending**
			110
			141
			146
			164
			175
			180
			251
			336
			386
			494**OIG**
			**Date of Receipt**
			9/26/
			2012
			9/14/
			2012
			9/12/
			2012
			8/31/
			2012
			8/31/
			2012
			8/29/
			2012
			8/21/
			2012
			8/13/
			2012
			7/19/
			2012
			7/3/
			2012**Number of Days Pending**
			2
			10
			12
			20
			20
			22
			27
			34
			51
			54**OASH**
			**Date of Receipt**
			6/14/
			2010
			6/11/
			2010
			6/11/
			2010
			6/8/
			2010
			6/8/
			2010
			6/8/
			2010
			5/17/
			2010
			5/5/
			2010
			5/5/
			2010
			1/11/
			2010**Number of Days Pending**
			599
			600
			600
			603
			603
			619
			627
			627
			627
			709**SAMHSA**
			**Date of Receipt**
			4/19/
			2011
			4/6/
			2011
			4/4/
			2011
			3/29/
			2011
			3/28/
			2011
			3/11/
			2011
			2/16/
			2011
			2/15/
			2011
			1/10/
			2011
			1/7/
			2011**Number of Days Pending**
			378
			387
			389
			393
			394
			405
			422
			423
			449
			450**Agency Overall**
			**Date of Receipt**
			2/27/
			2008
			2/27/
			2008
			1/4/
			2008
			1/3/
			2008
			11/30/
			2007
			10/26/
			2007
			9/7/
			2007
			4/18/
			2007
			4/11/
			2007
			2/27/
			2007**Number of Days Pending**
			1198
			1198
			1236
			1237
			1261
			1286
			1321
			1423
			1428
			1459

**VIII: Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver**

**Requests for Expedited Processing****Component**
			**Number Granted**
			**Number Denied**
			**Median Number of Days to Adjudicate**
			**Average Number of Days to Adjudicate**
			**Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days****OS**
			0
			17
			4
			2
			17**ACF**
			1
			0
			1
			1
			1**ACL**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**AHRQ**
			0
			3
			1
			2
			3**CDC**
			0
			30
			2
			4
			27**CMS**
			24
			3
			1
			3
			27**FDA**
			1
			207
			7
			9
			178**HRSA**
			0
			5
			10
			10
			5**IHS**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH**
			1
			5
			8
			7
			5**OIG**
			0
			2
			1
			1
			2**OASH**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			27
			272
			6
			3
			265**Requests for Fee Waiver****Component**
			**Number Granted**
			**Number Denied**
			**Median Number of Days to Adjudicate**

			**Average Number of Days to Adjudicate****OS**
			5
			22
			3
			11**ACF**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**ACL**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**AHRQ**
			6
			0
			1
			1**CDC**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**CMS**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**FDA**
			320
			7
			10
			20**HRSA**
			1
			4
			11
			11**IHS**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**NIH**
			0
			1
			2
			2**OIG**
			0
			2
			1
			2**OASH**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**SAMHSA**
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A**HHS Total**
			332
			36
			3
			4

**IX: FOIA Personnel and Costs**

**Component**
			**Personnel**
			**Costs****Number 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 Costs****OS**
			12
			0
			12
			$1,154,218.00
			$626,950.00
			$1,781,168.00**ACF**
			4
			1
			5
			$443,000.00
			$0.00
			$443,300.00**ACL**
			0
			0.4
			1
			$2,576.00
			$0.00
			$2,576**AHRQ**
			2
			0
			.04
			$54,903.00
			$0.00
			$54,903.00**CDC**
			12
			0
			12
			$1,343,600.00
			$1,700.00
			$1,345,300.00**CMS**
			19
			61
			80
			$5,067,281.00
			$57,470.00
			$5,124,751.00**FDA**
			88
			40
			128
			$33,524,931.00
			$1,092,553.00
			$34,617,484.00**HRSA**
			3
			1.5
			4.5
			$490,723.00
			$0.00
			$490,723.00**IHS**
			1
			2
			3
			$369,945.00
			$0.00
			$369,945.00**NIH**
			16
			14
			30
			$3,279,867.00
			$5,000.00
			$3,284,867.00**OIG**
			3
			2
			5
			$128,317.00
			$0.00
			$128,317.00**OASH**
			5
			2
			7
			$1,261,075.00
			$63,641.00
			$1,324,716.00**SAMHSA**
			1
			1
			2
			$99,000.00
			$0.00
			$99,000.00**HHS Total**
			166
			124.90
			290.90
			$47,219,436.00
			$1,847,314
			$49,066,750.00

**X: Fees Collected for Processing Requests**

**Component**
			**Total Amount of Fees Collected**
			**Percentage of Total Costs****OS**
			$222.00
			0.02%**ACF [20]**
			$0.00
			0.00%**ACL**
			$0.00
			0.00%**AHRQ**
			$92.00
			0.17%**CDC**
			$221.00
			0.02%**CMS**
			$475,835.00
			9.39%**FDA**
			$505,467.00
			1.51%**HRSA**
			$2,563.00
			0.52%**IHS**
			$0.00
			0.00%**NIH**
			$27,014.00
			0.82%**OIG**
			$3,368.00
			2.62%**OASH**
			$1,748.00
			0.14%**SAMHSA**
			$0.00
			0.00%**HHS Total**
			$1,016,530
			2.15%

**XI. FOIA Regulations**

Title 45, Volume 1, Parts 1 to 199**XII: Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons**

**Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals****Component**
			**Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year**
			**Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year****OS**
			365
			187**ACF**
			220
			0**ACL**
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0**CDC**
			501
			0**CMS**
			1,706
			87**FDA**
			2,575
			0**HRSA**
			58
			0**IHS**
			6
			0**NIH**
			33
			0**OIG**
			9
			0**OASH**
			194
			0**SAMHSA**
			73
			0**HHS Total**
			5,740
			274**Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations****Component**
			**Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of Start of the Fiscal Year**

			**Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year**
			**Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Processed by Your Agency During the Fiscal Year**
			**Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year****OS**
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACF**
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACL**
			0
			0
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			0
			0
			0
			0**CMS**
			0
			0
			0
			0**FDA**
			0
			17
			17
			0**HRSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			0
			0
			0
			0**NIH**
			0
			2
			2
			0**OIG**
			0
			1
			1
			0**OASH**
			0
			2
			2
			0**SAMHSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0**HHS Total**
			0
			22
			22
			0**Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency****Component**
			**10th**
			**9th**
			**9th**
			**7th**
			**6th**
			**5th**
			**4th**
			**3rd**
			**2nd**
			**1st****OS**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**ACF**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**ACL**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**AHRQ**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**CDC**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**CMS**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**FDA**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**HRSA**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**IHS**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**NIH**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**OIG**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**OASH**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**SAMHSA**
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A**HHS Total**
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0**Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report – Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged****(1) Requests Received and Processed**

**Component**
			**Number of Requests Received**
			**Number of Requests Processed****Number 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 Report****OS**
			1,396
			1,129
			1,592
			1,099**ACF**
			296
			285
			416
			224**ACL**
			16
			18
			16
			18**AHRQ**
			77
			57
			81
			57**CDC**
			1,128
			1,123
			1,088
			899**CMS**
			52,116
			53,424
			53,328
			53,744**FDA**
			9,301
			9,598
			10,602
			10,492**HRSA**
			332
			277
			330
			219**IHS**
			100
			107
			104
			132**NIH**
			1,198
			1,147
			1,204
			1,130**OIG**
			729
			664
			737
			656**OASH**
			576
			465
			529
			462**SAMHSA**
			166
			173
			152
			123**HHS Total**
			67,426
			68,467
			70,179
			69,256**(2) Requests Backlogged**

**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 Report****OS**
			309
			365**ACF**
			160
			220**ACL**
			0
			0**AHRQ**
			0
			0**CDC**
			287
			501**CMS**
			2,008
			1,706**FDA**
			3,421
			2,575**HRSA**
			2
			58**IHS**
			34
			6**NIH**
			25
			33**OIG**
			4
			9**OASH**
			165
			194**SAMHSA**
			114
			73**HHS Total**
			6,529
			5,740**Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report – Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged****(1) Appeals Received, Processed**

**Component**
			**Number of Appeals Received**
			**Number of Appeals Processed****Number 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 Report****OS**
			191
			200
			199
			192**CMS**
			125
			111
			120
			53**HHS Total**
			316
			311
			319
			245**(2) Appeals Backlogged**

**Component**
			**Number of Backlogged Administrative Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report**
			**Number of Backlogged Administrative Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report****OS**
			68 [21]
			187**CMS**
			36
			87**HHS Total**
			104
			274

[1] The ACF reported 197 pending requests for the end of fiscal year 2011, however, the number of pending requests for the end of the fiscal year 2011 should be 182; inaccuracies were indentified while implementing a new, more automated FOIA system.

[2] The AHRQ reported 3 pending requests for fiscal year 2011, however, it was determined that 6 requests should have been counted for the end of fiscal year 2011.

[3] The FDA reported 3,390 pending requests for the end of fiscal year 2011, however, it was determined that 3,469 should have been counted for the end of fiscal year 2011.

[4] The SAMHSA reported 168 requests were pending at the end of the fiscal year 2011; however, the number of pending requests was revised as a result of a miscount by in-house tracking system

[5] Some numbers based on estimates.

[6] Uses single-track log.

[7] Uses single-track log.

[8] Uses single-track log.

[9] Some numbers based on estimates.

[10] Uses single-track log.

[11] Uses single-track log.

[12] Uses single-track log.

[13] Uses single-track log.

[14] Uses single-track log.

[15] Uses single-track log.

[16] Some numbers based on estimates.

[17] Uses single-track log.

[18] Uses single-track log.

[19] Uses single-track log.

[20] The ACF has temporarily suspended fee collections.

[21] There were 119 Administrative Appeals which were not counted as in number of backlogged as of the end of FY2011 year, however, these number s are now reflected in the number of backlogged as of the end of FY2012.

                    
  


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