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HHS Fiscal Year 2016 Freedom of Information Annual Report








  
  
    

  
      



I. Basic Information Regarding Report

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

Michael S. Marquis
Director, Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
United States Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
(202) 690-7453

**2. Electronic Address for this Report on the World Wide Web:**

https://www.hhs.gov/foia/reports/annual-reports/index.html

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

Contact Michael Marquis or Michael Bell, FOIA Public Liaison, at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: https://www.hhs.gov/foia/contacts/index.html

II. Making a FOIA Request

**1. HHS and Operating Division Freedom of Information Officers/FOIA Requester Service Centers:**

**Department of Health and Human Services (HHS):**

Website: https://www.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7453

**Administration for Children and Families (ACF):**

Website: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/freedom-of-information-act
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C Street, S.W., Room 4004
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-401-9215

**Administration for Community Living (ACL):**

Website: https://www.acl.gov/Site_Utilities/FOIA/index.aspx
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Administration for Community Living
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-357-3540

**Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ):**

Website: https://www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/index.html
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (301) 443-3403
Phone: (202) 260-6933

**Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):**

Website: https://www.cdc.gov/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., MS D-54
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
Phone: 770-488-6277

**Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):**

Website: https://www.cms.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
North Building, Room N2-20-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353

**Food and Drug Administration (FDA):**

Website: https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/foi/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Division of Freedom of Information
Office the Executive Secretariat, OC
12420 Parklawn Drive, Room 1020
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900 (main)

**Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA):**

Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act 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 Act Officer
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Twinbrook II, Metro Plaza Building
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

**National Institutes of Health (NIH):**

Website: https://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Phone: 301-496-5633

**Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), including the U.S. Public Health Service:**

Website: https://www.hhs.gov/foia
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729H
Washington D.C. 20201
Phone: (301) 443-3403
Phone: (202) 260-6933

**Office of Inspector General (OIG):**

Website: https://oig.hhs.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Cohen Building, Suite 1062
330 Independence Ave, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Phone: 202-619-2541

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

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 8-1042
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2137

**1. 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.

**2. HHS FOIA Regulations:** https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/28/2016-25684/freedom-of-information-regulations

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.

**C****omponent**– 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.

**C****onsultation**– 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.

**F****OIA 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.)

**F****ull Grant**– an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.

**F****ull 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.

**S****imple 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.

**C****omplex 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.

**P****artial 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.

**P****ending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal**– a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.

**P****erfected 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.

**P****rocessed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal**– a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

**R****ange in Number of Days**– the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.

**Time Limits**– the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request).

**3. Following are concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:**

**Exemption 1**: classified national defense and foreign relations information

**Exemption 2**: information that is related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency

**Exemption 3**: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law

**Exemption 4**: trade secrets and other confidential business information

**Exemption 5**: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges

**Exemption 6**: information involving matters of personal privacy

**Exemption 7**: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual

**Exemption 8**: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

**Exemption 9**: geological information on wells

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute
			Type of Information Withheld
			Case Citation
			Agency / Component
			Number of Times Relied upon by Agency / Component
			Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency Overall5 U.S.C. app. § 107(a) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)
			Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees
			Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 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).
			CDC
			3
			7FDA
			1OASH
			318 U.S.C. § 3509(d) (Federal Victims' Protection and Rights Act)
			Certain records containing identifying information pertaining to children involved in criminal proceedings
			Davis v. U.S. Postal Inspection Serv., No. 13-01972, 2014 WL 7014877, at*3 (D.D.C. Dec. 15, 2014); Rodriguez v. U.S. Dep't of Army, 31 F. Supp. 3d 218, 236-37 (D.D.C. 2014).
			ACF
			1
			121 U.S.C. § 331(j) (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act)
			Certain information "concerning any method or process which as a trade secret is entitled to protection"
			Anderson v. HHS, 907 F.2d 936, 950-51 (10th Cir. 1990).
			CMS
			1
			24FDA
			2321 U.S.C. § 350d(a)(5)
			Food registration documents
			
			FDA
			1
			125 U.S.C. § 1675(g)
			Medical quality assurance records
			
			IHS
			4
			435 U.S.C. § 205
			Information pertaining to invention in which the Federal Government owns or may own a right, title, or interest (including a nonexclusive license) for a reasonable time in order for a patent application to be filed
			
			NIH
			1
			135 U.S.C. § 209(f)
			Plans of a licensee for development or marketing of a federally owned invention
			
			NIH
			4
			441 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1) (currently at 41 U.S.C. § 4702)
			Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts
			Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).
			CDC
			15
			45CMS
			18FDA
			3NIH
			2OASH
			742 U.S.C. § 242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			
			CDC
			14
			1442 U.S.C. § 247d-6b(d)
			Information identifying the location at which materials in the stockpile under subsection (a) of this section are stored
			
			CDC
			5
			542 U.S.C. § 262a(h)
			Bioterrorism-related information
			
			CDC
			16
			17OIG
			142 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(A) (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986)
			"Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information submitted to a special master or the court in a proceeding on a petition [for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program] . . . without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information"
			Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011)
			HRSA
			8
			842 U.S.C. § 653(i)(7)(E)(ii)
			Information in the Federal Parent Locator Service
			
			ACF
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 1320c-9
			Certain information related to Medicare End Stage Renal Disease provided to an organization not considered a Federal Agency for FOIA purposes
			
			CMS
			2
			242 U.S.C. § 1395bb(b)
			Information related to Accreditation Survey Information
			
			CMS
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 1396r–8 (b)(3)(D)
			Information disclosed by manufacturers or wholesalers which discloses the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler and prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler
			
			HRSA
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 11137(b)
			Adverse reports of a health practitioner's conduct
			
			HRSA
			3
			35 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b)
			Name of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General
			
			OIG
			14
			14Fed. 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
			
			OIG
			1
			1V. A. FOIA Requests -- Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

Agency / Component
			Number of Requests Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year
			Number of Requests Pending as of End of Fiscal YearOS
			272
			985
			1,034
			223ACF
			534
			464
			749
			249ACL
			1
			22
			20
			3CDC
			749
			1,120
			1,445
			424CMS
			3,115
			17,917
			19,021
			2,011FDA
			2,709
			10,374
			10,611
			2,472HRSA
			55
			305
			318
			42IHS
			39
			156
			161
			34NIH
			89
			1,324
			1,266
			147OASH
			53
			392
			399
			46OIG
			7
			1,015
			989
			33SAMHSA
			49
			158
			177
			30AGENCY OVERALL
			7,672
			34,232
			36,190
			5,714*Due to data entry delays in reporting the correct ending / beginning pending case counts, the following changes are reported for the HHS components:*

*ACF reported 522 at the end of FY 2015, 534 at the beginning of FY 2016
ACL reported 0 at the end of FY 2015, 1 at the beginning of FY 2016
CDC reported 762 at the end of FY 2015, 749 at the beginning of FY 2016
CMS reported 3,130 at the end of FY 2015, 3,115 at the beginning of FY 2016
HRSA reported 52 at the end of FY 2015, 55 at the beginning of FY 2016
OASH reported 54 at the end of FY 2015, 53 at the beginning of FY 2016
OIG reported 6 at the end of FY 2015, 7 at the beginning of FY 2016*

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

Agency / Component
			Number of Full Grants
			Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials
			Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions
			Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than ExemptionsNo Records
			All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related Reason
			Records not Reasonably Described
			Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason
			Not Agency Record
			Duplicate Request
			Other *Explain in Chart Below
			TOTALOS
			95
			223
			33
			94
			453
			25
			1
			19
			12
			67
			12
			0
			1,034ACF
			159
			440
			82
			27
			5
			11
			0
			8
			0
			6
			5
			6
			749ACL
			10
			7
			0
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			20CDC
			233
			401
			48
			200
			16
			448
			4
			2
			17
			52
			23
			1
			1,445CMS
			4,853
			2,855
			5,387
			2,864
			131
			624
			221
			302
			794
			615
			348
			27
			19,021FDA
			8,130
			78
			168
			425
			53
			1,116
			107
			47
			91
			3
			141
			252
			10,611HRSA
			51
			163
			13
			46
			15
			17
			0
			3
			2
			4
			4
			0
			318IHS
			24
			29
			4
			27
			5
			42
			0
			0
			16
			1
			2
			11
			161NIH
			792
			169
			10
			103
			8
			118
			8
			15
			5
			36
			2
			0
			1,266OASH
			171
			140
			21
			34
			6
			13
			2
			1
			2
			7
			2
			0
			399OIG
			265
			157
			117
			148
			10
			137
			0
			1
			45
			83
			19
			7
			989SAMHSA
			28
			75
			9
			33
			0
			9
			0
			0
			6
			12
			5
			0
			177AGENCY OVERALL
			14,811
			4,737
			5,892
			4,004
			702
			2,560
			343
			398
			990
			886
			563
			304
			36,190

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

Agency / Component
			Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1)
			Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon
			TOTALACF
			Litigation
			6
			6CDC
			Litigation
			1
			1CMS
			Unable to locate requester
			27
			27FDA
			Publicly Available Information
			252
			252IHS
			Publicly Available Information
			4
			11Request opened in error
			7OIG
			Publicly Available Information
			7
			7OS
			N/A
			0
			0ACL
			N/A
			0
			0HRSA
			N/A
			0
			0NIH
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			N/A
			0
			0SAMHSA
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			304V. B. (3). Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Agency / Component
			Ex. 1
			Ex. 2
			Ex. 3
			Ex. 4
			Ex. 5
			Ex. 6
			Ex. 7(A)
			Ex. 7(B)
			Ex. 7(C)
			Ex. 7(D)
			Ex. 7(E)
			Ex. 7(F)
			Ex. 8
			Ex. 9OS
			0
			0
			0
			71
			131
			194
			27
			0
			103
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0ACF
			0
			1
			2
			129
			65
			432
			2
			1
			37
			0
			0
			30
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			2
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			17
			53
			155
			77
			337
			9
			7
			11
			0
			5
			1
			0
			0CMS
			0
			2
			22
			293
			58
			6,764
			8
			30
			967
			169
			19
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			0
			28
			103
			24
			16
			108
			1
			9
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			4
			12
			118
			33
			97
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			8
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			4
			22
			19
			20
			4
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			7
			46
			44
			63
			20
			0
			6
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			10
			74
			11
			127
			6
			0
			30
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			2
			16
			102
			58
			211
			116
			1
			170
			0
			14
			14
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			74
			7
			79
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			26
			154
			1,189
			534
			8,340
			301
			40
			1,334
			174
			39
			54
			0
			0

VI. A. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests -- Received, Processed, and Pending Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component
			Number of Appeals Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year
			Number of Appeals Received in Fiscal Year
			Number of Appeals Processed in Fiscal Year
			Number of Appeals Pending as of End of Fiscal YearOS
			189
			180
			157
			212CMS
			267
			82
			175
			174AGENCY OVERALL
			456
			262
			332
			386VI. B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals -- All Processed Appeals

Agency / Component
			Number Affirmed on Appeal
			Number Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal
			Number Completely Reversed/Remanded on Appeal
			Number of Appeals Closed for Other Reasons
			TOTALOS
			45
			12
			7
			93
			157CMS
			5
			0
			1
			169
			175AGENCY OVERALL
			50
			12
			8
			262
			332VI. C. (1). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Agency / Component
			Ex. 1
			Ex. 2
			Ex. 3
			Ex. 4
			Ex. 5
			Ex. 6
			Ex. 7(A)
			Ex. 7(B)
			Ex. 7(C)
			Ex. 7(D)
			Ex. 7(E)
			Ex. 7(F)
			Ex. 8
			Ex. 9OS
			0
			0
			7
			17
			8
			21
			0
			0
			12
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			5
			6
			5
			70
			0
			2
			27
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			0
			12
			23
			13
			91
			0
			2
			39
			2
			2
			0
			0
			0VI. C. (2). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- Reasons Other Than Exemptions

Agency / Component
			No Records
			Records Referred at Initial Request Level
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related Reason
			Records not Reasonably Described
			Improper Request for Other Reasons
			Not Agency Record
			Duplicate Request or Appeal
			Request in Litigation
			Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing
			Other *Explain in chart belowOS
			2
			47
			26
			1
			1
			3
			0
			1
			10
			2
			0CMS
			6
			1
			164
			3
			2
			3
			1
			1
			0
			0
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			8
			48
			190
			4
			3
			6
			1
			2
			10
			2
			1

VI. C. (3). Reasons for Denial on Appeal -- "Other" Reasons

Agency / Component
			Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)
			Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon
			TOTALCMS
			Unable to locate requester
			1
			1OS
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			1VI. C. (4). Response Time for Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of DaysOS
			151.00
			435.61
			<1
			1,684.00CMS
			420.00
			468.00
			<1
			1,323.00AGENCY OVERALL
			293.00
			452.68
			<1
			1,684.00VI. C. (5). Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Appeal
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest AppealOS
			Date of Appeal
			2013-05-23
			2013-03-20
			2013-03-18
			2012-09-14
			2012-04-17
			2012-04-10
			2012-01-03
			2011-06-21
			2011-04-28
			2011-01-11Number of Days Pending
			844
			890
			892
			1017
			1122
			1127
			1195
			1328
			1365
			1440CMS
			Date of Appeal
			2013-06-11
			2013-06-04
			2013-06-04
			2013-05-28
			2013-05-01
			2012-12-12
			2012-12-12
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-12
			2011-12-09Number of Days Pending
			832
			837
			837
			842
			860
			956
			956
			1118
			1125
			1210AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Appeal
			2012-09-14
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-17
			2012-04-12
			2012-04-10
			2012-01-03
			2011-12-09
			2011-06-21
			2011-04-28
			2011-01-11Number of Days Pending
			1017
			1118
			1122
			1125
			1127
			1195
			1210
			1328
			1365
			1440

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMedian Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of Days
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of Days
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of DaysOS
			1
			4.91
			<1
			98
			122
			221.58
			5
			1139
			42
			98.55
			1
			302ACF
			385.5
			378.09
			<1
			1796
			462
			384.99
			<1
			901
			23
			23
			23
			23ACL
			13
			11.4
			1
			23
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			8
			55.2
			<1
			963
			231
			307.26
			<1
			1546
			422
			399.48
			13
			889CMS
			17
			34
			1
			1030
			9
			46
			1
			1803
			194
			250
			2
			803FDA
			4
			17.3
			1
			297
			62
			157.6
			1
			1442
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			4
			6
			<1
			20
			52
			112
			21
			817
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			28
			40
			1
			139
			98
			106
			16
			314
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			11
			13
			1
			55
			36
			61
			1
			418
			169
			166
			141
			189OASH
			5
			7.48
			<1
			97
			38
			58.74
			<1
			397
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			2
			6
			1
			20
			21
			31
			1
			251
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			1
			22
			1
			317
			73
			114
			1
			686
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			13
			27.5
			<1
			1796
			44
			115.36
			<1
			1803
			365
			379.57
			1
			889

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGMedian Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of Days
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of Days
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Lowest Number of Days
			Highest Number of DaysOS
			8
			15.64
			<1
			98
			87
			203.32
			5
			1026
			42
			98.55
			1
			302ACF
			54
			179.59
			<1
			987
			486
			441.88
			<1
			901
			23
			23
			23
			23ACL
			13
			12.4
			1
			23
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			15
			71.28
			<1
			963
			255
			325.81
			<1
			1546
			430
			446.91
			42
			889CMS
			19
			30
			1
			1030
			29
			96
			1
			1175
			128
			226
			2
			803FDA
			4
			17.3
			1
			297
			63
			158.2
			1
			1442
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			5
			7
			<1
			20
			46
			102
			21
			738
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			32
			50
			7
			166
			39
			44
			8
			123
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			13
			15
			1
			55
			42
			71
			1
			418
			169
			166
			141
			189OASH
			5
			7.62
			<1
			97
			42
			62.32
			<1
			397
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			12
			10
			1
			20
			25
			39
			1
			251
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			13
			23
			1
			107
			52
			98
			1
			556
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			13
			28.58
			<1
			1030
			67
			138.77
			<1
			1546
			74
			114.08
			1
			889

VII. C. Processed Simple Requests -- Response Time in Day Increments

Agency / Component
			<1-20 Days
			21-40 Days
			41-60 Days
			61-80 Days
			81-100 Days
			101-120 Days
			121-140 Days
			141-160 Days
			161-180 Days
			181-200 Days
			201-300 Days
			301-400 Days
			401+ Days
			TOTALOS
			662
			40
			11
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			716ACF
			6
			3
			2
			4
			3
			3
			3
			0
			0
			3
			14
			21
			56
			118ACL
			18
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			20CDC
			408
			69
			22
			15
			10
			7
			2
			2
			2
			2
			11
			8
			30
			588CMS
			6,486
			1,224
			192
			66
			34
			38
			26
			26
			18
			20
			80
			82
			229
			8,521FDA
			5,154
			578
			182
			94
			47
			46
			38
			26
			18
			29
			96
			0
			0
			6,308HRSA
			176
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			176IHS
			16
			12
			12
			6
			5
			0
			4
			3
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			59NIH
			745
			177
			13
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			935OASH
			227
			4
			1
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			234OIG
			662
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			662SAMHSA
			26
			7
			2
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			39AGENCY OVERALL
			14,586
			2,116
			437
			188
			102
			95
			73
			57
			40
			54
			201
			112
			315
			18,376VII. C. Processed Complex Requests -- Response Time in Day Increments

Agency / Component
			<1-20 Days
			21-40 Days
			41-60 Days
			61-80 Days
			81-100 Days
			101-120 Days
			121-140 Days
			141-160 Days
			161-180 Days
			181-200 Days
			201-300 Days
			301-400 Days
			401+ Days
			TOTALOS
			28
			37
			35
			18
			8
			11
			8
			12
			10
			3
			25
			25
			56
			276ACF
			8
			9
			1
			1
			4
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			6
			8
			73
			112ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			113
			51
			40
			24
			49
			26
			35
			20
			16
			10
			81
			82
			270
			817CMS
			6,704
			1,090
			338
			220
			161
			100
			56
			50
			36
			32
			179
			113
			323
			9,402FDA
			1,238
			487
			355
			197
			170
			101
			179
			101
			82
			82
			331
			338
			504
			4,165HRSA
			0
			58
			19
			13
			6
			6
			3
			3
			2
			5
			11
			3
			8
			137IHS
			7
			11
			10
			7
			14
			16
			9
			0
			0
			4
			5
			3
			0
			86NIH
			96
			77
			37
			31
			13
			7
			6
			8
			6
			10
			11
			5
			1
			308OASH
			27
			55
			27
			14
			12
			8
			5
			6
			4
			2
			0
			2
			0
			162OIG
			136
			79
			28
			16
			7
			5
			3
			2
			3
			1
			1
			0
			0
			281SAMHSA
			19
			33
			11
			4
			11
			9
			8
			3
			6
			6
			14
			1
			7
			132AGENCY OVERALL
			8,376
			1,987
			901
			545
			455
			290
			312
			205
			166
			155
			664
			580
			1,242
			15,878

VII. C. Processed Requests Granted Expedited Processing -- Response Time in Day Increments

Agency / Component
			<1-20 Days
			21-40 Days
			41-60 Days
			61-80 Days
			81-100 Days
			101-120 Days
			121-140 Days
			141-160 Days
			161-180 Days
			181-200 Days
			201-300 Days
			301-400 Days
			401+ Days
			TOTALOS
			4
			1
			1
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			2
			0
			1
			1
			0
			11ACF
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			1
			0
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			3
			1
			15
			23CMS
			1
			3
			3
			2
			1
			2
			1
			0
			1
			0
			5
			1
			18
			38FDA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			3OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			6
			5
			5
			2
			2
			3
			1
			1
			4
			2
			9
			3
			33
			76

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

Agency / Component
			SIMPLE
			COMPLEX
			EXPEDITED PROCESSINGNumber Pending
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Number Pending
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of Days
			Number Pending
			Median Number of Days
			Average Number of DaysOS
			24
			7.5
			9
			195
			310
			33
			1
			170
			170ACF
			180
			406
			408
			69
			79
			101
			0
			N/A
			N/AACL
			3
			11
			10.33
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			20
			34.5
			35
			382
			189
			301
			20
			489
			420CMS
			263
			9
			14
			1675
			77
			174
			73
			495
			455FDA
			207
			30
			59.1
			2245
			183
			254.3
			2
			484
			484HRSA
			11
			34
			58
			31
			39
			61
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			6
			20
			26
			28
			95
			96
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			53
			8
			11
			94
			54
			81
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			1
			50
			50
			45
			28
			44
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			2
			7
			7
			32
			21
			44
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			30
			23
			77
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			770
			109
			118.24
			4826
			143
			209
			96
			490
			445.34

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

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Request
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest RequestOS
			Date of Receipt
			2013-10-29
			2013-10-28
			2013-10-28
			2013-10-25
			2013-10-24
			2013-10-21
			2013-10-18
			2013-05-01
			2013-03-04
			2013-02-14Number of Days Pending
			734
			735
			735
			736
			737
			740
			741
			859
			901
			912ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2013-11-25
			2013-11-25
			2013-11-21
			2013-11-20
			2013-09-03
			2013-08-20
			2013-08-20
			2013-05-01
			2013-04-30
			2013-03-27Number of Days Pending
			716
			716
			718
			719
			773
			782
			782
			859
			860
			884ACL
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2016-09-19
			2016-09-15
			2016-09-15Number of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			9
			11
			11CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2011-10-11
			2011-09-15
			2011-07-12
			2011-04-05
			2011-02-08
			2011-01-04
			2010-11-29
			2010-04-15
			2010-03-16
			2010-03-15Number of Days Pending
			1238
			1255
			1301
			1369
			1408
			1432
			1456
			1612
			1634
			1635CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2012-10-18
			2012-10-15
			2012-10-12
			2012-10-10
			2012-09-19
			2012-05-22
			2012-04-10
			2012-03-05
			2012-03-01
			2012-02-23Number of Days Pending
			972
			975
			979
			983
			999
			1082
			1102
			1138
			1140
			1145FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2011-06-27
			2011-05-31
			2011-04-07
			2011-03-22
			2011-03-17
			2011-03-16
			2011-03-09
			2011-03-09
			2011-02-24
			2011-02-02Number of Days Pending
			1311
			1330
			1367
			1379
			1382
			1383
			1388
			1388
			1397
			1412HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2016-05-26
			2016-05-18
			2016-04-26
			2016-02-26
			2016-02-22
			2016-02-22
			2016-02-08
			2016-01-08
			2015-11-16
			2015-05-26Number of Days Pending
			88
			94
			110
			122
			145
			145
			165
			185
			221
			341IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2016-06-08
			2016-03-22
			2016-03-22
			2016-03-14
			2016-03-01
			2016-02-18
			2016-02-16
			2016-02-10
			2015-12-09
			2015-11-03Number of Days Pending
			129
			136
			136
			142
			151
			159
			161
			164
			206
			229NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2016-01-08
			2016-01-06
			2015-12-18
			2015-12-16
			2015-11-10
			2015-11-02
			2015-09-24
			2014-10-15
			2014-10-10
			2014-10-03Number of Days Pending
			184
			186
			197
			199
			223
			229
			255
			490
			492
			497OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2016-07-21
			2016-07-14
			2016-07-11
			2016-06-15
			2016-05-23
			2016-04-28
			2016-04-04
			2016-03-08
			2016-02-18
			2015-05-18Number of Days Pending
			50
			55
			58
			75
			91
			108
			126
			145
			158
			346OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2016-06-22
			2016-06-13
			2016-06-03
			2016-06-01
			2016-06-01
			2016-04-19
			2016-04-06
			2016-03-29
			2016-03-29
			2016-03-29Number of Days Pending
			71
			78
			83
			86
			86
			116
			125
			126
			126
			131SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2016-07-05
			2016-04-19
			2016-04-01
			2016-04-01
			2016-03-22
			2016-03-22
			2015-10-09
			2015-10-07
			2015-09-18
			2015-01-28Number of Days Pending
			63
			68
			130
			130
			138
			138
			255
			257
			270
			437AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2011-03-09
			2011-03-09
			2011-02-24
			2011-02-08
			2011-02-02
			2011-01-04
			2010-11-29
			2010-04-15
			2010-03-16
			2010-03-15Number of Days Pending
			1388
			1388
			1397
			1408
			1412
			1432
			1456
			1612
			1634
			1635

VIII. A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar DaysOS
			8
			11
			1
			3.63
			17ACF
			1
			0
			1
			1
			1ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			7
			77
			2
			3.64
			81CMS
			33
			72
			5
			19
			74FDA
			0
			470
			6
			6.4
			453HRSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			3
			14
			3
			3.9
			16OASH
			0
			1
			1
			1
			1OIG
			0
			11
			3
			3
			11SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			52
			656
			6
			7.74
			654VIII. B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateOS
			4
			0
			1.5
			3.5ACF
			1
			0
			1
			1ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			18
			10
			1
			65.46CMS
			34
			79
			3
			9FDA
			2
			27
			5
			9.4HRSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			0
			1
			1
			1OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			18
			5
			6SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			59
			136
			3
			16.65IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component
			PERSONNEL
			COSTSNumber of "Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff"
			Processing Costs
			Litigation-Related Costs
			Total CostsOS
			10
			0
			10
			$1,705,834.00
			$407,715.00
			$2,113,549.00ACF
			3
			2.3
			5.3
			$576,879.00
			$0.00
			$576,879.00ACL
			0
			0.1
			0.1
			$22,400.00
			$0.00
			$22,400.00CDC
			19
			5
			24
			$2,237,134.00
			$0.00
			$2,237,134.00CMS
			29
			62
			91
			$5,306,946.78
			$70,000.00
			$5,376,946.78FDA
			98
			36.8
			134.8
			$33,387,345.00
			$849,000.00
			$34,236,345.00HRSA
			3
			2
			5
			$518,126.00
			$0.00
			$518,126.00IHS
			1
			2.1
			3.1
			$337,070.00
			$0.00
			$337,070.00NIH
			21.36
			9.37
			30.73
			$3,709,572.20
			$15,003.87
			$3,724,576.07OASH
			5
			0
			5
			$720,133.10
			$0.00
			$720,133.10OIG
			3
			1
			4
			$267,000.00
			$60,000.00
			$327,000.00SAMHSA
			1
			0.5
			1.5
			$94,163.00
			$0.00
			$94,163.00AGENCY OVERALL
			193.36
			121.17
			314.53
			$48,882,603.08
			$1,401,718.87
			$50,284,321.95

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsOS
			$0.00
			0.00%ACF
			$0.00
			0.00%ACL
			$0.00
			0.00%CDC
			$12,903.27
			0.58%CMS
			$137,336.12
			2.59%FDA
			$443,422.55
			1.33%HRSA
			$3,403.25
			0.66%IHS
			$0.00
			0.00%NIH
			$66,910.00
			1.80%OASH
			$5,666.25
			0.79%OIG
			$4,091.80
			1.53%SAMHSA
			$0.00
			0.00%AGENCY OVERALL
			$673,733.24
			1.38%XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component
			Number of Times Subsection (C) UsedHHS
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / Component
			Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by the FOIA Office
			Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by Program OfficesOS
			2
			336ACF
			0
			2,152ACL
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0CMS
			9
			400FDA
			28,319
			1,490HRSA
			0
			50IHS
			0
			0NIH
			38
			802OASH
			0
			0OIG
			0
			362SAMHSA
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			28,368
			5,592XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal YearOS
			195
			206ACF
			242
			N/AACL
			0
			N/ACDC
			374
			N/ACMS
			1,271
			169FDA
			2,248
			N/AHRSA
			30
			N/AIHS
			27
			N/ANIH
			64
			N/AOASH
			30
			N/AOIG
			17
			N/ASAMHSA
			21
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			4,519
			375XII.B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed and Pending Consultations

Agency / Component
			Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were
			Pending
			at the Agency as of

			Start
			of the Fiscal Year
			Number of Consultations
			Received
			from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year
			Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were
			Processed
			by the Agency During the Fiscal Year
			Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were
			Pending
			at the Agency as of

			End
			of the Fiscal YearOS
			2
			31
			24
			9ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			2
			17
			19
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			24
			22
			2HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			10
			10
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			7
			7
			0SAMHSA
			0
			2
			2
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			4
			91
			84
			11XII. C. Consultations on FOIA Requests -- Ten Oldest Consultations Recieved from Other Agencies and Pending at the Agency

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Consultation
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest ConsultationOS
			Date
			N/A
			2016-09-27
			2016-09-22
			2016-09-12
			2016-09-06
			2016-09-01
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-10-06
			2015-03-17Number of Days
			0
			3
			6
			14
			18
			20
			103
			150
			248
			390ACF
			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
			2016-09-23
			2015-12-24Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			5
			199HRSA
			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
			2016-09-23
			2016-09-22
			2016-09-12
			2016-09-06
			2016-09-01
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-12-24
			2015-10-06
			2015-03-17Number of Days
			5
			6
			14
			18
			20
			103
			150
			199
			248
			390

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

Agency / Component
			NUMBER OF REQUESTS
			RECEIVED
			NUMBER OF REQUESTS
			PROCESSEDNumber Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			1,071
			985
			1,113
			1,034ACF
			850
			464
			1,100
			749ACL
			11
			22
			11
			20CDC
			1,020
			1,120
			943
			1,445CMS
			26,566
			17,917
			28,153
			19,021FDA
			9,958
			10,374
			10,145
			10,611HRSA
			379
			305
			419
			318IHS
			149
			156
			130
			161NIH
			1,273
			1,324
			1,268
			1,266OASH
			357
			392
			423
			399OIG
			1,276
			1,015
			1,304
			989SAMHSA
			175
			158
			177
			177AGENCY OVERALL
			43,085
			34,232
			45,186
			36,190XII. D. 2. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report -- Backlogged Requests

Agency / Component
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report
			Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			245
			195ACF
			514
			242ACL
			0
			0CDC
			673
			374CMS
			1,801
			1,271FDA
			2,337
			2,248HRSA
			36
			30IHS
			36
			27NIH
			24
			64OASH
			35
			30OIG
			3
			17SAMHSA
			41
			21AGENCY OVERALL
			5,745
			4,519XII. E. 1. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report -- Appeals Received and Processed

Agency / Component
			NUMBER OF APPEALS
			RECEIVED
			NUMBER OF APPEALS
			PROCESSEDNumber Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report
			Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			196
			180
			190
			157CMS
			116
			82
			92
			175AGENCY OVERALL
			312
			262
			282
			332XII. E. 2. Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report – Backlogged Appeals

Agency / Component
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			173
			206CMS
			264
			169AGENCY OVERALL
			437
			375

                    
  


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