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HHS Fiscal Year 2019 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 Brandon Gaylord, FOIA Public Liaison, at the address or telephone number listed above, or at: https://www.hhs.gov/foia/contacts/index.html

II. Making a FOIA Request

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Website: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Computer-Data-and-Systems/Privacy/FOIA
Freedom of Information Act Officer
North Building, Room N2-20-06
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
Phone: 410-786-5353

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

Website: https://www.fda.gov/RegulatoryInformation/foi/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Division of Freedom of Information
Office the Executive Secretariat, OC
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1035
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-796-3900

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

Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13-N82
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-2865

**Indian Health Service (IHS):**

Website: https://www.ihs.gov/AdminMngrResources/FOIA/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 09E70
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 301-443-1116

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

Website: https://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
Building 31, Room 5B35
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-2107
Phone: 301-496-5633

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

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

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

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

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

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/foia/
Freedom of Information Act Officer
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18E73D
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-2000

**2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted:** Documents requested were protected by an exemption and release would have caused harm to the interest protected by the exemption. Information withheld may include home addresses and phone numbers, social security numbers, medical records, proprietary business records, investigatory records, that if released may interfere with open investigations, and drafts of documents.

**3. HHS FOIA Regulations:**

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=790457d918cfcfebe483689ef4ac40bf&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title45/45cfr5_main_02.tpl

**4. Agency Component Abbreviations:**

**Component Abbreviation**
			**Component Name**ACF
			Administration for Children and FamiliesACL
			Administration for Community LivingCDC
			Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryCMS
			Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFDA
			Food and Drug AdministrationHRSA
			Health Resources and Services AdministrationIHS
			Indian Health ServiceNIH
			National Institutes of HealthOASH
			Office of Assistant Secretary for HealthOIG
			Office of Inspector GeneralOS
			Office of the SecretarySAMHSA
			Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration**Section III: Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions**

1. Following are definitions of terms used in this report:

a. **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.

b. **Average Number**– the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.

c. **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.

d.**Component**– for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a "component" is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

e. **Consultation**– the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency or component within the same agency for its review because that other agency has an interest in the doc 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.

f.**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.

g.**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.)

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

i.**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.

j.**Median Number**– the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.

k. **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.

i. **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.

ii. **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.

iii. **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.

l. **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.

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

n. **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.

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

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

q. **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).

2. Following are concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

g. **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

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

i. **Exemption 9**: geological information on wells

3. Agency Component Abbreviations

**Component Abbreviation**
			**Component Name**ACF
			Administration for Children and FamiliesACL
			Administration for Community LivingCDC
			Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease RegistryCMS
			Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFDA
			Food and Drug AdministrationHRSA
			Health Resources and Services AdministrationIHS
			Indian Health ServiceNIH
			National Institutes of HealthOASH
			Office of Assistant Secretary for HealthOIG
			Office of Inspector GeneralOS
			Office of the SecretarySAMHSA
			Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationIV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute
			Type of Information Withheld
			Case Citation
			Agency / Component
			Number of Times Relied upon by Agency / Component
			Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency Overall42 U.S.C. § 242m(d)
			Identifiable information for certain research and statistical activities
			N/A
			CDC
			10
			1042 U.S.C. § 262a(h)
			Bioterrorism-related information
			N/A
			CDC
			3
			341 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1))
			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
			3
			42CMS
			28FDA
			3HRSA
			1OASH
			742 U.S.C. § 1320c-9(a)
			Information related to Quality Improvement Organization records.*
			N/A
			CMS
			2
			226 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105 (Internal Revenue Code)
			Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third parties, and certain tax convention information
			Church of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. § 6103); Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. IRS, 910 F.3d 1232 (D.C. Cir. 2018); Leonard v. U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 590 F. App’x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir. 2014) (per curiam); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F. App’x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010) (unpublished disposition) (26 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C. § 6105).
			CMS
			183
			18321 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).
			FDA
			1
			121 U.S.C. § 350d(a)4
			Food Registration Documents
			N/A
			FDA
			3
			342 U.S.C. § 282(j)(6)
			Information submitted for publication on clinicaltrials.gov that is not otherwise publicly available
			Grassetti v. Weinberger, 408 F. Supp. 142 (N.D. Cal. 1976) - However, the court upheld the agency's withholdings under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (4), (5), and (6) not (b)(3).
			FDA
			1
			142 U.S.C. § 11137(b)(1)
			National Practioner Data Bank information
			N/A
			HRSA
			7
			742 U.S.C. § 300aa12(d)(4)(A)
			“Except as provided in subparagraph (B), information submitted to a special master or the court in a proceeding on a petition [for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program] . . . without the express written consent of the person who submitted the information”
			Long v. DOJ, 778 F. Supp. 2d 222, 234 (N.D.N.Y. 2011).
			HRSA
			2
			25 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2) (Ethics in Government Act of 1978)
			Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employees
			Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Office for U.S. Attorneys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).
			NIH
			1
			135 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)
			N/A
			NIH
			2
			27 U.S.C. § 8401
			Registration and transfer documentation for listed biological agents and toxins, and information derived therefrom
			N/A
			NIH
			2
			215 U.S.C. § 3710a(c) (Federal Technology Transfer Act)
			“[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section 552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of research or as a result of activities under this chapter,” which pertains to cooperative research and development agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial innovation
			Pub. Citizen Health Research Group v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d 37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v. NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8, 1996).
			NIH
			1
			135 U.S.C. § 209(f)
			Plans of a licensee for development or marketing of a federally owned invention.
			N/A
			NIH
			1
			15 U.S.C. app. 3 § 7(b)
			Names of employees who provide information or complaints to the Inspector General
			N/A
			OIG
			36
			36Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-78, 91 Stat. 319
			Certain records that would reveal some secret aspect pertaining to grand jury proceedings
			Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Sorin v. DOJ, No. 18-99, 2018 WL 6431027 (2d Cir. Dec. 6, 2018) (per curium); Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-CV-00188, 2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug 16, 2016); 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** Certain information related to Quality Improvement Organizations are discussed in 42 CFR §480.139, which states the provisions of the Social Security Act §1160(a)(42 U.S.C. §1320C-9), which precludes QIOs as a Federal Agency, therefore, not subject to the FOIA.*

V.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 YearACF
			408
			431
			139
			700ACL
			4
			125
			123
			6CDC
			130
			1270
			1263
			137CMS
			2013
			16694
			16759
			1948FDA
			3026
			11578
			10966
			3638HRSA
			33
			278
			261
			50IHS
			69
			162
			81
			150NIH
			406
			1533
			1686
			253OASH
			237
			361
			142
			456OIG
			23
			1354
			1346
			31OS
			1317
			1372
			843
			1846SAMHSA
			46
			200
			208
			38AGENCY OVERALL
			7712
			35358
			33817
			9253*After reviewing its database, HHS updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: ACL, CMS, FDA, IHS, NIH, SAMSHA.*

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
			TOTALACF
			71
			27
			6
			4
			15
			5
			0
			1
			3
			2
			5
			0
			139ACL
			1
			23
			1
			77
			0
			1
			0
			3
			16
			0
			1
			0
			123CDC
			263
			354
			18
			232
			37
			278
			12
			4
			11
			14
			40
			0
			1263CMS
			3608
			2931
			5124
			1851
			108
			679
			391
			94
			1022
			568
			358
			25
			16759FDA
			7240
			67
			166
			474
			48
			1910
			326
			330
			169
			41
			186
			9
			10966HRSA
			66
			93
			9
			37
			6
			12
			5
			6
			12
			14
			1
			0
			261IHS
			30
			12
			6
			12
			4
			12
			0
			0
			0
			4
			1
			0
			81NIH
			862
			419
			15
			162
			18
			166
			12
			9
			10
			5
			8
			0
			1686OASH
			67
			19
			6
			27
			7
			6
			0
			3
			1
			5
			1
			0
			142OIG
			88
			172
			409
			361
			69
			146
			0
			0
			0
			83
			18
			0
			1346OS
			38
			43
			13
			38
			501
			114
			0
			25
			6
			31
			34
			0
			843SAMHSA
			75
			78
			0
			39
			2
			7
			0
			2
			2
			3
			0
			0
			208AGENCY OVERALL
			12409
			4238
			5773
			3314
			815
			3336
			746
			477
			1252
			770
			653
			34
			33817

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
			N/A
			0
			0ACL
			N/A
			0
			0CDC
			N/A
			0
			0CMS
			Unable to locate or contact requester
			25
			25FDA
			Unable to locate or contact requester
			9
			9HRSA
			N/A
			0
			0IHS
			N/A
			0
			0NIH
			N/A
			0
			0OASH
			N/A
			0
			0OIG
			N/A
			0
			0OS
			N/A
			0
			0SAMHSA
			N/A
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			
			
			34V.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. 9ACF
			0
			0
			0
			3
			3
			26
			0
			0
			2
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			4
			5
			23
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			2
			15
			78
			117
			313
			3
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			3CMS
			0
			1
			213
			436
			101
			6730
			2
			28
			1165
			71
			4
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			6
			8
			97
			17
			33
			84
			1
			14
			4
			7
			1
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			10
			78
			24
			66
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			6
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			3
			6
			14
			5
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			8
			241
			61
			361
			18
			0
			4
			1
			3
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			7
			9
			2
			16
			0
			0
			7
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			2
			36
			268
			88
			503
			401
			0
			454
			2
			12
			52
			0
			0OS
			0
			2
			0
			12
			21
			38
			9
			0
			28
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			67
			0
			76
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			13
			297
			1296
			445
			8199
			523
			30
			1675
			78
			26
			61
			0
			3

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
			299
			173
			88
			384CMS
			128
			69
			42
			155AGENCY OVERALL
			427
			242
			130
			539VI.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
			7
			3
			13
			65
			88CMS
			13
			2
			0
			27
			42AGENCY OVERALL
			20
			5
			13
			92
			130VI.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
			0
			2
			1
			4
			1
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			3
			2
			14
			1
			0
			4
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0
			0
			0
			5
			3
			18
			2
			0
			5
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0

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

Agency / Component
			No Records
			Records Referred at Initial Request Level
			Request Withdrawn
			Fee-Related Reason
			Records not Reasonably Described
			Improper Request for Other Reasons
			Not Agency Record
			Duplicate Request or Appeal
			Request in Litigation
			Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing
			Other *Explain in chart belowOS
			0
			23
			19
			0
			0
			6
			0
			5
			12
			0
			0CMS
			9
			2
			13
			0
			1
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			9
			25
			32
			0
			1
			7
			0
			5
			12
			0
			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
			TOTALOS
			N/A
			0
			0CMS
			Unable to locate or contact the requester
			1
			1AGENCY 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
			175
			307.73
			<1
			1053CMS
			495
			600
			8
			1681AGENCY OVERALL
			242.85
			365.54
			<1
			1681VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Appeal
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest AppealOS
			Date of Appeal
			2014-06-16
			2014-05-12
			2014-04-02
			2014-03-26
			2014-03-18
			2014-02-18
			2013-08-19
			2013-04-04
			2012-04-17
			2011-06-21Number of Days Pending
			1328
			1352
			1380
			1385
			1391
			1411
			1534
			1629
			1871
			2077CMS
			Date of Appeal
			2014-09-10
			2014-07-21
			2014-06-30
			2014-03-10
			2014-03-10
			2014-03-10
			2014-02-11
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-12
			2011-12-09Number of Days Pending
			1319
			1356
			1371
			1451
			1451
			1451
			1470
			1941
			1948
			2037AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Appeal
			2014-03-10
			2014-03-10
			2014-02-11
			2013-08-19
			2013-04-04
			2012-04-17
			2012-04-23
			2012-04-12
			2011-12-09
			2011-06-21Number of Days Pending
			1451
			1451
			1470
			1534
			1629
			1871
			1941
			1948
			2037
			2077

VII.A. FOIA 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
			3
			52.37
			<1
			1434
			50
			162.26
			<1
			1557
			453
			315
			39
			453ACF
			87
			94.21
			<1
			281
			69
			155.23
			<1
			1087
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			2
			14
			<1
			107
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			10
			122.6
			<1
			79
			14
			26.23
			<1
			1000
			35
			35
			35
			35CMS
			17
			16
			<1
			184
			9
			43
			<1
			1370
			244
			410
			20
			1424FDA
			3
			12
			1
			905
			33
			135
			1
			1880
			12
			12
			10
			14HRSA
			6
			7
			<1
			20
			44
			55
			21
			167
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			172
			192
			8
			656
			67.5
			83.67
			1
			240
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			16
			29
			1
			883
			145
			198
			1
			902
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			8
			19.84
			<1
			182
			65
			108.16
			<1
			616
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			1
			3
			1
			19
			27
			44
			1
			395
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			10
			10
			10
			10
			17
			51
			<1
			601
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			8.47
			18.54
			<1
			1434
			39.43
			101.96
			<1
			1880
			85.51
			57.88
			10
			1424

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
			87.5
			167
			4
			1194
			162
			223.98
			<1
			951
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACF
			90
			96.38
			<1
			281
			115
			151.75
			<1
			1074
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			31
			38.6
			<1
			107
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			14
			15.79
			<1
			79
			28
			42.74
			<1
			1000
			35
			35
			35
			35CMS
			17
			18
			<1
			184
			20
			60
			<1
			1370
			244
			351
			33
			1169FDA
			3
			12
			1
			905
			33
			136
			1
			1880
			12
			12
			10
			14HRSA
			6
			7
			<1
			20
			45
			56
			21
			167
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			172
			192
			8
			656
			67.5
			83.67
			1
			240
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			18
			33
			1
			883
			162
			207
			1
			902
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			8
			22
			<1
			182
			96
			133.06
			4
			616
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			4
			5
			1
			19
			34
			66
			1
			395
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			10
			10
			10
			10
			17
			44
			<1
			32
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			9.64
			16.68
			<1
			1194
			33.77
			103.29
			<1
			1880
			79.93
			62.16
			10
			1169

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
			440
			27
			22
			13
			2
			6
			3
			9
			2
			5
			10
			5
			19
			563ACF
			10
			8
			6
			2
			2
			8
			4
			1
			4
			7
			5
			0
			0
			57ACL
			69
			10
			1
			5
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			88CDC
			331
			67
			8
			3
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			409CMS
			2796
			104
			63
			12
			2
			2
			0
			2
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			2983FDA
			586
			578
			488
			567
			468
			494
			436
			561
			718
			419
			755
			25
			19
			6114HRSA
			149
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			149IHS
			3
			3
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			2
			3
			1
			14NIH
			825
			311
			91
			37
			26
			17
			7
			16
			6
			4
			15
			7
			4
			1366OASH
			15
			2
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			19OIG
			757
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			757SAMHSA
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1AGENCY OVERALL
			5982
			1110
			680
			639
			503
			528
			450
			589
			731
			438
			787
			40
			43
			12520

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

Agency / Component
			<1-20 Days
			21-40 Days
			41-60 Days
			61-80 Days
			81-100 Days
			101-120 Days
			121-140 Days
			141-160 Days
			161-180 Days
			181-200 Days
			201-300 Days
			301-400 Days
			401+ Days
			TOTALOS
			61
			48
			33
			6
			9
			10
			9
			5
			5
			4
			10
			13
			34
			247ACF
			19
			10
			8
			5
			3
			2
			4
			6
			3
			1
			8
			0
			8
			77ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			511
			187
			65
			21
			13
			11
			8
			4
			3
			3
			4
			4
			1
			835CMS
			9005
			1096
			568
			392
			257
			202
			202
			107
			87
			71
			239
			157
			274
			12657FDA
			84
			221
			170
			179
			270
			269
			251
			332
			490
			310
			833
			249
			671
			4329HRSA
			0
			39
			28
			7
			8
			4
			3
			3
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			94IHS
			8
			10
			10
			9
			4
			3
			3
			8
			2
			1
			5
			0
			0
			63NIH
			35
			44
			21
			14
			10
			7
			7
			11
			10
			9
			34
			24
			57
			283OASH
			24
			23
			10
			6
			9
			10
			5
			3
			2
			2
			12
			7
			3
			116OIG
			151
			282
			42
			76
			6
			4
			3
			6
			2
			11
			6
			0
			0
			589SAMHSA
			112
			25
			16
			9
			8
			8
			5
			5
			3
			2
			3
			3
			4
			203AGENCY OVERALL
			10010
			1985
			971
			724
			597
			530
			500
			490
			609
			414
			1154
			457
			1052
			19493

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
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2
			3ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0
			1
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1CMS
			1
			3
			1
			1
			0
			3
			1
			2
			0
			0
			6
			1
			14
			33FDA
			0
			2
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			2HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			1
			6
			2
			1
			0
			3
			1
			2
			0
			0
			6
			1
			16
			39

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
			509
			502
			456
			1320
			254
			342
			17
			530
			532ACF
			11
			84
			124
			670
			270
			299
			2
			304.5
			304ACL
			6
			51.5
			70
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			19
			4
			8
			89
			13
			31
			0
			N/A
			N/ACMS
			244
			7
			19
			1661
			66
			151
			43
			424
			398FDA
			250
			24
			53
			3320
			214
			284
			0
			N/A
			N/AHRSA
			26
			10
			18
			24
			28
			31
			0
			N/A
			N/AIHS
			51
			359
			406
			98
			108
			107
			0
			N/A
			N/ANIH
			107
			20
			19
			146
			20
			22
			0
			N/A
			N/AOASH
			139
			368
			359
			313
			140
			163
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			1
			8
			8
			30
			27
			73
			0
			N/A
			N/ASAMHSA
			2
			586
			586
			36
			214
			264
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			1365
			247.31
			238.98
			7707
			168.79
			232.73
			62
			275.88
			271.97

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
			2013-12-03
			2013-12-02
			2013-11-26
			2013-11-25
			2013-11-18
			2013-10-30
			2013-10-29
			2013-10-28
			2013-10-25
			2013-10-18Number of Days Pending
			1462
			1463
			1466
			1467
			1472
			1484
			1485
			1486
			1487
			1492ACF
			Date of Receipt
			2014-08-05
			2014-07-29
			2014-07-28
			2014-07-28
			2014-07-08
			2015-06-18
			2014-06-05
			2014-05-08
			2014-05-05
			2014-01-24Number of Days Pending
			1293
			1298
			1299
			1299
			1313
			1326
			1335
			1354
			1357
			1427ACL
			Date of Receipt
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2019-09-27
			2019-08-07
			2019-08-05
			2019-06-28
			2019-05-08
			2019-01-18Number of Days Pending
			0
			0
			0
			0
			1
			37
			39
			64
			100
			176CDC
			Date of Receipt
			2019-07-23
			2019-07-02
			2019-06-26
			2019-06-06
			2019-05-30
			2019-04-15
			2019-02-20
			2018-10-17
			2018-01-31
			2018-01-31Number of Days Pending
			48
			62
			66
			80
			85
			115
			155
			237
			414
			417CMS
			Date of Receipt
			2014-07-30
			2014-06-05
			2014-05-27
			2014-03-31
			2014-03-20
			2013-12-27
			2013-12-20
			2013-11-26
			2013-07-11
			2013-06-25Number of Days Pending
			1349
			1388
			1395
			1436
			1443
			1502
			1507
			1525
			1623
			1635FDA
			Date of Receipt
			2013-10-23
			2013-10-21
			2013-09-27
			2013-08-30
			2013-08-26
			2013-07-25
			2013-07-11
			2013-06-25
			2013-01-08
			2012-08-22Number of Days Pending
			1465
			1467
			1471
			1490
			1494
			1516
			1522
			1537
			1654
			1748HRSA
			Date of Receipt
			2019-08-12
			2019-06-18
			2019-08-05
			2019-08-05
			2019-08-05
			2019-08-02
			2019-07-17
			2019-07-03
			2019-04-17
			2018-12-06Number of Days Pending
			34
			35
			39
			39
			39
			40
			52
			61
			115
			204IHS
			Date of Receipt
			2017-11-27
			2017-11-14
			2017-10-25
			2017-10-11
			2017-10-13
			2017-02-07
			2016-12-15
			2016-11-30
			2016-11-04
			2016-09-30Number of Days Pending
			478
			488
			498
			512
			512
			690
			728
			739
			757
			782NIH
			Date of Receipt
			2017-04-21
			2017-03-23
			2017-03-22
			2017-01-05
			2016-10-13
			2016-09-28
			2016-09-12
			2016-08-11
			2016-07-06
			2016-05-18Number of Days Pending
			622
			642
			643
			694
			751
			762
			773
			794
			820
			853OASH
			Date of Receipt
			2017-07-17
			2017-07-14
			2017-06-14
			2017-05-23
			2017-05-10
			2017-04-12
			2017-02-09
			2017-02-09
			2017-02-06
			2016-09-07Number of Days Pending
			554
			555
			576
			591
			600
			620
			663
			663
			666
			768OIG
			Date of Receipt
			2019-02-14
			2019-02-14
			2018-10-24
			2019-01-22
			2019-01-22
			2018-12-06
			2018-11-15
			2018-11-16
			2018-05-29
			2018-05-29Number of Days Pending
			162
			162
			170
			179
			179
			212
			225
			226
			349
			349SAMHSA
			Date of Receipt
			2017-10-26
			2017-09-19
			2017-08-03
			2017-06-13
			2017-05-18
			2017-03-06
			2016-12-13
			2016-09-13
			2016-06-24
			2016-07-05Number of Days Pending
			483
			509
			541
			577
			594
			647
			701
			764
			796
			813AGENCY OVERALL
			Date of Receipt
			2013-12-27
			2013-12-20
			2013-07-25
			2013-07-11
			2013-11-26
			2013-06-25
			2013-07-11
			2013-06-25
			2013-01-08
			2012-08-22Number of Days Pending
			1502
			1507
			1516
			1522
			1525
			1537
			1623
			1635
			1654
			1748

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
			3
			6
			29
			103.89
			1ACF
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			1
			108
			<1
			4.04
			107CMS
			25
			56
			8
			15
			47FDA
			2
			463
			6
			5
			462HRSA
			0
			5
			<1
			<1
			5IHS
			0
			2
			<1
			<1
			2NIH
			0
			10
			2
			3
			9OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			11
			2
			2
			11SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			31
			661
			5.57
			7.2
			644VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component
			Number Granted
			Number Denied
			Median Number of Days to Adjudicate
			Average Number of Days to AdjudicateOS
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AACF
			1
			0
			72
			72ACL
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/ACDC
			9
			80
			<1
			2.79CMS
			24
			28
			5
			13FDA
			0
			217
			3
			4HRSA
			1
			2
			<1
			<1IHS
			0
			8
			<1
			<1NIH
			1
			14
			17
			17OASH
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AOIG
			0
			37
			2
			2SAMHSA
			0
			0
			N/A
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			36
			386
			3.35
			4.11IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component
			PERSONNEL
			COSTSNumber of "Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees"
			Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff"
			Processing Costs
			Litigation-Related Costs
			Total CostsOS
			10
			4.00
			14.00
			$1,548,463.09
			$820,130.99
			$2,368,594.08ACF
			2
			8.00
			10.00
			$389,000.00
			0.00
			$389,000.00ACL
			0
			0.50
			0.50
			$109,689.00
			0.00
			$109,689.00CDC
			17
			0.00
			17.00
			$2,467,991.00
			0.00
			$2,467,991.00CMS
			31
			62.00
			93.00
			$4,964,013.36
			$135,933.35
			$5,099,946.71FDA
			137
			18.00
			155.00
			$5,000,000.00
			$400,000.00
			$5,400,000.00HRSA
			5
			0.00
			5.00
			$650,210.00
			$26,023.00
			$676,233.00IHS
			2
			0.00
			2.00
			$231,397.00
			0.00
			$231,397.00NIH
			33
			4.25
			37.25
			$4,897,100.00
			$5,985.00
			$4,903,085.00OASH
			3
			1.00
			4.00
			$445,268.00
			0.00
			$445,268.00OIG
			3
			1.00
			4.00
			$395,000.00
			$4,000.00
			$399,000.00SAMHSA
			1
			1.00
			2.00
			$110,000.00
			0.00
			$110,000.00AGENCY OVERALL
			244
			99.75
			343.75
			$21,208,131.45
			$1,392,072.34
			$22,600,203.79

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component
			Total Amount of Fees Collected
			Percentage of Total CostsOS
			0.00
			0.0000ACF
			0.00
			0.0000ACL
			0.00
			0.0000CDC
			30,784.98
			0.0125CMS
			164,005.45
			0.0330FDA
			363,196.50
			0.0726HRSA
			4,753.00
			0.0073IHS
			0.00
			0.0000NIH
			23,748.26
			0.0048OASH
			0.00
			0.0000OIG
			4,005.30
			0.0101SAMHSA
			0.00
			0.0000AGENCY OVERALL
			590,493.49
			0.0278XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component
			Number of Times Subsection UsedOS
			0ACF
			0ACL
			0CDC
			0CMS
			0FDA
			0HRSA
			0IHS
			0NIH
			0OASH
			0OIG
			0SAMHSA
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			0XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / Component
			Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office
			Number of Records Posted by Program OfficesACF
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0CMS
			450
			16,000FDA
			400
			17,000HRSA
			20
			70IHS
			0
			0NIH
			4
			191OASH
			1
			0OIG
			0
			265OS
			3
			4,634SAMHSA
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			878
			38,160XII.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
			1,725
			369ACF
			652
			N/AACL
			5
			N/ACDC
			18
			N/ACMS
			1,216
			145FDA
			3,172
			N/AHRSA
			21
			N/AIHS
			150
			N/ANIH
			326
			N/AOASH
			421
			N/AOIG
			25
			N/ASAMHSA
			33
			N/AAGENCY OVERALL
			7,764
			514XII.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
			56
			42
			24
			74ACF
			4
			7
			6
			5ACL
			0
			1
			1
			0CDC
			4
			17
			21
			0CMS
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			0
			34
			34
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			2
			2
			0OASH
			0
			1
			1
			0OIG
			0
			11
			11
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			64
			115
			100
			79*After reviewing its database, HHS adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year for the following components: OS, CDC, NIH.*

XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / Component
			
			10th Oldest Consultation
			9th
			8th
			7th
			6th
			5th
			4th
			3rd
			2nd
			Oldest ConsultationOS
			Date
			2017-04-21
			2017-04-21
			2017-04-05
			2017-03-27
			2017-02-27
			2016-12-16
			2016-09-07
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-10-06Number of Days
			613
			613
			625
			632
			652
			699
			768
			854
			901
			999ACF
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			2019-06-07
			2018-11-06
			2018-08-23
			2018-06-11
			2017-09-22Number of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			79
			224
			276
			328
			506ACL
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0FDA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			Date
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/A
			N/ANumber of Days
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			0
			212OASH
			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
			2017-04-21
			2017-04-21
			2017-04-05
			2017-03-27
			2017-02-27
			2016-12-16
			2016-09-07
			2016-05-05
			2016-03-01
			2015-10-06Number of Days
			613
			613
			625
			632
			652
			699
			768
			854
			901
			999

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
			1,573
			1,372
			1,016
			843ACF
			533
			431
			290
			139ACL
			75
			125
			74
			123CDC
			1,186
			1,270
			1,219
			1,263CMS
			17,926
			16,694
			17,791
			16,759FDA
			10,256
			11,578
			9,925
			10,966HRSA
			280
			278
			282
			261IHS
			163
			162
			123
			81NIH
			1,426
			1,533
			1,266
			1,686OASH
			353
			361
			221
			142OIG
			1,506
			1,354
			1,520
			1,346SAMHSA
			168
			200
			149
			208AGENCY OVERALL
			35,445
			35,358
			33,876
			33,817XII.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
			1,184
			1,725ACF
			383
			652ACL
			0
			5CDC
			24
			18CMS
			1,353
			1,216FDA
			2,666
			3,172HRSA
			23
			21IHS
			66
			150NIH
			343
			326OASH
			206
			421OIG
			21
			25SAMHSA
			35
			33AGENCY OVERALL
			6,304
			7,764XII.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
			299
			173
			107
			88ACF
			0
			0
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0
			0
			0CMS
			68
			69
			63
			42FDA
			0
			0
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			367
			242
			170
			130XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report
			Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual ReportOS
			295
			369ACF
			0
			0ACL
			0
			0CDC
			0
			0CMS
			126
			145FDA
			0
			0HRSA
			0
			0IHS
			0
			0NIH
			0
			0OASH
			0
			0OIG
			0
			0SAMHSA
			0
			0AGENCY OVERALL
			421
			514

                    
  


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