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2016 HHS FOIA Quarterly Reports








  
  
    

  
      



First Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			271
			352
			441ACL
			0
			0
			0CDC
			268
			226
			723CMS
			6005
			6241
			1869FDA
			2416
			2222
			2628HRSA
			75
			88
			33IHS
			38
			32
			34NIH
			314
			291
			60OASH
			75
			78
			49OIG
			133
			117
			12OS
			218
			224
			249SAMHSA
			45
			41
			46

Second Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			94
			162
			378ACL
			8
			8
			0CDC
			298
			387
			611CMS
			6087
			6534
			1673FDA
			2601
			2586
			2564HRSA
			65
			68
			30IHS
			32
			16
			32NIH
			339
			297
			78OASH
			100
			109
			41OIG
			411
			268
			37OS
			272
			275
			243SAMHSA
			49
			39
			56

Third Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			52
			109
			315ACL
			5
			5
			0CDC
			305
			272
			643CMS
			4838
			4997
			1528FDA
			2853
			2823
			2597HRSA
			84
			90
			22IHS
			52
			41
			41NIH
			327
			334
			91OASH
			105
			115
			24OIG
			270
			370
			25OS
			243
			272
			209SAMHSA
			29
			65
			23

Fourth Quarter

Component
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting QuarterACF
			45
			126
			242ACL
			5
			2
			0CDC
			311
			563
			374CMS
			4403
			4922
			1271FDA
			2504
			3061
			2248HRSA
			81
			73
			30IHS
			34
			20
			27NIH
			342
			348
			64OASH
			98
			82
			30OIG
			202
			230
			17OS
			245
			266
			195SAMHSA
			35
			34
			21

                    
  


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