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2020 HHS FOIA Quarterly Reports








  
  
    

  
      



Third Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2019
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2020OS
			1721
			561
			272
			2161ACF
			700
			57
			60
			872ACL
			1
			12
			12
			5CDC
			18
			816
			624
			169CMS
			1216
			3473
			3659
			1328FDA
			3172
			2550
			2619
			3490HRSA
			21
			94
			67
			24IHS
			150
			60
			8
			252NIH
			326
			798
			651
			347OIG
			25
			528
			425
			64PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			421
			58
			47
			580SAMHSA
			34
			36
			25
			50Total
			7805
			9043
			8469
			9342

Fourth Quarter

OpDiv
			Backlog - End of FY 2019
			Requests Received in Reporting Quarter
			Requests Processed in Reporting Quarter
			Total Requests Backlogged at End of Reporting Quarter
			Backlog Reduction Goal for End of FY 2020 (Total Cases)OS
			1725
			451
			354
			2239
			1724ACF
			700
			69
			129
			795
			630ACL
			1
			18
			14
			7
			3CDC
			304
			543
			550
			304
			300CMS
			1216
			4195
			4355
			1310
			1179FDA
			3656
			2029
			2531
			3123
			3291HRSA
			21
			80
			85
			19
			17IHS
			165
			28
			36
			233
			250NIH
			454
			536
			538
			451
			409OIG
			31
			1168
			1370
			16
			10PHS (OASH and AHRQ)
			421
			88
			62
			639
			420SAMHSA
			33
			54
			45
			36
			20Total
			8727
			9259
			10069
			9172
			8253

                    
  


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