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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2014
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Freedom of Information Act Annual Report FY 2014

I. Basic Information Regarding Report

A. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person to be contacted with questions about the report:

Ms. Alexis R. Graves

Department FOIA Officer 

Office of the Chief Information Officer

1400 Independence Avenue 

Room 428-W 

Washington, DC 20250

Tel. (202) 690-3318

USDAFOIA@ocio.usda.gov

 

B. Electronic link for access to the Report on the agency Web site: 

http://www.usda.gov/da/foia.htm

C. To obtain a paper copy of this report please submit a written or electronic request to: 

Ms. Alexis R. Graves

Department FOIA Officer 

Office of the Chief Information Officer

1400 Independence Avenue 

Room 428-W 

Washington, DC 20250

USDAFOIA@ocio.usda.gov

II. Making a FOIA Request 

A. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components that receive FOIA 

requests. 

For the names, addresses, and telephone numbers, visit our Web site at:

http://www.dm.usda.gov/foia/poc.htm

B. Brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview of certain general categories of 

USDA records to which FOIA exemptions apply.

In accordance with its FOIA regulations, USDA makes records available to the public unless the information 

is protected from disclosure by one or more of the nine specific FOIA exemptions. 
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III. Agency Component Abbreviations 

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service

APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

ASCR Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

FAS Foreign Agricultural Service

FNCS Food, Nutrition and Consumer Service

FSA Farm Service Agency

FSIS Food Safety and Inspection Service

FS Forest Service

GIPSA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

NAD National Appeals Division

NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service

OBPA Office of Budget and Program Analysis

OCFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer

OGC Office of General Counsel

OIG Office of the Inspector General

OSEC/OCIO/DMOffice of the Secretary/Office of the Chief Information Officer/Departmental Management

RD Rural Development

REE Research, Education, and Economics

RMA Risk Management Agency
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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 

Overall

7 U.S.C. § 608(d)(2) Information for 

marketing order 

programs that are 

categorized as trade 

secrets and 

commercial or 

financial 

information.

None. AMS 1

1

7 U.S.C. § 1502(c) Personal 

information 

provided by 

agricultural 

producer (policy 

information, yield 

data, etc.)

None. NRCS 5

13

Personal 

information 

provided by 

agricultural 

producer (policy 

information, yield 

data, etc.)

None. RMA 8

7 U.S.C. § 2018(c) Information 

obtained pursuant 

to chapter 51 of title 

Argus Leader 

Media v. U.S. 

Dep't of 

FNCS 79

79
5

7 of the United 

States Code, which 

concerns the 

handling of 

information 

submitted by 

applicants to the 

Supplemental 

Nutrition 

Assistance Program

Agriculture, 

2012 WL 4482939 (Sept. 

27, 2012)

7 U.S.C. § 2276(a)(2)

(Food Security Act of 1985)

"[I]nformation 

furnished under a 

provision of law 

referred to in 

subsection (d) of 

this section . . . 

unless such 

information has 

been transformed 

into a statistical or 

aggregate form that 

does not allow the 

identification of the 

person who 

supplied particular 

information"

Strunk v. U.S. 

Dep't of Interior, 

752 F. Supp. 2d, 

39, 44 (D.D.C 

2010).

AMS2

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"[I]nformation 

furnished under a 

provision of law 

referred to in 

subsection (d) of 

this section . . . 

unless such 

Strunk v. U.S. 

Dep't of Interior, 

752 F. Supp. 2d, 

39, 44 (D.D.C 

2010).

REE2
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information has 

been transformed 

into a statistical or 

aggregate form that 

does not allow the 

identification of the 

person who 

supplied particular 

information"

"[I]nformation 

furnished under a 

provision of law 

referred to in 

subsection (d) of 

this section . . . 

unless such 

information has 

been transformed 

into a statistical or 

aggregate form that 

does not allow the 

identification of the 

person who 

supplied particular 

information"

Strunk v. U.S. 

Dep't of Interior, 

752 F. Supp. 2d, 

39, 44 (D.D.C 

2010).

RD2

7 U.S.C. § 8791 "[I]nformation 

provided by an 

agricultural 

producer or owner 

of agricultural land 

concerning the 

agricultural 

operation, farming 

Ctr. for 

Biological 

Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F3d. 

1113, 1118 (9th 

Cir. 2010); 

Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. 

APHIS 13

230
7

or conservation 

practices, or the 

land itself, in order 

to participate in 

programs of the 

Department" and 

certain "geospatial information . . . 

maintained by the 

Secretary"

Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 

2009).

"[I]nformation 

provided by an 

agricultural 

producer or owner 

of agricultural land 

concerning the 

agricultural 

operation, farming 

or conservation 

practices, or the 

land itself, in order 

to participate in 

programs of the 

Department" and 

certain "geospatial 

information . . . 

maintained by the 

Secretary"

Ctr. for 

Biological 

Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F3d. 

1113, 1118 (9th 

Cir. 2010); 

Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. 

Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 

2009).

FSA 158

"[I]nformation 

provided by an 

agricultural 

producer or owner 

of agricultural land 

Ctr. For 

Biological 

Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F3d. 

1113, 1118 (9th 

NRCS 56
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concerning the 

agricultural 

operation, farming 

or conservation 

practices, or the 

land itself, in order 

to participate in 

programs of the 

Department" and 

certain "geospatial 

information . . . 

maintained by the 

Secretary"

Cir. 2010); 

Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. 

Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 

C 2009).

"[I]nformation 

provided by an 

agricultural 

producer or owner 

of agricultural land 

concerning the 

agricultural 

operation, farming 

or conservation 

practices, or the 

land itself, in order 

to participate in 

programs of the 

Department" and 

certain "geospatial 

information . . . 

maintained by the 

Secretary"

Ctr. for 

Biological 

Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F3d. 

1113, 1118 (9th 

Cir. 2010); 

Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. 

Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 

(D.D.C.C 2009).

RMA3

16 U.S.C. § 470hh Information 

pertaining to the 

Hornbostel v. US 

Dep't of the 

FS 21 23
9

(Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979) nature and location 

of certain 

archaeological 

resources.

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).

Information 

pertaining to the 

nature and location 

of certain 

archaeological 

resources.

Hornbostel v. US 

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).

NRCS 2

16 USC 470w-3 Information about 

the location, 

character, or 

ownership of a 

historic resource

None. FS 21

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41 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 

Sinkfield v. 

HUD, No. 10-

885, 2012 U.S. 

Dist. LEXIS 

35233, at *13-15 

(S.D. Ohio Mar. 

NRCS 6

9
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been set forth or 

incorporated by 

reference into 

contracts

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).

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 

OSEC/OCIO/DM3
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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).
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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 Year

AMS 34 161 163 32

APHIS 337 993 798 532

ASCR 1 19 18 2

FAS 1 49 49 1

FNCS 25 334 309 50

FSA 982 14,814 14,343 1,453

FSIS 128 419 365 182

FS 493 1,939 1,889 543

GIPSA 2 36 37 1

NAD 2 4 0 6

NRCS 162 300 388 74

OBPA 3 5 8 0

OCFO 11 20 16 15

OGC 15 29 27 17

OIG 73 137 115 95

OSEC/OCIO/DM 95 181 251 25

RD 470 248 301 417

REE 4 115 115 4

RMA 11 61 51 21

AGENCY OVERALL 2,849 19,864 19,243 3,470

AMS and OGC: Due to clerical error, the number of pending requests reported at the end of FY13 differs then that 

reported pending at the start of FY14.
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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 Exemptions

No 

Records

All 

Records 

Referred to 

Another 

Component 

or Agency

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

FOIA 

Request 

for Other 

Reason

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request

Other 

*Explain 

in Chart 

Below

TOTAL

AMS 47 82 3 21 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 163

APHIS 127 404 23 123 14 51 2 3 2 15 22 12 798

ASCR 1 10 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18

FAS 21 5 0 5 0 2 2 2 0 11 1 0 49

FNCS 67 151 5 34 6 12 4 0 2 12 1 15 309

FSA 13,519 230 105 111 177 51 53 30 25 8 23 11 14,343

FSIS 45 202 6 52 8 19 9 0 6 2 5 11 365

FS 825 601 62 171 54 71 16 3 11 2 25 48 1,889

GIPSA 5 14 5 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 37

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 152 79 35 33 9 35 4 0 2 2 9 28 388

OBPA 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

OCFO 3 10 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

OGC 2 10 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 27

OIG 13 26 19 33 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 115

OSEC/OCIO/DM 63 90 7 38 5 12 2 3 2 6 9 14 251

RD 92 60 7 27 32 27 2 8 4 2 11 29 301
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REE 42 37 1 9 2 6 0 0 3 9 0 6 115

RMA 13 23 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 51

AGENCY 

OVERALL 15,042 2,034 284 681 314 317 96 49 59 74 111 182 19,243
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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

TOTAL

AMS No response from requester. 1

1

APHIS No response from requester. 12

12

ASCR No response from requester. 0

0

FAS Not applicable 0

0

FNCS No response from requester. 15

15

FSA No response from requester. 2

11

Glomar. 1

Requester failed to provide adequate mailing address. 1

Records not available in format requested. 3

Requester referred to public website. 4

FSIS No response from requester. 11

11

FS No response from requester. 48

48

GIPSA No response from requester. 1

1

NAD Not applicable. 0

0

NRCS No response from requester. 28

28

OBPA Not applicable. 0

0
16

OCFO Not applicable. 0

0

OGC Administratively closed after failure to respond to inquiry from agency. 2

4

Misdirected requests. 2

OIG Not applicable. 0

0

OSEC/OCIO/DM No response from requester. 14

14

RD No response from requester. 29

29

REE No response from requester. 6

6

RMA No response from requester. 2

2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 182
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V.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. 

9

AMS 0 1 3 39 9 77 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0

APHIS 1 4 13 36 56 395 47 0 258 14 3 12 0 0

ASCR 0 1 0 0 3 10 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS 0 1 79 3 58 132 0 0 104 21 74 0 0 0

FSA 4 6 158 3 21 197 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 2

FSIS 0 16 0 107 38 134 9 0 103 0 7 0 0 0

FS 0 2 42 122 132 456 40 2 148 4 45 52 0 1

GIPSA 0 0 0 7 5 13 5 0 9 0 3 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 1 2 69 13 10 48 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 1 14 34 11 0 31 0 2 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 0 3 22 65 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

RD 0 0 2 33 15 41 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0

REE 0 0 2 20 5 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 0 0 11 4 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 6 33 382 413 441 1,604 120 3 678 43 135 64 0 5
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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 Year

AMS 7 10 8 9

APHIS 90 36 31 95

ASCR 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 2 2 0

FNCS 12 47 6 53

FSA 1 22 16 7

FSIS 2 18 16 4

FS 46 71 50 67

GIPSA 1 3 1 3

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 5 4 9 0

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 1 0 0 1

OGC 1 2 2 1

OIG 1 8 8 1

OSEC/OCIO/DM 8 8 10 6

RD 32 8 10 30

REE 0 0 0 0

RMA 24 3 0 27

AGENCY OVERALL 231 242 169 304

FNCS, FSA, FSIS, GIPSA and OSEC/OCIO/DM: Due to clerical error, the number of pending requests reported at the 

end of FY13 differs then that reported pending at the start of FY14.
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VI.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 TOTAL

AMS 1 2 2 3 8

APHIS 3 3 2 23 31

ASCR 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 1 0 1 2

FNCS 4 1 0 1 6

FSA 0 5 5 6 16

FSIS 7 2 4 3 16

FS 13 12 11 14 50

GIPSA 0 1 0 0 1

NAD 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 0 4 5 9

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 1 1 0 0 2

OIG 4 3 1 0 8

OSEC/OCIO/DM 1 3 1 5 10

RD 3 2 1 4 10

REE 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 37 36 31 65 169
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VI.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. 9

AMS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

ASCR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0

FSA 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FSIS 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

FS 0 0 0 0 3 13 3 0 6 0 1 1 0 0

GIPSA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RD 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

REE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 6 6 12 34 7 0 17 2 4 1 0 0
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VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / 

Component

No 

Records

Records 

Referred at 

Initial 

Request 

Level

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request 

for Other 

Reasons

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request or 

Appeal

Request in 

Litigation

Appeal 

Based 

Solely on 

Denial of 

Request 

for 

Expedited 

Processing

Other 

*Explain 

in chart 

below

AMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASCR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

FNCS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

FSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FSIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GIPSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22

REE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
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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

TOTAL

AMS Not Applicable 0

0

APHIS Not Applicable 0

0

ASCR Not Applicable 0

0

FAS Not Applicable 0

0

FNCS Not Applicable 0

0

FSA Not Applicable 0

0

FSIS Not Applicable 0

0

FS Not Applicable 0

0

GIPSA Not Applicable 0

0

NAD Not Applicable 0

0

NRCS Not Applicable 0

0

OBPA Not Applicable 0

0

OCFO Not Applicable 0

0

OGC Not Applicable 0 0
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OIG Not Applicable 0

0

OSEC/OCIO/DM Not Applicable 0

0

RD Not Applicable 0

0

REE Not Applicable 0

0

RMA Not Applicable 0

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0
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VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component Median Number of 

Days

Average Number of 

Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days

AMS 67.50 72.50 1.00 317.00

APHIS 252.00 542.38 16.00 2,100.00

ASCR 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FAS 180.00 180.00 180.00 180.00

FNCS 68.00 260.33 15.00 952.00

FSA 13.50 27.19 1.00 118.00

FSIS 27.00 69.44 7.00 349.00

FS 122.00 224.97 1.00 827.00

GIPSA 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00

NAD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

NRCS 46.00 63.00 15.00 982.00

OBPA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

OCFO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

OGC 67.00 67.00 22.00 111.00

OIG 19.00 33.00 11.00 147.00

OSEC/OCIO/DM 107.00 107.00 22.00 470.00

RD 702.00 547.33 8.00 932.00

REE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

RMA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

AGENCY OVERALL 84.00 242.02 0.00 2,100.00
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VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th Oldest 

Appeal 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Appeal

AMS

Date of Appeal N/A2014-08-192014-08-112014-07-072014-05-282014-02-282013-09-092013-04-292012-12-102009-10-16

Number of Days 

Pending 0 29 35 60 87 149 265 358 452 1242

APHIS

Date of Appeal 2008-10-242008-05-222007-10-022007-07-112007-02-232007-01-162006-12-112006-11-202005-11-142004-08-12

Number of Days 

Pending 1486 1593 1753 1811 1907 1934 1957 1971 2226 2540

ASCR

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAS

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS

Date of Appeal 2013-10-252013-09-242013-09-202013-09-032013-08-142013-07-262013-07-252013-05-102012-12-052012-10-22

Number of Days 

Pending 233 255 257 270 283 296 297 349 455 485

FSA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A2014-09-052014-08-182014-08-122014-08-072014-07-312014-07-222014-07-15

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 17 30 34 37 42 49 54

FSIS

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-09-302014-09-302014-09-192014-08-292013-12-032010-11-15

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 21 208 971

FS

Date of Appeal 2013-06-112013-04-262013-02-072013-02-042012-12-192012-11-192012-08-152012-03-222010-04-202008-08-07

Number of Days 328 359 413 416 445 466 531 633 1115 1540
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Pending

GIPSA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-06-172013-11-06

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 225

NAD

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-06-19

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71

OBPA

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2012-07-19

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 550

OGC

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-25

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254

OIG

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-09-26

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-06-042014-05-092014-04-142014-04-032012-04-02

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 82 99 118 125 626

RD Date of Appeal 2013-01-302012-06-222012-05-162012-02-072011-11-182011-11-152011-10-062011-10-062011-04-052010-10-22
28

Number of Days 

Pending 419 568 594 664 717 720 746 746 875 986

REE

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA

Date of Appeal 2011-09-202011-09-202011-09-062011-09-012011-08-182011-08-182011-08-112011-03-172010-12-162009-05-05

Number of Days 

Pending 758 758 768 770 780 780 785 888 949 1355

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of Appeal 2008-08-072008-05-222007-10-022007-07-112007-02-232007-01-162006-12-112006-11-202005-11-142004-08-12

Number of Days 

Pending 1540 1593 1753 1811 1907 1934 1957 1971 2226 2540
29

VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

AMS 17 47.62 1 514 25 74.46 1 527 N/A N/A N/A N/A

APHIS 46 80.17 1 864 107 185.71 12 519 72 69.5 2 132

ASCR 10 12.94 1 32 73.5 73.5 19 128 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FAS 2 5.28 1 20 30 45.55 7 88 10 11.66 10 15

FNCS 20 27.76 1 225 32 34 1 78 13 13 13 13

FSA 1 1 1 1448 1 1 1 160 8 7 1 10

FSIS 23 48.73 1 792 841.5 808.23 336 1055 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FS 16 27.29 1 705 30 51.84 1 708 5 13 1 31

GIPSA 6.5 7.75 1 27 17 19.23 6 38 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NRCS 26 86.59 1 549 58 124.73 1 562 150 150 112 188

OBPA 11 8.29 2 13 53 53 53 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCFO 130.5 120.62 1 234 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 40 131 1 1476 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 61 85 2 413 141 214 42 682 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 31 60.05 1 422 64.5 198.9 1 905 19 19 19 19

RD 63.5 261.28 1 1097 335 336.09 2 849 N/A N/A N/A N/A

REE 7 8.33 1 21 20 19.32 1 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A

RMA 12 21.22 1 317 14.5 61.62 1 200 3 3 2 4

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 16.3 1 1476 21 83.03 1 1055 26 52.09 1 188
30

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Lowest 

Number of 

Days

Highest 

Number of 

Days

AMS 19 58.59 1 514 32 89.94 1 473 N/A N/A N/A N/A

APHIS 57.5 93.85 1 864 160.5 240.6 40 519 131 88.33 2 132

ASCR 18 16.33 6 32 73.5 73.5 19 128 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FAS 2 4.38 1 20 30 45.55 7 88 12.5 12.5 10 15

FNCS 22 32.33 1 225 36.5 42.5 19 78 13 13 13 13

FSA 1 1 1 1448 1 10 1 124 8 7 1 10

FSIS 24 56.1 1 792 841.5 808.23 336 1055 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FS 16 26.36 1 705 33 52.57 1 675 5 13 1 31

GIPSA 8.5 8.33 1 18 19 20.29 13 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NRCS 31 81.44 1 496 53.5 106.57 1 480 150 150 112 188

OBPA 6.5 6.5 2 11 53 53 53 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCFO 131 116.85 1 181 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 40 51 1 249 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 21 21 2 44 113 154 42 371 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 37 60.395 143 252 80.5 103.93 1 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A

RD 26 209.14 1 859 141 217.8 10 710 N/A N/A N/A N/A

REE 8.5 9.9 1 21 20 22.03 1 59 N/A N/A N/A N/A

RMA 13 26.38 1 317 103 94 3 200 3 3 2 4

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 19.2 1 1448 25 87.08 1 1055 28.5 56.06 1 188
31

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 TOTAL

AMS 39 11 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 65

APHIS 182 170 117 71 49 36 34 22 25 16 30 10 18 780

ASCR 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

FAS 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

FNCS 157 85 28 16 7 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 302

FSA 13,709 40 9 3 4 0 2 1 2 1 4 0 1 13,776

FSIS 157 72 43 20 7 9 5 7 3 2 3 0 7 335

FS 925 297 84 36 25 20 8 8 3 1 15 3 5 1,430

GIPSA 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 146 44 25 12 3 5 7 10 12 6 30 14 10 324

OBPA 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

OCFO 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 16

OGC 9 5 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 27

OIG 17 8 7 10 4 3 2 5 1 2 4 1 1 65

OSEC/OCIO/DM 57 38 22 11 5 4 4 3 5 0 5 2 1 157

RD 96 23 2 8 0 6 2 1 0 0 6 8 92 244

REE 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36

RMA 33 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 41

AGENCY 

OVERALL 15,617 810 350 190 110 88 77 61 51 29 101 39 140 17,663
32

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 TOTAL

AMS 40 13 8 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 3 3 84

APHIS 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 14

ASCR 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

FAS 3 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

FNCS 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

FSA 382 58 9 3 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 461

FSIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 30

FS 176 109 64 36 21 9 6 11 4 2 6 4 6 454

GIPSA 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 16 9 7 6 2 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 6 62

OBPA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 4 4 5 9 2 2 4 3 3 6 8 50

OSEC/OCIO/DM 16 15 8 5 7 9 2 3 3 0 10 1 14 93

RD 4 4 5 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 3 26 57

REE 51 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79

RMA 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8

AGENCY 

OVERALL 705 247 112 60 45 38 19 24 16 12 27 24 95 1,424
33

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 TOTAL

AMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

ASCR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

FNCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FSA 90 30 7 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 138

FSIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

GIPSA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

RD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

REE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 102 32 7 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 0 0 156
34

VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

AMS 17 80 175 21 93 180 0 N/A N/A

APHIS 509 112 165 18 492 484 0 N/A N/A

ASCR 2 62 62 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

FAS 0 N/A N/A 1 25 25 0 N/A N/A

FNCS 46 16.5 50 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

FSA 37 79 142 53 19 44 0 N/A N/A

FSIS 179 71 111 2 136 136 0 N/A N/A

FS 305 73 155 78 79 214 0 N/A N/A

GIPSA 1 14 14 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

NAD 8 242.5 261 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

NRCS 19 23 84 9 34 107 0 N/A N/A

OBPA 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OCFO 10 241 261 1 603 603 0 N/A N/A

OGC 17 307 346 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OIG 24 28 22 71 238 263 0 N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 13 54 101 11 548.5 510 0 N/A N/A

RD 238 355.5 354 33 416 408 0 N/A N/A

REE 1 19 19 3 25 25 0 N/A N/A

RMA 5 157 149 10 103 185 1 14 14

AGENCY OVERALL 1431 113 183 311 97 234 1 14 14
35

VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

10th Oldest 

Request 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Request

AMS

Date of Receipt 2014-05-192014-04-102014-03-182013-11-202013-05-092013-05-092013-03-252013-02-062013-01-042012-06-18

Number of Days 

Pending 107 125 151 230 350 350 383 414 436 572

APHIS

Date of Receipt 2011-09-272011-08-082011-07-222011-07-222011-05-132011-04-212011-03-092011-02-092010-10-012010-04-09

Number of Days 

Pending 753 788 799 799 847 863 894 913 1000 1122

ASCR

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-07-172014-06-18

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 72

FAS

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-08-252014-08-20

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 28

FNCS

Date of Receipt 2014-04-232014-04-032014-04-022014-03-202014-03-062014-03-052014-02-112014-01-222013-12-172013-12-03

Number of Days 

Pending 111 125 126 135 145 146 161 175 198 208

FSA

Date of Receipt 2013-12-112013-09-162013-06-062013-05-302013-05-062013-04-302013-03-182013-01-172012-12-192011-11-16

Number of Days 

Pending 202 261 331 336 353 357 388 427 445 719

FSIS

Date of Receipt 2013-02-202013-02-052013-01-022013-01-022013-01-022013-01-022013-01-022013-01-022013-01-022013-01-02

Number of Days 

Pending 405 415 438 438 438 438 438 438 438 438

FS

Date of Receipt 2011-11-162011-11-152011-07-272011-07-122011-04-192011-03-252011-01-202010-12-152010-06-142010-01-19

Number of Days 719 720 796 807 865 882 927 950 1077 1179
36

Pending

GIPSA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-09-10

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

NAD

Date of Receipt N/A N/A2014-07-152014-04-162014-02-122013-11-212013-09-032013-07-092012-11-192012-10-01

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 54 116 160 215 270 309 466 499

NRCS

Date of Receipt 2014-08-012014-06-272014-05-302014-05-162014-02-202014-02-192013-08-092012-12-312012-09-242012-09-04

Number of Days 

Pending 41 65 85 94 155 156 286 439 504 518

OBPA

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO

Date of Receipt 2014-06-232014-02-122013-11-212013-11-052013-09-232013-09-032013-04-302012-11-192012-05-302012-05-03

Number of Days 

Pending 69 160 215 226 256 270 357 466 585 603

OGC

Date of Receipt 2013-09-162013-07-112013-02-272013-01-162013-01-152012-08-292012-04-192012-03-012011-12-222011-12-02

Number of Days 

Pending 261 307 401 429 430 524 616 651 697 711

OIG

Date of Receipt 2012-10-152012-10-112012-10-082012-08-292012-08-222012-08-212012-08-102012-06-192012-06-122012-04-05

Number of Days 

Pending 496 498 501 529 534 535 542 580 585 633

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Date of Receipt 2013-06-182013-06-062013-02-272013-02-192012-07-242012-07-192012-06-012012-05-082010-08-042010-03-12

Number of Days 

Pending 323 331 400 406 547 550 583 600 1041 1142

RD Date of Receipt 2011-10-112011-10-062011-10-052011-10-042011-08-232011-08-152011-01-252010-12-212010-11-302010-05-11
37

Number of Days 

Pending 744 746 747 748 777 783 924 946 961 1100

REE

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2014-09-262014-09-032014-08-252014-07-23

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 25 48

RMA

Date of Receipt 2014-07-012014-05-062014-05-022014-02-262014-02-182014-01-172013-11-052013-05-212012-07-312012-01-31

Number of Days 

Pending 63 102 104 151 157 177 226 342 542 669

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of Receipt 2010-12-212010-12-152010-11-302010-10-012010-08-042010-06-142010-05-112010-04-092010-03-122010-01-19

Number of Days 

Pending 946 950 961 1000 1041 1077 1100 1122 1142 1179
38

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 Days

AMS 0 1 1 1 1

APHIS 5 21 1 28.12 23

ASCR 0 1 1 1 1

FAS 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS 1 2 1 2.67 3

FSA 40 263 1 1 303

FSIS 0 5 1 1 5

FS 2 9 1 6.91 8

GIPSA 0 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 1 2 1 14 2

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 2 8 8 2

OSEC/OCIO/DM 1 8 1 23.86 7

RD 0 2 3 3 2

REE 0 0 0 0 0

RMA 3 3 5 5.17 5

AGENCY 

OVERALL 53 319 1 4.9 362
39

VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

Agency / 

Component Number Granted Number Denied

Median Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Average Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

AMS 30 0 1 1.3

APHIS 6 0 1 1

ASCR 1 0 11 11

FAS 0 0 0 0

FNCS 5 0 1 1

FSA 741 43 1 3

FSIS 3 3 1 1

FS 220 7 1 6

GIPSA 5 0 1 1

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 14 2 1 3.81

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 11 8 1 1

RD 0 0 0 0

REE 6 0 0.5 1

RMA 1 1 7.5 7.5

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1,043 64 1 1
40

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Agency / Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of "Full-Time 

FOIA Employees"

Number of 

"Equivalent Full-Time 

FOIA Employees"

Total Number of 

"Full-Time FOIA 

Staff"

Processing Costs Litigation-Related 

Costs Total Costs

AMS 3 4.25 7.25 $757,215.00 $4,860.00 $762,075.00

APHIS 16 0 16 $1,786,896.28 $148,500.00 $1,935,396.28

ASCR 1 0 1 $582.00 $0.00 $582.00

FAS 0 1 1 $117,000.00 $0.00 $117,000.00

FNCS 8 0 8 $15,046.67 $0.00 $15,046.67

FSA 10 34.69 44.69 $2,377,750.95 $0.00 $2,377,750.95

FSIS 7 0 7 $11,555.80 $0.00 $11,555.80

FS 5 20.75 25.75 $70,834.34 $25,000.00 $95,834.34

GIPSA 0 1.5 1.5 $161,156.00 $0.00 $161,156.00

NAD 0 0.25 0.25 $458.00 $0.00 $458.00

NRCS 2 15 17 $38,018.00 $0.00 $38,018.00

OBPA 0 0.07 0.07 $7,000.00 $0.00 $7,000.00

OCFO 0 0.25 0.25 $458.00 $0.00 $458.00

OGC 0 6.5 6.5 $650,000.00 $650,000.00 $1,300,000.00

OIG 1 2.09 3.09 $346,971.62 $24,794.49 $371,766.11

OSEC/OCIO/DM 6 0.5 6.5 $1,033,141.00 $0.00 $1,033,141.00

RD 4 14 18 $26,937.00 $20,000.00 $46,937.00

REE 1 0 1 $458.26 $0.00 $458.26

RMA 3 0 3 $1,084.96 $0.00 $1,084.96

AGENCY OVERALL 67 100.85 167.85 $7,402,563.88 $873,154.49 $8,275,718.37
41

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of Total 

Costs

AMS $1,656.44 0.22%

APHIS $171.78 0.01%

ASCR $0.00 0.00%

FAS $0.00 0.00%

FNCS $10,450.50 69.45%

FSA $28,161.50 1.18%

FSIS $0.00 0.00%

FS $4,795.64 6.77%

GIPSA $4,294.00 2.66%

NAD $0.00 0.00%

NRCS $1,498.51 3.94%

OBPA $0.00 0.00%

OCFO $0.00 0.00%

OGC $0.00 0.00%

OIG $0.00 0.00%

OSEC/OCIO/DM $521.16 0.05%

RD $1,117.16 4.15%

REE $296.65 64.73%

RMA $427.05 39.36%

AGENCY OVERALL $53,390.39 0.72%

XI – FOIA REGULATIONS

USDA’s FOIA Regulations are available at the following: http://www.dm.usda.gov/usdaregs.pdf
42

XII.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 Year

AMS 26 9

APHIS 425 91

ASCR 2 0

FAS 0 0

FNCS 16 42

FSA 30 6

FSIS 133 3

FS 260 59

GIPSA 0 2

NAD 8 0

NRCS 13 1

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 10 1

OGC 15 1

OIG 88 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 20 5

RD 258 16

REE 0 0

RMA 10 32

AGENCY OVERALL 1,314 268
43

XII.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 Year

AMS 0 0 0 0

APHIS 0 1 1 0

ASCR 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 0 0

FNCS 0 0 0 0

FSA 2 20 20 2

FSIS 0 0 0 0

FS 3 4 7 0

GIPSA 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 0 0 0

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 8 8 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 6 6 0

RD 1 0 0 1

REE 0 0 0 0

RMA 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 6 39 42 3
44

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 Consultation

AMS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ASCR

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FAS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FSA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-01-25 2012-08-30

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 424 523

FSIS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GIPSA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NAD

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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NRCS

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OBPA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RD

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2012-04-11

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 619

REE

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RMA

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-01-252012-08-30 2012-04-11

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 424 523 619
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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 PROCESSED

Number Received During 

Fiscal Year from Last 

Year's Annual Report

Number Received During 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

Number Processed During 

Fiscal Year from Last 

Year's Annual Report

Number Processed During 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

AMS 152 161 153 163

APHIS 885 993 760 798

ASCR 23 19 24 18

FAS 37 49 40 49

FNCS 277 334 271 309

FSA 17,231 14,814 16,728 14,343

FSIS 379 419 351 365

FS 2,439 1,939 2,353 1,889

GIPSA 58 36 61 37

NAD 10 4 8 0

NRCS 327 300 219 388

OBPA 18 5 15 8

OCFO 30 20 21 16

OGC 30 29 27 27

OIG 127 137 76 115

OSEC/OCIO/DM 218 181 174 251

RD 190 248 113 301

REE 88 115 87 115

RMA 61 61 75 51

AGENCY OVERALL 22,580 19,864 21,556 19,243
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XII.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 Report

AMS 27 26

APHIS 233 425

ASCR 0 2

FAS 1 0

FNCS 3 16

FSA 17 30

FSIS 91 133

FS 223 260

GIPSA 0 0

NAD 0 8

NRCS 94 13

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 5 10

OGC 12 15

OIG 69 88

OSEC/OCIO/DM 66 20

RD 296 258

REE 0 0

RMA 0 10

AGENCY OVERALL 1,137 1,314
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XII.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 PROCESSED

Number Received During 

Fiscal Year from Last 

Year's Annual Report

Number Received During 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

Number Processed During 

Fiscal Year from Last 

Year's Annual Report

Number Processed During 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

AMS 14 10 11 8

APHIS 25 36 19 31

ASCR 0 0 0 0

FAS 1 2 1 2

FNCS 34 47 42 6

FSA 26 22 25 16

FSIS 9 18 6 16

FS 79 71 67 50

GIPSA 1 3 2 1

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 7 4 2 9

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 1 0

OGC 2 2 1 2

OIG 11 8 15 8

OSEC/OCIO/DM 4 8 1 10

RD 5 8 0 10

REE 2 0 3 0

RMA 9 3 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 229 242 196 169
2

XII.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 Report

AMS 6 9

APHIS 83 91

ASCR 0 0

FAS 0 0

FNCS 8 42

FSA 0 6

FSIS 3 3

FS 40 59

GIPSA 0 2

NAD 0 0

NRCS 4 1

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 1 1

OGC 1 1

OIG 1 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 7 5

RD 17 16

REE 0 0

RMA 0 32

AGENCY OVERALL 171 268