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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

FISCAL YEAR 2013
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Freedom of Information Act Annual Report FY 2013

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

Alexis.Graves@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 the Department FOIA Officer.

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. 

III. Agency Component Abbreviations 

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
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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 the General Counsel

OIG Office of the Inspector General

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Office 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

5 U.S.C. § 574(b) Information in connection with 

dispute resolution.

None. AMS 4

4

7 U.S.C. § 608d(2) Information for marketing order 

programs that is categorized as 

trade secrets and commercial or 

financial information.

None. AMS 3

3

7 U.S.C. § 1502 (c) Personal information in 

connection with policy holders 

and/or yield data.

None. RMA 2

2

7 U.S.C. § 2018 (c) Names and other personally 

identifiable information of 

SNAP (Food Stamps) recipients 

and firms participating in 

program.

Argus Leader Media v. US Dep't 

of Agriculture, 2012 WL 

4482939 (Sept. 27, 2012).

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7 U.S.C. § 2276(a)(2) Information 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).

AMS 1

6

Information 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).

REE 5

7 U.S.C. § 8791 Information provided by an 

agricultural producer or owner of 

agricultural land concerning 

agricultural operations, farming, 

or conservation practices, or the 

land itself, in order to participate 

in programs of the Department 

and certain geospatial 

information...maintained by the 

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F.3d 1113, 1118 

(9th Cir. 2010); Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 2009)

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354
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Secretary.

Information provided by an 

agricultural producer or owner of 

agricultural land concerning 

agricultural operations, farming, 

or conservation practices, or the 

land itself, in order to participate 

in programs of the Department 

and certain geospatial

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F.3d 1113, 1118 

(9th Cir. 2010); Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 2009).

FSA 261

Information provided by an 

agricultural producer or owner of 

agricultural land concerning 

agricultural operations, farming, 

or conservation practices, or the 

land itself, in order to participate 

in programs of the Department 

and certain geospatial

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F.3d 1113, 1118 

(9th Cir. 2010); Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 2009).

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Information provided by an 

agricultural producer or owner of 

agricultural land concerning 

agricultural operations, farming, 

or conservation practices, or the 

land itself, in order to participate 

in programs of the Department 

and certain geospatial

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. 

USDA, 626 F.3d 1113, 1118 

(9th Cir. 2010); Zanoni v. 

USDA, 605 F. Supp. 2d 230, 

237-381 (D.D.C. 2009).

RMA 17

16 U.S.C. § 470hh Information pertaining to the 

nature and location of certain 

Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the 

Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 

(D.D.C. 2003), summary 

FS 30

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archaeological resources. 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. 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).

NRCS 1

16 U.S.C. § 470w-3 Archaeological site maps, 

cultural resources and historic 

sites.

None. FS 14

14

41 U.S.C. § 2102 Contractor bid or proposal 

information; source selection 

information.

Legal & Safety Employer 

Research, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of 

the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 

2001 WL 34098652, at 3-4 (E.D. 

Cal. May 4, 2001)(dictum).

OGC 1

1

41 U.S.C. § 4702(b) Proposals not set forth or 

incorporated by reference in a 

contract entered into between the 

agency and the contractor.

Sinkerfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 

2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 35233, at 

13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 

2012); Hornbostel v. 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. 

APHIS 3

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Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).

Proposals not set forth or 

incorporated by reference in a 

contract entered into between the 

agency and the contractor.

Sinkerfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 

2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 35233, at 

13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 

2012); Hornbostel v. 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).

FSA 10

Proposals not set forth or 

incorporated by reference in a 

contract entered into between the 

agency and the contractor.

Sinkerfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 

2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 35233, at 

13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 

2012); Hornbostel v. 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 1

Proposals not set forth or 

incorporated by reference in a 

contract entered into between the 

agency and the contractor.

Sinkerfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 

2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 35233, at 

13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 

2012); Hornbostel v. 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).

OGC 1
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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 30 152 153 29

APHIS 212 885 760 337

ASCR 2 23 24 1

FAS 4 37 40 1

FNCS 19 277 271 25

FSA 479 17,231 16,728 982

FSIS 100 379 351 128

FS 407 2,439 2,353 493

GIPSA 5 58 61 2

NAD 0 10 8 2

NRCS 54 327 219 162

OBPA 0 18 15 3

OCFO 2 30 21 11

OGC 13 30 27 16

OIG 22 127 76 73

OSEC/OCIO/DM 51 218 174 95

RD 393 190 113 470

REE 3 88 87 4

RMA 25 61 75 11

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1,821 22,580 21,556 2,845

FAS: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (2) and the number of requests pending as of the 

start of FY13 (4) will differ due to clerical error in the FY12 FOIA Annual Report.
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FNCS: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (21) and the number of requests pending as of 

the start of FY13 (19) will differ due to clerical error in the FY12 FOIA Annual Report.

FSA: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (481) and the number of requests pending as of the 

start of FY13 (479) will differ due to a clerical error in the FY12 FOIA Annual Report.

FS: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (407) and the number of requests pending as of the 

start of FY13 (493) will differ due to system migration to the enterprise wide tracking system.

GIPSA: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (4) and the number of requests pending as of the 

start of FY13 (5) will differ due to system migration to the enterprise wide tracking system.

OGC: The number of requests pending as of the end of FY12 (14) and the number of requests pending as of the 

start of FY13 (13) will differ due to clerical error in the FY12 FOIA Annual Report.

OSEC/OCIO/DM: The DM FOIA function shifted to the OSEC/OCIO office in FY13. Therefore the number of 

requests pending as of the end of FY12 for OSEC/OCIO and the number of requests pending as of the start of 

FY13 will differ.

OCFO: As in previous years, OCFO data includes that from the National Finance Center.
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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 22 90 5 24 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 153

APHIS 128 385 53 133 11 12 1 2 2 8 16 9 760

ASCR 7 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24

FAS 24 5 0 3 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 40

FNCS 70 110 9 52 11 3 2 2 0 4 0 8 271

FSA 15,215 298 233 257 489 72 64 23 17 13 37 10 16,728

FSIS 60 202 5 54 1 15 0 0 0 3 2 9 351

FS 1,165 589 63 271 81 65 11 2 17 11 23 55 2,353

GIPSA 22 16 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 61

NAD 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 8

NRCS 111 51 24 24 4 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 219

OBPA 5 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

OCFO 6 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 21

OGC 5 10 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 27
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OIG 3 24 24 12 2 4 1 0 3 1 2 0 76

OSEC/OCIO/DM 44 51 3 25 8 13 1 1 2 6 1 19 174

RD 54 16 2 20 4 4 0 5 2 3 1 2 113

REE 34 25 0 14 1 4 2 1 1 3 0 2 87

RMA 17 27 8 5 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 8 75

AGENCY 

OVERALL 16,996 1,913 455 915 616 224 84 41 45 60 82 125 21,556
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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 N/A 0

0

APHIS No response from requester. 9

9

ASCR N/A 0

0

FAS N/A 0

0

FNCS No response from requester. 8

8

FSA Records not available in format requested. 2

10

Requester failed to provide adequate mailing address. 4

Requester referred to public website. 3

Request closed due to litigation. 1

FSIS No response from requester. 9

9

FS No response from requester. 55

55

GIPSA No response from requester. 1

1

NAD N/A 0

0

NRCS N/A 0

0

OBPA N/A 0 0
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OCFO No response from requester. 1

1

OGC Appealed prior to agency response. 1

1

OIG N/A 0

0

OSEC/OCIO/DM No response from requester. 19

19

RD No response from requester. 2

2

REE No response from requester. 2

2

RMA No response from requester. 8

8

AGENCY 

OVERALL 125
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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 8 8 51 19 77 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS 0 0 28 45 31 375 74 0 176 0 1 10 0 0

ASCR 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS 0 1 25 8 8 77 1 0 75 24 34 1 0 0

FSA 6 6 271 8 45 270 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0

FSIS 0 24 0 125 51 158 1 3 96 0 1 0 0 0

FS 0 2 44 120 133 420 33 2 124 1 39 24 0 1

GIPSA 0 0 0 12 11 16 19 0 13 2 0 0 0 0

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

NRCS 0 1 53 10 6 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 2 1 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 1 0 1 13 30 9 0 25 2 6 1 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 3 0 9 21 45 0 1 6 0 0 1 0 0

RD 0 2 0 9 4 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

REE 0 0 5 12 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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RMA 0 2 19 4 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 50 455 419 362 1,556 144 6 529 30 81 37 0 2
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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 4 14 11 7

APHIS 84 25 19 90

ASCR 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 1 1 0

FNCS 19 34 42 11

FSA 1 26 25 2

FSIS 1 9 6 4

FS 34 79 67 46

GIPSA 1 1 2 0

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 7 2 5

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 2 0 1 1

OGC 0 2 1 1

OIG 5 11 15 1

OSEC/OCIO/DM 4 4 1 7

RD 27 5 0 32

REE 1 2 3 0

RMA 15 9 0 24

AGENCY 

OVERALL 198 229 196 231

NAD: The number of FOIA appeals pending as of the start of FY2013 differs from the number of FOIA appeals 

pending as of the end of FY2012 due to clerical error on the FY2012 FOIA Annual Report.

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in this data is due to the shift in FOIA functions from Departmental 

Management (DM) to the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
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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 2 4 3 2 11

APHIS 0 4 0 15 19

ASCR 0 0 0 0 0

FAS 0 0 1 0 1

FNCS 25 14 1 2 42

FSA 3 10 3 9 25

FSIS 4 0 0 2 6

FS 19 18 16 14 67

GIPSA 2 0 0 0 2

NAD 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 1 1 0 2

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 1 0 0 0 1

OGC 0 1 0 0 1

OIG 7 4 4 0 15

OSEC/OCIO/DM 1 0 0 0 1

RD 0 0 0 0 0
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REE 0 2 0 1 3

RMA 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 64 58 29 45 196
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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 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

APHIS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

FAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FNCS 0 0 9 0 0 22 0 0 26 13 16 0 0 0

FSA 0 0 8 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FSIS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 0 0 2 3 10 24 2 0 10 0 2 0 0 0

GIPSA 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 1 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 1 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 5 7 3 0 4 1 0 1 0 0

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

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

REE 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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RMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 20 11 21 72 5 0 43 14 18 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

FAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

FSA 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

FSIS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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

REE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 14 2 7 4 1 1 1 4 1 0 9
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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 N/A 0

0

APHIS Appeal moot. 2

2

ASCR N/A 0

0

FAS N/A 0

0

FNCS No response from requester. 1

1

FSA Appeal moot. 2

2

FSIS N/A 0

0

FS Appeal moot. 4

4

GIPSA N/A 0

0

NAD N/A 0

0

NRCS N/A 0

0

OBPA N/A 0

0

OCFO N/A 0

0
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OGC N/A 0

0

OIG N/A 0

0

OSEC/OCIO/DMN/A 0

0

RD N/A 0

0

REE N/A 0

0

RMA N/A 0

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 9
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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 96.50 156.00 17.00 658.00

APHIS 304.00 490.89 1.00 1,897.00

ASCR 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

FAS 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

FNCS 367.00 220.80 1.00 396.00

FSA 24.00 26.00 1.00 149.00

FSIS 25.00 34.67 4.00 87.00

FS 104.00 113.97 1.00 695.00

GIPSA 33.00 33.00 33.00 33.00

NAD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

NRCS 93.00 80.50 68.00 93.00

OBPA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

OCFO 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

OGC 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00

OIG 106.00 131.00 13.00 545.00

OSEC/OCIO/DM 51.00 51.00 51.00 51.00

RD 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

REE 57.50 57.50 1.00 75.00

RMA 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

AGENCY 

OVERALL 108.00 144.81 0.00 1,897.00
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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/A N/A N/A2013-07-232013-06-122013-04-292012-12-102012-06-262012-05-172009-10-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 48 76 107 245 317 386 992

APHIS

Date of 

Appeal 2007-02-232007-02-052007-01-162006-12-112006-11-202006-11-172006-02-282005-11-142005-05-242004-08-12

Number 

of Days 

Pending 1656 1669 1683 1706 1720 1721 1904 1975 2094 2289

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 2013-09-242013-09-202013-08-142013-07-262013-07-252013-05-102012-12-052012-10-222012-03-202009-12-22
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 4 6 32 45 46 98 204 234 384 945

FSA

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-122013-08-28

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 22

FSIS

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-252013-04-182012-06-122010-11-15

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 114 325 720

FS

Date of 

Appeal 2012-10-092012-08-152012-03-222012-03-022011-04-252011-03-282010-11-172010-11-102010-04-202008-08-07

Number 

of Days 

Pending 243 280 382 396 547 630 718 722 864 1289

GIPSA

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

NAD

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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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/A2013-09-202013-08-152013-07-152012-07-242010-02-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 6 31 54 296 914

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 0 299

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 3

OIG

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-05-06
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A2013-08-152013-08-152013-08-152013-02-282012-07-272012-07-112012-04-02

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 31 31 31 148 293 305 375

RD

Date of 

Appeal 2012-05-162012-04-262012-02-072011-11-182011-11-152011-11-072011-10-062011-10-062011-04-052010-10-22

Number 

of Days 

Pending 343 357 413 466 469 474 495 495 624 735

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 507 507 517 519 529 529 534 637 698 1104

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Appeal 2007-02-232007-02-052007-01-162006-12-112006-11-202006-11-172006-02-282005-11-142005-05-242004-08-12
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 1656 1669 1683 1706 1720 1721 1904 1975 2094 2289

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to the 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 15 16 1 75 26 67.6 1 436 N/A N/A N/A N/A

APHIS 22 46.66 1 629 76 160.3 15 1162 43 43 25 61

ASCR 12 11.91 1 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

FAS 7 7.27 1 20 58 65.5 12 167 2 2 2 2

FNCS 17 17.43 1 62 16 28.67 1 180 8.5 15.5 1 45

FSA 4 2.3 1 247 9 15.5 1 283 4 4 1 13

FSIS 14 29.39 1 473 71 61 9 90 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FS 14 21.71 1 615 29 47.36 1 575 11 9.8 3 17

GIPSA 3 4.46 1 32 33 61.27 3 244 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAD 9 16.5 1 41 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NRCS 10.5 19.39 1 274 16 33 1 107 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OBPA 9 8.45 1 18 28 34.5 9 73 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCFO 8 7.33 1 17 21.5 21.5 20 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 36 58 1 262 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 22 25 6 79 42 46 33 283 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 16 37.03 1 647 55.5 135.57 1 700 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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RD 48.5 83.7 1 351 87 136.82 5 1145 N/A N/A N/A N/A

REE 10 9.53 1 21 19 18.63 1 89 N/A N/A N/A N/A

RMA 12 29.3 1 282 14.5 107.83 1 799 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 14 15.52 1 647 19 43.29 0 1162 11 16.08 1 61
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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 17 18.6 2 75 32 75 1 436 N/A N/A N/A N/A

APHIS 25.5 53.17 1 629 117 203.82 15 1162 43 43 43 43

ASCR 13.5 12.58 1 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 1

FAS 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FNCS 19 18.42 1 62 16 58.2 9 180 45 45 45 45

FSA 1 2 1 229 12 18.5 1 283 5 4 1 13

FSIS 17 31.8 1 473 71 61 9 90 N/A N/A N/A N/A

FS 15 22.07 1 332 335 51.69 1 549 9 9.5 3 17

GIPSA 4 4.95 1 23 45.5 77.56 3 244 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NAD 9 22.25 4 41 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

NRCS 12 21.53 1 2.74 49.5 55.5 16 107 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OBPA 11 11 5 17 28 34.5 9 73 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OCFO 8 7.75 6 9 21.5 21.5 20 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC 47 75 1 262 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 40 39 13 79 54 66 33 283 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 19 35.1 1 315 61 105.68 1 493 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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RD 93.5 102.96 3 351 86 113.09 5 370 N/A N/A N/A N/A

REE 10 11 1 21 19.5 21.74 1 89 N/A N/A N/A N/A

RMA 16 39.31 1 282 69 181.25 1 799 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 16 15.53 1 629 23 46.67 1 1162 14.5 21.25 1 45
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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 56 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79

APHIS 333 186 78 40 22 15 7 14 7 4 12 11 6 735

ASCR 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

FAS 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

FNCS 171 70 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 252

FSA 16,024 56 5 5 3 1 1 0 1 2 8 0 0 16,106

FSIS 213 64 19 21 8 4 3 4 2 3 1 0 1 343

FS 1,299 300 100 35 18 13 10 3 6 4 15 2 1 1,806

GIPSA 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35

NAD 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

NRCS 165 27 4 5 1 4 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 212

OBPA 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

OCFO 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

OGC 13 1 5 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 27

OIG 17 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 45

OSEC/OCIO/DM 73 16 14 4 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 120

RD 20 6 4 2 4 6 2 0 2 4 4 2 0 56

REE 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
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RMA 38 9 2 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 57

AGENCY 

OVERALL 18,535 798 252 120 61 46 31 23 20 20 48 16 9 19,979
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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 29 14 6 7 4 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 1 74

APHIS 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 23

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

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

FNCS 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15

FSA 502 81 13 4 2 0 1 3 0 2 4 0 0 612

FSIS 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

FS 207 138 80 47 15 20 8 5 5 2 9 0 6 542

GIPSA 7 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 26

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

NRCS 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

OBPA 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

OCFO 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

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

OIG 0 6 15 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 31

OSEC/OCIO/DM 16 8 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 6 3 4 54

RD 12 2 8 3 8 3 2 2 2 3 7 3 2 57

REE 44 22 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
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RMA 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18

AGENCY 

OVERALL 846 299 139 81 38 28 16 17 14 12 37 12 15 1,554
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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 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

ASCR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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

FSA 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

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

FS 5 0 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
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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 6 39.5 40 23 135.5 176.8 0 N/A N/A

APHIS 319 74 125 16 295 319 0 N/A N/A

ASCR 1 9 9 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

FAS 0 0 0 1 73 73 0 N/A N/A

FNCS 20 15.5 18 2 13.5 13 0 N/A N/A

FSA 47 112 129 56 64 65 0 N/A N/A

FSIS 97 92 121 30 774.5 774 0 N/A N/A

FS 312 33.5 103 85 54 156 1 77 77

GIPSA 1 10 10 1 7 7 0 N/A N/A

NAD 2 10.5 10.5 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

NRCS 114 113 120 12 34.5 102 1 105 105

OBPA 2 6 6 1 14 14 0 N/A N/A

OCFO 7 71 109 1 352 352 0 N/A N/A

OGC 16 179 297 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OIG 73 110 139 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OSEC/OCIO/DM 62 48.5 66 31 303 303.5 0 N/A N/A
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RD 293 273 278 26 343 357 0 N/A N/A

REE 0 0 0 4 7.5 8 0 N/A N/A

RMA 4 92 105 2 354.5 354 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1303 92 157.95 364 133 193.45 2 91 91
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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 2012-08-232012-08-032012-07-102012-06-182012-06-072012-06-042012-05-292012-05-222012-05-022012-01-24

Number 

of Days 

Pending 274 288 306 321 328 331 335 339 353 423

APHIS

Date of 

Receipt 2011-05-132011-04-212011-04-182011-03-292011-03-092011-03-032011-02-092011-02-072010-10-012010-04-09

Number 

of Days 

Pending 596 612 615 629 643 647 662 664 749 871

ASCR

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

FAS

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-06-05

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73

FNCS

Date of 

Receipt 2013-09-052013-09-052013-09-042013-08-292013-08-272013-08-222013-08-202013-07-312013-07-242013-07-15
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 17 17 18 21 23 26 28 42 47 54

FSA

Date of 

Receipt 2013-04-302013-04-172013-03-252013-03-182013-03-122013-02-132013-01-172012-12-192012-10-012011-11-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 106 115 132 137 141 160 176 194 251 468

FSIS

Date of 

Receipt 2010-07-142010-03-312010-03-052010-02-172009-12-022009-11-162009-11-122009-10-292009-10-232009-10-20

Number 

of Days 

Pending 805 878 896 908 959 970 972 981 985 988

FS

Date of 

Receipt 2011-03-022011-02-252011-02-112011-01-252011-01-252011-01-202010-12-152010-11-092010-06-142010-01-19

Number 

of Days 

Pending 648 651 660 673 673 676 699 723 826 928

GIPSA

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-192013-09-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10

NAD

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-192013-09-10
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 14

NRCS

Date of 

Receipt 2012-09-272012-09-252012-09-242012-09-042012-08-232012-06-222012-06-042012-03-152012-01-312011-12-05

Number 

of Days 

Pending 250 252 253 267 274 317 331 387 418 456

OBPA

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-242013-09-182013-09-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 14

OCFO

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A2013-09-232013-09-032013-09-032013-06-092013-04-302012-11-192012-05-302012-05-03

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 5 19 19 71 106 215 334 352

OGC

Date of 

Receipt 2013-02-272013-01-162013-01-152012-08-292012-04-192012-03-012011-12-222011-12-022011-03-292008-03-05

Number 

of Days 

Pending 150 178 179 273 365 400 446 460 632 1440

OIG

Date of 

Receipt 2012-08-212012-08-212012-08-102012-07-172012-06-192012-06-122012-05-092012-04-192012-04-052012-01-11
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 278 278 285 303 322 327 350 364 374 433

OSEC/OCIO/DM

Date of 

Receipt 2012-02-242012-02-102012-01-052011-12-122011-09-222011-08-082011-08-052011-06-222010-08-042010-03-12

Number 

of Days 

Pending 401 410 435 451 505 537 538 569 790 891

RD

Date of 

Receipt 2011-10-052011-10-042011-08-262011-08-152011-04-252011-02-072010-12-212010-11-302010-05-122010-05-11

Number 

of Days 

Pending 496 497 523 532 610 664 695 710 848 849

REE

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-09-262013-09-252013-09-122013-09-04

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 18

RMA

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A2013-07-052013-05-212013-05-172013-01-152012-07-312012-01-31

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 60 91 93 178 291 418

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Receipt 2010-03-052010-02-172010-01-192009-12-022009-11-162009-11-122009-10-292009-10-232009-10-202008-03-05
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Number 

of Days 

Pending 896 908 928 959 970 972 981 985 988 1440

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 2 1 1 2

APHIS 1 10 1 2.36 10

ASCR 1 1 1 1 2

FAS 1 0 1 1 1

FNCS 4 5 1 1.44 8

FSA 10 444 1 1.5 454

FSIS 0 5 1 1 5

FS 6 15 3 4.05 18

GIPSA 0 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0 0

NRCS 1 2 29 21 1

OBPA 0 0 0 0 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 1 8 8 1

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 5 3 3.34 5

RD 0 1 1 1 1

REE 0 1 1 1 1

RMA 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 24 492 1 1.75 509
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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 23 2 1 1

APHIS 3 0 1 6

ASCR 1 0 1 1

FAS 1 1 17 17

FNCS 10 3 1 0.08

FSA 885 39 3 7.5

FSIS 4 0 1 1

FS 243 5 1 4.88

GIPSA 1 0 14 14

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 15 1 2 16.75

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 1 0 1 1

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 1 0 65 65

OSEC/OCIO/DM 9 4 1 15.7

RD 1 0 1 1

REE 11 0 1 1

RMA 5 0 8 6.6

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1,246 55 1 6.75
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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 LitigationRelated Costs Total Costs

AMS 3 4 7 $752,829.00 $0.00 $752,829.00

APHIS 20 0 20 $1,870,407.28 $0.00 $1,870,407.28

ASCR 1 0 1 $213.40 $0.00 $213.40

FAS 0 1 1 $115,000.00 $0.00 $115,000.00

FNCS 8 0 8 $9,855.27 $0.00 $9,855.27

FSA 12 81.877 93.877 $3,154,988.90 $0.00 $3,154,988.90

FSIS 4 0 4 $190,704.67 $0.00 $190,704.67

FS 15 60 75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

GIPSA 1 0.5 1.5 $151,617.00 $0.00 $151,617.00

NAD 1 0 1 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

NRCS 1 50 51 $29,565.00 $0.00 $29,565.00

OBPA 0 0.15 0.15 $15,578.00 $0.00 $15,578.00

OCFO 2 0 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

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

OIG 1 2.5 3.5 $350,345.46 $92,086.17 $442,431.63

OSEC/OCIO/DM 5 0 5 $597,227.70 $0.00 $597,227.70
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RD 54 0 54 $2,698.87 $0.00 $2,698.87

REE 1 0 1 $4,405.79 $0.00 $4,405.79

RMA 3 0 3 $953.39 $0.00 $953.39

AGENCY 

OVERALL 132 206.527 338.527 $7,896,389.73 $742,086.17 $8,638,475.90
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X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of Total 

Costs

AMS $3,494.14 0.46%

APHIS $0.00 0.00%

ASCR $103.40 48.45%

FAS $806.58 0.70%

FNCS $5,829.00 59.15%

FSA $48,904.00 1.55%

FSIS $0.00 0.00%

FS $11,221.97 0.00%

GIPSA $0.00 0.00%

NAD $0.00 0.00%

NRCS $10.65 0.04%

OBPA $0.00 0.00%

OCFO $0.00 0.00%

OGC $0.00 0.00%

OIG $131.40 0.04%

OSEC/OCIO/DM $80.00 0.01%

RD $64.70 2.40%

REE $839.98 19.07%

RMA $687.41 72.10%

AGENCY 

OVERALL $72,173.23 0.91%
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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 27 6

APHIS 233 83

ASCR 0 0

FAS 1 0

FNCS 3 8

FSA 17 0

FSIS 91 3

FS 223 40

GIPSA 0 0

NAD 0 0

NRCS 94 4

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 5 1

OGC 12 1

OIG 69 1

OSEC/OCIO/DM 66 7

RD 296 17

REE 0 0

RMA 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1,137 171
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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 1 1 0

APHIS 0 1 1 0

ASCR 0 0 0 0

FAS 1 2 3 0

FNCS 0 0 0 0

FSA 0 22 20 2

FSIS 0 0 0 0

FS 0 13 10 3

GIPSA 0 0 0 0

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 0 2 2 0

OBPA 0 1 1 0

OCFO 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0

OSEC/OCIO/DM 0 4 4 0

RD 1 0 0 1

REE 0 2 2 0

RMA 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 48 44 6

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 0 173 272

FSIS Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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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/A2013-08-142012-06-27 2011-09-29

Number of 

Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 314 500

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

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
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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 0 368

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/A2013-08-142013-01-252012-08-302012-06-272012-04-11 2011-09-29

Number of 

Days 0 0 0 0 32 173 272 314 368 500

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 147 152 133 153

APHIS 943 885 899 760

ASCR 27 23 27 24

FAS 41 37 38 40

FNCS 241 277 255 271

FSA 16,848 17,231 16,656 16,728

FSIS 308 379 426 351

FS 2,309 2,439 2,235 2,353

GIPSA 54 58 50 61

NAD 14 10 14 8

NRCS 361 327 313 219

OBPA 11 18 11 15

OCFO 30 30 29 21

OGC 29 30 27 27

OIG 128 127 113 76
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OSEC/OCIO/DM 182 218 185 174

RD 303 190 91 113

REE 127 88 127 87

RMA 72 61 55 75

AGENCY 

OVERALL 22,175 22,580 21,684 21,556

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

FAS: The number of requests reported as processed in FY2012 will differ in that provided on the previous 

FOIA Annual Report due to a minor clerical error in FY2012.
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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 16 27

APHIS 129 233

ASCR 0 0

FAS 0 1

FNCS 1 3

FSA 12 17

FSIS 74 91

FS 215 223

GIPSA 4 0

NAD 0 0

NRCS 15 94

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 2 5

OGC 12 12

OIG 20 69

OSEC/OCIO/DM 43 66

RD 189 296

REE 1 0

RMA 8 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 741 1,137

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management to 

the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 5 14 8 11

APHIS 36 25 23 19

ASCR 1 0 1 0

FAS 0 1 0 1

FNCS 31 34 24 42

FSA 18 26 22 25

FSIS 3 9 7 6

FS 66 79 57 67

GIPSA 3 1 3 2

NAD 0 0 0 0

NRCS 11 7 13 2

OBPA 0 0 0 0

OCFO 4 0 2 1

OGC 0 2 1 1

OIG 11 11 12 15
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OSEC/OCIO/DM 6 4 4 1

RD 11 5 1 0

REE 2 2 1 3

RMA 3 9 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 211 229 180 196

OIG: The number of appeals reported as being received in FY2012 will differ due to a minor clerical error on 

the previous Annual Report.

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to a shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management 

to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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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 4 6

APHIS 80 83

ASCR 0 0

FAS 0 0

FNCS 18 8

FSA 0 0

FSIS 0 3

FS 29 40

GIPSA 0 0

NAD 1 0

NRCS 0 4

OBPA 0 0

OCFO 2 1

OGC 0 1

OIG 4 1

OSEC/OCIO/DM 2 7

RD 10 17

REE 0 0

RMA 13 0

AGENCY OVERALL 163 171

OSEC/OCIO/DM: Discrepancies in data is due to the shift in FOIA functions from Departmental Management 

to the Office of the Chief Information Officer.