FOIA ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

10/01/2009

THROUGH

09/30/2010

Friday, January 21, 2011

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the

Period 10/01/2009, through 09/30/2010, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552.

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT

1. Provide name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted 

with questions about the Report.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546

Point of Contact:

Miriam Brown-Lam

Principal Agency FOIA Officer

202-358-0718

2. Provide an electronic link for access to the Report on the agency Web site.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/agency/

3. Explain how to obtain a copy of the Report in paper form.

WRITE TO:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Attention: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office

300 E Street, SW, Code: P-FOIA

Washington, DC 20546-001

EMAIL: foia@hq.nasa.gov

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST

1. Provide names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency 

components that receive FOIA requests.

Miriam Brown-Lam, NASA Chief FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-FOIA

NASA, FOIA Requester Service Center, Room 5015, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Vacant, HQ FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-2462

NASA Headquarters (HQ), FOIA Requester Service Center, Code NB, Washington, 
DC 20546-0001

Frank LaRocca, OIG FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-2575

NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG), FOIA Requester Service Center, Code 

W, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Kelly Garcia, ARC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 650-604-3273

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Stop 

943-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035

Kim Lewis, DFRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 661-276-2704

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), FOIA Requester Service Center,

Mail Stop 273, Edwards, CA 93523

Angelia Pierce, GRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 216-433-2813

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code 

0610, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

Joan Belt, GSFC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 301-286-4721

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail 

Code 213.1, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Dennis Mahon, JPL FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 818-393-6779

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), 4800 Oak Grove Drive, FOIA Requester 

Service Center, Pasadena, CA 91109

Stella Luna, JSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 281-483-8612

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code 

AP2, Houston, TX 77058

Penny Myers, KSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 321-867-9280

NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code 

XA-A1, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Carissa Wheeler, LaRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 757-864-4274

NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Stop

218, Hampton, VA 23681

Judi Hollingsworth, MSFC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 256-544-1837

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail 

Code CS20, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Paula Viola , NSSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 228-216-3534

NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC), Bldg 5100 Standby Road, FOIA Requester 

Service Center, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

Joy Smith, SSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 228-688-2118

NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC), Code CA 100, FOIA Requester Service Center, 

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000

2. Provide a brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview 

of certain general categories of the agency's records to which the FOIA 

exemptions apply.

Most of the denials in part were based on exempted material requested. Others were

based on no records responses to the request. 

Requesters also withdrew their request after finding the information electronically.

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. Provide any agency-specific acronyms or terms used in this Report.

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
HQ NASA Headquarters 

ARC Ames Research Center

DFRCDryden Flight Research Center

GSPCGoddard Space Flight Center

JSC Johnson Space Flight Center

KSCKennedy Space Flight Center

LaRCLangley Research Center

GRCGlenn Research Center

MSFCMarshall Space Flight Center

OGC Office of General Counsel

OIGOffice of the Inspector General

SSC Stennis Space Center

2. Include the following definitions of terms used in this Report:

a. Administrative Appeal - a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher 

administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the initial request level.

b. Average Number - the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the 

quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.

c. Backlog - the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the 

end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.

d. Component - for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a "component" is an 

entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within 

the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their 

Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the 

agency.

e. Consultation - the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a

record to another agency for its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. 

Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its review of the record, it responds back to

the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester. 

f. Exemption 3 Statute - a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the 

agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.

g. FOIA Request - a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records 

concerning another person (i.e., a "third-party" request), or concerning an organization, or a

particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters seeking 

records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) when those requesters are not subject 

to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should 

be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy 

Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests where an agency determines that it must 

search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, 

and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require 

the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report.

Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct 

response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which the agency has received 

a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this 

Report.)

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

i. Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because 

the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because 

of a procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.
j. Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median 

number is 7.

k. Multi-Track Processing - a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review 

are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one 

or more other tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. 

Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis.

i. Expedited Processing - an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when 

a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and 

in agency regulations. 

ii. Simple Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its 

fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records 

requested.

iii. Complex Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a 

slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.

l. Partial Grant/Partial Denial - in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose 

portions of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to 

otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.

m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for 

which an agency has not taken final action in all respects. 

n. Perfected Request - a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in 

accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be 

followed.

o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for 

which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

p. Range in Number of Days - the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or 

administrative appeals.

q. Time Limits - the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request 

(ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request).

3. Include the following concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions: 

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

b. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices 

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

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

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

f. Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy 

g. Exemption 7: records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that 

the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement 

proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) 

could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) 

could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would disclose 

techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose 

guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be 

expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual

h. Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions
i. Exemption 9: geological information on wells

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

A. For Initial Requests

Statute Type of Information

Withheld

Case

Citation

Number of 

Times

Relied upon

per 

Component

Total 

Number of

Times

Relied 

upon

by Agency

5 USC 

638(j)(2)

Contracts withheld data generated by contractors who 

elected to retain their data rights in accordance with the 

retention period agreed to under the contract.

None 

cited

NSSC : 1

1

10 USC 

2305(g)

Procurement, unsuccessful proposals for competitive 

procurements and those portions of successful proposals 

that were not incorporated into the contracts.

None 

cited

GRC : 2

GSFC : 6

JSC : 1

KSC : 2

LaRC : 3

MSFC : 3

17

22 USC 

2751

Technical data withheld according to regulations 

establishing lists or categories of technical data that may 

not be exported, under the Arms Export Control Act.

None 

cited

GRC : 1

JPL : 1 2

Performance evaluations compiled by the Procurement 

Office are used in source selection activities covered by 

the Procurement Integrity Act and are considered 

sensitive.

None GS

41 USC cited

423

FC : 2

2

B. For Appeals

Statute Type of Information

Withheld

Case Citation Number of Times

Relied upon

per Component

Total Number of

Times Relied upon

by Agency

V. FOIA REQUESTS

A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

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

ARC 15 83 90 8

DFRC 4 28 32 -

GRC 10 28 35 3

GSFC 113 175 262 26

HQ 194 141 248 87

JPL 3 48 51 -

JSC 3 230 209 24

KSC 4 77 71 10

LaRC 74 59 123 10

MSFC 4 111 108 7

NSSC - 29 27 2

OGC - 3 1 2
OIG 6 21 26 1

SSC - 25 23 2

AGENCY

OVERALL

430 1058 1306 182

B.(1) Disposition of FOIA Requests All Processed Requests

Numb

er

of

Full

Grants

Numb

er

of 

Partial

Grants

/

Partial

Denial

Number 

of

Full

Denials

Based on

Exemptio

ns

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exe

mptions

s

No 

records

Request 

withdrawn

Feerelated

reason

Records 

not 

reasonably 

described

Duplicate 

Request

Other

*Explai

n

in 

chart

below

TOTA

L

ARC 21 45 4 9 4 2 - 3 2 90

DFRC 14 7 - 6 1 - - 1 3 32

GRC 11 10 5 3 2 - - - 4 35

GSFC 75 83 4 23 56 2 1 7 11 262

HQ 53 16 2 32 81 4 - 7 53 248

JPL 10 8 1 9 4 4 1 - 14 51

JSC 97 38 4 27 9 17 6 1 10 209

KSC 24 17 3 10 4 2 2 1 8 71

LaRC 32 28 2 17 31 - - 1 12 123

MSFC 44 47 5 4 4 - - - 4 108

NSSC 17 4 - - - - - 1 5 27

OGC - 1 - - - - - - - 1

OIG 4 13 2 4 - - - - 3 26

SSC 11 3 - 6 2 - - - 1 23

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

413 320 32 150 198 31 10 22 130 1306

B.(2) Disposition of FOIA Requests Other Reasons for Full Denials Based on 

Reasons Other than Exemptions

Component Description of Other Reasons

for Denials from Chart B (1)

& Number of Times Those

Reasons Were Relied upon

TOTAL

ARC

Referrals 1

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1 2

DFRC

Referrals 1

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 2 3
GRC

Referrals 3

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1 4

GSFC Referrals 11 11

HQ

Referrals 48

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 4

Not an agency record 1 53

JPL

Referrals 7

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 4

Not an agency record 3 14

JSC

Referrals 8

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1

Not an agency record 1 10

KSC

Referrals 6

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 2 8

LaRC

Referrals 11

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1 12

MSFC

Referrals 3

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1 4

NSSC

Referrals 3

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1

Not an agency record 1 5

OIG

Referrals 2

Not a proper FOIA request for some other reason 1 3

SSC Referrals 1 1

B.(3) Disposition of FOIA Requests Number of Times Exemptions Applied

(b)(

1)

(b)(

2)

(b)(

3)

(b)(

4)

(b)(

5)

(b)(

6)

(b)(7)(

A)

(b)(7)(

B)

(b)(7)(

C)

(b)(7)(

D)

(b)(7)(

E)

(b)(7)(

F)

(b)(

8)

(b)(

9)

ARC - 3 - 46 4 7 - - - - 1 - - -

DFRC - - - 6 - 3 - - - - - - - -

GRC - 1 3 10 - 3 - - - - - - - -

GSFC - 3 8 72 1 8 1 - 1 - - - - -

HQ - 2 - - 6 10 - - 2 1 - - - -

JPL - 1 1 4 2 7 - - - - - - - -

JSC - 6 1 26 10 9 - - 1 - - - - -

KSC - 1 2 11 2 9 - - 2 - - - - -

LaRC - - 3 24 2 2 - - - - - - - -

MSFC - 2 3 42 7 5 - - 4 - - - - -

NSSC - - 1 2 - 2 - - 1 - - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - 4 - - 2 11 2 - 11 1 - - - -

SSC - - - 2 - 1 - - - - - - - -

AGENC

Y

OVERA

LL

- 23 22 245 36 77 3 - 22 2 1 - - -
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF 

FOIA REQUESTS

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals 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

ARC - - - - 

DFRC - - - - 

GRC - - - - 

GSFC - - - - 

HQ - - - - 

JPL - - - - 

JSC - - - - 

KSC - - - - 

LaRC - - - - 

MSFC - - - - 

NSSC - - - - 

OGC 1 33 32 2 

OIG - - - - 

SSC - - - - 

AGENCY

OVERALL 

1 33 32 2 

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals All Processed Appeals 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

ARC - - - - - 

DFRC - - - - - 

GRC - - - - - 

GSFC - - - - - 

HQ - - - - - 

JPL - - - - - 

JSC - - - - - 

KSC - - - - - 

LaRC - - - - - 

MSFC - - - - - 

NSSC - - - - - 

OGC 11 3 16 2 32

OIG - - - - - 

SSC - - - - - 
AGENCY

OVERALL

11 3 16 2 32

C.(1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Number of Times Exemptions Applied

(b)(

1)

(b)(

2)

(b)(

3)

(b)(

4)

(b)(

5)

(b)(

6)

(b)(7)(

A)

(b)(7)(

B)

(b)(7)(

C)

(b)(7)(

D)

(b)(7)(

E)

(b)(7)(

F)

(b)(

8)

(b)(

9)

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

KSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

AGENC

Y

OVERA

LL

- - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - -

C.(2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Reasons Other than Exemptions

Other

*Explain

in chart

below

TOTAL

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC - - - -

OIG - - - -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY - -
OVERALL

C.(3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Other Reasons

Component Description of Other Reasons

for Denials from Chart C (2)

& Number of Times Those

Reasons Were Relied upon

TOTAL

C.(4) Response Time for Administrative Appeals

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - - -

HQ - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

KSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - -

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC 20 16.5 <1 23 20 22.33 9 45 - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

20 16.5 <1 23 20 22.33 9 45 - - - -

C.(5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

10th Oldest

Appeal and

Number of

Days Pending

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

and Number of

Days Pending

ARC 

DFRC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 

JPL 

JSC 

KSC 
LaRC 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 02/09/2010

163

09/03/2009

269

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 02/09/2010

163

09/03/2009

269

VII. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND 

PENDING REQUESTS

A. Processed Requests Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

ARC 20 41.81 <1 319 - - - - - - - -

DFRC 15 28.48 <1 169 244 244 244 244 12.5 12.5 6 19

GRC 6 11.56 <1 43 14 34.27 <1 279 - - - -

GSFC 39 65.46 1 262 123.5 139.46 <1 434 15 44.8 4 172

HQ 210 244.01 <1 1097 314 361.56 2 1329 57 57 57 57

JPL 2.5 4.38 <1 29 25 24.33 19 29 - - - -

JSC 5 8.54 <1 64 12 19.93 <1 237 11 12.43 2 30

KSC 1 5.75 <1 41 7.5 16.35 <1 67 <1 <1 <1 <1

LaRC 8 13.89 <1 102 202 308.35 <1 1200 - - - -

MSFC 11 14.45 <1 62 21.5 49.5 5 153 20.5 19.75 8 30

NSSC 14 17.35 <1 51 18 25.5 2 64 - - - -

OGC 20 20 20 20 - - - - - - - -

OIG 24 49.46 1 261 - - - - - - - -

SSC 2 4.59 <1 22 6 38.8 <1 164 2 2 2 2

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

13 54.25 <1 1097 71 181.68 <1 1329 12 22.57 <1 172

B. Processed Requests Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which 

Information Was Granted

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Median

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowest

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

ARC 21 44.98 <1 319 - - - - - - - -
DFRC 17.5 25.85 <1 92 244 244 244 244 - - - -

GRC 3 9.67 <1 43 18 33.8 2 223 - - - -

GSFC 33 58.48 1 223 95.5 127.82 <1 434 20 20 20 20

HQ 93.5 152.39 <1 804 239.5 315.65 2 952 57 57 57 57

JPL 3 5.88 <1 29 29 29 29 29 - - - -

JSC 5 10.02 <1 64 16 19.8 <1 79 11 14.17 10 30

KSC 1 7.08 <1 41 22.5 23 <1 67 - - - -

LaRC 10 18.9 <1 102 120.5 241.1 <1 1064 - - - -

MSFC 14 15.9 <1 62 21.5 43.5 5 153 20.5 19.75 8 30

NSSC 14 18.5 <1 51 34 34 34 34 - - - -

OGC 20 20 20 20 - - - - - - - -

OIG 27 60.47 1 261 - - - - - - - -

SSC 4 6 <1 22 4 8 <1 20 - - - -

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

15 34.62 <1 804 50 128.45 <1 1064 16 20.08 8 57

C. Processed Requests Response Time in Day Increments

Simple Requests

< 1

Day

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

ARC 4 42 23 6 4 2 2 2 - 1 - 3 1 - 90

DFRC 1 14 8 3 - 2 - - - 1 - - - - 29

GRC 3 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 9

GSFC - 10 10 6 1 3 - 4 - - 3 2 - - 39

HQ 5 12 5 3 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 16 14 14 82

JPL 14 33 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 48

JSC 12 62 6 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 82

KSC 7 14 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - 24

LaRC 3 13 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 19

MSFC 8 58 26 3 1 - - - - - - - - - 96

NSSC 1 16 2 4 - - - - - - - - - - 23

OGC - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

OIG - 11 6 3 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 1 - - 26

SSC 6 10 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 17

AGENCY

OVERALL

64 300 92 32 9 10 7 7 3 5 5 22 15 14 585

Complex Requests

< 1

Day

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

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

GRC 1 18 2 2 1 - - - - - - 2 - - 26
GSFC 3 35 15 13 21 9 12 10 14 22 9 32 21 2 218

HQ - 11 14 13 11 3 4 1 2 2 3 16 16 69 165

JPL - 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 3

JSC 10 73 23 9 2 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 120

KSC 5 24 13 3 1 - - - - - - - - - 46

LaRC 4 8 6 5 9 4 4 3 3 3 2 13 2 38 104

MSFC - 3 3 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - 8

NSSC - 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 4

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SSC 1 3 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 5

AGENCY

OVERALL

24 178 79 45 46 17 21 15 20 28 14 65 39 109 700

Requests Granted Expedited Processing

< 1

Day

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

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - 4 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 5

HQ - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - 6 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 7

KSC 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - 2 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 4

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SSC - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

AGENCY

OVERALL

1 15 3 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - 21

D. Pending Requests All Pending Perfected Requests

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

ARC 7 2 18.43 1 302 302 - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - -

GRC 1 10 10 2 238.5 238.5 - - -

GSFC 3 14 28.33 23 50 83.7 - - -

HQ 13 57 181.38 72 101.5 177.21 1 89 89
JPL - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - 24 17 30.62 - - -

KSC 3 1 5 7 41 71.43 - - -

LaRC - - - 10 162.5 266.7 - - -

MSFC 5 10 12.2 2 45 45 - - -

NSSC 1 18 18 1 60 60 - - -

OGC 2 214.5 214.5 - - - - - -

OIG 1 14 14 - - - - - -

SSC - - - 2 138.5 138.5 - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

36 33 86.64 144 67 137.44 1 89 89

E. Pending Requests Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

10th 

Oldest

Request 

and

Number 

of

Days 

Pending

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

Request

and 

Number 

of

Days 

Pending

ARC 

09/30/201

0

0

09/30/201

0

0

09/28/201

0

2

09/28/201

0

2

08/10/201

0

36

07/30/201

0

43

07/27/201

0

46

07/20/200

9

302

DFRC 

GRC 

09/16/201

0

10

08/03/201

0

41

01/07/200

9

436

GSFC

06/09/201

0

79

04/28/201

0

108

04/28/201

0

108

04/19/201

0

115

04/09/201

0

121

04/09/201

0

121

10/29/200

9

231

10/19/200

9

239

10/12/200

9

243

08/06/200

9

289

HQ

01/15/200

9

430

01/14/200

9

431

11/10/200

8

474

10/22/200

8

487

07/14/200

8

557

06/06/200

8

582

11/29/200

7

713

10/02/200

7

752

09/17/200

7

763

06/13/200

7

829

JPL 

JSC

09/07/201

0

17

09/01/201

0

20

08/31/201

0

21

08/31/201

0

21

08/24/201

0

26

08/24/201

0

26

08/24/201

0

26

08/24/201

0

26

08/24/201

0

26

06/11/200

9

328

KSC

09/29/201

0

1

09/29/201

0

1

09/23/201

0

5

09/15/201

0

11

09/13/201

0

13

08/25/201

0

25

08/03/201

0

41

07/22/201

0

49

06/09/201

0

79

08/05/200

9

290

LaRC

09/20/201

0

8

09/08/201

0

16

08/17/201

0

31

08/14/201

0

32

02/25/201

0

152

01/26/201

0

173

11/27/200

8

462

09/25/200

8

505

03/31/200

8

630

02/20/200

8

658

MSFC 

09/29/201

0

1

09/28/201

0

2

09/24/201

0

4

09/16/201

0

10

09/08/201

0

16

08/18/201

0

30

05/26/201

0

88

NSSC 

09/03/201

0

18

07/07/201

0

60

OGC 

12/16/200

9

199

10/30/200

9

230

OIG 

09/10/201

0

14

SSC 

06/23/201

0

69

12/03/200

9

208
AGENCY

OVERAL

L

10/22/200

8

487

09/25/200

8

505

07/14/200

8

557

06/06/200

8

582

03/31/200

8

630

02/20/200

8

658

11/29/200

7

713

10/02/200

7

752

09/17/200

7

763

06/13/200

7

829

VIII. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR 

FEE WAIVER

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Number

Granted

Number

Denied

Median

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Average

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Number

Adjudicated

Within Ten

Calendar Days

ARC - - - - -

DFRC 2 1 0 2.33 3

GRC - - - - -

GSFC 4 - 19 18.25 1

HQ 2 1 2 28 2

JPL - - - - -

JSC 7 - 11 12.14 3

KSC 1 - 0 0 1

LaRC - - - - -

MSFC 4 - 20.5 20.75 1

NSSC - - - - -

OGC - - - - -

OIG - - - - -

SSC 1 - 2 2 1

AGENCY

OVERALL

21 2 7 14.52 12

B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number

Granted

Number

Denied

Median

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Average

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ 1 - 0 0

JPL - - - -

JSC 1 - 10 10

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC 12 - 0 0

NSSC 1 - 29 29

OGC - - - -

OIG - - - -
SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

15 - 0 2.6

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of

Full-Time

FOIAEmployees

Number of

Equivalent

Full-Time

FOIA

Employees

Total

Number of

Full-Time

FOIA Staff

Processing

Costs

LitigationRelated

Costs

Total

Costs

ARC 1 0.95 1.95 $141,674.00 $0.00 $141,674.00

DFRC 0 0.57 0.57 $63,004.00 $0.00 $63,004.00

GRC 1 0.05 1.05 $98,880.39 $0.00 $98,880.39

GSFC 1 0.13 1.13 $92,595.68 $0.00 $92,595.68

HQ 4 0.31 4.31 $447,540.10 $0.00 $447,540.10

JPL 1 0.00 1.00 $120,605.00 $0.00 $120,605.00

JSC 2 0.00 2.00 $181,699.00 $0.00 $181,699.00

KSC 2 0.00 2.00 $152,997.95 $0.00 $152,997.95

LaRC 1 0.10 1.10 $77,000.00 $0.00 $77,000.00

MSFC 1 0.25 1.25 $110,701.00 $0.00 $110,701.00

NSSC 0 0.80 0.80 $27,638.76 $0.00 $27,638.76

OGC 0 5.13 5.13 $655,019.00 $0.00 $655,019.00

OIG 0 0.15 0.15 $16,079.00 $0.00 $16,079.00

SSC 0 0.03 0.03 $39,564.02 $0.00 $39,564.02

AGENCY

OVERALL

14.00 8.47 22.47 $2,224,997.90 $0.00 $2,224,997.90

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Total Amount of Fees

Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

ARC $0.00 -

DFRC $0.00 -

GRC $743.15 0.75

GSFC $0.00 -

HQ $0.00 -

JPL $3,314.49 2.75

JSC $0.00 -

KSC $318.00 0.21

LaRC $0.00 -

MSFC $0.00 -

NSSC $0.00 -

OGC $0.00 -

OIG $0.00 -
SSC $0.00 -

AGENCY

OVERALL 

$4,375.64 0.2

XI. FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule)

A copy of NASA's FOIA regulations may be located at: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/fedregix.html 

A copy of NASA's FOIA fee schedule is located at: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/search.html 

XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals Number of Backlogged

Requests as of End of

Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged

Appeals as of End of

Fiscal Year

ARC 3 - 

DFRC - - 

GRC 2 - 

GSFC 15 - 

HQ 77 - 

JPL - - 

JSC 2 - 

KSC 5 - 

LaRC 8 - 

MSFC - - 

NSSC 1 - 

OGC 2 2 

OIG - - 

SSC 2 - 

AGENCY

OVERALL 

117 2 

Discuss/Explain the backlog here(Optional)

NASA has been working diligently throughout the year to reduce the FOIA backlog. FOIA Staff from NASA 

Centers have been instrumental in providing assistance to the HQ FOIA office in backlog reduction efforts. 

The collaborative efforts have resulted in a significant reduction of the FOIA backlog. At the end of the 

previous year, the actual backlog was 380*, this year the backlog was 117. 

*The FY 09 FOIA annual report indicated the 'backlog' was the same number as the number of open 

requests, which was not accurate. This year the report is generated using software, which bases the backlog 

on those cases that are over the statutory timelimits for processing, rather than basing the backlog on all 

open cases. 

B. Consultations on FOIA Requests Received, Processed, and Pending 

Consultations Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies

Number of

Consultations

Received

Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies

from 

Other

Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies
that Were Pending at

Your Agency as of

Start

Agencies During the

Fiscal Year

of the Fiscal 

Year

that Were Processed that Were 

by

Your Agency During

the Fiscal Year

Pending at

Your Agency as of

End of the Fiscal Year

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC - - - -

OIG - - - -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

- - - -

C. Consultations on FOIA Requests Ten Oldest Consultations Received from 

Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency

10th Oldest

Consultation and

Number of

Days Pending

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

and Number of

Days Pending

ARC 

DFRC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 

JPL 

JSC 

KSC 

LaRC 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 

D. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual 

Report Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged
NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED

Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

ARC 35 83 20 90

DFRC 4 28 - 32

GRC 10 28 - 35

GSFC 117 175 4 262

HQ 179 141 87 248

JPL 4 48 1 51

JSC 5 230 2 209

KSC 4 77 - 71

LaRC 33 59 1 123

MSFC 4 111 - 108

NSSC - 29 - 27

OGC - 3 - 1

OIG 6 21 - 26

SSC - 25 - 23

AGENCY

OVERALL

401 1058 115 1306

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

ARC 11 3

DFRC 4 -

GRC 6 2

GSFC 100 15

HQ 177 77

JPL 1 -

JSC 2 2

KSC 1 5

LaRC 71 8

MSFC 2 -

NSSC - 1

OGC - 2

OIG 5 -

SSC - 2

AGENCY

OVERALL

380 117

E. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current 

Annual Report Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED
 Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC 1 33 - 32

OIG - - - -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL 

1 33 - 32

 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

ARC - -

DFRC - -

GRC - -

GSFC - -

HQ - -

JPL - -

JSC - -

KSC - -

LaRC - -

MSFC - -

NSSC - -

OGC - 2

OIG - -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL 

- 2

F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

NASA conducts teleconferences with FOIA staff throughout the Agency, providing collaboration as well as 

guidance in processing requests. In addition to supporting regular FOIA training, NASA hosts an Agencyspecific day-long FOIA training event following the ASAP conference.