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National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

FOIA Annual Report

October 1, 2018

THROUGH

September 30, 2019

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the

period October 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552.

BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT 

1. Provide name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions about the Report. 

Nikki Gramian

Principal Agency FOIA Officer

300 E. Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-0625

Stephanie Fox

FOIA Team Lead / Chief FOIA Public Liaison

300 E. Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-1553

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

http://www.nasa.gov/FOIA/reports.html
 

 

 

 

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

Requesters may write to:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office

300 E. Street, SW, Code P-FOIA

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Email: FOIA@hq.nasa.gov

MAKING A FOIA REQUEST 

1. Provide names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components that receive FOIA 

requests. 

Martha Terry, Ames Research Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2339

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001 

Martha Terry, Armstrong Flight Research Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2339

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001 

Martha Terry, Glenn Research Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2339

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Joan Belt, Goddard Space Flight Center FOIA Public Liaison; 301-286-4721

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MS213.1

Greenbelt, MD 20771
Josephine Sibley, Headquarters FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2462

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Dennis Mahon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory FOIA Public Liaison; 818-393-6779

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, VA 91109

Robert Young, Johnson Space Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-1030

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

Carissa Wheeler, Kennedy Space Center FOIA Public Liaison; 757-864-4274

NASA Langley Research Center, MS 218

Hampton, VA 23681 

Carissa Wheeler, Langley Research Center FOIA Public Liaison; 757-864-4274

NASA Langley Research Center, MS 218

Hampton, VA 23681

Robert Young, Marshall Space Flight Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-1030

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

Martha Terry, NASA Shared Services Center FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2339

NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Frank LaRocca, Office of Inspector General FOIA Public Liaison; 202-358-2575

NASA Office of the Inspector General; 

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Sallie Bilbo, Stennis Space Center FOIA Public; 228-688-3182
 

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NASA Stennis Space Center, Code CA 10

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. 

Generally, when requests are not granted it is due to the fact that the documents are exempt from release in 

accordance with the FOIA. NASA processes a substantial number of requests for contracts as well as deliberative 

process materials.

ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS 

1. 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. 
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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 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
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ii. 

iii. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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).
2. 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
3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

AFRC Armstrong Flight Research Center

ARC Ames Research Center

GRC Glenn Research Center

GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center

HQ Headquarters

JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC Johnson Space Center

KSC Kennedy Space Center

LaRC Langley Research Center

MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center

NSSC NASA Shared Services Center

OGC

Office of General Counsel (International Law Division): (Appeals and 

Litigation Only)

OIG Office of the Inspector General

SSC Stennis Space Center
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

10 U.S.C § 

2305(g)

Certain 

contractor 

proposals.

Roman v. NSA, 

Nos. 09-2947, 

09=4281, 09-3344, 

09-2504, 09-5633,

2012 WL 569747,

at *7 (E.D.N.Y.

Feb. 22, 2012);

Margolin v.

NASA, No. 09-

CV-00421-LRHVPC, 2011 WL 

1303221, at *6 (D. 

Nev. Mar. 31, 

2011).

GSFC 2

8

JSC 1

KSC 1

NSSC

4

22 U.S.C. § 

2778(e) (Arms 

Export Control 

Act)

Certain 

information 

pertaining to 

export license 

applications.

Council for a 

Livable World v. 

U.S. Dep't of State, 

No. 96-1807, slip 

op. at 11 (D.D.C. 

Jan. 21, 1998), 

amended (D.D.C. 

Nov. 23, 1998).

HQ 3

18

JPL 3

JSC 5

KSC 3

LaRC 1

MSFC 3

GSFC 4 11
V.

41 U.S.C. § 

2102 (amending 

41 U.S.C. § 

423(a)(1))* 

(Procurement 

Integrity Act)

Contractor bid 

or proposal 

information; 

source 

selection 

information.

Legal & Safety 

Employer 

Research, Inc. V 

U.S. Dept of the 

Army, No, Civ. 

S001748, 2001 UL 

34098652, at *3-4 

(E.D. Cal. May 4, 

2001) (dictum).

KSC 3

NSSC

4

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

AFRC 1 13 14 0

ARC 5 31 32 4

GRC 5 26 27 4

GSFC 14 89 86 17

HQ 14 252 249 17

JPL 1 58 57 2

JSC 9 115 108 16

KSC 2 78 77 3

LaRC 1 39 39 1

MSFC 7 41 44 4
V.

NSSC 2 24 25 1

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 3 36 32 7

SSC 0 10 10 0

AGENCY OVERALL 64 812 800 76

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

AFRC 1 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 14

ARC 10 9 0 7 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 32

GRC 2 11 0 5 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 27

GSFC 15 21 4 20 1 5 4 0 2 0 5 9 86

HQ 37 64 5 26 9 10 5 46 15 8 3 21 249

JPL 6 6 2 7 1 1 2 11 0 5 13 3 57

JSC 23 17 8 30 2 3 6 9 1 0 0 9 108

KSC 13 16 7 8 8 4 3 10 3 0 3 2 77

LaRC 7 2 1 9 2 4 1 2 3 0 2 6 39

MSFC 6 11 0 4 4 1 9 4 0 0 0 5 44

NSSC 2 12 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 25
V.

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

OIG 1 15 8 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 32

SSC 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 10

AGENCY 

OVERALL 124 190 38 121 29 29 41 92 34 16 26 60 800

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

AFRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

ARC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

GSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 9 9

HQ Directed requester to publicly available 

information 21 21

JPL Directed requester to publicly available 

information 3 3
V.

JSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 9 9

KSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

LaRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 6 6

MSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 5 5

NSSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

OGC N/A 0 0

OIG N/A 0 0

SSC N/A 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 60

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

AFRC 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

ARC 0 0 0 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

GRC 0 0 0 11 1 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
VI.

GSFC 0 1 5 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HQ 1 11 3 3 12 60 1 0 4 0 14 1 0 0

JPL 0 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 0 6 4 3 17 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0

KSC 0 0 7 16 4 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

LaRC 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 0 3 6 1 9 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0

NSSC 0 0 8 11 0 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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

OIG 0 0 0 1 2 18 4 1 16 1 1 0 0 0

SSC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 12 36 90 27 152 6 1 27 1 24 2 0 0

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

OGC 0 26 15 11
VI.

VI.

OIG 0 1 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 27 16 11

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

OGC 4 0 1 10 15

OIG 1 0 0 0 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 5 0 1 10 16

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

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

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
VI.

VI.

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

OGC 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 5 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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 

TOTAL
VI.

VI.

Relied 

Upon

OGC N/A 0 0

OIG N/A 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0

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

OGC 23 26.67 <1 78

OIG 12 12 12 12

AGENCY 

OVERALL 23 25.8 <1 78

C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal
VII.

OGC

Date of 

Appeal

2019-

09-19

2019-

09-11

2019-

09-09

2019-

09-05

2019-

09-04

2019-

08-16

2019-

08-08

2019-

07-10

2019-

07-10

2019-

02-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 7 13 15 17 18 30 36 57 57 162

OIG

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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Appeal

2019-

09-19

2019-

09-11

2019-

09-09

2019-

09-05

2019-

09-04

2019-

08-16

2019-

08-08

2019-

07-10

2019-

07-10

2019-

02-08

Number 

of Days 

Pending 7 13 15 17 18 30 36 57 57 162

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

AFRC 6 16.8 <1 48 10 32.57 4 81 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARC 2 8.27 <1 34 24 32.32 1 122 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 2.5 3.5 1 8 16 20.8 <1 92 N/A N/A N/A N/A
VII.

GSFC 10.5 24.05 <1 146 48.5 57.12 1 196 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 8 11.19 <1 45 24 36.76 1 240 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL 6 6 6 6 8 11.51 <1 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 7 14.57 <1 80 33 43.33 <1 178 N/A N/A N/A N/A

KSC 6 6.32 <1 17 27 37.15 1 163 N/A N/A N/A N/A

LaRC 4 5.43 <1 16 23 36.18 15 119 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 13.5 24.83 1 74 23 52.12 <1 209 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 1 18.33 <1 85 45 62.88 <1 144 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 12 14.12 3 53 37 34 23 42 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC 1 2 <1 4 1 4.67 1 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 13.19 <1 146 25 38.31 <1 240 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

AFRC 27 27 6 48 57.5 51.5 10 81 N/A N/A N/A N/A
VII.

ARC 10 13.83 <1 34 29 38.69 14 122 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 2.5 3.5 1 8 25 29 1 92 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GSFC 10 27.44 1 146 58 63.19 1 162 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 15 15.82 1 45 36 46.53 6 240 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL 6 6 6 6 20 22.36 <1 53 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 5 11.36 2 63 44 57.69 8 178 N/A N/A N/A N/A

KSC 8.5 8.75 1 17 39 44.4 3 163 N/A N/A N/A N/A

LaRC 5.5 6.17 2 13 20 20.67 15 27 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 17 21.33 10 37 36.5 76.93 15 209 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 53 53 21 85 82.5 82.42 19 144 N/A N/A N/A N/A

OGC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

OIG 17 18.8 3 53 23 23 23 23 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC 4 4 4 4 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 10 16.28 <1 146 37 50.83 <1 240 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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
VII.

AFRC 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

ARC 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

GRC 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

GSFC 28 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42

HQ 57 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73

JPL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

JSC 29 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37

KSC 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

LaRC 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

MSFC 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

NSSC 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

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

OIG 19 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25

SSC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

AGENCY 

OVERALL 211 35 9 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 263

C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
VII.

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

AFRC 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

ARC 8 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

GRC 9 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

GSFC 13 6 7 6 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 42

HQ 47 33 12 13 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 115

JPL 39 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45

JSC 18 19 11 5 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 61

KSC 8 20 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39

LaRC 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

MSFC 17 6 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 34

NSSC 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17

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

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

SSC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

AGENCY 

OVERALL 174 109 47 30 13 17 6 7 3 2 3 0 0 411

C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
VII.

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

AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GSFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LaRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NSSC 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

SSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

AFRC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

ARC 1 21 21 2 38 38 0 N/A N/A

GRC 1 3 3 2 15.5 15.5 0 N/A N/A

GSFC 4 37 42 12 21 26.17 0 N/A N/A

HQ 4 6.5 6.75 9 20 45.56 0 N/A N/A

JPL 1 11 11 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

JSC 4 15.5 19.75 9 13 33.56 0 N/A N/A

KSC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

LaRC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

MSFC 4 3.5 4.5 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

NSSC 0 N/A N/A 1 2 2 0 N/A N/A

OGC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

OIG 4 23 19 3 63 67 0 N/A N/A

SSC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 23 11 17.57 38 20 34 0 N/A N/A

E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

Request

AFRC

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 

ARC

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-12

2019-

08-29

2019-

06-28

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 64

GRC

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-25

2019-

09-17

2019-

08-28

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 22

GSFC

Date of 

Receipt

2019-

08-22

2019-

08-20

2019-

08-16

2018-

08-14

2019-

08-14

2019-

08-09

2019-

08-08

2019-

08-05

2019-

06-18

2019-

05-15

Number 

of Days 

Pending 26 28 30 32 32 35 36 39 68 95

HQ

Date of 

Receipt

2019-

09-20

2019-

09-13

2019-

09-11

2019-

09-11

2019-

09-09

2019-

08-30

2019-

07-26

2019-

06-13

2019-

04-29

2019-

04-29

Number 

of Days 

Pending 6 11 13 13 15 20 45 75 98 107
JPL

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-13

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

JSC

Date of 

Receipt

2019-

09-23

2019-

09-19

2019-

09-17

2019-

09-11

2019-

08-30

2019-

08-22

2019-

07-29

2019-

07-25

2019-

05-16

2019-

05-01

Number 

of Days 

Pending 5 7 9 13 20 26 44 46 94 105

KSC

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 

LaRC

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 

MSFC

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-25

2019-

09-25

2019-

09-24

2019-

09-18

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 8 

NSSC

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-26
VIII.

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 

OGC

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 

OIG

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A

2019-

09-19

2019-

08-28

2019-

08-26

2019-

08-26

2019-

07-29

2019-

07-01

2019-

05-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 7 22 24 24 44 63 94

SSC

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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Receipt

2019-

07-01

2019-

06-28

2019-

06-18

2019-

06-13

2019-

05-16

2019-

05-16

2019-

05-15

2019-

04-29

2019-

05-01

2019-

04-29

Number 

of Days 

Pending 63 64 68 75 94 94 95 98 105 107

A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING
VIII.

Agency / 

Component

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

Within Ten 

Calendar 

Days

AFRC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

ARC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

GRC 0 1 1 1 1

GSFC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

HQ 0 10 1 1.9 10

JPL 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

JSC 0 3 8 8.67 2

KSC 0 5 6 5.4 4

LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 0 1 9 9 1

NSSC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OGC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

OIG 0 1 6 6 1

SSC 0 0 N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 21 6 4.19 19

B. Requests for Fee Waiver
Agency / 

Component

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

AFRC 0 0 N/A N/A

ARC 2 0 8 8

GRC 0 0 N/A N/A

GSFC 0 2 116.5 116.5

HQ 1 17 23.5 22.33

JPL 0 1 5 5

JSC 0 3 10 9

KSC 0 2 4.5 4.5

LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A

MSFC 0 3 7 7.67

NSSC 0 0 N/A N/A

OGC 0 0 N/A N/A

OIG 1 1 1.5 1.5

SSC 0 1 1 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 30 12 21.15
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 "FullTime 

FOIA 

Staff"

Processing 

Costs

LitigationRelated 

Costs

Total Costs

AFRC 0 0.25 0.25 30496.38 0.00 30496.38

ARC 0 0.25 0.25 29467.38 0.00 29467.38

GRC 0 0.25 0.25 28794.13 0.00 28794.13

GSFC 1 0.00 1.00 115871.74 0.00 115871.74

HQ 3 0.00 3.00 454622.59 0.00 454622.59

JPL 0 0.50 0.50 64556.47 0.00 64556.47

JSC 1 0.00 1.00 99201.75 0.00 99201.75

KSC 0 0.50 0.50 57878.18 0.00 57878.18

LaRC 0 0.50 0.50 49583.78 0.00 49583.78

MSFC 1 0.00 1.00 79841.36 0.00 79841.36

NSSC 0 0.25 0.25 29718.74 0.00 29718.74

OGC 0 2.00 2.00 300000.00 0.00 300000.00

OIG 1 0.00 1.00 72622.05 0.00 72622.05
X. 

SSC 0 0.25 0.25 21564.56 0.00 21564.56

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 4.75 11.75 1434219.11 0.00 1434219.11

Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

AFRC 665.15 0.0218

ARC 835.47 0.0284

GRC 0.00

GSFC 1267.58 0.0109

HQ 1118.59 0.0025

JPL 208.08 0.0032

JSC 12360.01 0.1246

KSC 3807.34 0.0658

LaRC 563.58 0.0114

MSFC 2545.34 0.0319

NSSC 1410.50 0.0475
XI.

OGC 0.00

OIG 0.00

SSC 160.84 0.0075

AGENCY 

OVERALL 24942.48 0.0174

A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component Number of Times Subsection 

Used

AFRC 0

ARC 0

GRC 0

GSFC 0

HQ 0

JPL 0

JSC 0

KSC 0

LaRC 0

MSFC 0
XI.

NSSC 0

OGC 0

OIG 0

SSC 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 

B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Records 

Posted by the 

FOIA Office

Number of 

Records 

Posted by 

Program 

Offices

AFRC 0 0

ARC 0 0

GRC 0 0

GSFC 0 0

HQ 0 0

JPL 0 0

JSC 0 0
XII.

KSC 0 0

LaRC 0 0

MSFC 0 0

NSSC 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 0 0

SSC 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 

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

AFRC 0 N/A

ARC 2 N/A

GRC 1 N/A

GSFC 10 N/A

HQ 4 N/A
XII.

JPL 0 N/A

JSC 5 N/A

KSC 0 N/A

LaRC 0 N/A

MSFC 0 N/A

NSSC 0 N/A

OGC 0 5

OIG 6 0

SSC 0 N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 28 5 

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
XII.

AFRC 0 0 0 0

ARC 0 1 1 0

GRC 0 0 0 0

GSFC 0 2 1 1

HQ 0 12 10 2

JPL 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 3 3 0

KSC 0 1 1 0

LaRC 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 0 0 0

NSSC 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0

SSC 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 19 16 3

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

AFRC

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 

ARC

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 

GRC

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 

GSFC

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2019-09-24

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 

HQ

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

2019-

09-27 2019-09-20

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 

JPL

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 

JSC

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 

KSC 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 

LaRC

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 

MSFC

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 

NSSC

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 

SSC

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/A

2019-

09-27

2019-

09-24 2019-09-20

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 
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

AFRC 8 13 8 14

ARC 48 31 49 32

GRC 18 26 16 27

GSFC 90 89 84 86

HQ 294 252 313 249

JPL 55 58 56 57

JSC 138 115 146 108

KSC 55 78 57 77

LaRC 38 39 41 39

MSFC 39 41 39 44

NSSC 13 24 12 25

OGC 0 0 0 0
XII.

OIG 46 36 48 32

SSC 11 10 11 10

AGENCY 

OVERALL 853 812 880 800

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

AFRC 0 0

ARC 3 2

GRC 0 1

GSFC 8 10

HQ 7 4

JPL 0 0

JSC 4 5

KSC 1 0

LaRC 0 0
XII.

MSFC 3 0

NSSC 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 1 6

SSC 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 27 28

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

OGC 8 26 14 15

OIG 1 1 1 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 9 27 15 16
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

OGC 0 5

OIG 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 5