ANNUAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REPORT

tration (NASA) 

REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 

2008 

SECTION I – BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT 

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT: 

E: 

ncipal Agency FOIA Officer 

d Chief Public Liaison Officer 

c. ADDRESS: 

300 E Street, SW 

 Attn: FOIA Office, Suite 

 Washington, DC 30905 

5L19 

d. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 

(877) 627-FOIA 

e. EMAIL ADDRESS: 

nasafoia@nasa.gov

TO THE REPORT ON THE AGENCY WEB SITE: www.nasa.gov/FOIA

PORT IN PAPER FORM:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 300 E Street, SW Attention: FOIA Office, Suite 5L19 Washington, DC 30905 

SECTION II – MAKING A FOIA REQUEST 

OIA REQUESTS: 

sion Laboratory 

b. ADDRESS: 

1. NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW, Suite 5L32, Washington, DC 20549 2. Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 943-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035 3. Dryden Flight Research Center, Post Office Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523 4. Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135 5. Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771 6. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058 7. Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 8. Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 9. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812 10. NASA JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 11. NASA Shared Service Center, Bldg 5100, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 12. NASA Headquarters, Office of the Inspector General, Suite , Washington, DC 20549 13. Stennis Space Center, Bldg 5100, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 

c. TELEPHONE NUMBER 

1. 202.358.2265 2. 650.604.3273 3. 661.276.2704 4. 216.433.2813 5. 301.286.4721 6. 281.483.8612 7. 321.867.9280 8. 757.864.2497 9. 256.544.1837 10. 818.393.6779 11. 228.813.6174 12. 202.358.2582 13. 228.688.2118 

E REQUESTS ARE NOT GRANTED AND AN OVERVIEW OR CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF THE AGENCY’S RECORDS TO WHICH THE EXEMPTIONS APPLY: 

mpted material requested. Others were based on no information was found responsive to the request, while others withdrew their request after finding 

ere not agency records and we either forwarded the request to the responsive agency or referred the requester to the responsive agency.

the information 

SECTION III – ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS AND EXEMPTIONS 

 

nd Space Administration HQ - NASA Headquarters ARC - Ames Research Center 

h Center GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center JSC - Johnson Space Flight Center 

 Center LaRC - Langley Research Center GRC - Glenn Research Center 

Center NSSC - NASA Shared Service Center SSC - Stennis Space Center 

General 

ology: 

formation Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is generally a request for access to records concerning a third party, an organization, or a particular topic of interest. 

st for records concerning one self; such requests are also treated as FOIA requests. (All requests for access to records, regardless of which law is cited by the 

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deral agency for access to records under the Freedom of Information Act. 

gency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a full denial or partial denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Act, or any other FOIA 

rtaining to fees. 

 request or appeal for which an agency has taken a final action on the request or the appeal in all respects. 

 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 

ck are processed on a first-in/first out basis. A requester who has an urgent need for records may request expedited processing (see below). 

y will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester has shown an exceptional need or urgency for the records which warrants prioritization of his or 

at were made earlier. 

hat an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the volume and/or simplicity of records requested. 

st that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the volume and/or complexity of records requested. 

close all records in full in response to a FOIA request. 

n to disclose a record in part in response to a FOIA request, deleting information determined to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions; or a decision 

entireties, but to withhold others in whole or in part. 

o release any part of a record or records in response to a FOIA request because all the information in the requested records is determined by the agency to be exempt 

exemptions, or for some procedural reason (such as because no record is located in response to a FOIA request). 

e Freedom of Information Act for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days from proper receipt of a "perfected" FOIA request). 

uest for records that adequately describes the records sought, which has been received by the FOIA office of the agency or agency component in possession of the 

remaining question about the payment of applicable fees. 

federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain type of information and authorizing its withholding under FOIA subsection (b)(3). 

average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7. 

tained 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. 

 nine FOIA exemptions: 

defense and foreign relations information 

es and practices 

prohibited from disclosure by another federal law 

ther confidential business information 

a-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges 

g matters of personal privacy 

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e expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, 

rson of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, 

e expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, 

e expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, 

hniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, 

e expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual. 

 to the supervision of financial institutions 

on on wells 

SECTION IV – EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES 

2. TYPE OF INFORMATION 3. CASE OF INFORMATION WITHHELD 4. NO. OF TIMES RELIED UPON 

uccessful proposals for competitive 

d those portions of successful 

re not incorporated into the contracts. 

GRC-08-034, GRC-08-047, GRC-08-052, GSFC-07-144, GSFC-06-085, GSFC-08-007, GSFC-08-050, GSFC-08-076, GSFC-08-077, GSFC-08-092, GSFC-08-106, GSFC-08-121, GSFC-08-123, GSFC-08-131, GSFC-08-037, JSC-08-035, JSC-08-171, KSC-08-065, KSC-08-102 KSC-08-132, LaRC-06-044, LaRC-07-010, LaRC-07-011, LaRC-07-023, MSFC-08-051, MFSC-08-052, MSFC-08-057, HQ-08-023, HQ-06-215 

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thheld according to regulations 

or categories of technical data that may 

under the Arms Export Control Act. 

GRC-08-023, GRC-08-026, GRC-08-027, GRC-08-028, KSC-08-069, KSC-08-094, JPL-08-014, JPL-08-016 

JPL-08-005 9 

agencies to withhold from disclose to 

tion disclosing any invention in which 

nment owns or may own a right, title or 

nable time in order for a patent 

iled. 

JPL-07-052 1 

uations compiled by the procurement 

source selection activities covered by 

ntegrity Act and are considered 

GSFC-08-021, GSFC-08-043, JSC-08-056, JSC-08-060, JSC-08-096, JSC-08-146, JSC-08-147, LaRC-06-012, LaRC-06-018, MSFC-08-057* * Information contained in MSFC-08-057 covered more than one statute. 

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SECTION V – FOIA REQUESTS 

EQUESTS: (PROVIDE THE NUMBERS OF RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS, BOTH PERFECTED AND NON-PERFECTED. THE NUMBER IN COLUMN 1 MUST MATCH THE NUMBER OF 

AL YEAR” FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S ANNUAL REPORT. THE SUM OF COLUMN 1 AND 2 MINUS THE NUMBER IN COLUMN 3 MUST EQUAL THE NUMBER IN COLUMN 4.)

OF FY07: 

GSFC HQ JPL JSC KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC OIG NASA TOTALS 

41 138 6 16 4 59 0 1 0 5 331 

GSFC HQ JPL JSC KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC OIG NASA TOTALS 

162 354 53 217 144 37 123 14 9 40 1316 

GSFC HQ JPL JSC KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC OIG NASA TOTALS 

171 282 35 231 144 38 122 15 9 37 1258 

OF FY08: 

GSFC HQ JPL JSC KSC LaRC MSFC NSSC SSC OIG NASA TOTALS 

32 210 24 2 4 58 1 0 0 8 389 

 request dispositions as described below. Use only one column to report each request. Use the nine “Full Denial Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions” columns only if the request cannot be counted 

5, “Total”, must match the number in Section V.A, column 3. 

(3) (4) NUMBER OF FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS (5)

NUMBER OF 

ULL DENIALS 

BASED ON 

XEMPTIONS 

a. 

NO 

RECORDS 

b. 

ALL 

RECORDS 

REFERRED 

TO 

ANOTHER 

AGENCY 

c. 

REQUEST 

WITHDRAW

N 

d. 

FEE 

RELATED 

REASON 

e. 

RECORDS 

NOT 

REASONABLY 

DESCRIBED 

f. 

IMPROPER 

FOIA 

REQUEST 

FOR OTHER 

REASON 

g. 

AGENCY 

RECORD 

h. 

DUPLICATE 

REQUEST 

i. 

OTHER 

(Explain in 

B.2 below) 

TOTAL 

2 4 5 8 1 0 0 0 4 0 109 

0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 

7 12 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 49 5 24 11 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 171 

1 15 83 7 14 22 2 1 3 0 282 
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2 8 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 35 

18 24 20 4 5 2 4 0 2 6 231 

11 16 9 9 3 4 7 0 0 20 144 

1 2 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 

4 6 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 122 

0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 

8 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 

59 126 150 64 25 32 14 2 9 27 1258 

ons 

Other than Exemptions”. For any request marked “Other”, provide descriptions of other reasons for denials and the number of times each reason was relied upon. “Total” must equal “Other” column in 

(1) DESCRIPTION OF “OTHER” REASONS FOR DENIALS (2) NO. OF TIMES 

he Privacy Act System Manager for processing under the Privacy Act, in accordance with our agency regulations (Title 14, 

ublic domain; NASA website or the NASA FOIA Reading Room. 

 requester was not valid and unable to make further contact. 

8 

18 

1

(3) TOTAL: 

27 

ach exemption only once per request.) 

b3 b4 b5 b6 b7(a) b7(b) b7(c) b7(d) b7(e) b7(f) b8 b9

- 48 37 40 - - - - - - - -

- 1 - - - - - - - - - -

7 15 1 2 - - - - - - - -

14 59 4 6 1 - - - - - - -

2 2 2 5 - - - - - - - -

4 6 - 5 - - - - - - - -

7 40 11 5 - - - - - - - -

5 26 5 22 - - 14 - - - - -

6 6 1 1 - - - - - - - -

3 57 14 3 - - - - - - - -

- 1 - - - - - - - - - -
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- 6 - 3 - - - - - - - -

2 1 11 12 2 - 21 1 1 - - -

50 268 86 104 3 0 35 1 1 0 0 0 

SECTION VI – ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS 

STRATIVE APPEALS. 

ceived, processed, and pending as described in columns 

he number in column 3 must equal the number in column 

column 1 must match the number of “Appeals Pending as 

Annual FOIA Report. 

B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS – ALL PROCESSED APPEALS. 

Provide the number of administrative appeal adjudications as described in the column below. The number in the “Total” column must 

match the number in Section VI.A., column 3. In column 4, report the number of appeals which neither affirmed nor reversed/remanded the FOIA request determination, but were closed for other reasons. 

(3) 

NUMBER OF APPEALS 

PROCESSED IN FY08 

(4) 

NUMBER OF APPEALS 

PENDING AS OF END OF 

FY08 

(1) 

NUMBER 

AFFIRMED ON 

APPEAL 

(2) 

NUMBER OF 

PARTIALLY AFFIRMED 

AND 

REVERSED/REMANDED 

ON APPEAL 

(3) 

NUMBER COMPLETELY REVERSED/REMANDED 

ON APPEAL 

(4) 

NUMBER OF 

APPEALS 

CLOSED FOR 

OTHER REASON 

(5) 

TOTAL 

13 9 6 2 3 2 13 

n administrative appeal results in the denial of information based on exemptions and also based on a reason or reasons presented in C.2 and 3, report that appeal on all appeal on all applicable sections. 

tions applied; however, count each exemption only once per appeal. 

b4 b5 b6 b7(a) b7(b) b7(c) b7(d) b7(e) b7(f) b8 b9

1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

mber of administrative appeals resulting in denial for reasons other than exemptions, as described below. 

) 

UEST 

RAWN 

(4) 

FEE RELATED 

REASON 

(5) 

RECORDS NOT 

REASONABLY 

DESCRIBED 

(6) 

IMPROPER 

REQUEST FOR 

OTHER REASON 

(7) 

NOT AGENCY RECORD 

(8) 

DUPLICATE REQUEST 

OR APPEAL 

(9) 

REQUEST IN 

LITIGATION 

(10) 

APPEAL BASED 

SOLELY ON 

DENIAL OR 

REQUEST FOR 

EXPEDITED 

PROCESSING 

(11) 

OTHER 

(Explain in C.3 

below) 

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

n of the “other” reasons and the number of times each was relied upon. “Total” must equal “Other” column in C.2. 

(1) DESCRIPTION OF “OTHER” REASONS FOR DENIALS (2) NO. OF TIMES 

0 

(3) TOTAL: 

0 

s. Provide the (1) median, (2) average, (3) and (4) range in number of days to respond to administrative appeals. 

(2) 

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE – LOWEST NUMBER OF DAYS RANGE – HIG

(4) 

HEST NUMBER OF DAYS 

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ls. Provide the date of receipt of the ten oldest pending administrative appeals, and the number of days pending. (YYYYMMDD, e.g. 19881020) 

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

0080929 20080910 20080731 20080728 20080725 20080513 20080428 20080411 20080314

2 21 62 65 68 141 156 173 201

SECTION VII – FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS 

nly perfected requests. Begin counting days from the date of receipt of the perfected request. If using a multi-track processing system, report response times separately for each track. 

processed perfected requests. Chart B is a sub-set of Chart A and must reflect the response times only for those perfected requests in which information was granted, either in full or in part. 

IME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS. Provide the (1) median, (2) average, (3) and (4) range in number of days to process all perfected requests. 

COMPLEX 3. EXPEDITED 

2. 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

1 415 9 30 9 163 41 41 33 49

3 286 177 35 29 46 - - - -

1 50 21 23 1 64 - - - -

1 146 51 82 1 635 - - - -

1 119 84 123 1 1208 - - - -

1 110 - - - - - - - -

1 20 75 75 21 260 30 30 4 110

1 60 8 25 2 160 - - - -

101 101 396 377 2 871 - - - -

1 42 35 37 19 77 - - - -

1 25 - - - - - - - -

2 14 10 22 14 28 - - - -2 146 - - - - - - - -

1 415 35 83 1 1208 30 36 4 110 
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ME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS FOR WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED. Provide the (1) median, (2) average, (3) and (4) range in number of days to process all perfected requests. 

2. COMPLEX 3. EXPEDITED 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

1 415 9 22 1 58 41 41 33 49

5 65 61 30 29 32 - - - -

1 8 11 20 1 57 - - - -

3 146 70 98 1 635 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 110 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1 60 10 26 3 160 - - - -

- - 557 522 34 871 - - - -

1 42 35 39 19 77 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

2 14 10 22 14 28 - - - -4 146 - - - - - - - -

1 415 11 97 1 871 41 41 33 49 

E IN DAY INCREMENTS. 

processed in each of the thirteen designated time increments (i.e. within 20 days in the first column, within 21 

reate separate charts as presented below to report the information for each track. 

columns in the “Total” column to reflect the total number of requests processed for each of the tracks. 

-40 days in the second column, etc...). 

1. SIMPLE 

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 

9 5 12 5 14 5 3 1 4 5 2 83

2 1 - - - - - 1 1 - - 11

1 - - - - - - - - - - 11

5 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 31

3 6 11 21 10 - - - - - - 139

5 1 4 1 - - - - - - - 35

- - - - - - - - - - - 70
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2 3 - - - - - - - - - 79

- - - 1 - - - - - - - 1

2 - - - - - - - - - - 101

- - - - - - - - - - - 15

- - - - - - - - - - - 1

3 1 2 - - 1 - - - - - 37

32 17 30 29 24 7 3 2 5 5 2 614 

2. COMPLEX 

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 

6 - 1 - - - 1 - - - - 24

1 - - - - - - - - - - 5

4 1 - - - - - - - - - 38

20 14 2 8 4 6 12 4 10 1 1 140

8 4 6 8 9 12 2 8 5 - - 143

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

12 8 3 1 1 - 1 3 4 2 - 150

8 4 2 - - 2 - - - - - 65

- 1 2 1 - - 1 2 4 7 18 37

2 2 - - - - - - - - - 21

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 8

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

61 34 16 18 14 20 17 17 23 10 19 631 

3. EXPEDITED 

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 

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

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0
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1 - 3 1 - - - - - - - 11

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

- - - - - - - - - - - 0

2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 

RFECTED REQUESTS. Provide the number of perfected requests pending as of the end FY08, and the median and average number of days those requests had been pending. 

ding requests are perfected, the agency must include all pending requests and attach a footnote that it has done so. 

 If an agency or component is 

2. COMPLEX 3. EXPEDITED 

F 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(1) 

MEDIAN 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(2) 

AVERAGE 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(3) 

RANGE –

LOWEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

(4) 

RANGE – HIGHEST 

NUMBER OF 

DAYS 

145 515 254 254 248 261 - - - -

286 286 - - - - - - - -

27 27 10 14 3 27 - - - -

74 343 164 218 74 563 - - - -

35 111 144 281 93 1507 - - - -

18 132 527 639 166 889 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - 54 59 54 59 - - - -

1 151 214 285 1 910 - - - -

- - 63 63 63 63 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

2 126 - - - - - - - -

1 515 144 227 1 1507 - - - - 
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NDING PERFECTED REQUESTS. Provide the date of receipt of the ten oldest pending administrative appeals, and the number of days pending. (YYYYMMDD, e.g. 19881020) 

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

0070820 20070723 20070307 20070619 20070505 20070419 20070301 20061128 20061108

- - - - - - - - 20071116

- - 20080929 20080924 20080922 20080922 20080917 20080825 20080721

0070810 20070731 20070731 20070724 20070629 20070611 20070514 20061205 20061006

0051130 20051113 20050804 20050527 20050411 20050315 20050131 20041102 20040614

0080409 20070407 20070328 20070326 20070326 20070326 20070206 20050321 20050226

- - - - - - - 20080904 20080702

- - - - - - 20080918 20080917 20080822

0060707 20060619 20060518 20060331 20060324 20060222 20060131 20060109 20050413

- - - - - - - - 20080813

- - - - - - - - 

- - - - - - - - -

- 20080929 20080919 20080912 20080911 20080822 20080616 20080606 20080403

0050804 20050527 20050411 20050315 20050321 20050226 20050131 20041102 20040614 

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

261 273 287 297 322 340 367 456 515

- - - - - - - - 286

- - 3 6 8 8 11 23 27

352 360 360 365 381 395 414 524 563

1036 1053 1154 1223 1269 1269 1339 1429 1578

175 177 187 555 555 555 603 1290 1313

- - - - - - - 27 91

- - - - - - 53 54 71

562 613 634 668 673 695 710 725 910

- - - - - - - - 63

- - - - - - - - 
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- - - - - - - - -

- 2 8 13 14 27 75 81 126

1154 1223 1269 1269 1290 1313 1339 1429 1578 

SECTION VIII – REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER 

eporting requirements and is no longer an optional section. Provide information for adjudicated requests for expedited processing or adjudicated requests for a fee waiver, i.e. requests for expedited 

hich were granted or denied. Do not include requests for expedited processing or requests for a fee waiver which became moot for various reasons and, as a result, were neither granted nor denied. 

ESSING. 

d processing made both at the initial request level and, when applicable, at the administrative appeal level. 

 the days spent adjudicating the request for expedited processing. Count calendar days, not working days. 

the new reporting requirement captures the time taken to decide whether to grant or deny a request for expedited processing. This does not cover the FOIA requests which have already been granted 

e “expedited processing” track, and reported elsewhere in this Report. Rather, this new requirement reflects the time taken to make a determination, (i.e. adjudicate) whether a request for expedited 

d or denied. The FOIA requires agencies to determine within ten calendar days whether a request satisfies the standards for expedited processing. 

(2) 

NUMBER DENIED 

(3) 

MEDIAN NUMBER OF DAYS TO 

ADJUDICATE 

(4) 

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TO 

ADJUDICATE 

(5) 

NUMBER ADJUDICATED WITHIN TEN 

CALENDAR DAYS 

2 25 33 0

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

0 16 28 5

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

2 26 26 0

4 25 29 5 

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 of fees made both at the initial request level and, when applicable, at the administrative appeal level. 

 the days spent adjudicating the fee waiver request. Count working days. Do not include additional days that may precede consideration of the fee waiver request, e.g., days the request waits in a 

g time which precedes commencement of adjudication of fee waiver request, etc... 

D 

(2) 

NUMBER DENIED MEDIAN NUMBER

(3) 

 OF DAYS TO ADJUDICATE 

(4) 

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS TO ADJUDICATE 

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- - - 

- - - 

- - -

- - -

0 6 8 

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - -

0 6 8 

SECTION IX – FOIA PERSONNEL AND COST 

 adding the number of “Full-Time FOIA Employees” and “Equivalent Full-Time FOIA 

B. COSTS.  Add together all cost expended by the agency for processing FOIA requests at the initial request and 

administrative appeal levels, and for litigating FOIA requests. Including salaries of FOIA personnel, overhead, and any other FOIA-related expenses. 

(2) 

NUMBER OF EQUIVALENT FULLTIME FOIA EMPLOYEES 

(3) 

TOTAL NUMBER OF FULL-TIME 

FOIA STAFF 

(1) 

PROCESSING COSTS 

(2) 

LITIGATION-RELATED TOTAL COSTS 

.2 1.2 $97,865 $.00 $97,865

.1 1.1 $54,054 $.00 $54,054 

.11 1.11 $98,424 $.00 $98,424 

.2 1.2 $240,244 $.00 $240,244 

.90 4.9 $384,901 $15,499 $400,401 

.15 1.15 $97,618 $.00 $97,618 

.25 1.25 $103,830 $.00 $103,803 

.5 7 $166,626 $.00 $166,626 

.5 1.5 $186,500 $.00 $186,500 

.2 1.2 $125,415 $.00 $125,415 

.25 1.25 $74,938 $.00 $74,938 

.25 1.25 $106,500 $.00 $106,500 

.44 .44 $45,920 $.00 $45,920

3.25 19.25 $1,390,113 $15,499 $1,405,613 
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SECTION X – FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS 

equesters for processing their requests. Also, report the percentage of total processing costs (from Section IX, B.1.) that those fees represent. In calculating the amount of fees collected, include fees 

ument duplication, and any other direct costs permitted by agency regulations. 

OUNT OF FEES COLLECTED: 2. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PROCESSING COSTS: 

$.00 ARC 0

$.00 DFRC 0

$43.75 GRC .04

$521.45 GSFC .21

$2,617.15 HQ .65

$939.55 JPL .96

$2,196.00 JSC 2.1

$5,800.65 KSC 3.4

$200.00 LaRC .1

$90.00 MSFC .07

$72.60 NSSC .09

$.00 SSC 0%

$.00 OIG 0%

$11,959.70 NASA TOTALS .85 

SECTION XI – FOIA REGULATIONS 

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

SECTION XII – BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS 

nistrative Appeals 

of Backlogged Requests as of the End of FY08 Number of Backlogged Appeals as End of FY08 

14 - 

0 - 0 - 

16 - 

38 8 

4 - 

0 - 
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0 - 

16 - 

0 - 

0 - 0 - 

0 0 

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eceived, Processed and Pending Consultations 

om Other Agencies 

 as of the Start of 

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies 

During FY08 

Number of Consultations Received from Other 

Agencies that Were Processed by Your Agency 

During FY08 

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that 

Were Pending at Your Agency as of End of FY08 

- - - - - - 

- - - 

- - - 

23 23 0

- - -

- - -

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - - 

- - -

0 0 0 

n Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency 

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

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

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 from Previous and Current Annual Report – Requests Received, Processed and Backlogged 

mber of Requests Received 2. Number of Requests Processed 

g FY07 Number Received During FY08 Number Processed During FY07 Number Processed During FY08 

93 57 109

15 17 16
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55 52 49 

162 152 171 

354 313 282

53 61 35

217 233 231 

144 161 144 

37 47 38 

123 172 122 

14 6 15 

9 19 9 

40 36 37

1316 1326 1258 

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r of Backlogged Requests as of End of FY08 Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of FY09 

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tive Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report – Appeals Received, Processed and Backlogged 

umber of Appeals Received 2. Number of Appeals Processed 

g FY07 Number Received During FY08 Number Processed During FY07 Number Processed During FY08 

22 29 13 

9 

umber of Appeals Received 2. Number of Appeals Processed 

g FY08 Number Received During FY09 Number Processed During FY08 Number Processed During FY09 

END OF REPORT