National Aeronautics and Space Administration

FOIA ANNUAL REPORT

October 1, 2017

THROUGH

September 30, 2018

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the Period 

October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018

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.

Nikki Gramian

Principal Agency FOIA Officer 300

E. Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-0625

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

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

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, MS 5L19

CODE P-FOIA

Washington, DC 20546-0001

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.

Martha Terry, Ames Research Center (ARC) FOIA Public Liaison Officer;

202-358-2339 NASA Headquarters,

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Martha Terry, Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) FOIA Public Liaison

Officer; 202-358-2339 NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19, Washington, DC 20546-0001
Martha Terry, Glenn Research Center (GRC) FOIA Public Liaison Officer;

202-358-2339 NASA Headquarters,

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Joan Belt, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) FOIA Public Liaison

Officer; 301-286-4721

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, MS213.1, 

Greenbelt, MD 20771

Josephine Sibley, HQ FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-2462

NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Dennis Mahon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) FOIA Public Liaison;

818-393-6779

FOIA Requester Service Center

4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109

Robert Young, Johnson Space Center (JSC) FOIA Public Liaison Officer

202-358-1030 NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19, Washington, DC 20546

Carissa Wheeler, Kennedy Space Center (KSC) FOIA Public Liaison Officer

757-864-4274

NASA Langley Research Center, MS 218, Hampton, VA 23681

Carissa Wheeler, Langley Research Center (LaRC) FOIA Public Liaison

Officer; 757-864-4274

NASA Langley Research Center, MS 218, Hampton, VA 23681

Robert Young, Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) FOIA Public Liaison

Officer; 202-358-1030 NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW, MS 5-L19, Washington, DC 20546

Martha Terry, NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC) FOIA Public Liaison

Officer; 202-358-2339

NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW, MS 5L19Washington, DC 20546-0001

Frank LaRocca, Office of Inspector General (OIG) FOIA Public

Liaison Officer; 202-358-2575

NASA Office of the Inspector General; Washington, DC 20546-0001

Sallie Bilbo, Stennis Space Center (SSC) FOIA Public Liaison;

228-688-3182

NASA Stennis Space Center, Code CA 10

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.

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS

1. 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 individuals 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).

2. 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 Reseach 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 Service Center

OGC Office of General Counsel

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-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

GRC 1

7

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-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

GSFC 1

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-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

JPL 1

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);

KSC 2
Margolin v. NASA, No. 09

-

CV-00421-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

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-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

LaRC1

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-LRH-VPC, 2011

WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.

Mar. 31, 2011).

MSFC1

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, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

GSFC1

11

Certain information pertaining to 

export license applications

Council for a Livable World v.

U.S. Dep’t of State, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

HQ2

Certain information pertaining to 

export license applications

Council for a Livable World v.

U.S. Dep’t of State, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

JSC3
amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

Certain information pertaining to 

export license applications

Council for a Livable World v.

U.S. Dep’t of State, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

KSC 1

Certain information pertaining to 

export license applications

Council for a Livable World v.

U.S. Dep’t of State, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

LaRC 3

Certain information pertaining to 

export license applications

Council for a Livable World v.

U.S. Dep’t of State, 1998 U.S.

Dist. LEXIS 23642 at *11

(D.D.C. Jan. 21, 1998),

amended (D.D.C. Nov. 23,

1998).

MSFC 1

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. Dep’t of

the Army, No. Civ. S001748,

2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4

(E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001)

(dictum).

GSFC 4

4

0
V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Requests

Pending as of 

Start

of Fiscal Year

Number of

Requests 

Received

in Fiscal Year

Number of

Requests 

Processed

in Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests

Pending as of End

of Fiscal Year

AFRC 1 8 8 1

ARC 6 48 49 5

GRC 3 18 16 5

GSFC 8 90 84 14

HQ 33 294 313 14

JPL 2 55 56 1

JSC 17 138 146 9

KSC 4 55 57 2

LaRC 4 38 41 1

MSFC 7 39 39 7

0

NSSC 1 13 12 2

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 5 46 48 3

SSC 0 11 11 0

AGENCY OVERALL 91 853 880 64

After reviewing their databases, JPL and HQ updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year.

V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS 

BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"

Agency / 

Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1)

Number of Times 

"Other" Reason 

Was Relied Upon

TOTAL

ARC Directed requester to publicly available information 4

4

GRC Directed requester to publicly available information 1

1

GSFC Directed requester to publicly available information 2

2

HQ Directed requester to publicly available information 19

19

JPL Directed requester to publicly available information 3

3

JSC Directed requester to publicly available information 1

1

KSC Directed requester to publicly available information 5

5

LaRC Directed requester to publicly available information 2

2

MSFC Directed requester to publicly available information 3

3

NSSC Directed requester to publicly available information 1

1

OIG Directed requester to publicly available information 1

1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 42
V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 

Component Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(A) Ex. 7(B) Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(D) Ex. 7(E) Ex. 7(F) Ex. 8 Ex. 9

AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARC 0 0 0 15 5 12 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0

GRC 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

GSFC 0 0 6 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HQ 0 2 2 3 13 56 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0

JPL 0 0 1 5 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 5 3 14 7 8 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0

KSC 0 0 3 7 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

LaRC 0 0 4 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 0 2 6 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

NSSC 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

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

OIG 0 0 0 0 7 23 6 0 23 3 5 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 7 22 77 41 125 11 0 30 4 16 5 0 0
VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS --

RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Appeals

Pending as of Start

of Fiscal Year

Number of

Appeals Received

in Fiscal Year

Number of

Appeals Processed

in Fiscal Year

Number of Appeals

Pending as of End

of Fiscal Year

OGC 6 8 14 0

OIG 0 1 1 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL 6 9 15 0
VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency / Component Number Affirmed on 

Appeal

Number Partially 

Affirmed & Partially 

Reversed/Remanded on 

Appeal

Number Completely 

Reversed/Remanded on 

Appeal

Number of Appeals 

Closed for Other 

Reasons

TOTAL

OGC 3 4 3 4 14

OIG 1 0 0 0 1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL 4 4 3 4 15
VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 

Component Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(A) Ex. 7(B) Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(D) Ex. 7(E) Ex. 7(F) Ex. 8 Ex. 9

OGC 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / 

Component

No 

Records

Records 

Referred at 

Initial 

Request 

Level

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request 

for Other 

Reasons

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request or 

Appeal

Request in 

Litigation

Appeal 

Based 

Solely on 

Denial of 

Request 

for 

Expedited 

Processing

Other 

*Explain in 

chart 

below

OGC 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS

Agency / 

Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of Times 

"Other" Reason 

Was Relied Upon

TOTAL

OGC N/A 0

0

OIG N/A 0

0

AGENCY 

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

Agency / Component Median Number of Days Average Number of 

Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days

OGC 26.75 25.85 1.00 54.00

OIG 21.00 21.00 21.00 21.00

AGENCY OVERALL 25.25 25.60 1.00 54.00
VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency /

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

Appeal

OGC

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

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

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal
Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

Date of Appeal

Number of Days 

Pending

AGENCY 

OVERALL

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 

Pending0000000000
VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

AFRC 1 3.57 <1 18 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARC 9 21.88 <1 118 30 41.29 <1 104 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 6 11.8 <1 36 27 35.12 5 80 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GSFC 8 12.1 <1 51 29 38.04 <1 142 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 6 9.65 <1 68 29 34.99 <1 154 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL <1 4.62 <1 25 5 11.33 <1 87 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 8.5 10.2 <1 36 24.5 42.6 <1 218 10 10 10 10

KSC 1 2.38 <1 16 31 35 1 82 6 6 6 6

LaRC 4 4.24 <1 16 27 27.09 1 78 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 7.5 8.17 1 21 27 25.84 <1 87 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 17.5 19.5 11 32 12 19 <1 42 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 6.5 7.81 <1 22 29.5 33.25 23 51 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC <1 0.22 <1 2 12.5 12.5 12 13 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 5 9.06 <1 118 24 34.34 <1 218 8 8 6 10
VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS 

GRANTED

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Lowest 

Number 

of Days

Highest 

Number 

of Days

AFRC 10 10 2 18 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARC 14 43 5 118 42 49.31 21 97 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 6 16 6 36 61.5 56.75 24 80 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GSFC 20 21.64 2 51 44 48.91 2 142 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 16 16.44 <1 68 32.5 39.87 2 154 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL 5 5 <1 10 12.5 18.29 3 87 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 12.5 12.44 <1 36 46.5 63.94 <1 218 N/A N/A N/A N/A

KSC 16 16 16 16 43 48.4 13 82 6 6 6 6

LaRC 9 8.5 1 16 27 29.7 8 78 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 10 11.6 1 21 29 32.25 <1 87 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 23 22 11 32 41.5 41.5 41 42 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 11.5 2 22 36 36 36 36 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC <1 0.67 <1 2 12 12 12 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 13.5 15.94 <1 118 33 45.5 <1 218 6 6 6 6
VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-20

Days

21-40

Days

41-60

Days

61-80

Days

81-100 

Days

101-120 

Days

121-140 

Days

141-160 

Days

161-180 

Days

181-200 

Days

201-300 

Days

301-400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

AFRC 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

ARC 13 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16

GRC 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

GSFC 23 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29

HQ 106 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117

JPL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

JSC 36 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39

KSC 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

LaRC 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21

MSFC 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

0

NSSC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

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

OIG 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42

SSC 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

AGENCY 

OVERALL 306 23 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 336
VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-20

Days

21-40

Days

41-60

Days

61-80

Days

81-100 

Days

101-120 

Days

121-140 

Days

141-160 

Days

161-180 

Days

181-200 

Days

201-300 

Days

301-400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

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

ARC 6 9 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24

GRC 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

GSFC 19 9 10 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 47

HQ 36 41 16 8 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 108

JPL 29 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33

JSC 38 20 6 7 5 1 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 86

KSC 5 7 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

LaRC 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11

MSFC 8 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19

0

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

SSC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 154 106 44 28 17 4 5 4 1 2 1 0 0 366
VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / 

Component

<1-20

Days

21-40

Days

41-60

Days

61-80

Days

81-100 

Days

101-120 

Days

121-140 

Days

141-160 

Days

161-180 

Days

181-200 

Days

201-300 

Days

301-400 

Days

401+

Days TOTAL

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

KSC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number of 

Days

Average 

Number of 

Days

AFRC 1 26 26 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

ARC 1 26 26 4 27 31 0 N/A N/A

GRC 1 7 7 3 43 29 0 N/A N/A

GSFC 3 2 10 10 45.5 45 0 N/A N/A

HQ 6 21 26 7 17 26 0 N/A N/A

JPL 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 N/A N/A

JSC 2 12 12 3 48 42 0 N/A N/A

KSC 0 N/A N/A 1 128 128 0 N/A N/A

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

MSFC 3 29 25 1 17 17 0 N/A N/A

NSSC 0 N/A N/A 2 26 26 0 N/A N/A

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

OIG 3 4 9 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

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

AGENCY OVERALL 20 20.5 18 32 39 37 0 N/A N/A
VII.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/A2018-08-22

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26

ARC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-09-102018-09-072018-08-222018-08-032018-07-10

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 26 39 57

GRC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-09-272018-09-192018-07-302018-07-30

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 43 43

GSFC

Date of Receipt 2018-09-262018-09-072018-08-212018-08-032018-07-302018-07-232018-07-032018-07-032018-05-292018-05-16

Number of Days 

Pending 2 15 27 39 43 48 61 61 86 94

HQ

Date of Receipt 2018-09-052018-09-052018-08-302018-08-292018-08-292018-08-222018-08-142018-08-132018-06-292018-06-25

Number of Days 

Pending 17 17 20 21 21 26 32 33 63 67

JPL

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-08-27

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23

JSC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-09-242018-08-302018-08-162018-07-232018-07-23

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 30 48 48

KSC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-03-29

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128

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/A2018-09-242018-09-052018-08-172018-07-30

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 29 43

Date of Receipt

Number of Days 

Pending

NSSC

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-09-112018-08-03

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 39

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A2018-09-282018-09-242018-08-27

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 23

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 2018-07-232018-07-232018-07-102018-07-032018-07-032018-06-292018-06-252018-05-292018-05-162018-03-29

Number of Days 

Pending 48 48 57 61 61 63 67 86 94 128
VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / 

Component Number Granted Number Denied

Median Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

Within Ten 

Calendar Days

AFRC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

ARC 0 3 1 1 3

GRC 0 7 3 3.14 6

GSFC 0 2 102 102 1

HQ 0 12 7 7.17 8

JPL 0 0 N/A N/A 0

JSC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

KSC 1 4 0 2 5

LaRC 0 2 5.5 5.5 2

MSFC 0 3 6 6.67 3

NSSC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

OGC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

OIG 0 1 6 6 1

SSC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 34 5 10.26 29
VIII.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 0 1 1 1

GRC 0 3 3 2

GSFC 0 0 N/A N/A

HQ 5 6 5 16.55

JPL 0 0 N/A N/A

JSC 2 0 30 30

KSC 0 0 N/A N/A

LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A

MSFC 0 3 4 4.67

NSSC 0 0 N/A N/A

OGC 0 0 N/A N/A

OIG 0 2 20.5 20.5

SSC 0 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 15 4.5 13.77
IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Agency / 

Component

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of "FullTime FOIA 

Employees"

Number of 

"Equivalent FullTime FOIA 

Employees"

Total Number of 

"Full-Time FOIA 

Staff"

Processing Costs Litigation-Related 

Costs Total Costs

AFRC 0 0.25 0.25 $28,326.76 $0.00 $28,326.76

ARC 0 0.25 0.25 $31,114.81 $0.00 $31,114.81

GRC 0 0.25 0.25 $28,223.18 $0.00 $28,223.18

GSFC 1 0 1 $114,194.14 $12,630.77 $126,824.91

HQ 2 0 2 $340,594.65 $0.00 $340,594.65

JPL 0 0.5 0.5 $63,578.19 $0.00 $63,578.19

JSC 1 0 1 $118,745.44 $0.00 $118,745.44

KSC 0 0.5 0.5 $52,088.21 $0.00 $52,088.21

LaRC 0 0.5 0.5 $51,301.12 $0.00 $51,301.12

MSFC 1 0 1 $83,217.64 $0.00 $83,217.64

0 $0.00

NSSC 0 0.25 0.25 $28,075.70 $0.00 $28,075.70

OGC 2 0 2 $300,000.00 $0.00 $300,000.00

OIG 1 0 1 $63,421.45 $0.00 $63,421.45

SSC 0 0.25 0.25 $24,423.61 $0.00 $24,423.61

AGENCY 

OVERALL 8 2.75 10.75 $1,327,304.90 $12,630.77 $1,339,935.67
X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of Total 

Costs

AFRC $0.00 0.00%

ARC $1,547.79 4.97%

GRC $169.53 0.60%

GSFC $3,035.74 2.66%

HQ $11.39 0.00%

JPL $477.45 0.75%

JSC $3,512.77 2.96%

KSC $3,323.93 6.38%

LaRC $541.54 1.06%

MSFC $130.36 0.16%

NSSC $0.00 0.00%

OGC $0.00 0.00%

OIG $0.00 0.00%

SSC $257.34 1.05%

AGENCY OVERALL $13,007.84 0.98%
XI.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

NSSC 0

OGC 0

OIG 0

SSC 0

AGENCY OVERALL 0
XI.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 3 0

JPL 0 0

JSC 0 0

KSC 0 0

LaRC 0 0

MSFC 0 0

NSSC 0 1

OGC 0 0

OIG 0 0

SSC 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 3 1
XII.A. BACKLOGS OF FOIA REQUESTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of 

Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of 

Fiscal Year

AFRC 0 0

ARC 3 0

GRC 0 0

GSFC 8 0

HQ 7 0

JPL 0 0

JSC 4 0

KSC 1 0

LaRC 0 0

MSFC 3 0

NSSC 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 1 0

SSC 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 27 0
XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND 

PENDING CONSULTATIONS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Pending at the 

Agency as of Start

of the Fiscal Year

Number of

Consultations Received

from Other Agencies 

During the Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Processed by 

the Agency During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Pending at the 

Agency as of End

of the Fiscal Year

AFRC 1 0 1 0

ARC 0 0 0 0

GRC 0 0 0 0

GSFC 0 0 0 0

HQ 0 5 5 0

JPL 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 0 0 0

KSC 0 0 0 0

LaRC 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 0 0 0

0

NSSC 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 1 1 0

SSC 0 0 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 1 6 7 0
XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES 

AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / 

Component

10th Oldest 

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

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 N/A

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

HQ

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

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

Date

Number of Days

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

0000000000

OGC

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

Number of Days0000000000

OIG

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

Number of Days0000000000

SSC

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

Number of Days0000000000

AGENCY 

OVERALL

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

Number of Days0000000000
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 11 8 11 8

ARC 44 48 42 49

GRC 24 18 23 16

GSFC 117 90 113 84

HQ 423 294 400 313

JPL 57 55 56 56

JSC 118 138 112 146

KSC 65 55 68 57

LaRC 47 38 43 41

MSFC 65 39 60 39

NSSC 26 13 25 12

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 52 46 48 48

SSC 13 11 15 11

AGENCY OVERALL 1,062 853 1,016 880
XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT 

ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report

AFRC 0 0

ARC 0 3

GRC 0 0

GSFC 1 8

HQ 4 7

JPL 0 0

JSC 5 4

KSC 0 1

LaRC 1 0

MSFC 0 3

NSSC 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 0 1

SSC 0 0

AGENCY OVERALL 11 27
XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL 

REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report

OGC 24 8 22 14

OIG 3 1 3 1

AGENCY OVERALL 27 9 25 15
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

AFRC 0 0

ARC 0 0

GRC 0 0

GSFC 0 0

HQ 0 0

JPL 0 0

JSC 0 0

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