National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

FOIA Annual Report 

October 1, 2021 

THROUGH 

September 30, 2022 

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the 

period October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552. 

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORT 

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

Nikki Gramian Principal Agency FOIA Officer 300 E. Street SW Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0625 Stephanie Fox Deputy Agency FOIA Officer / 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

3. Explain how to obtain a copy of the Report in paper form. 
Requesters may write to: NASA Headquarters Freedom of Information Act Office 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 Email: hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST 

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

Ames Research Center 

Martha Terry Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2339 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govArmstrong Flight Research Center Martha Terry Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2339 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govGlenn Research Center Martha Terry Government Information Specialist 
NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2339 hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Goddard Space Flight Center Alyssa Bias Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-4664 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govNASA Headquarters Derek Moore Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2681 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govJet Propulsion Laboratory Dennis Mahon Government Information Specialist Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6779 jpl-foia@nasa.gov
Johnson Space Center 

Robert Young Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546 202-358-1030 jsc-hq-foia@mail.nasa.govKennedy Space Center Carissa Wheeler Government Information Specialist NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 020 5 Langley Boulevard Hampton, VA 23681 757-746-0585 larc-foia@mail.nasa.govLangley Research Center Carissa Wheeler Government Information Specialist Langley Research Center Mail Stop 020 5 Langley Boulevard Hampton, VA 23681 757-746-0585 larc-foia@mail.nasa.govMarshall Space Flight Center Mireya Nyirenda Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 
Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0680 hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

NASA Shared Services Center Martha Terry Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546 202-358-2339 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govOffice of Inspector General Frank LaRocca OIG FOIA Public Liaison Office of Inspector General NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 202-358-2575 hq-foiaoig@mail.nasa.govStennis Space Center Sallie Bilbo Government Information Specialist Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 228-688-3182 ssc-foia@nasa.gov

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

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 accNASA processes a substantial number of requests for contracts as well as deliberative process materials. 

III. 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 

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 

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 

beyond the statutory time period for a response. 

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

to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requesrequires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for eacof the agency. 

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

its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then rerequester. 

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

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 concer

(i.e., a "third-party" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requrequests made by requesters seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) when tsubject to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters shoulbenefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests al
party requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of recorAct exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requesagency 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 does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agen

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 

their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as wbe located. 

j) Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number 

k) Multi-Track Processing - a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are p

track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests granprocessing are placed in yet another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out ba

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

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 fast

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 slo

high volume and/or complexity of the records requested. 

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 pr

records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprivfair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted in

privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would dprocedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law eninvestigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safe

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 CenterARC Ames Research CenterGRC Glenn Research CenterGSFC Goddard Space Flight CenterHQ Headquarters 
JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory 

JSC Johnson Space CenterKSC Kennedy Space CenterLaRC Langley Research CenterMSFC Marshall Space Flight CenterOGC 

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

SSC Stennis Space Center

IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES 

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency / Component

Numb

Tim

Rel

up

by Age

Comp

10 U.S.C. § 3309(b)

(formerly at 10 U.S.C.

§ 2305(g))

Certain contractorproposals

Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09‐2947, 09‐4281, 09‐

3344, 09‐2504, 09‐5633, 2012 WL 56747, 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).

HQ 

JSC KSC MSFC NSSC 

16 U.S.C. § 470hh

(ArchaeologicalResources Protection

Act of 1979)

Information pertainingto the nature and

location of certain

archaeological resources

Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305

F. Supp. 2d 21, 29‐30 (D.D.C. 2003),

summary affirmance granted, No. 03‐5257,

2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004);

HQ
Starkey v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 238 F.

Supp. 2d 1188, 1192‐94 (S.D. Cal. 2002).

22 U.S.C. § 2778(e) Certain information

pertaining to exportlicense 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).

ARC 

HQ JSC KSC LaRC MSFC 

41 U.S.C. § 2102

(amending 41 U.S.C. §423(a)(1))

Contractor bid or

proposal information;

source selection

information

Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’tof the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL

34098652, at *3‐4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001)

(dictum).

HQ 

JSC KSC MSFC 

50 U.S.C. § 4820(h)(1)

(formerly at 50 U.S.C.

§ 4614(c)(1))

Information pertaining

to license applications

under the Export

Administration Act

Wis. Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. U.S.

Dep’t of Com., 317 F.3d 275, 284 (D.C. Cir.

2003); Times Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of

Com., 236 F.3d 1286, 1289‐90 (11th Cir.

2001); Lessner v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 827

F.2d 1333, 1336‐37 (9th Cir. 1987).

HQ 

SSC

54 U.S.C. § 307103

(formerly at 16 U.S.C.

§ 470w‐3)

Information about thelocation, character orownership of a historic

property

N/A HQ
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 

0 27 27

0

ARC 1 61 60 2GRC 

0 18 16 2

GSFC 

0 56 50

6

HQ 34 373 376 31JPL 1 58 52

7

JSC 10 118 120

8

KSC 

9 81 82

8

LaRC 2 35 33

4

MSFC 

9 55 58

6

NSSC 1 29 29 1OGC 

0

0

0

0

OIG 

0 59 56 3

SSC 1 23 23 1AGENCY OVERALL 68 993 982 79
V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

Number 

of Full 

Grants

Number 

of 

Partial 

Grants / 

Partial 

Denials

Number of 

Full Denials 

Based on 

Exemptions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No 

Records

All Records 

Referred to 

Another 

Component 

or Agency

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

FOIA 

Request 

for Other 

Reason

Not 

Agency 

Record

Dup

Re

AFRC 2 4 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 ARC 7 9 0 8 0 1 1 11 11 0 GRC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 GSFC 5 10 0 7 1 2 3 5 4 0 HQ 49 101 6 45 6 15 19 60 39 3 JPL 2 13 1 3 1 5 0 3 2 3 JSC 31 20 6 18 1 6 14 5 0 0 KSC 10 19 9 12 3 2 3 3 5 2 LaRC 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 6 0 MSFC 3 15 5 7 1 3 5 5 0 0 NSSC 1 12 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 6 5 4 10 9 1 1 4 10 0 SSC 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 125 215 33 115 23 35 50 104 83 11 
V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REAEXEMPTIONS"

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 1ARC Directed requester to publicly available information 2 2GRC N/A

0

0

GSFC Directed requester to publicly available information 2 2HQ Directed requester to publicly available information 21 21JPL Directed requester to publicly available information

6

6

JSC Directed requester to publicly available information 10 10KSC Directed requester to publicly available information

8

8

LaRC Directed requester to publicly available information

4

4

MSFC Directed requester to publicly available information 2 2
NSSC Directed requester to publicly available information 1 1

OGC N/A 0 0OIG Directed requester to publicly available information 1 1SSC Directed requester to publicly available information 3 3

AGENCY 

OVERALL 61

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) E

7

AFRC 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 ARC 0 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 GRC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GSFC 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 HQ 1 5 12 22 47 89 2 0 7 0 5 JPL 0 1 0 9 1 13 0 0 0 0 7 JSC 0 0 4 11 4 13 0 0 1 1 1 KSC 0 0 13 7 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 LaRC 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 MSFC 0 2 8 11 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 
NSSC 0 0 1 7 0 10 0 0 1 0 2 

OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 0 5 1 1 SSC 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 8 40 84 62 178 5 0 17 2 17 

VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PPENDING 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 8 8 10 6

OIG 0 1 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 8 9 11 6

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 2 1 1 6 10
OIG 1 0 0 0 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL

3 1 1 6 11

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

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

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 

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

S

D

E

P

OGC 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 
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 50 110.5 14 349

OIG 26 26 26 26

AGENCY 

OVERALL 43 102.82 14 349
VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 

OGC 

Date of 

Appeal

N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐07‐

22

2022‐07‐

19

2021‐03‐

03

2021‐01‐

07

Number 

of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0 49 52 396 420 

OIG 

Date of 

Appeal

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐07‐ 22 2022‐07‐ 19 2021‐03‐ 03 2021‐01‐ 27 

Number 

of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0 49 52 396 420 

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

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PR

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

N

o

AFRC 

9 12.11 2 36 15 14

4 22 N/A N/A 

ARC 12 14.06 <1 32 21.5 29.88 <1 87 16 16 
GRC 13.5 13.5 10 17 27 27 27 27 N/A N/A 

GSFC 7 10.6 <1 46 11 30.87 1 181 N/A N/A HQ 6 8.98 <1 48 25 41.2 <1 278 134.5 134.5 JPL 11 17.7 1 56 34.5 38.5 8 63 N/A N/A JSC 11 13.32 <1 59 42.5 46.73 3 121 15 15 KSC 8 8.26 <1 21 34 55.56 6 340 N/A N/A LaRC 13.5 10.83 2 15 36 40.33 2 78 N/A N/A MSFC 8 10.42 <1 31 35 56.95 6 199 N/A N/A NSSC 14 21.14 <1 53 32 47.11 <1 147 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 OIG 2 3 <1 13 12.5 14.78 <1 51 N/A N/A SSC 4.5 4.83 <1 9 9 14.67 <1 34 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 10.88 <1 59 28 41.58 <1 340 18 63.2 

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMAT

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PR

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

N

o

AFRC 17.5 19.25 6 36 22 22 22 22 N/A N/A ARC 23 20.9 5 32 35 36 6 87 18 18 
GRC 13.5 13.5 10 17 27 27 27 27 N/A N/A 

GSFC 7 14.4 4 46 23 41.9 4 181 N/A N/A HQ 9.5 12.61 <1 48 36 56.55 <1 278 134.5 134.5 JPL 24 23.56 6 48 34.5 39.83 15 63 N/A N/A JSC 19 17.52 <1 33 44.5 46.54 3 121 N/A N/A KSC 8 9.23 <1 21 42.5 76.69 14 340 N/A N/A LaRC 14 12.6 7 15 75 63 36 78 N/A N/A MSFC 19 21.33 14 31 51 61.4 6 199 N/A N/A NSSC 27 29.2 12 53 25 41.63 <1 147 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 OIG 13 13 13 13 20.5 21 <1 51 N/A N/A SSC 8 6 <1 9 21.5 21.5 9 34 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 14 15.73 <1 53 35 52.57 <1 340 124 95.67 

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 TOTA

AFRC 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARC 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GRC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
GSFC 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

HQ 79 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JPL 16 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JSC 52 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KSC 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaRC 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MSFC 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NSSC 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SSC 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 266 36 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

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 TOTA

AFRC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARC 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GRC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GSFC 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 
HQ 80 33 25 5 7 7 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 

JPL 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JSC 11 8 11 2 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 KSC 6 15 4 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 LaRC 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MSFC 3 9 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 NSSC 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 12 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SSC 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 139 82 49 20 12 16 2 6 1 3 7 1 0 3

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

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 TOTA

AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ARC 2 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 GSFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 
JPL 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 KSC 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 MSFC 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 OGC 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 SSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 

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 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/AARC 1 131 131 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/AGRC 0 N/A N/A 1 15 15 0 N/A N/AGSFC 1 6 6 5 89 129.2 0 N/A N/AHQ 10 4 15.2 19 74 84.74 0 N/A N/A
JPL 5 27 46 2 132 132 0 N/A N/A

JSC 5 20 17.2 1 29 29 0 N/A N/AKSC 4 34.5 68.25 4 48 53.25 0 N/A N/ALaRC 4 14 14 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/AMSFC 2 3.5 3.5 3 9 23 0 N/A N/ANSSC 0 N/A N/A 1 8 8 0 N/A N/AOGC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/AOIG 1 32 32 2 92 92 0 N/A N/ASSC 0 N/A N/A 1 20 20 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 33 14 29.48 39 57 78.41 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 2

AFRC 

Date of Receipt 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 

ARC 

Date of Receipt 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 
GRC 

Date of Receipt 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

GSFC 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐30 2022‐ 09‐22 2022‐ 06‐28 2022‐ 05‐19 2

1

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0 1 6 64 88 

HQ 

Date of Receipt 2022‐ 06‐06 2022‐ 06‐02 2022‐ 01‐20 2022‐ 05‐06 2022‐ 04‐05 2022‐ 04‐05 2022‐ 04‐14 2022‐ 03‐15 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

81 83 83 101 108 108 117 139 

JPL 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐20 2022‐ 09‐07 2022‐ 08‐29 2022‐ 08‐22 2022‐ 07‐29 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

8 17 23 27 44 

JSC 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐29 2022‐ 09‐20 2022‐ 08‐16 2022‐ 08‐24 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0 1 8 20 26 

KSC 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐30 2022‐ 09‐26 2022‐ 09‐28 2022‐ 09‐09 2022‐ 06‐24 2022‐ 04‐15 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0 1 1 2 15 68 80 

LaRC 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐12 2022‐ 09‐12 2

0

Number of Days 

0

0

0

0

0

0 14 14 
Pending

MSFC 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 09‐06 2022‐ 09‐26 2022‐ 08‐25 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0

0 1 4

6

NSSC 

Date of Receipt 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

OGC 

Date of Receipt 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

OIG 

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2022‐ 08‐23 2

0

Number of Days 

Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 29 

SSC 

Date of Receipt 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

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of Receipt 2022‐ 03‐28 2022‐ 03‐23 2022‐ 03‐15 2022‐ 02‐22 2022‐ 01‐13 2021‐ 12‐10 2021‐ 10‐05 2021‐ 10‐08 2

1

Number of Days 

Pending 130 133 139 154 178 202 238 243 
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 2 5 1 1.43

7

GRC 

0

0 N/A N/A

0

GSFC 

0 2 11 11 1

HQ 1 16 1 5.65 15JPL 

0

0 N/A N/A

0

JSC 1 8

6 6.22

7

KSC 

0

4 6.5 6.75

4

LaRC 

0

6 2.5 2.5

6

MSFC 

0 3 23 20 1

NSSC 

0 1 2 2 1

OGC 

0

0 N/A N/A

0

OIG 

0 1 66 66

0

SSC 

0

0 N/A N/A

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

4 46 2 7.08 42
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 1 N/A N/AARC 0 6 1.5 1.83GRC 0 0 N/A N/AGSFC 0 2 1 1HQ 3 17 1 25.7JPL 0 0 N/A N/AJSC 0 4 1.5 3.5KSC 0 1 29 29LaRC 0 0 N/A N/AMSFC 1 3 16.5 29.5NSSC 0 7 1 4.14OGC 0 0 N/A N/AOIG 0 3 5 17SSC 0 1 1 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 45 1 16.02
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 32046.75 0.00 32046.75ARC 0 0.25 0.25 32046.75 0.00 32046.75GRC 0 0.25 0.25 32143.47 0.00 32143.47GSFC 1 0.00 1.00 98133.86 0.00 98133.86HQ 3 0.00 3.00 486043.27 0.00 486043.27JPL 0 0.45 0.45 61152.38 0.00 61152.38JSC 1 0.00 1.00 135320.59 0.00 135320.59KSC 0 0.50 0.50 57499.39 0.00 57499.39LaRC 0 0.50 0.50 55634.50 0.00 55634.50MSFC 1 0.00 1.00 98176.64 0.00 98176.64NSSC 0 0.25 0.25 32533.94 0.00 32533.94OGC 0 1.00 1.00 148484.00 0.00 148484.00OIG 0 1.00 1.00 126994.13 0.00 126994.13SSC 0 0.20 0.20 25097.08 0.00 25097.08
AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 4.65 10.65 1421306.75 0.00 1421306.75

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

AFRC 0.00 0.0000 ARC 0.00 0.0000 GRC 193.44 0.6000GSFC 0.00 0.0000 HQ 613.57 0.1300JPL 798.62 1.3100JSC 12410.57 9.1700KSC 352.26 0.6100LaRC 0.00 0.0000 MSFC 4548.26 4.6300NSSC 333.84 1.0300OGC 0.00 0.0000 OIG 0.00 0.0000 SSC 234.08 0.9300

AGENCY 

OVERALL 19484.64 1.3700
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 1 5483JPL 

0

0

JSC 

0

0

KSC 

0

0

LaRC 

0

0

MSFC 

0

0

NSSC 1 0OGC 

0

0

OIG 

0 22

SSC 

0

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 5505
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 N/A

ARC 1 N/AGRC 

0 N/A

GSFC 

4 N/A

HQ 19 N/AJPL 

4 N/A

JSC 2 N/AKSC 

4 N/A

LaRC 

0 N/A

MSFC 1 N/ANSSC 

0 N/A

OGC 

0

6

OIG 3 0SSC 

0 N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 38

6
XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATI

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 

0 1 1 0

ARC 

0

0

0

0

GRC 

0

0

0

0

GSFC 

0

0

0

0

HQ 

0 28 27 1

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

NSSC 

0

0

0

0

OGC 

0

0

0

0

OIG 

0

0

0

0

SSC 

0

0

0

0
AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 29 28 1

XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHPENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Consult

ation

9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2n

AFRC 

Date 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 

ARC 

Date 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 

GRC 

Date 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 

GSFC 

Date 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 

HQ 

Date 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 

JPL Date 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

JSC 

Date 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

KSC 

Date 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

LaRC 

Date 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

MSFC 

Date 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

NSSC 

Date 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

OGC 

Date 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

OIG 

Date 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

SSC 

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

Number 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
of Days

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date 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 

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORECEIVED 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 7 27 8 27ARC 24 61 25 60GRC 7 18 9 16GSFC 52 56 67 50HQ 328 373 312 376JPL 46 58 46 52JSC 121 118 124 120KSC 53 81 59 82LaRC 29 35 32 33
MSFC 40 55 40 58

NSSC 21 29 21 29OGC 0 0 0 0OIG 27 59 29 56SSC 4 23 3 23

AGENCY 

OVERALL 759 993 775 982

XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPOBACKLOGGED 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 0ARC 0 1GRC 0 0GSFC 0 4HQ 18 19JPL 0 4JSC 6 2
KSC 3 4

LaRC 0 0MSFC 1 1NSSC 0 0OGC 0 0OIG 0 3SSC 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 28 38

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENREPORT -- 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 12 8 5 10

OIG 1 1 1 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 13 9 6 11
XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENREPORT -- 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 

8

6

OIG 

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

8

6