National Aeronautics and Space Administration

FOIA Annual Report

October 1, 2020

THROUGH

September 30, 2021

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the 

period October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021, 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 Report.

Nikki Gramian

Principal Agency FOIA Officer

300 E. Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-0625

Stephanie Fox

FOIA Team Lead / Chief FOIA Public Liaison

300 E. Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-1553

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

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

3. Explain how to obtain a copy of the Report in paper form.
Requesters may write to:

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office

300 E. Street, SW, Code P-FOIA

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Email: 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 requests.

Martha Terry

Ames Research Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

202-358-2339

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Martha Terry

Armstrong Flight Research Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

202-358-2339

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Martha Terry

Glenn Research Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

202-358-2339
hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Alyssa Bias

Goddard Space Flight Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

202-358-4664

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Derek Moore

Headquarters FOIA Public Liaison

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546-0001

202-358-2681

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Dennis Mahon

Jet Propulsion Laboratory FOIA Public Liaison

4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

818-393-6779

jpl-foia@nasa.gov

Robert Young

Johnson Space Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-1030

jsc-hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Carissa Wheeler

Kennedy Space Center FOIA Public Liaison
c/o NASA Langley Research Center

Mail Stop 020

5 Langley Boulevard

Hampton, VA 23681

757-746-0585

larc-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Carissa Wheeler

Langley Research Center FOIA Public Liaison

NASA Langley Research Center

Mail Stop 020

5 Langley Boulevard

Hampton, VA 23681

757-746-0585

larc-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Mireya Nyirenda

Marshall Space Flight Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street, SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-0680

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Martha Terry

NASA Shared Services Center FOIA Public Liaison

c/o NASA Headquarters

300 E Street, SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-2339

hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

Frank LaRocca

Office of Inspector General FOIA Public Liaison
NASA Headquarters

300 E Street, SW

Washington, DC 20546

202-358-2575

hq-foiaoig@mail.nasa.gov

Sallie Bilbo

Stennis Space Center FOIA Public Liaison

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

a) Administrative Appeal - a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a FOIA 

determination made by the agency at the initial request level.

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

For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.

c) Backlog - the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are 

beyond the statutory time period for a response.

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

to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now 
requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component 

of the agency. 

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

its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its 

review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA 

requester.

f) Exemption 3 Statute - a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold 

information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.

g) FOIA Request - a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concerning another person 

(i.e., a "third-party" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include 

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

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

benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any firstparty requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy 

Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the 

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

Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response to the requester. It 

does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agency. Consultations are 

reported separately in Section of this Report.

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

i) Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in 

their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no records could 

be located.

j) Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
k) Multi-Track Processing - a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are placed in one processing 

track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more 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.

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

a) Exemption 1 - classified national defense and foreign relations information 

b) Exemption 2 - internal agency rules and practices

c) Exemption 3 - information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law 

d) Exemption 4 - trade secrets and other confidential business information 

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

f) Exemption 6 - information involving matters of personal privacy 

g) Exemption 7 - records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those 

records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a 

fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal 

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

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

investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual
h) Exemption 8 - information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

i) Exemption 9 - geological information on wells

3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

AFRC Armstrong Flight Research Center

ARC Ames Research Center

GRC Glenn Research Center

GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center

HQ Headquarters

JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JSC Johnson Space Center

KSC Kennedy Space Center

LaRC Langley Research Center

MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center

OGC

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

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-CV00421-LRH-VPC, 

2011 WL 1303221, at 

*6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 

2011).

AFRC 1

6

ARC 1

GSFC 3

NSSC

1

22 U.S.C. § 

2778(e)

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).

GSFC 1

19

HQ 1

JPL 2

JSC 7

KSC 3

MSFC 5

41 U.S.C. § 

2102 

(amending 

41 U.S.C. § 

423(a)(1))

Contractor bid 

or proposal 

information; 

source 

selection 

Legal & Safety Emp. 

Rsch., Inc. v. U.S. 

Dep't of the Army, 

No. Civ. S001748, 

2001 WL 24098652, 

GSFC 5

HQ 2 8

LaRC 1
information at *3-4 (.E.D. CAL. 

May 4, 2001) 

(dictum).

54 U.S.C. § 

307103

Information 

about the 

location, 

character or 

ownership of a 

historic 

property

N/A MSFC

1 1

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 7 8 0

ARC 2 24 25 1

GRC 2 7 9 0

GSFC 15* 52 67 0

HQ 18 328 312 34

JPL 1 46 46 1

JSC 13 121 124 10

KSC 15 53 59 9

LaRC 5* 29 32 2
MSFC 9 40 40 9

NSSC 1 21 21 1

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 2 27 29 0

SSC 0 4 3 1

AGENCY OVERALL 84 759 775 68

*NASA reported on the FY 2020 annual report that GSFC had 16 pending cases at the end of 

that fiscal year. However, one of those cases was transferred to LaRC. Thus, GSFC actually 

had 15 pending cases at the start of this fiscal year. Likewise, NASA reported on the FY 2020 

annual report that LaRC had 4 pending cases. However, because the previously-mentioned 

case from GSFC was transferred, LaRC actually had 5 pending cases at the start of this fiscal 

year.

V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Compone

nt

Numb

er of 

Full 

Grants

Numb

er of 

Partial 

Grants 

/ 

Partial 

Denial

s

Number 

of Full 

Denials 

Based on 

Exemptio

ns

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No 

Recor

ds

All 

Records 

Referred 

to 

Another 

Compone

nt or 

Agency

Request 

Withdra

wn

FeeRelate

d 

Reaso

n

Records 

not 

Reasonab

ly 

Describe

d

Improp

er 

FOIA 

Reques

t for 

Other 

Reason

Not 

Agenc

y 

Recor

d

Duplica

te 

Request

Other 

*Expla

in in 

Chart 

Below

TOTA

L

AFRC 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8

ARC 3 9 0 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 3 25

GRC 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 9
GSFC 16 23 5 7 0 3 0 5 2 1 4 1 67

HQ 36 41 5 53 4 6 5 102 10 9 3 38 312

JPL 6 9 2 5 0 3 0 10 0 3 5 3 46

JSC 23 22 7 36 1 6 11 4 2 0 2 10 124

KSC 12 20 1 8 0 1 2 8 2 1 3 1 59

LaRC 11 4 0 9 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 32

MSFC 11 8 5 3 1 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 40

NSSC 4 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 21

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

OIG 1 14 1 4 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 29

SSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3

AGENC

Y 

OVERA

LL

126 165 27 131 9 26 27 141 24 15 20 64 775

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
AFRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

ARC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 3 3

GRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

GSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

HQ Directed requester to publicly available 

information 38 38

JPL Directed requester to publicly available 

information 3 3

JSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 10 10

KSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

LaRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

MSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

NSSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

OGC N/A 0 0

OIG Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

SSC N/A 0 0

AGENCY 64
OVERALL

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 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARC 0 0 1 6 0 9 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0

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

GSFC 0 2 9 15 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HQ 0 2 3 11 20 37 2 0 5 1 2 1 0 0

JPL 0 5 2 3 3 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

JSC 1 2 7 14 8 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

KSC 0 0 3 16 5 12 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0

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

MSFC 0 0 6 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

NSSC 0 1 1 5 0 11 0 0 3 0 8 0 0 0

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

OIG 0 2 0 0 9 14 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 1 15 34 81 60 128 2 0 27 1 18 7 0 0
OVERALL

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 1 12 5 8

OIG 0 1 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 13 6 8

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 1 0 3 1 5

OIG 0 1 0 0 1

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 1 3 1 6
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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

AGENCY 

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

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 46.8 18 134

OIG 19 19 19 19

AGENCY 

OVERALL 19.5 42.17 18 134
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

2021-

06-28

2021-

06-10

2021-

05-12

2021-

03-03

2021-

01-27

2020-

11-13

2020-

11-13

2020-

09-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 66 78 98 148 172 221 221 261

OIG

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Appeal N/A N/A

2021-

06-28

2021-

06-10

2021-

05-12

2021-

03-03

2021-

01-27

2020-

11-13

2020-

11-13

2020-

09-16

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 66 78 98 148 172 221 221 261
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 13 13 13 13 8 12.6 <1 37 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARC 14 14.13 <1 34 20.5 27.1 <1 89 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 13 13 <1 26 46.5 72.5 <1 230 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GSFC 36.5 37 <1 124 52 61.04 1 233 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 6 8.57 <1 58 26 48.95 <1 459 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL 16 16 15 17 13 18.31 <1 99 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 9 19.53 <1 158 34 47 1 176 N/A N/A N/A N/A

KSC 9 17.4 <1 87 38 57.43 6 381 N/A N/A N/A N/A

LaRC 6 13.25 <1 74 26 42.71 4 214 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 9.5 19.71 <1 135 24.5 39.68 <1 179 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 5 8.6 1 18 27 26.53 1 101 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 5 8.72 <1 27 46 45.8 15 69 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC <1 <1 <1 <1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AGENCY 

OVERALL 8 15.55 <1 158 27 44.46 <1 459 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 37 37 37 N/A N/A N/A N/A

ARC 15 17.4 9 34 32 36.86 <1 89 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GRC 19.5 19.5 13 26 23 45 17 95 N/A N/A N/A N/A

GSFC 38 40.37 6 124 62.5 71.1 1 233 N/A N/A N/A N/A

HQ 13 16.78 <1 58 40 71.12 2 459 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JPL 16 16 15 17 20 27.31 7 99 N/A N/A N/A N/A

JSC 22.5 40.59 <1 158 37 49.7 3 176 N/A N/A N/A N/A

KSC 11 28.43 <1 87 40 62.68 6 381 N/A N/A N/A N/A

LaRC 7 12 1 37 31.5 39.2 13 132 N/A N/A N/A N/A

MSFC 14 26 1 135 30 54.82 11 179 N/A N/A N/A N/A

NSSC 16 12.33 3 18 28 29 1 101 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 5.5 10.3 1 24 46 45.8 15 69 N/A N/A N/A N/A

SSC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 11.64 <1 158 36 54.94 <1 459 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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

ARC 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

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

GSFC 8 9 7 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28

HQ 101 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114

JPL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

JSC 59 19 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 87

KSC 13 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

LaRC 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

MSFC 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14

NSSC 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

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

OIG 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

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

AGENCY 235 48 10 6 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 309
OVERALL

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

ARC 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

GRC 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6

GSFC 3 9 3 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 27

HQ 31 16 15 5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 74

JPL 18 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26

JSC 7 10 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29

KSC 9 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30

LaRC 6 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17

MSFC 9 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22

NSSC 7 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

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

OIG 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

SSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY 

OVERALL 102 71 39 22 13 4 4 0 2 1 3 3 2 266

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

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

NSSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

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

SSC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AGENCY 

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

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/A

ARC 1 <1 <1 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

GRC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

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

HQ 15 21 26.07 13 32 32.31 1 58 58

JPL 0 N/A N/A 1 <1 <1 0 N/A N/A

JSC 4 15 13.75 6 47 46.83 0 N/A N/A

KSC 0 N/A N/A 9 21 60.67 0 N/A N/A

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

MSFC 5 8 9.8 4 19 23.25 0 N/A N/A

NSSC 1 <1 <1 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A

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

OIG 0 N/A N/A 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 26 20 19.04 33 23.5 29.81 1 58 58

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/A N/A

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ARC

Date of 

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

2021-

08-31

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

GRC

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

GSFC

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 

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pending

HQ

Date of 

Receipt

2021-

08-05

2021-

07-29

2021-

07-29

2021-

07-19

2021-

07-15

2021-

06-25

2021-

06-30

2021-

06-25

2021-

06-24

2021-

06-25

Number 

of Days 

Pending 30 44 44 52 54 58 64 65 66 67

JPL

Date of 

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

2021-

09-30

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

JSC

Date of 

Receipt

2021-

09-27

2021-

09-23

2021-

09-08

2021-

09-01

2021-

08-30

2021-

08-17

2021-

08-09

2021-

07-29

2021-

07-30

2021-

05-11

Number 

of Days 

Pending 3 5 10 20 22 31 46 48 52 99

KSC

Date of 

Receipt N/A

2021-

09-28

2021-

09-14

2021-

09-16

2021-

09-10

2021-

09-17

2021-

08-31

2021-

04-27

2021-

04-26

2020-

09-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 2 6 10 14 21 21 101 106 265

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

2021-

09-30

2021-

08-31

2021-

09-22

2021-

09-19

2021-

08-16

2021-

08-17

2021-

09-13

2021-

08-26

2021-

07-22
Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 1 6 6 8 14 15 20 24 49

NSSC

Date of 

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

2021-

09-30

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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/A N/A N/A N/A

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

2021-

07-15

2021-

06-25

2021-

06-30

2021-

06-25

2021-

06-24

2021-

06-26

2021-

05-11

2021-

04-27

2021-

04-26

2020-

09-10

Number 

of Days 

Pending 54 58 64 65 66 67 99 101 106 265
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 1 1 1 1

ARC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

GRC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

GSFC 0 1 36 36 0

HQ 1 26 <1 3.41 24

JPL 0 0 N/A N/A 0

JSC 0 7 1 7.86 4

KSC 0 2 0.5 0.5 2

LaRC 0 1 <1 <1 1

MSFC 0 4 13 17 2

NSSC 0 4 <1 3.75 3

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

SSC 0 0 N/A N/A 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 46 <1 5.7 37

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 0 N/A N/A

GRC 0 0 N/A N/A

GSFC 0 0 N/A N/A

HQ 0 0 N/A N/A

JPL 0 0 N/A N/A

JSC 1 0 89 89

KSC 3 0 <1 <1

LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A

MSFC 0 0 N/A N/A

NSSC 1 0 <1 <1

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

SSC 0 0 N/A N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 5 0 <1 <1

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 33288.50 0.00 33288.50

ARC 0 0.25 0.25 31107.00 0.00 31107.00

GRC 0 0.25 0.25 31286.43 0.00 31286.43

GSFC 1 0.00 1.00 125379.06 0.00 125379.06

HQ 3 0.00 3.00 430540.46 0.00 430540.46

JPL 0 0.50 0.50 63254.02 0.00 63254.02

JSC 1 0.00 1.00 115604.99 0.00 115604.99

KSC 0 0.50 0.50 57717.56 0.00 57717.56

LaRC 0 0.50 0.50 54682.00 0.00 54682.00

MSFC 1 0.00 1.00 95447.00 0.00 95447.00

NSSC 0 0.25 0.25 31107.00 0.00 31107.00
OGC 0 1.00 1.00 35675.25 3844.84 39520.09

OIG 0 1.00 1.00 117516.00 0.00 117516.00

SSC 0 0.20 0.20 23200.00 0.00 23200.00

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 4.70 10.70 1245805.27 3844.84 1249650.11

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

AFRC 0.00 0.0000

ARC 563.97 1.8100

GRC 404.41 1.2900

GSFC 262.29 0.2100

HQ 1954.06 0.4500

JPL 681.91 1.0800

JSC 220.40 0.1900

KSC 618.45 1.0700

LaRC 229.61 0.4200

MSFC 846.09 0.8900

NSSC 3779.03 12.1500

OGC 0.00 0.0000

OIG 0.00 0.0000
SSC 0.00 0.0000

AGENCY 

OVERALL 9560.22 0.7700

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 1 0

ARC 1 0

GRC 1 0

GSFC 0 0

HQ 2 11070

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 1 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 11070

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 0 N/A

GRC 0 N/A

GSFC 0 N/A

HQ 18 N/A

JPL 0 N/A

JSC 6 N/A

KSC 3 N/A

LaRC 0 N/A

MSFC 1 N/A

NSSC 0 N/A
OGC 0 8

OIG 0 0

SSC 0 N/A

AGENCY 

OVERALL 28 8

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 1 13 14 0

JPL 0 0 0 0

JSC 0 2 2 0

KSC 0 2 2 0
LaRC 0 0 0 0

MSFC 0 2 2 0

NSSC 0 0 0 0

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 0 5 5 0

SSC 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 24 26 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
of Days

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

NSSC

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

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

OGC

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

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OIG

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

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SSC

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

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

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

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 21 7 20 8

ARC 36 24 38 25

GRC 21 7 23 9

GSFC 82 52 83 67

HQ 282 328 281 312

JPL 47 46 48 46
JSC 137 121 140 124

KSC 75 53 63 59

LaRC 18 29 15 32

MSFC 27 40 22 40

NSSC 28 21 28 21

OGC 0 0 0 0

OIG 51 27 56 29

SSC 16 4 16 3

AGENCY 

OVERALL 841 759 833 775

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 2 0

GRC 0 0

GSFC 9 0

HQ 9 18
JPL 0 0

JSC 6 6

KSC 4 3

LaRC 3 0

MSFC 5 1

NSSC 0 0

OGC 0 0

OIG 1 0

SSC 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 39 28

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 20 12 30 5

OIG 4 1 4 1

AGENCY 24 13 34 6
OVERALL

XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL 

REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Backlogged 

Appeals as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 

from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of 

Backlogged 

Appeals as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 

from Current 

Annual Report

OGC 0 8

OIG 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 8