FOIA ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

10/01/2010

THROUGH

09/30/2011

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the

Period 10/01/2010, through 09/30/2011, 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. 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546 

Point of Contact: 

Miriam Brown-Lam 

Principal Agency FOIA Officer 

202-358-0718 

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

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

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

WRITE TO: 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 

Attention: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office 

300 E Street, SW, Code: P-FOIA 

Washington, DC 20546-001 

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. 

Miriam Brown-Lam, NASA Chief FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-FOIA 

NASA, FOIA Requester Service Center, Room 5015, Washington, DC 20546-0001 

Jessica Bowen,HQ FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-3924 
NASA Headquarters (HQ), FOIA Requester Service Center, Code NB, Washington, DC 20546-0001

Frank LaRocca, OIG FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 202-358-2575 

NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG), FOIA Requester Service Center, Code W, Washington, 

DC 20546-0001

Lubna Shirazi, ARC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 650-604-1138 

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Stop 943-4, Moffett Field, 

CA 94035

Kim Lewis, DFRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 661-276-2704 

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Stop 273, 

Edwards, CA 93523

Angelia Pierce, GRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 216-433-2813 

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code 0610, 21000

Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

Joan Belt, GSFC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 301-286-4721 

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code 213.1, 

Greenbelt, MD 20771

Dennis Mahon, JPL FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 818-393-6779 

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), 4800 Oak Grove Drive, FOIA Requester Service Center, 

Pasadena, CA 91109

Stella Luna, JSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 281-483-8612 

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code AP2, Houston, TX 

77058

Penny Myers, KSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 321-867-9280 

NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code XA-A1, Kennedy 

Space Center, FL 32899

Carissa Wheeler, LaRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 757-864-4274 

NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Stop 218, Hampton, 

VA 23681

Judi Hollingsworth, MSFC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 256-544-1837 

NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), FOIA Requester Service Center, Mail Code CS20, 

Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

PaulaRoy, NSSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 228-216-3534 

NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC), Bldg 5100 Standby Road, FOIA Requester Service Center, 

Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

Sallie Bilbo, SSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 228-688-3182 

NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC), Code CA 100, FOIA Requester Service Center, Stennis Space 

Center, MS 39529-6000 

 

 

2. Provide a brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview 
of certain general categories of the agency's records to which the FOIA 

exemptions apply. 

Most of the denials in part were based on exempted material requested. Others were 

based on no records responses to the request. 

Requesters also withdrew their request after finding the information electronically. 

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS 

1. Provide any agency-specific acronyms or terms used in this Report. 

NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

HQ NASA Headquarters 

ARC Ames Research Center 

DFRC Dryden Flight Research Center 

GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center 

JSC Johnson Space Flight Center 

KSC Kennedy Space Flight Center 

LaRC Langley Research Center 

GRC Glenn 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

2. 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 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). 

3. 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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

A. For Initial Requests 

Statute Type of Information 

Withheld 

Case Citation Number of 

Times 

Relied upon 

per 

Component 

Total 

Number 

of

Times 

Relied 

upon 

by 

Agency 

10 

U.S.C. § 

2305(g)

 Certain contractor proposals Chesterfield Assocs., Inc. v U.S. 

Coast Guard, No. 08-CV-4674, 2009 

(WL 1406994 at *1-2 (E.D.N.Y. May 

19, 2009) 

HQ : 1 

GSFC : 4 

MSFC : 2 

LaRC : 2 

NSSC : 3 

GRC : 3 

JSC : 2 

KSC : 2 

SSC : 1 

20

16 

U.S.C. § 

470hh 

 Information concerning the 

and location of certain 

archaeological resources 

nature Starkey v US Department of the 

Interior, 238 F. Supp 2d 1188 (S.D. 

Cal. 2002); Hornbostel v U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 305 F. 

Sup. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), 

summary affirmance granted, No. 

03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. 

Cir. Aug. 25, 2004) 

MSFC : 1 

1 

22 

U.S.C. § 

2751

 Information subject to the Arms 

Exports Control; Control Technical 

data withheld according to 

regulations establishing lists or 

categories of technical data that 

may not be exported, under the 

Arms Export Control Act. 

None cited GRC : 1 

JPL : 2 

JSC : 3 

MSFC : 3 

KSC : 1 

10

15 

U.S.C. § 

638(j) 

 SBIR Program Policy Directive None Cited MSFC : 1 

GSFC : 1 2 

B. For Appeals
Statute Type of Information

Withheld

Case Citation Number of Times

Relied upon

per Component

Total Number of

Times Relied upon

by Agency

V. FOIA REQUESTS

A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

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

ARC 10 59 59 10

DFRC - 33 28 5

GRC 3 33 32 4

GSFC 26 171 183 14

HQ 83 201 261 23

JPL - 51 51 -

JSC 24 210 226 8

KSC 10 75 81 4

LaRC 10 36 45 1

MSFC 7 91 97 1

NSSC 2 18 19 1

OGC - - - -

OIG 1 34 33 2

SSC 2 14 16 -

AGENCY

OVERALL

178 1026 1131 73

B.(1) Disposition of FOIA Requests All Processed Requests

Numb

er

of

Full

Grant

s

Numb

er

of 

Partia

l

Grant

s/

Partia

l

Denia

ls

Number 

of

Full 

Denials

Based 

on

Exempti

ons

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exempt

ions

No 

recor

ds

Referr

als

Request 

withdra

wn

Feerelat

ed 

reas

on

Records 

not 

reasona

bly 

describe

d

Not a 

prope

r 

FOIA 

reque

st for 

some 

other 

reaso

n

Not 

an 

agen

cy 

recor

d

Duplic

ate 

Reque

st

Other

*Expl

ain

in 

chart

below

TOT

AL

ARC 13 26 4 7 - 5 - - 1 - 3 - 59

DFRC 7 13 - 6 - 2 - - - - - - 28
GRC 6 9 7 1 - 3 1 - 1 - 4 - 32

GSFC 49 87 2 14 5 17 3 1 1 - 4 - 183

HQ 52 28 6 19 17 24 4 31 52 18 10 - 261

JPL 9 12 - 4 1 3 12 1 - 4 5 - 51

JSC 105 44 6 40 2 9 7 2 1 1 9 - 226

KSC 23 24 6 4 1 8 3 1 3 - 8 - 81

LaRC 10 13 4 7 2 3 - 1 2 - 3 - 45

MSFC 35 41 4 8 2 5 - - 1 - 1 - 97

NSSC 8 4 3 3 - 1 - - - - - - 19

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG 5 15 3 6 3 1 - - - - - - 33

SSC 7 4 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - 16

AGENC

Y

OVERA

LL

329 320 46 120 34 82 31 37 62 23 47 - 1131

B.(2) Disposition of FOIA Requests Other Reasons for Full Denials Based on 

Reasons Other than Exemptions

Component Description of Other Reasons

for Denials from Chart B (1)

& Number of Times Those

Reasons Were Relied upon

TOTAL

B.(3) Disposition of FOIA Requests Number of Times Exemptions Applied

(b)(

1)

(b)(

2)

(b)(

3)

(b)(

4)

(b)(

5)

(b)(

6)

(b)(7)(

A)

(b)(7)(

B)

(b)(7)(

C)

(b)(7)(

D)

(b)(7)(

E)

(b)(7)(

F)

(b)(

8)

(b)(

9)

ARC - 2 - 22 3 7 - - - 1 3 3 - -

DFRC - - - 11 - 4 - - - - - - - -

GRC - - 4 4 1 3 - - - - 2 - - -

GSFC - 2 5 82 2 5 - - - - - - - -

HQ - 3 1 9 11 10 - - 1 - 4 1 - -

JPL - 1 2 7 - 10 - - - - - - - -

JSC - 3 5 28 10 7 - - - - - 1 - -

KSC - 1 3 17 4 10 1 - 1 - - - - -

LaRC - - 2 9 2 6 - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - 7 25 5 10 - - 9 - - - - -

NSSC - - 3 4 1 - - - - - - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - 2 - - 6 14 - - 15 - - - - -

SSC - - 1 3 1 - - - - - - - - -

AGENC

Y

OVERA

LL

- 14 33 221 46 86 1 - 26 1 9 5 - -
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF 

FOIA REQUESTS

A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals

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

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC 2 19 21 -

OIG - 2 2 -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

2 21 23 -

B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals All Processed Appeals

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

ARC - - - - -

DFRC - - - - -

GRC - - - - -

GSFC - - - - -

HQ - - - - -

JPL - - - - -

JSC - - - - -

KSC - - - - -

LaRC - - - - -

MSFC - - - - -

NSSC - - - - -

OGC 8 6 3 4 21

OIG 2 - - - 2

SSC - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

10 6 3 4 23
C.(1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Number of Times Exemptions Applied

(b)(

1)

(b)(

2)

(b)(

3)

(b)(

4)

(b)(

5)

(b)(

6)

(b)(7)(

A)

(b)(7)(

B)

(b)(7)(

C)

(b)(7)(

D)

(b)(7)(

E)

(b)(7)(

F)

(b)(

8)

(b)(

9)

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

KSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC - 1 - - 3 4 - - - - - - - -

OIG - 1 - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

AGENC

Y

OVERA

LL

- 2 - - 3 6 - - 1 - - - - -

C.(2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Reasons Other than Exemptions

Request 

withdrawn

Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for 

Expedited Processing

Other

*Explain

in chart

below

TOTAL

ARC - - - - -

DFRC - - - - -

GRC - - - - -

GSFC - - - - -

HQ - - - - -

JPL - - - - -

JSC - - - - -

KSC - - - - -

LaRC - - - - -

MSFC - - - - -

NSSC - - - - -

OGC 2 - - - 2

OIG - - - - -
SSC - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

2 - - 2

C.(3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal Other Reasons

Component Description of Other Reasons

for Denials from Chart C (2)

& Number of Times Those

Reasons Were Relied upon

TOTAL

C.(4) Response Time for Administrative Appeals

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - - -

HQ - - - - - - - - - - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

KSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - -

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC 57 80.76 9 303 - - - - - - - -

OIG 8.5 8.5 8 9 - - - - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

47 74.48 8 303 - - - - - - - -

C.(5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals

10th Oldest

Appeal and

Number of

Days Pending

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

and Number of

Days Pending

ARC 

DFRC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 

JPL 
JSC 

KSC 

LaRC 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 

VII. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND 

PENDING REQUESTS

A. Processed Requests Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Days

ARC 20.5 32.59 <1 276 79 193 20 480 - - - -

DFRC 12 21.33 1 93 30 30 30 30 - - - -

GRC 11 14 <1 47 11.5 35.21 1 448 - - - -

GSFC 10 16.77 <1 82 25.5 36.66 <1 298 - - - -

HQ 4 44.98 <1 842 80.5 135.96 <1 846 227 227 227 227

JPL 4 6.59 <1 37 9.5 12.55 <1 77 - - - -

JSC <1 17 <1 80 10 19.04 <1 351 - - - -

KSC 7 11.93 <1 63 22 38.11 <1 318 - - - -

LaRC <1 6.22 <1 35 20 97.25 <1 841 - - - -

MSFC 12 13.9 <1 84 29 32.14 2 100 - - - -

NSSC 18 23.46 9 86 42 109.67 16 452 - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG 18.5 16.84 <1 47 4 4 4 4 - - - -

SSC 9 11.57 <1 50 246.5 246.5 151 342 - - - -

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

11 23.9 <1 842 18 57.97 <1 846 227 227 227 227

B. Processed Requests Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which 

Information Was Granted

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Media

n

Numbe

r

of 

Averag

e

Numbe

r

of 

Lowes

t

Numbe

r

of 

Highes

t

Numbe

r

of 
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days

ARC 24 39.82 1 276 - - - - - - - -

DFRC 15 20.55 1 82 - - - - - - - -

GRC 22 27.33 13 47 23 62.42 6 448 - - - -

GSFC 13.5 22.75 <1 82 29 39.74 <1 298 - - - -

HQ 34 69.05 <1 328 163 200.15 15 846 - - - -

JPL 5 8.71 <1 37 15 28.25 6 77 - - - -

JSC <1 2.25 <1 9 13 21.37 <1 351 - - - -

KSC 9.5 12.42 <1 48 23 47.69 <1 318 - - - -

LaRC 0.5 0.5 <1 1 22 91.9 3 841 - - - -

MSFC 12 13.03 <1 49 40.5 44.25 9 100 - - - -

NSSC 15.5 19.25 9 39 30.5 40.5 16 85 - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG 20 18.85 3 47 - - - - - - - -

SSC 12 15.1 <1 50 342 342 342 342 - - - -

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

14 23.9 <1 328 24 61.11 <1 846 - - - -

C. Processed Requests Response Time in Day Increments

Simple Requests

< 1

Day

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

ARC 1 27 15 8 3 - - - - - - 2 - - 56

DFRC - 18 4 3 - 2 - - - - - - - - 27

GRC 1 5 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 8

GSFC 4 20 3 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - 31

HQ 20 52 6 2 3 8 - 1 1 2 - 3 3 1 102

JPL 7 19 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 29

JSC 4 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 7

KSC 3 19 3 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 27

LaRC 5 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 9

MSFC 4 63 13 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - 83

NSSC - 9 3 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 13

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG 1 21 9 1 - - - - - - - - - - 32

SSC 3 9 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - 14

AGENCY

OVERALL

53 266 63 21 9 13 - 1 1 2 - 5 3 1 438

Complex Requests

< 1

Day

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

ARC - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 3
DFRC - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1

GRC - 17 4 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 24

GSFC 3 64 41 22 8 4 2 3 1 - - 4 - - 152

HQ 4 47 16 6 6 5 8 9 6 8 6 17 8 12 158

JPL 1 18 2 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 22

JSC 23 137 40 6 6 1 2 - 1 1 1 - 1 - 219

KSC 2 23 14 5 4 2 1 1 - - 1 - 1 - 54

LaRC 3 15 10 1 1 - - - - 2 - - - 4 36

MSFC - 5 5 3 - 1 - - - - - - - - 14

NSSC - 1 2 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 6

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

SSC - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - 2

AGENCY

OVERALL

36 329 135 45 27 15 13 13 9 11 8 21 11 19 692

Requests Granted Expedited Processing

< 1

Day

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

ARC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DFRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

HQ - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1

JPL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

KSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

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

D. Pending Requests All Pending Perfected Requests

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

ARC 9 12 73.56 1 70 70 - - -

DFRC 4 40.5 36.75 1 58 58 - - -

GRC 1 23 23 3 41 32 - - -
GSFC 1 2 2 13 18 33.92 - - -

HQ 4 13.5 39.25 19 85 178.79 - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - -

JSC - - - 8 9 25.38 - - -

KSC 2 5.5 5.5 2 45.5 45.5 - - -

LaRC - - - 1 26 26 - - -

MSFC - - - 1 9 9 - - -

NSSC - - - 1 7 7 - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - -

OIG 2 25 25 - - - - - -

SSC - - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

23 14 45.74 50 27 87.96 - - -

E. Pending Requests Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

10th 

Oldest

Request 

and

Number 

of

Days 

Pending

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

Request

and 

Number 

of

Days 

Pending

ARC

09/26/201

1

4

09/23/201

1

5

09/21/201

1

7

09/15/201

1

11

09/14/201

1

12

09/12/201

1

14

08/25/201

1

25

06/22/201

1

70

08/10/201

0

287

07/27/201

0

297

DFRC 

09/09/201

1

15

08/17/201

1

31

07/21/201

1

50

07/20/201

1

51

07/11/201

1

58

GRC 

09/19/201

1

9

08/29/201

1

23

08/03/201

1

41

07/27/201

1

46

GSFC

09/15/201

1

11

09/07/201

1

17

09/07/201

1

17

09/06/201

1

18

09/02/201

1

19

09/01/201

1

20

08/22/201

1

28

08/03/201

1

41

07/07/201

1

60

12/15/201

0

200

HQ

05/02/201

1

106

04/25/201

1

111

04/18/201

1

116

04/14/201

1

118

03/30/201

1

129

07/12/201

0

308

04/19/201

0

366

05/06/200

9

604

05/06/200

9

604

10/22/200

8

738

JPL 

JSC 

09/29/201

1

1

09/29/201

1

1

09/22/201

1

6

09/20/201

1

8

09/16/201

1

10

08/25/201

1

25

08/08/201

1

38

04/20/201

1

114

KSC 

09/30/201

1

0

09/15/201

1

11

07/28/201

1

45

07/27/201

1

46

LaRC 

08/24/201

1

26

MSFC 

09/19/201

1

9

NSSC 

09/21/201

1

7

OGC 

OIG 

09/01/201

1

20

08/18/201

1

30
SSC 

AGENCY

OVERAL

L

04/14/201

1

118

03/30/201

1

129

12/15/201

0

200

08/10/201

0

287

07/27/201

0

297

07/12/201

0

308

04/19/201

0

366

05/06/200

9

604

05/06/200

9

604

10/22/200

8

738

VIII. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR 

FEE WAIVER

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Number

Granted

Number

Denied

Median

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Average

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Number

Adjudicated

Within Ten

Calendar Days

ARC - - - - -

DFRC - - - - -

GRC - - - - -

GSFC - - - - -

HQ - 3 <1 <1 3

JPL - - - - -

JSC - - - - -

KSC - 2 <1 <1 2

LaRC - - - - -

MSFC - - - - -

NSSC - - - - -

OGC - - - - -

OIG - - - - -

SSC - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

- 5 <1 <1 5

B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number

Granted

Number

Denied

Median

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Average

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

ARC 4 - <1 4.5

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ 1 5 <1 4.33

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC 2 - 46.5 46.5

LaRC - - - -

MSFC 1 - 12 12

NSSC - - - -

OGC - - - -
OIG - - - -

SSC 1 - <1 <1

AGENCY

OVERALL

9 5 <1 10.64

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of

Full-Time

FOIAEmployees

Number of

Equivalent

Full-Time

FOIA

Employees

Total

Number of

Full-Time

FOIA Staff

Processing

Costs

LitigationRelated

Costs

Total

Costs

ARC 1 0.20 1.20 $87,429.00 $0.00 $87,429.00

DFRC 0 0.53 0.53 $6,367.05 $0.00 $6,367.05

GRC 1 0.05 1.05 $97,016.50 $0.00 $97,016.50

GSFC 3 1.00 4.00 $180,897.15 $0.00 $180,897.15

HQ 4 0.00 4.00 $341,554.59 $0.00 $341,554.59

JPL 1 0.00 1.00 $114,362.50 $0.00 $114,362.50

JSC 2 0.00 2.00 $181,948.90 $0.00 $181,948.90

KSC 2 0.00 2.00 $156,430.55 $0.00 $156,430.55

LaRC 1 0.00 1.00 $66,492.54 $0.00 $66,492.54

MSFC 1 0.25 1.25 $116,824.30 $0.00 $116,824.30

NSSC 0 0.50 0.50 $28,852.35 $0.00 $28,852.35

OGC 0 7.45 7.45 $822,316.00 $0.00 $822,316.00

OIG 0 0.32 0.32 $41,294.00 $0.00 $41,294.00

SSC 0 0.70 0.70 $45,217.45 $0.00 $45,217.45

AGENCY

OVERALL

16.00 11.00 27.00 $2,287,002.88 $0.00 $2,287,002.88

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Total Amount of Fees

Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

(Rounded to nearest hundredth decimal)

ARC $0.00 -

DFRC $0.00 -

GRC $753.60 0.78

GSFC $0.00 -

HQ $0.00 -

JPL $2,648.00 2.32

JSC $2,000.00 1.10

KSC $2,603.90 1.66

LaRC $0.00 -

MSFC $856.05 0.73

NSSC $0.00 -

OGC $0.00 -
OIG $0.00 -

SSC $0.00 -

AGENCY

OVERALL

$8,861.55 0.39

XI. FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule)

A copy of NASA's FOIA regulations may be located at: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/fedregix.html 

A copy of NASA's FOIA fee schedule is located at: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/search.html

XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS, AND COMPARISONS

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Number of Backlogged

Requests as of End of

Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged

Appeals as of End of

Fiscal Year

ARC 2 -

DFRC 4 -

GRC 3 -

GSFC 4 -

HQ 14 -

JPL - -

JSC 3 -

KSC 2 -

LaRC 1 -

MSFC - -

NSSC - -

OGC - -

OIG 1 -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

34 -

Discuss/Explain the backlog here(Optional)

NASA FOIA Staff have worked diligently throughout the year to reduce the FOIA backlog. At the end of 

the previous year, the actual backlog was 117, this year the backlog was 34. 

The number pending in the FY 10 report differs from the number beginning in the FY 11 report due to an 

adjustment made during further review of the FY 10 report.

B. Consultations on FOIA Requests Received, Processed, and Pending 

Consultations

Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies

that Were Pending at

Your Agency as of

Number of

Consultations

Received from 

Other

Agencies During 

the

Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies

that Were Processed

by

Number of

Consultations 

Received

from Other Agencies

that Were Pending at

Your Agency as of
Start of the Fiscal 

Year

Fiscal Year Your Agency During

the Fiscal Year

End of the Fiscal Year

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC - - - -

OIG - - - -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

- - - -

C. Consultations on FOIA Requests Ten Oldest Consultations Received from 

Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency

10th Oldest

Consultation and

Number of

Days Pending

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

and Number of

Days Pending

ARC 

DFRC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 

JPL 

JSC 

KSC 

LaRC 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 

D. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual 

Report Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED
Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

ARC 84 59 89 59

DFRC 28 33 32 28

GRC 28 33 35 32

GSFC 175 171 262 183

HQ 138 201 248 261

JPL 48 51 51 51

JSC 230 210 209 226

KSC 77 75 71 81

LaRC 59 36 123 45

MSFC 111 91 108 97

NSSC 29 18 27 19

OGC 3 - 3 -

OIG 21 34 26 33

SSC 25 14 23 16

AGENCY

OVERALL

1056 1026 1307 1131

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

ARC 5 2

DFRC - 4

GRC 2 3

GSFC 15 4

HQ 71 14

JPL - -

JSC 2 3

KSC 4 2

LaRC 8 1

MSFC - -

NSSC 1 -

OGC - -

OIG - 1

SSC 2 -

AGENCY

OVERALL

110 34

E. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and 

Current Annual Report Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED
Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Received

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Last Years

Annual Report

Number Processed

During Fiscal Year

from Current

Annual Report

ARC - - - -

DFRC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC 33 19 32 21

OIG - 2 - 2

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

33 21 32 23

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

ARC - -

DFRC - -

GRC - -

GSFC - -

HQ - -

JPL - -

JSC - -

KSC - -

LaRC - -

MSFC - -

NSSC - -

OGC 2 -

OIG - -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

2 -

F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

NASA has scheduled monthly teleconferences with FOIA staff throughout the Agency. During these 

teleconferences, staff discuss processing issues, techinques and collaborate on cases. In addition to 

supporting regular FOIA training, NASA hosted an Agency-specific day-long FOIA training event following 
the ASAP conference. NASA will be holding another day-long FOIA training in association with the ASAP 

Conference.