FOIA ANNUAL REPORT

FOR

October 1, 2013

THROUGH

September 30, 2014

October 2014

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the

Period 1 October 2013, through 30 September 2014, 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.

Miriam Brown-Lam

Principal Agency FOIA Officer

Chief, FOIA Public Liaison Officer

NASA

202-358-0718

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

http://www.nasa.gov/FOIA/report.html#.VDKokhDisSY

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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Attention: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Office

300 E. Street, SW, Code: P-FOIA

Washington, DC 20546-0001

Email: FOIA@hq.nasa.gov

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST

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

requests.

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

NASA Headquarters (HQ) FOIA Requester Service Center

Washington, DC 20546-0001

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

NASA Office of the Inspector General (OIG); FOIA Requester Service Center

Washington, DC 20546-0001

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

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), FOIA Requester Service Center MS943-4

Moffett Field, CA 94035

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

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), FOIA Requester Service Center MS 273

Edwards, CA 93523

Jacklyn Facinelli, GRC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 216-433-2315

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, MS 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, MS213.1

Greenbelt, MD 20771
Dennis Mahon, JPL FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 818-393-6779

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL), FOIA Requester Service Center

4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, VA 91109

Jessica Cordero, JSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 281-483-8252

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), FOIA Requester Service Center, MC AP2

Houston, TX 77058

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

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

Kennedy Space Center, FL 32889

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

NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), FOIA Requester Service Center, MS 218

Hampton, VA 23681

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

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

Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Jamie Mettler, NSSC FOIA Public Liaison Officer; 228-813-6490

NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC), FOIA Requester Service Center

Bldg 5100 Standby Road, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529

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

NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC), FOIA Requester Service Center

Code CA 10, 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.

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

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

HQ - NASA Headquarters

ARC -Ames Research Center

AFRC - Armstrong 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 the General Counsel

OIG -Office of the Inspector General

SSC - Stennis Space Center

MDR - Mandatory Declassification Review Office (Does not process FOIA requests)

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:

(A) specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or 

foreign policy, and 

(B) are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order;

b. Exemption 2: related solely to the internal personnel rules of an agency;

c. Exemption 3: specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of this title), 

provided that such statute 

(A) requires that the matters be withheld from the public in such a manner as to leave no discretion 

on the issue, or 

(B) establishes particular criteria for withholding or refers to particular types of matters to be 

withheld;

d. Exemption 4: trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged 

or confidential; 

e. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law 

to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency; 

f. Exemption 6: personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; 

g. Exemption 7:records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, but only to the extent that 

the production of such law enforcement records or information

(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, including a State, local, 

or foreign agency or authority or any private institution which furnished information on a confidential basis, 

and, in the case of a record or information compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course 

of a criminal investigation or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, 

information furnished by 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, if such disclosure could reasonably 

be expected to risk circumvention of the law, or 

(F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual;

h. Exemption 8: contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on 

behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial institutions; 

information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

i. Exemption 9: geological and geophysical information and data, including maps concerning 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 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).

GRC : 1

GSFC : 2

KSC : 3

MSFC : 1

7

22 U.S.C. § 2751 Information subject to the Arms Exports Control; None cited ARC : 1 14
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.

HQ : 2

JPL : 5

JSC : 4

MSFC : 2

41 U.S.C. § 2102

Contractor bid or proposal information; source 

selection information

Legal & Safety Employer Research, Inc. V U.S. 

Dept of the Army, No, Civ. S001748, 2001 UL 

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

GSFC : 2

2

5 U.S.C. 107(a)(2)

Ethics in Government Act of 1978 - Protecting 

Financial Disclosure Reports of Special Government 

Employees

None Cited HQ : 2

2

41 U.S.C. § 

423(a)(1)* 

(Procurement 

Integrity Act)

Contractor bid or proposal information; source 

selection information

Legal & Safety Employer Research, Inc. v. U.S. 

Dep't of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 

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

AFRC : 1

1

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

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 OGC : 1

1

5 U.S.C. 

107(a)(2)

Ethics in Government Act of 1978 - Protecting Financial Disclosure Reports of Special 

Government Employees

None Cited OGC : 1 1

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

AFRC 1 16 17 -

ARC 8 43 45 6

GRC 2 16 18 -

GSFC 12 119 125 6

HQ 6 177 175 8
JPL - 40 40 -

JSC 13 131 140 4

KSC 7 102 86 23

LaRC 1 23 23 1

MDR - - - -

MSFC 2 62 62 2

NSSC 2 17 14 5

OGC - - - -

OIG - 32 32 -

SSC - 14 13 1

AGENCY

OVERALL

54 792 790 56

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

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 

RecordsReferrals Request Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records Not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

FOIA 

Request 

for Other 

Reason

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Request

Other

*Explain

in chart

below

TOTAL

AFRC 2 8 1 3 - - - - - - 3 - 17

ARC 8 19 6 6 - - 2 - 1 2 1 - 45

GRC 5 4 1 - - 1 1 1 - - 5 - 18

GSFC 29 35 4 15 - 13 5 5 10 - 9 - 125

HQ 44 24 5 20 2 2 1 28 18 21 10 - 175

JPL 4 10 3 3 - 3 1 5 1 2 7 1 40

JSC 28 29 1 4 3 15 18 11 16 8 7 - 140

KSC 11 17 2 2 1 2 9 7 22 4 9 - 86

LaRC 6 6 1 1 - - - 4 1 1 3 - 23
MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC 25 19 5 8 - 1 1 1 - - 2 - 62

NSSC 2 6 1 1 - 2 - 1 - - 1 - 14

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

OIG 1 17 5 5 2 - - - 1 - 1 - 32

SSC 1 2 1 1 - 4 - - 1 - 3 - 13

AGENCY

OVERALL

166 196 36 69 8 43 38 63 71 38 61 1 790

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

JPL Documents that are already in the public domain 1 1

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)

AFRC - - 1 9 - 4 - - - - - - - -

ARC - - 1 18 5 12 - - - - - 3 - -

GRC - - 1 3 1 1 - - - - - - - -

GSFC - 1 4 29 3 6 - - - - - - - -

HQ 2 - 4 2 5 21 1 - 1 1 2 1 - -

JPL - - 5 7 - 11 - - - - - - - -

JSC - - 4 21 5 2 - - - - 1 - - -

KSC - 1 3 13 1 8 - - - - 1 1 - -

LaRC - - - 5 1 1 - - - - - - - -

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - 3 19 1 2 - - 1 - - - - -

NSSC - 1 - 5 1 1 - - - - 1 - - -

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

OIG - - - - 4 16 9 - 20 5 2 - - -
SSC - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

2 3 26 133 28 85 10 - 22 6 7 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

AFRC - - - -

ARC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MDR - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC 5 17 21 1

OIG - 1 1 -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

5 18 22 1

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
AFRC - - - - -

ARC - - - - -

GRC - - - - -

GSFC - - - - -

HQ - - - - -

JPL - - - - -

JSC - - - - -

KSC - - - - -

LaRC - - - - -

MDR - - - - -

MSFC - - - - -

NSSC - - - - -

OGC 7 10 1 3 21

OIG 1 - - - 1

SSC - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

8 10 1 3 22

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)

AFRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MSFC - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

OGC - 1 2 5 6 8 - - - - - - - -

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

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

AGENCY

OVERALL

- 1 2 5 6 8 - - 1 - - - - -

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

No 

Records

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records Not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

Request for 

Other 

Reasons

Not 

Agency 

Record

Duplicate 

Appeal

Request 

in 

Litigation

Appeal Based 

Solely on Denial 

of Request for 

Expedited 

Processing

Other

*Explain

in chart

below

TOTAL

AFRC - - - - - - - - - - 

ARC - - - - - - - - - - 

GRC - - - - - - - - - - 

GSFC - - - - - - - - - - 

HQ - - - - - - - - - - 

JPL - - - - - - - - - - 

JSC - - - - - - - - - - 

KSC - - - - - - - - - - 

LaRC - - - - - - - - - - 

MDR - - - - - - - - - - 

MSFC - - - - - - - - - - 

NSSC - - - - - - - - - - 

OGC - - - - 3 - - - - - 

OIG - - - - - - - - - - 

SSC - - - - - - - - - - 

AGENCY

OVERALL

- - - - 3 - - - - - 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

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

OGC - - - - 22 24.29 9 77 - - - -

OIG 15 15 15 15 - - - - - - - -

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

AGENCY

OVERALL

15 15 15 15 22 24.29 9 77 - - - -

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

AFRC 
ARC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 

JPL 

JSC 

KSC 

LaRC 

MDR 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 09/11/2014

13

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 09/11/2014

13

VII. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS

A. Processed Requests Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

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 7 8.73 <1 20 26 25.33 13 36 - - - -

ARC 4.5 8.12 <1 20 19 34.89 <1 350 - - - -

GRC 1 3.43 <1 12 4 12.36 <1 46 - - - -

GSFC 3 5.11 <1 30 21 27.29 <1 95 - - - -

HQ 2 4.27 <1 39 11 15.15 <1 90 - - - -

JPL 1 2.86 <1 15 13 12.95 1 21 - - - -

JSC 2 4.11 <1 25 10 20.54 <1 99 - - - -

KSC 1 5.23 <1 48 8 24.79 <1 131 - - - -
LaRC 2.5 3.25 <1 9 14 16.82 <1 44 - - - -

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC 3 6.96 <1 20 28 27.6 3 54 - - - -

NSSC 20 23.4 16 36 20 19.22 1 42 - - - -

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

OIG 14.5 13 <1 23 17 19.33 10 39 - - - -

SSC 2 6.08 <1 26 - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

3 5.78 <1 48 13 21.91 <1 350 - - - -

B. Processed Requests Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

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 11 11.4 3 20 29 27.8 21 36 - - - -

ARC 4 7.29 <1 20 32.5 52.85 11 350 - - - -

GRC <1 4 <1 12 16 21.33 1 46 - - - -

GSFC 9 10.36 <1 30 30 36.13 <1 95 - - - -

HQ 4 7.03 <1 39 12 19.97 1 90 - - - -

JPL 3 2.8 <1 6 16 16.33 12 21 - - - -

JSC 2 4.79 <1 23 34.5 39.74 2 99 - - - -

KSC 3 9.78 <1 48 49 43.05 <1 131 - - - -

LaRC 2.5 2.25 1 3 22.5 22.25 4 44 - - - -

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC 3 7.02 <1 20 29 33.75 23 54 - - - -

NSSC 26 27 19 36 32 31 20 42 - - - -

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

OIG 17 15.38 3 20 18.5 20.5 10 39 - - - -

SSC 15 11.67 <1 20 - - - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

4 7.94 <1 48 25 33.24 <1 350 - - - -
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

AFRC 1 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

ARC 1 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8

GRC 2 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

GSFC 10 24 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 36

HQ 22 60 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 84

JPL 8 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - 21

JSC 13 29 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 44

KSC 13 28 - 2 - - - - - - - - - - 43

LaRC 2 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MSFC 11 46 - - - - - - - - - - - - 57

NSSC - 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 5

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

OIG 2 14 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 20

SSC 4 8 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 13

AGENCY

OVERALL

89 257 13 2 - - - - - - - - - - 361

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

AFRC - 1 5 - - - - - - - - - - - 6

ARC 2 21 7 3 1 - 2 - - - - - 1 - 37

GRC 2 6 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - 11

GSFC 13 31 20 10 10 5 - - - - - - - - 89

HQ 4 63 18 4 - 2 - - - - - - - - 91

JPL - 18 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 19

JSC 12 54 11 9 8 2 - - - - - - - - 96
KSC 10 16 5 4 6 1 - 1 - - - - - - 43

LaRC 1 6 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - 11

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

NSSC - 5 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - 9

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

OIG - 8 4 - - - - - - - - - - - 12

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

AGENCY

OVERALL

44 230 81 35 25 10 2 1 - - - - 1 - 429

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

AFRC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MDR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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

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

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

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

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

AGENCY

OVERALL

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

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

AFRC - - - - - - - - -

ARC - - - 6 52.5 118 - - -

GRC - - - - - - - - -

GSFC 1 3 3 5 19 20 - - -

HQ 2 9.5 9 6 8.5 17 - - -

JPL - - - - - - - - -

JSC 1 3 3 3 49 94 - - -

KSC - - - 23 33 35 - - -

LaRC - - - 1 8 8 - - -

MDR - - - - - - - - -

MSFC - - - 2 25 25 - - -

NSSC 2 10 10 3 12 14 - - -

OGC - - - - - - - - -

OIG - - - - - - - - -

SSC 1 15 15 - - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

7 10 8 49 26 43 - - -

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

AFRC 

ARC 09/15/2014

11

08/29/2014

21

07/29/2014

44

07/03/2014

61

01/27/2014

172

02/11/2013

401

GRC 

GSFC 09/26/2014

2

09/25/2014

3

09/08/2014

16

09/03/2014

19

08/25/2014

25

07/31/2014

42

HQ 09/29/2014

1

09/26/2014

2

09/22/2014

6

09/18/2014

8

09/17/2014

9

09/05/2014

17

08/21/2014

27

07/11/2014

56
JPL 

JSC 09/25/2014

3

09/16/2014

10

07/22/2014

49

11/07/2013

224

KSC 08/13/2014

33

08/08/2014

36

08/05/2014

39

08/01/2014

41

07/30/2014

43

07/30/2014

43

07/29/2014

44

07/21/2014

50

06/25/2014

67

11/06/2013

225

LaRC 09/18/2014

8

MDR 

MSFC 09/10/2014

14

08/08/2014

36

NSSC 09/24/2014

4

09/16/2014

10

09/16/2014

10

09/12/2014

12

08/20/2014

28

OGC 

OIG 

SSC 09/09/2014

15

AGENCY

OVERALL

07/29/2014

44

07/22/2014

49

07/21/2014

50

07/11/2014

56

07/03/2014

61

06/25/2014

67

01/27/2014

172

11/07/2013

224

11/06/2013

225

02/11/2013

401

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

AFRC - - - - -

ARC - - - - -

GRC - - - - -

GSFC - - - - -

HQ - 1 <1 <1 1

JPL - - - - -

JSC - 1 2 2 1

KSC - 6 1 2.17 6

LaRC - - - - -

MDR - - - - -

MSFC - - - - -

NSSC - 2 1.5 1.5 2
OGC - - - - -

OIG - - - - -

SSC - - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

- 10 1 1.8 10

B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number

Granted

Number

Denied

Median

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

Average

Number of

Days to

Adjudicate

AFRC - - - -

ARC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ 1 2 <1 <1

JPL - - - -

JSC - 2 28.5 28.5

KSC - 5 2 2

LaRC - - - -

MDR - - - -

MSFC 1 - <1 <1

NSSC - 1 <1 <1

OGC - - - -

OIG - - - -

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

2 10 <1 5.58

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

PERSONNEL COSTS

Number of

Full-Time

Number of

Equivalent

Total

Number of

Processing

Costs

LitigationRelatedTotal

Costs
FOIAEmployees Full-Time

FOIA

Employees

Full-Time

FOIA Staff

Costs

AFRC 0 0.25 0.25 $18,605.88 $0.00 $18,605.88

ARC 1 0.00 1.00 $64,642.24 $0.00 $64,642.24

GRC 0 0.20 0.20 $12,526.00 $0.00 $12,526.00

GSFC 1 0.00 1.00 $93,257.27 $0.00 $93,257.27

HQ 3 0.00 3.00 $312,511.68 $0.00 $312,511.68

JPL 0 0.85 0.85 $88,687.49 $0.00 $88,687.49

JSC 2 0.00 2.00 $186,908.02 $0.00 $186,908.02

KSC 2 0.00 2.00 $159,669.25 $0.00 $159,669.25

LaRC 1 0.00 1.00 $74,568.19 $0.00 $74,568.19

MDR 0 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

MSFC 1 0.10 1.10 $111,131.58 $0.00 $111,131.58

NSSC 0 0.50 0.50 $46,004.19 $0.00 $46,004.19

OGC 0 0.13 0.13 $18,750.00 $0.00 $18,750.00

OIG 0 0.23 0.23 $29,290.00 $0.00 $29,290.00

SSC 0 0.20 0.20 $16,389.92 $0.00 $16,389.92

AGENCY

OVERALL

11.00 2.46 13.46 $1,232,941.71 $0.00 $1,232,941.71

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Total Amount of Fees

Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

(Rounded to nearest hundredth decimal)

AFRC $30.00 0.16

ARC $135.00 0.21

GRC $619.50 4.95

GSFC $1,510.54 1.62

HQ $133.50 0.04

JPL $423.75 0.48

JSC $5,299.54 2.84

KSC $937.20 0.59
LaRC $970.89 1.30

MDR $0.00 -

MSFC $682.50 0.61

NSSC $480.00 1.04

OGC $0.00 -

OIG $0.00 -

SSC $157.50 0.96

AGENCY

OVERALL

$11,379.92 0.92

XI. FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule)

NASA FOIA Regulations were completely revised and published in final effective August 10, 2014. They can be found at: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?c=ecfr&sid=97fb51c6e62b667333b7f1645d203f11&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:5.0.1.1.8&idno=14 

The NASA Fee schedule was also updated and located at: http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/Schedule_of_FOIA_Fees_Aug_27_2014.pdf

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

AFRC - -

ARC 4 -

GRC - -

GSFC 1 -

HQ - -

JPL - -

JSC 1 -

KSC 5 -

LaRC - -

MDR - -

MSFC - -
NSSC - -

OGC - -

OIG - -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

11 -

Discuss/Explain the backlog here(Optional)

NASA continues to maintain a very low backlog. Several of the cases in the backlog are due to the complexity of the cases. Offices are providing interim 

(rolling) releases of the information as appropriate.

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

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

Your Agency During

the Fiscal Year

Number of

Consultations Received

from Other Agencies

that Were Pending at

Your Agency as of

End of the Fiscal Year

AFRC - - - -

ARC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ 1 5 4 2

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MDR - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC - - - -

OIG - 2 2 -

SSC - - - -
AGENCY

OVERALL

1 7 6 2

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

AFRC 

ARC 

GRC 

GSFC 

HQ 09/30/2014

0

07/31/2014

42

JPL 

JSC 

KSC 

LaRC 

MDR 

MSFC 

NSSC 

OGC 

OIG 

SSC 

AGENCY

OVERALL 09/30/2014

0

07/31/2014

42

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
AFRC 11 16 11 17

ARC 63 43 62 45

GRC 28 16 30 18

GSFC 124 119 119 125

HQ 241 177 253 175

JPL 23 40 23 40

JSC 146 131 147 140

KSC 73 102 73 86

LaRC 37 23 39 23

MDR - - - -

MSFC 82 62 81 62

NSSC 11 17 10 14

OGC - - - -

OIG 26 32 27 32

SSC 8 14 8 13

AGENCY

OVERALL

873 792 883 790

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 - -

ARC 3 4

GRC - -

GSFC 2 1

HQ - -

JPL - -

JSC 4 1

KSC 2 5

LaRC - -
MDR - -

MSFC - -

NSSC - -

OGC - -

OIG - -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

11 11

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

AFRC - - - -

ARC - - - -

GRC - - - -

GSFC - - - -

HQ - - - -

JPL - - - -

JSC - - - -

KSC - - - -

LaRC - - - -

MDR - - - -

MSFC - - - -

NSSC - - - -

OGC 19 17 16 21

OIG - 1 - 1

SSC - - - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

19 18 16 22
Number of Backlogged

Appeals as of End of

the Fiscal Year from

Previous Annual Report

Number of Backlogged

Appeals as of End of

the Fiscal Year from

Current Annual Report

AFRC - -

ARC - -

GRC - -

GSFC - -

HQ - -

JPL - -

JSC - -

KSC - -

LaRC - -

MDR - -

MSFC - -

NSSC - -

OGC - -

OIG - -

SSC - -

AGENCY

OVERALL

- -

F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

The NASA FOIA staff participated in the DOJ FOIA training in Washington, DC as well as the NASA Day FOIA training. The FOIA staff continues to 

participate in monthly VITS FOIA sessions, discussing processing issues as well as changes in the FOIA. In FY 15, the NASA FOIA staff will take on-line FOIA 

training.

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