National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

FOIA Annual Report 

October 1, 2022 

THROUGH 

September 30, 2023 

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report covers the 

period October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552. 

I. BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE REPORT 

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

Nikki Gramian Principal Agency FOIA Officer NASA Headquarters MS 5-R30, 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0625 Stephanie Fox Deputy Agency FOIA Officer / FOIA Public Liaison NASA Headquarters MS 5-R30, 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. 

https://www.nasa.gov/foia/foia-reports/annual-foia-report/
3. Explain how to obtain a copy of the Report in paper form. 

Requesters may write to: NASA Headquarters Freedom of Information Act Office MS 5-R30, 300 E Street, SW Washington, DC 20546 Email: hq-foia@mail.nasa.gov

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST 

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

Ames Research Center 

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

Martha Terry Government Information Specialist c/o NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2339 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govGoddard Space Flight Center Alyssa Bias Government Information Specialist c/o NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-4664 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govNASA Headquarters Derek Moore Government Information Specialist NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW, MS 5-R30 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-2681 hq-foia@mail.nasa.govJet Propulsion Laboratory Dennis Mahon Government Information Specialist Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6779 
jpl-foia@nasa.gov

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

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

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

to which the FOIA exemptions apply. 
Generally, when requests are not granted it is due to the fact that the documents are exempt from release in accNASA processes a substantial number of requests for contracts as well as deliberative process materials. 

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS 

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

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

determination made by the agency at the initial request level. 

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

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

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

beyond the statutory time period for a response. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

g) FOIA Request - a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concer

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

reported separately in Section of this Report. 

h) Full Grant - an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request. i) Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the 

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

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

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

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

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

requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations. 

ii. Simple Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fast

track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested. 

iii. Complex Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slo

high volume and/or complexity of the records requested. 

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

a) Exemption 1 - classified national defense and foreign relations information 
b) Exemption 2 - internal agency rules and practices 

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

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

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

f) Exemption 6 - information involving matters of personal privacy 

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

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

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

h) Exemption 8 - information relating to the supervision of financial institutions i) Exemption 9 - geological information on wells 

3. Agency Component Abbreviations 

Component 

Abbreviation Component Name

HQ Headquarters ARC Ames Research CenterAFRC Armstrong Flight Research CenterGRC Glenn Research Center
GSFC Goddard Space Flight Center

JPL Jet Propulsion Laboratory JSC Johnson Space CenterKSC Kennedy Space CenterLaRC Langley Research CenterMSFC Marshall Space Flight CenterOIG Office of the Inspector General NSSC NASA Shared Services CenterSSC Stennis Space CenterOGC 

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

IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES 

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency / Component

N

b

C

5 U.S.C. § 13109(a)(2) (formerly at 5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)) 

Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employees 

Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). 

OIG 

OGC 
10 U.S.C. § 424 Organization or any function of an 

organization, and certain information pertaining to, employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 

Hamdan v. DOJ, 797 F.3d 759, 776 (9th Cir. 2015); Freedom Watch, Inc. v. NSA, 197 F. Supp. 3d 165, 174 (D.D.C. 2016); Wickwire Gavin, P.C. v. Def. Intel. Agency, 330 F. Supp. 2d 592, 602 (E.D. Va. 2004). 

GSFC 

16 U.S.C. § 470hh 

Information pertaining to the nature and location of certain archaeological resources 

Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 29-30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004); Starkey v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 238 F. Supp. 2d 1188, 1192-94 (S.D. Cal. 2002). 

HQ 

18 U.S.C. § 208(d)(1) 

Providing that “a copy of any determination granting an exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) [from application of penalties for acts affecting personal financial interests determined to constitute bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest] shall be made available to the public,” but exempting from this disclosure requirement “any information contained in the determination that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5” 

Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2012). 

OIG 

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). 

GRC 

GSFC HQ JPL JSC KSC 
LaRC 

MSFC SSC 

28 U.S.C. § 652(d) 

“[C]onfidential dispute resolution communications” 

Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 346-47 (D.D.C. 2008). 

GSFC 

41 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. § 423(a)(1)) 

Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection information 

Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum). 

GSFC 

HQ JPL JSC KSC 

41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1)) 

Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contracts 

Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09- 00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 035257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004). 

HQ 

JPL LaRC 

50 U.S.C. § 4820(h)(1) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. § 4614(c)(1)) 

Information pertaining to license applications under the Export Administration Act 

Wis. Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 317 F.3d 275, 284 (D.C. Cir. 2003); Times Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 236 F.3d 1286, 1289-90 (11th Cir. 2001); Lessner v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 827 F.2d 1333, 1336-37 (9th Cir. 1987). 

GRC 

HQ JPL MSFC SSC 
54 U.S.C. § 307103 (formerly at 16 U.S.C. § 470w‐3) 

Information about the location, character or ownership of a historic property 

N/A HQ 

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

Agency / Component

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

Start 

of Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Received 

in Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Processed 

in Fiscal Year

Number of 

Requests 

Pending as of 

End 

of Fiscal Year

AFRC 0 32 32 0ARC 2 41 42 1GRC 2 38 37 3GSFC 6 69 72 3HQ 31 368 357 42JPL 7 57 61 3JSC 8 126 123 11KSC 8 74 78 4LaRC 4 35 39 0MSFC 6 61 61 6NSSC 1 32 32 1OGC 0 0 0 0OIG 3 48 44 7
SSC 1 24 25 

0

AGENCY OVERALL 79 1005 1003 81

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

Agency / 

Component

Number 

of Full 

Grants

Number 

of 

Partial 

Grants / 

Partial 

Denials

Number of 

Full 

Denials 

Based on 

Exemptions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

No 

Records

All 

Records 

Referred to 

Another 

Component 

or Agency

Request 

Withdrawn

FeeRelated 

Reason

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described

Improper 

FOIA 

Request 

for Other 

Reason

Not 

Agency 

Record

Dup

Req

AFRC 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 ARC 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 5 7 1 GRC 1 7 1 1 0 0 2 4 3 0 GSFC 6 17 4 5 1 2 7 3 5 1 HQ 45 91 9 46 9 8 8 57 19 5 JPL 2 16 1 4 0 5 0 6 2 6 JSC 28 15 2 20 0 8 12 11 3 0 KSC 13 6 3 12 3 3 4 4 4 0 LaRC 3 6 1 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 MSFC 9 12 3 4 0 2 6 1 5 0 NSSC 0 4 4 1 0 2 0 2 3 0 OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 2 12 1 6 7 1 0 1 6 0 
SSC 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 113 191 31 107 20 36 40 99 66 16 

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

Agency / 

Component

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials 

from Chart B(1)

Number 

of Times 

"Other" 

Reason 

Was 

Relied 

Upon

TOTAL

AFRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 4 

4

ARC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 4 

4

GRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 3 3

GSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

HQ Directed requester to publicly available 

information 43 43

JPL Directed requester to publicly available 

information 4 

4

JSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 7 

7

KSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 7 

7
LaRC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 3 3

MSFC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 4 4

NSSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

OGC N/A 0 0OIG Directed requester to publicly available 

information 1 1

SSC Directed requester to publicly available 

information 2 2

AGENCY 

OVERALL 84

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) 

AFRC 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ARC 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 GRC 0 0 5 6 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 GSFC 0 0 4 7 7 17 0 0 3 0 1 HQ 0 10 14 26 38 79 0 0 4 0 5 JPL 0 1 4 10 2 14 0 0 0 0 7 JSC 0 1 3 7 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 KSC 0 0 3 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 
LaRC 0 0 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 

MSFC 0 0 3 13 2 12 0 0 1 0 0 NSSC 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OIG 0 0 3 1 8 11 2 0 11 4 2 SSC 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

0 12 46 87 67 158 3 0 21

4 15

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

Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

Start 

of Fiscal Year

Number of 

Appeals 

Received 

in Fiscal Year

Number of 

Appeals 

Processed 

in Fiscal Year

Number of 

Appeals 

Pending as of 

End 

of Fiscal Year

OGC 6 17 14 

9

OIG 0 0 0 

0

AGENCY 

OVERALL

6 17 14

9

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 4 4 4 2 14

OIG 0 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 4 4 4 2 14

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) 

OGC 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 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
OGC 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

2

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 42 125.07 2 627 

OIG N/A N/A N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 42 125.07 2 627 
VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal

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

OGC 

Date of 

Appeal N/A 

2023-09-

26 

2023-09-

25 

2023-08-

18 

2023-06-

27 

2023-05-

31 

2023-05-

26 

2023-04

1

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 3 4 29 66 84 86 12

OIG 

Date of 

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

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Appeal N/A 

2023-09-

26 

2023-09-

25 

2023-08-

18 

2023-06-

27 

2023-05-

31 

2023-05-

26 

2023-04

1

Number 

of Days 

Pending 0 3 4 29 66 84 86 12

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

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED P

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

AFRC 1 8.73 <1 63 <1 1.22 <1 11 N/A N/A ARC 1 3.06 <1 20 <1 17.93 <1 220 N/A N/A 
GRC 1 6.96 <1 39 12 28.86 <1 116 N/A N/A 

GSFC 1 6.88 <1 32 10 39.72 <1 351 N/A N/A HQ 3 6.38 <1 31 19 40.19 <1 358 31 31 JPL 11.5 15.68 <1 90 37 55.84 <1 383 N/A N/A JSC 3 5.77 <1 29 21.5 26.25 <1 119 N/A N/A KSC 3 13.49 <1 327 26 34 1 153 N/A N/A LaRC 2 3.63 <1 17 2 20.93 1 106 N/A N/A MSFC 8 9.64 <1 54 10 32.77 <1 199 24 24 NSSC <1 0.82 <1 4 4 9.56 <1 36 N/A N/A OGC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OIG <1 3 <1 17 20 24.1 <1 84 N/A N/A SSC 1 4.9 <1 18 <1 3.3 <1 20 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 2 7.61 <1 327 13 33.30 <1 383 27.5 27.5 

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

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED P

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

AFRC 13.5 13.5 10 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ARC 12 12 4 20 220 220 220 220 N/A N/A GRC 31 25.5 1 39 36.5 50.25 12 116 N/A N/A 
GSFC 14 13.13 <1 28 50 85.47 8 351 N/A N/A 

HQ 10 11.28 1 31 39 62.02 <1 358 31 31 JPL 24 24.11 5 61 96 110.33 39 383 N/A N/A JSC 10 9.89 1 29 33 38.6 2 119 N/A N/A KSC 15 11.43 1 19 39.5 43.25 10 153 N/A N/A LaRC 11 10 2 17 32 45.5 19 106 N/A N/A MSFC 14 13.29 4 21 58 58.23 4 199 24 24 NSSC N/A N/A N/A N/A 22 23.75 15 36 N/A N/A OGC N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OIG 10.5 10.5 4 17 34.5 36.75 4 84 N/A N/A SSC 13.5 13.5 9 18 15.5 15.5 11 20 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 12 13.18 <1 61 61 39.5 <1 383 27.5 27.5 

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 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19ARC 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16GRC 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23GSFC 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25HQ 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103
JPL 27 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34

JSC 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65KSC 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43LaRC 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19MSFC 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28NSSC 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0

OIG 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16SSC 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

AGENCY 

OVERALL 379 26

2 3 1 0

0

0

0

0

0 1 0 412

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 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9

ARC 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14GRC 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7

GSFC 24 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 39HQ 95 27 18 10 8 5 1 2 1 6 1 3 0 177JPL 8 3 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19JSC 22 13 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
KSC 12 7 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27

LaRC 9 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15MSFC 15 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26NSSC 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16OGC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

0

OIG 12 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21SSC 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

AGENCY 

OVERALL 246 68 44 17 16 12 1 4 1 7 3 5 0 424

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

Agency / 

Component

<1-

20 

Days

21-

40 

Days

41-

60 

Days

61-

80 

Days

81-

100 

Days

101-

120 

Days

121-

140 

Days

141-

160 

Days

161-

180 

Days

181-

200 

Days

201-

300 

Days

301-

400 

Days

401+ 

Days 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1JPL 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

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

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

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

Agency / 

Component

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

Number 

Pending

Median 

Number 

of Days

Average 

Number 

of Days

AFRC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A ARC 0 N/A N/A 1 7 7 0 N/A N/A GRC 2 5 5 1 21 21 0 N/A N/A GSFC 1 25 25 2 23 23 0 N/A N/A HQ 4 14 12.5 28 26 73.18 1 67 67 JPL 1 49 49 1 490 490 0 N/A N/A JSC 10 26 38.5 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A KSC 1 5 5 3 68 73.33 0 N/A N/A LaRC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A MSFC 0 N/A N/A 5 17 31.8 0 N/A N/A 
NSSC 0 N/A N/A 1 25 25 0 N/A N/A 

OGC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A OIG 3 10 12.67 1 404 404 0 N/A N/A SSC 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 22 15 25.55 43 25 79.56 1 67 67 

VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component

10th 

Oldest 

Request

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

AFRC 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

ARC 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

GRC 

Date of 

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

2023-09-

22 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 
GSFC 

Date of 

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

2023-08-

31 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 

HQ 

Date of 

Receipt

2023-06-26 

2023-06-

22 

2023-04-

25 

2023-04-

18 

2023-02-

24 

2023-02-

02 

2022-12-

09 

2022-11-

14 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 67 71 109 111 154 166 207 220 

JPL 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

JSC 

Date of 

Receipt N/A 

2023-09-

25 

2023-09-

26 

2023-08-

28 

2023-09-

11 

2023-08-

14 

2023-08-

07 

2023-08-

04 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 3 7 19 33 38 39 

KSC 

Date of 

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

2023-09-

22 

2023-09-

06 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 

LaRC 

Date of 

Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

MSFC 

Date of 

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

2023-09-

26 

2023-09-

18 

2023-09-

06 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 17 

NSSC 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OGC 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 

Date of 

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

2023-09-

26 

2023-09-

15 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 

SSC 

Date of 

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

Number of 

Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
AGENCY 

OVERALL

Date of 

Receipt

2022-12-27 

2023-02-

24 

2023-02-

02 

2022-12-

09 

2022-12-

02 

2022-11-

14 

2022-11-

10 

2022-02-

22 

Number of 

Days 

Pending 135 154 166 207 207 220 221 404 

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / 

Component

Number 

Granted

Number 

Denied

Median 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Average 

Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate

Number 

Adjudicated 

Within Ten 

Calendar 

Days

AFRC 0 0 N/A N/A 0 ARC 0 0 N/A N/A 0 GRC 0 0 N/A N/A 0 GSFC 0 8 1 16.53 5 HQ 1 23 2 7 19 JPL 0 0 N/A N/A 0 JSC 0 5 1.5 2.17 5 KSC 0 1 1 1 1 LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A 0 MSFC 1 2 21 19 1 NSSC 0 0 N/A N/A 0 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 2 39 1 9.02 31 

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 1 1 1 1 ARC 0 3 1 1.33 GRC 0 1 1 1 GSFC 0 4 3.5 3.5 HQ 4 28 1 12.47 JPL 0 0 N/A N/A JSC 0 5 3 4 KSC 0 2 2.5 2.5 LaRC 0 0 N/A N/A MSFC 1 1 1 1 NSSC 0 1 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 6 46 1 8.85 

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 33604.00 0.00 33604.00 ARC 0 0.25 0.25 33994.91 0.00 33994.91 GRC 0 0.25 0.25 33705.25 0.00 33705.25 GSFC 1 0.00 1.00 108280.38 0.00 108280.38 HQ 3 0.00 3.00 502212.85 0.00 502212.85 JPL 0 0.45 0.45 63513.47 0.00 63513.47 JSC 1 0.00 1.00 124620.28 0.00 124620.28 KSC 0 0.50 0.50 59020.03 0.00 59020.03 LaRC 0 0.50 0.50 59222.06 0.00 59222.06 MSFC 1 0.00 1.00 112943.82 0.00 112943.82 NSSC 0 0.25 0.25 33604.00 0.00 33604.00 OGC 0 1.25 1.25 155700.00 2700.00 158400.00 
OIG 0 1.00 1.00 126949.00 0.00 126949.00 

SSC 0 0.20 0.20 25710.70 0.00 25710.70 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 6 4.90 10.90 1473080.75 2700.00 1475780.75 

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / 

Component

Total Amount 

of Fees 

Collected

Percentage of 

Total Costs

ARC 0.00 0.0000 AFRC 390.91 1.1600 GRC 101.25 0.3000 GSFC 2804.23 2.5900 HQ 768.21 0.1500 JPL 99.38 0.1600 JSC 631.96 0.5100 KSC 2165.76 3.6700 LaRC 0.00 0.0000 MSFC 589.38 0.5200 NSSC 0.00 0.0000 OGC 0.00 0.0000 OIG 0.00 0.0000 
SSC 104.50 0.4100 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7655.58 0.5200 

XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component Number of Times Subsection Used

ARC 0 AFRC 0 GRC 0 GSFC 0 HQ 0 JPL 0 JSC 0 KSC 0 LaRC 0 MSFC 0 NSSC 0 OGC 0 OIG 0 SSC 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 
XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Records 

Posted by the 

FOIA Office

Number of 

Records 

Posted by 

Program 

Offices

AFRC 0 0 ARC 0 0 GRC 0 0 GSFC 0 0 HQ 1 3973 JPL 0 0 JSC 0 0 KSC 0 0 LaRC 0 0 MSFC 1 0 NSSC 0 0 OGC 0 0 OIG 5 27 SSC 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 7 4000 
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 2 N/A HQ 17 N/A JPL 2 N/A JSC 5 N/A KSC 1 N/A LaRC 0 N/A MSFC 2 N/A NSSC 1 N/A OGC 0 7 OIG 2 0 SSC 0 N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 32 7 

XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIO
Agency / 

Component

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that were 

Pending at the 

Agency as of 

Start 

of the Fiscal 

Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

During the 

Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that were 

Processed by the 

Agency During 

the Fiscal Year

Number of 

Consultations 

Received from 

Other Agencies 

that were 

Pending at the 

Agency as of 

End 

of the Fiscal 

Year

AFRC 0 0 0 0ARC 0 0 0 0GRC 0 0 0 0GSFC 0 0 0 0HQ 1 29 29 1JPL 0 0 0 0JSC 0 2 2 0KSC 0 0 0 0LaRC 0 0 0 0MSFC 0 0 0 0NSSC 0 0 0 0OGC 0 0 0 0OIG 0 0 0 0SSC 0 0 0 0

AGENCY 

OVERALL 1 31 31 1
XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHPENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / 

Component

10th Oldest 

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

AFRC 

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

Number 

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

ARC 

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

Number 

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

GRC 

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

Number 

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

GSFC 

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

Number 

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

HQ 

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-21 

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 

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 

Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2023-09-11 
AGENCY 

OVERALL

Number 

of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF REQUESTS 

RECEIVED

NUMBER OF REQUESTS 

PROCESSED

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current 

Annual Report

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current Annual 

Report

AFRC 27 32 27 32 ARC 61 41 60 42 GRC 18 38 16 37 GSFC 56 69 50 72 HQ 373 368 376 357 JPL 58 57 52 61 JSC 118 126 120 123 KSC 81 74 82 78 LaRC 35 35 33 39 MSFC 55 61 58 61 NSSC 29 32 29 32 OGC 0 0 0 0 
OIG 59 48 56 44 

SSC 23 24 23 25 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 993 1005 982 1003 

XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPOBACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Backlogged 

Requests as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 

from Previous 

Annual Report

Number of 

Backlogged 

Requests as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 

from Current 

Annual Report

AFRC 0 0 ARC 1 0 GRC 0 0 GSFC 4 2 HQ 19 17 JPL 4 2 JSC 2 5 KSC 4 1 LaRC 0 0 MSFC 1 2 NSSC 0 1 
OGC 0 0 

OIG 3 2 SSC 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 38 32 

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENREPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF APPEALS 

RECEIVED

NUMBER OF APPEALS 

PROCESSED

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report

Number 

Received 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current 

Annual Report

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from Last 

Year's Annual 

Report

Number 

Processed 

During Fiscal 

Year from 

Current Annual 

Report

OGC 8 17 10 14 OIG 1 0 1 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 9 17 11 14 

XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENREPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of 

Backlogged 

Appeals as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Backlogged 

Appeals as of 

End of the 

Fiscal Year 
from Previous 

Annual Report

from Current 

Annual Report

OGC 6 7 OIG 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 6 7