U.S. Railroad Retirement Board 

Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report 

Fiscal Year 2015
 

I.	 BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT. 

1. Name, title, address, and telephone number of person(s) to be contacted with questions 

about the Report. 

Karl T. Blank 

General Counsel/Chief FOIA Officer 

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
 

844 North Rush Street 

Chicago, IL. 60611-1275 

312-751-4935 

2. Electronic address for Report on the World Wide Web. 

A copy of this Report will be posted on the RRB’s Web Site at www.rrb.gov. 

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

A copy of this Report may be obtained by writing to Karl T. Blank at the above address. 

II. MAKING A FOIA REQUEST. 

The United States Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is a federal agency charged with the 

administration of the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts. In 

general, the Railroad Retirement Act replaces the Social Security Act for employment in the 

railroad industry. Similarly, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act replaces state 

unemployment acts for work in the railroad industry. The RRB is headquartered at 844 North 

Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275. All written requests for records should be directed 

to this address. 
 

 

 

Information available from the RRB under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) includes the 

agency’s procedure manuals, final decisions of the three-member Board which heads the agency, 

rulings of the Board, and legal opinions. Board coverage decisions and agency legal opinions 

are available on our web site. 

Because the RRB administers a comprehensive program of railroad retirement, unemployment, 

and sickness benefits for railroad workers, it also maintains information about individuals that 

may not be disclosed in response to a FOIA request. The Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Privacy Act restrict the disclosure of information about 

individuals. If someone requests information about an individual, the requester must, as a 

general rule, provide the RRB a written authorization signed by the individual who is the subject 

of that record. 

1. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components and 

offices that receive FOIA requests. 

The RRB has designated the Office of General Counsel as the FOIA Requester Service 

Center for the agency. All requests, other than those to the Inspector General, under the 

FOIA should be made by writing to Karl T. Blank, General Counsel/ Chief FOIA Officer. 

No form is needed. Mark both the envelope and its contents: “FREEDOM OF 

INFORMATION REQUEST” or “INFORMATION REQUEST.” Address your request 

to: 

Karl T. Blank 

General Counsel/Chief FOIA Officer 

Railroad Retirement Board 

844 North Rush Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 

Requests may also be made by facsimile t0 (312) 751-7102 or by E-FOIA at 

foiarequest@rrrb.gov. 

Because of the independent nature of the Office of Inspector General, requests for information 

from the Inspector General should be made by writing to Martin J. Dickman, Inspector General. 

No form is needed. Mark both the envelope and its contents: “FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 

REQUEST” or “INFORMATION REQUEST.” Address your request to: 

Martin J. Dickman 

Inspector General 

Railroad Retirement Board 

844 North Rush Street 

Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275 
 

 

 

E-FOIA requests may also be made at foiarequest-oig@rrb.gov. 

If someone wants to request a record that we do not publish or which we do not make available 

in one of our offices, the requester must give us a detailed description of the record(s) he or she 

wants. The requester should give us as many details as possible, such as names, dates, subject 

matter and location. A vague description could delay our answer or prevent us from finding the 

records requested. We will ask a requester to revise a request if we need information to find the 

record(s). A requester should include a daytime telephone number where he or she can be 

reached in case we have questions about the request. 

2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted. 

The most common reason that a request cannot be granted is the restrictions on disclosure 

contained in sections 12(d) and 12(n) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 

U.S.C. § 362(d) and (n)) and section 7(b)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. § 

231f(b)(3)), which incorporates sections 12(d) and 12(n) of the Railroad Unemployment 

Insurance Act. Those sections restrict the disclosure of personally identifiable material 

(section 12(d)) and medical records (section 12(n)). Section 12(d) has been held to be an 

exemption 3 statute in Association of Retired Railroad Workers v. United States Railroad 

Retirement Bd., 830 F. 2d 331,334 (D.C. Cir. 1987). 

III. ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS. 

1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms. 

a. RRB-- Railroad Retirement Board

 b. FTE—Full-time employee 

c. OIG – Office of Inspector General 

2.	 Basic terms, expressed in common terminology. 

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 an 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 the 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 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 number, 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. The following are concise descriptions of the nine FOIA exemptions: 

a.	 Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information. 

b.	 Exemption 2: information that is related solely to the internal personnel rules and 

practices of an agency. 

c.	 Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law. 

d.	 Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential 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.	 Exemption7: 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 techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or 

prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or 

prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical 

safety of any individual. 

h.	 Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions. 

i.	 Exemption 9: geological information on wells 
 

3. Agency Component Abbreviations 

Component Abbreviation Component Name 

RRB RRB 

OIG OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL 
IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES 

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Agency / Component 

Number o

Times 

Relied upo

by Agency 

Componen

45 U.S.C. 362(d) (Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act) 

Information obtained by the Railroad Retirement Board that reveals, in any manner, an employee's identity 

Ass'n. of Retired Railroad Workers v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 830 F. 2d 331,334 (D.C. Cir. 1987); Nat'l. Ass'n. of Retired & Veteran Ry. Employees v. R.R. Ret. Bd., 87-117, slip op. at 5 (N.D. Ohio Feb. 20, 1991). 

RRB 

OIG 
 

 

 

 

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 

RRB 0 118 118 0 

OIG 9 5 4 10 

AGENCY OVERALL 9 123 122 10 
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 

Duplicate 

Request 

RRB 105 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 

OIG 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 107 2 4 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS" 

Agency / 

Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1) 

Number of Times 

"Other" Reason 

Was Relied Upon 

TOTAL 

RRB N/A 0 

0 

OIG N/A 0 

0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 
V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 

Component Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(A) Ex. 7(B) Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(D) Ex. 7(E) Ex. 7(F) 

RRB 0 0 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 

 

 

 

VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- 

RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS 

Agency / Component 

Number of Appeals 

Pending as of Start 

of Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Appeals Received 

in Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Appeals Processed 

in Fiscal Year 

Number of Appeals 

Pending as of End 

of Fiscal Year 

RRB 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 0 0 
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 

T

RRB 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 0 0 
VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / 

Component Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Ex. 3 Ex. 4 Ex. 5 Ex. 6 Ex. 7(A) Ex. 7(B) Ex. 7(C) Ex. 7(D) Ex. 7(E) Ex. 7(F) 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / 

Component 

No 

Records 

Records 

Referred at 

Initial 

Request 

Level 

Request 

Withdrawn 

FeeRelated 

Reason 

Records 

not 

Reasonably 

Described 

Improper 

Request 

for Other 

Reasons 

Not 

Agency 

Record 

Duplicate 

Request or 

Appeal 

Request in 

Litigation 

Appea

Base

Solely 

Denial 

Reque

for 

Expedi

Process

RRB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS
 

Agency / 

Component Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2) 

Number of Times 

"Other" Reason 

Was Relied Upon 

TOTAL 

RRB 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 

RRB 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

OIG 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 

AGENCY OVERALL 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 

Component 

10th 

Oldest 

Appeal 

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

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

RRB 

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

OIG 

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

OVERALL Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCES

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 

Lowes

Numbe

of Day

RRB 15 15.39 1 36 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N

OIG 17 45.5 7 141 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N

AGENCY 

OVERALL 22 30.44 1 141 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N
VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMA

GRANTED 

Agency / 

Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCES

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 

Lowes

Numbe

of Day

RRB 15 15.39 1 36 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N

OIG 17 45.5 7 141 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N

AGENCY 

OVERALL 22 30.44 1 141 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N
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 

RRB 108 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 111 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 
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 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INC

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 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSI

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 

Av

Num

D

RRB 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A 

OIG 10 467 399 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A 

AGENCY OVERALL 10 467 399 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A 
VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / 

Component 

10th Oldest 

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

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

RRB 

Number of Days 

Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Date of Receipt 2014-10-172014-06-032014-05-072014-02-042014-01-072014-01-072013-12-052013-11

OIG 

Number of Days 

Pending 252 376 404 445 467 467 500 

AGENCY 

Date of Receipt 2014-10-172014-06-032014-05-072014-02-042014-01-072014-01-072013-12-052013-11

OVERALL Number of Days 

Pending 252 376 404 445 467 467 500 
 

 

 

 

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 

RRB 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 
 

 

 

 

VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER
 

Agency / 

Component Number Granted Number Denied 

Median Number of 

Days to 

Adjudicate 

Average Number 

of Days to 

Adjudicate 

RRB 0 0 N/A N/A 

OIG 0 0 N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 N/A N/A 
IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

Agency / 

Component 

PERSONNEL COSTS 

Number of "FullTime FOIA 

Employees" 

Number of 

"Equivalent FullTime FOIA 

Employees" 

Total Number of 

"Full-Time FOIA 

Staff" 

Processing Costs Litigation-Related Costs Total Costs 

RRB 0 2.5 2.5 $52,978.00 $1,500.00 $54,478.00 OIG 0 0.5 0.5 $4,483.00 $0.00 $4,483.00 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 3 3 $57,461.00 $1,500.00 $58,961.00 
 

 

 

 

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS 

Agency / Component Total Amount of Fees 

Collected 

Percentage of Total 

Costs 

RRB $232.00 0.44% 

OIG $0.00 0.00% 

AGENCY OVERALL $232.00 0.40% 
 

 

 

 

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 

RRB 0 0 

OIG 10 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 10 0 
 

 

 

 

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

PENDING CONSULTATIONS 

Agency / Component 

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Pending at the 

Agency as of Start 

of the Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

During the Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Processed by 

the Agency During the 

Fiscal Year 

Number of 

Consultations Received 

from Other Agencies 

that were Pending at the 

Agency as of End 

of the Fiscal Year 

RRB 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 0 0 
XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OT

AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY 

Agency / 

Component 

10th Oldest 

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

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

RRB Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

OIG Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 

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

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL RE

REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED 

Agency / Component 

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

RRB 146 118 146 118 

OIG 9 5 3 4 

AGENCY OVERALL 155 123 149 122 
 

 

 

 

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

ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS 

Agency / Component 

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report 

Number of Backlogged 

Requests as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report 

RRB 0 0 

OIG 9 10 

AGENCY OVERALL 9 10 
XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRE

REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED 

Agency / Component 

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

RRB 1 0 1 0 OIG 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 1 0 1 0 
 

 

 

 

XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM 

PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS 

Agency / Component 

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Previous 

Annual Report 

Number of Backlogged 

Appeals as of End of the 

Fiscal Year from Current 

Annual Report 

RRB 0 0 

OIG 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0