U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
 

Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report
 

Fiscal Year 2016
 

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 60611-2092. 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 60611-2092 

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 60611-2092 

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 
4. 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 of 

Times 

Relied upon 

by Agency / 

Component 

Total Number 

of 

Times Relied 

upon 

by Agency 

Overall 

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 16 

16 
 

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 92 92 0 

OIG 10 6 5 11 

AGENCY OVERALL 10 98 97 11 
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 

Other 

*Explain 

in Chart 

Below 

TOTAL 

RRB 70 2 2 11 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 92 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 74 2 3 11 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 97 
 

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) Ex. 8 Ex. 9 

RRB 0 0 16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 16 1 1 3 0 0 1 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 

TOTAL 

RRB 0 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 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) Ex. 8 Ex. 9 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 0 0 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 

Appeal 

Based 

Solely on 

Denial of 

Request 

for 

Expedited 

Processing 

Other 

*Explain in 

chart 

below 

RRB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

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

AGENCY 

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

 

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

Agency / 

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

Number of Times 

"Other" Reason 

Was Relied Upon 

TOTAL 

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 2nd Oldest 

Appeal 

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A 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 0 0 0 

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A 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 0 0 0 

AGENCY 

Date of Appeal N/A N/A N/A 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 0 0 0 
VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS
 

Agency / 

Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

RRB 12 16.91 1 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

OIG 6 8.8 7 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 18 12.85 1 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS 

GRANTED 

Agency / 

Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

Median 

Number 

of Days 

Average 

Number 

of Days 

Lowest 

Number 

of Days 

Highest 

Number 

of Days 

RRB 12 16.91 1 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

OIG 6 8.8 7 30 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

AGENCY 

OVERALL 18 12.85 1 72 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
 

VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
 

Agency / 

Component 

<1-20 

Days 

21-40 

Days 

41-60 

Days 

61-80 

Days 

81-100 

Days 

101-120 

Days 

121-140 

Days 

141-160 

Days 

161-180 

Days 

181-200 

Days 

201-300 

Days 

301-400 

Days 

401+ 

Days TOTAL 

RRB 87 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 91 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 
 

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 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

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

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

Agency / 

Component 

<1-20 

Days 

21-40 

Days 

41-60 

Days 

61-80 

Days 

81-100 

Days 

101-120 

Days 

121-140 

Days 

141-160 

Days 

161-180 

Days 

181-200 

Days 

201-300 

Days 

301-400 

Days 

401+ 

Days TOTAL 

RRB 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 

AGENCY 

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

Agency / Component 

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

Number 

Pending 

Median 

Number of 

Days 

Average 

Number of 

Days 

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

OIG 11 697 620.5 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 

AGENCY OVERALL 11 697 620.5 0 N/A N/A 0 N/A N/A 
 

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

Agency / 

Component 

10th Oldest 

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

Date of Receipt N/A N/A N/A 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 0 0 0 

Date of Receipt 2014-10-172014-06-032014-05-072014-02-042014-01-072014-01-072013-12-052013-11-142013-11-142013-08-26 

OIG 

Number of Days 

Pending 504 628 656 697 719 719 752 774 774 783 

AGENCY 

Date of Receipt 2014-10-172014-06-032014-05-072014-02-042014-01-072014-01-072013-12-052013-11-142013-11-142013-08-26 

OVERALL Number of Days 

Pending 504 628 656 697 719 719 752 774 774 783 
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 $54.00 0.10% 

OIG $0.00 0.00% 

AGENCY OVERALL $54.00 0.09% 
XI.A. NUMBER OF TIMES SUBSECTION (C) USED
 

Agency / Component Number of Times Subsection (C) Used 

RRB 0 

OGC 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 
XI.B. NUMBER OF SUBSECTION (A)(2) POSTINGS
 

Agency / Component Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by the 

FOIA Office 

Number of (a)(2) Records Posted by 

Program Offices 

RRB 0 0 

OGC 0 29,924 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 29,924 
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 11 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 11 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 OTHER AGENCIES 

AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY 

Agency / 

Component 

10th Oldest 

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

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

RRB 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 N/A 

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

AGENCY 

OVERALL 

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

Number of Days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 

XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT --

REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED 

Agency / Component 

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

RRB 118 92 118 92 

OIG 5 6 4 5 

AGENCY OVERALL 123 98 122 97 
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 10 11 

AGENCY OVERALL 10 11 
 

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL 

REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED 

Agency / Component 

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Received 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Last Year's Annual 

Report 

Number Processed 

During Fiscal Year from 

Current Annual Report 

RRB 0 0 0 0 

OIG 0 0 0 0 

AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 0 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