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 SSA 294 26,899 24,689 2,504 0 AGENCY OVERALL 294 26,899 24,689 2,504 The majority of pending requests are simple track requests that are processed in an average of 21 days. The actual backlog is a significantly smaller number of requests.
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Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions No Records All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency Request Withdrawn Reason Records not Reasonably Described Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason Not Agency Record Duplicate Request Other *Explain in Chart Below TOTAL SSA 23,208 1,234 178 20 1 23 0 25 0 0 0 0 24,689 0 AGENCY OVERALL 23,208 1,234 178 20 1 23 0 25 0 0 0 0 24,689
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 SSA 105 36 114 0 255 0 AGENCY OVERALL 105 36 114 0 255
VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS Agency / Component No Records Records Referred at Initial Request Level Request Withdrawn Reason Records not Reasonably Described Improper Request for Other Reasons Not Agency Record Duplicate Request or Appeal Request in Litigation Appeal Based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 SSA 16 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 16 0 0 4 1 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 SSA N/A 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 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 AGENCY OVERALL 12 21 1 264 53 75 2 194 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 AGENCY OVERALL 2454 18 34 50 46 51 0 N/A N/A See Footnote on chart V.A.
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 AGENCY OVERALL 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs Agency / Component PERSONNEL COSTS Number of FOIA Employees" Number of "Equivalent FOIA Employees" Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff" Processing Costs Litigation-Related Costs Total Costs SSA 11 34 45 $3,118,759.00 $52,694.00 $3,171,453.00 0 $0.00 AGENCY OVERALL 11 34 45 $3,118,759.00 $52,694.00 $3,171,453.00