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 787 21,560 21,619 728 0 AGENCY OVERALL 787 21,560 21,619 728
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 Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions No Records All Records Referred to Another or Agency Request Reason Records not Described Improper FOIA Request for Reason Not Agency Record Duplicate Request Other *Explain in Chart Below TOTAL SSA 13,111 3,381 1,884 493 132 42 269 540 295 68 308 1,096 21,619 0 AGENCY OVERALL 13,111 3,381 1,884 493 132 42 269 540 295 68 308 1,096 21,619
VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS Agency / Component No Records Records Referred at Initial Request Request Withdrawn Reason Records not Described Improper Request for Reasons Not Agency Record Duplicate Request or Appeal Request in Litigation Appeal Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing Other *Explain in chart below SSA 28 4 4 3 16 1 1 19 44 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 28 4 4 3 16 1 1 19 44 0 0
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 Number of Days Pending AGENCY OVERALL Date of Appeal Number of Days Pending 11 19 26 38 38 117 119 172 210 424 24 13 17
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 7 12.05 1 120 102 116 5 632 40 40 26 54
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 AGENCY OVERALL 6 8 1 120 82 106 8 632 54 54 54 54
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 SSA 19,707 827 75 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,625 0 AGENCY OVERALL 19,707 827 75 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,625
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 548 5 6 45 203 196 3 12
IX. FOIA Personnel and 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 8 21 $2,975,095.41 $34,832.98 $3,009,928.39 0 $0.00 AGENCY OVERALL 8 13 21 $2,975,095.41 $34,832.98 $3,009,928.39
XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS Agency / Component Number of Consultations Received from 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 SSA 3 6 9 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 3 6 9 0