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 590 39,159 39,455 294 0 AGENCY OVERALL 590 39,159 39,455 294
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 Other Reason Not Agency Record Duplicate Request Other *Explain in Chart Below TOTAL SSA 38,269 791 296 20 2 24 25 25 0 0 3 0 39,455 0 AGENCY OVERALL 38,269 791 296 20 2 24 25 25 0 0 3 0 39,455
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 178 54 227 0 459 0 AGENCY OVERALL 178 54 227 0 459
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APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS Agency / Component No Records Records Referred at Initial Request Level Request Withdrawn Reason Records not Described Improper Request for Other Reasons Not Agency Record Duplicate Request or Appeal Request in Litigation Appeal Based Solely on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 25 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 AGENCY OVERALL 25 0 0 4 2 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 18 17 1 45 45 64 1 331 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 SSA 0 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 AGENCY OVERALL 233 18 17 61 45 64 0 N/A N/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 0
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 Litigation-Related Costs Total Costs SSA 22 38 60 $3,467,286.00 $76,977.00 $3,544,263.00 0 $0.00 AGENCY OVERALL 22 38 60 $3,467,286.00 $76,977.00 $3,544,263.00
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 SSA 30 67 AGENCY OVERALL 30 67
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 SSA 15 17 AGENCY OVERALL 15 17