Department of the Interior
Annual Freedom of Information Act Report
Fiscal Year 2024
(10/01/2023 - 09/30/2024)
I.

BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT
1.

Questions about this Report should be directed to:
Natasha Jones
Chief, Coordination and Oversight Team, Departmental FOIA Office, Office of the Solicitor
Solicitor, Department of the Interior (DOI)
1849 C. ST., NW
Washington, D.C. 20240
888-603-7119 (p)

II.

2.

The electronic address for this Report on DOI's website is:
https://www.doi.gov/foia/DOI-FOIA-Annual-Reports

3.

A copy of this Report in paper form may be obtained by contacting the Departmental
FOIA Office (see above).

MAKING A FOIA REQUEST
1.

FOIA requests may be made by using one of the written forms of submission listed on
the Department's FOIA website, https://www.doi.gov/foia, or by utilizing the
physical or facsimile addresses of an appropriate FOIA contact, located at
https://www.doi.gov/foia/contacts. A list of DOI's bureaus/offices is located in the
Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions section below.

2.

DOI conserves and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage for
the benefit and enjoyment of the American people, provides scientific and other
information about natural resources and natural hazards to address societal
challenges and create opportunities for the American people, and honors the Nation's
trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives
and affiliated island communities to help them prosper. When DOI withholds records
requested under the FOIA, it most frequently does so under Exemption 5 (which
safeguards inter‐agency or intra‐agency records which would normally be privileged in
the civil discovery context), Exemption 6 (which safeguards personal privacy interests),
and Exemption 7(C) (which safeguards personal information in law enforcement
records). However, DOI's diverse mission and records ensures a wide variety of FOIA
exemptions may sometimes be appropriately used.

3.

The electronic address for DOI's FOIA regulation is:
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-43/subtitle-A/part-2#part-2 The electronic
address for DOI's fee schedule is: https://www.doi.gov/foia/fees-waivers
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III.

ACRONYMS, DEFINITIONS, AND EXEMPTIONS
1.

Definitions of terms used in this Report:
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 the 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 or component within the
same agency for its review because that 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 or component within the same
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 firstparty 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.

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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 in 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, 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 multitrack 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.
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2.

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).

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 business 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.

Exemption 7: 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 the identity of a
confidential source, (E) would 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

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3. Agency Component Abbreviations
Component Abbreviation

Component Name

AS-IA

Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

BIE

Bureau of Indian Education

BLM

Bureau of Land Management

BOEM

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

BOR

Bureau of Reclamation

BSEE

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

DFO

Departmental FOIA Office

FPAO

FOIA & Privacy Act Appeals Office

FWS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

NPS

National Park Service

OIG

Office of Inspector General

OS

Office of the Secretary

OSMRE

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

SOL

Office of the Solicitor

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

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IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

Statute

10 U.S.C. §
3309(b) (formerly
at 10 U.S.C. §
2305(g))

Type of Information
Withheld

Certain contractor proposals

Case Citation

Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09-2947, 09-4281, 093344, 09-2504, 09-5633, 2012 WL 569747,
at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 22, 2012); Margolin v.
NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221,
at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011).

16 U.S.C. §
470aaa-8

Information concerning the nature and
specific location of a paleontological
resource

N/A

16 U.S.C. § 470hh

Information pertaining to the nature
and location of certain archaeological
resources

Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 305
F. Supp. 2d 21, 29-30 (D.D.C. 2003),
summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257,
2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004);
Starkey v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 238 F.
Supp. 2d 1188, 1192-94 (S.D. Cal. 2002).

Total
Number
of
Number of
Times
Times
Agency /
Relied upon Relied
Component
upon
by Agency /
by
Component
Agency
Overall
AS-IA

1

BIA

1

BLM

2

FWS

1

NPS

2

OS

1

BLM

2

FWS

1

BIA

2

BLM

32

BOR

1

FWS

1

NPS

4

OSMRE

1

8

3

41

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16 U.S.C. § 4304

“Information concerning the specific
location of any significant cave . . .
[that] create[s] a substantial risk of
harm, theft, or destruction of such
cave”

Black Hills Clean Water All. v. USFS, No. 205034, 2022 WL 2340440, at *9 (D.S.D. June
29, 2022).

BLM

18 U.S.C. §
3509(d)

Certain records containing identifying
information pertaining to children
involved in criminal proceedings

Corley v. DOJ, 998 F.3d 981, 982-85 (D.C.
Cir. 2021).

BIA

41 U.S.C. § 2102
(amending 41
U.S.C. § 423(a)(1))

Contractor bid or proposal information;
source selection information

Legal & Safety Emp. Rsch., Inc. v. U.S. Dep't
of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL
34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001)
(dictum).

AS-IA

1

BLM

2

BOR

3

FWS

1

NPS

2

USGS

1

AS-IA

1

BLM

2

BOR

4

FWS

1

NPS

8

OS

2

41 U.S.C. § 4702
(formerly at 41
U.S.C. §
253b(m)(1))

Contractor proposals that are in the
possession or control of an executive
agency and that have not been set
forth or incorporated by reference into
contracts

Sinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar.
15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 0900421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev.
Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of
the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C.
2003), summary affirmance granted, No.
03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug.
25, 2004).

3

3

1

1

10

24

USGS
6

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54 U.S.C. §
100707 (formerly
at 16 U.S.C. §
5937)

Information pertaining to:
“endangered, threatened, rare, or
commercially valuable” National Park
System resources; “mineral or
paleontological objects within units of
the National Park System”; or “objects
of cultural patrimony within units of
the National Park System”

Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, No.
03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug.
25, 2004); Sw. Ctr. for Biological Diversity v.
USDA, 314 F.3d 1060, 1062 (9th Cir. 2002);
Pease v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, No. 99-113,
slip op. at 2, 4 (D. Vt. Sept. 17, 1999).

NPS

Fed. R. Crim. P.
6(e)¸ enacted by
Act of July 30¸
1977¸ Pub. L. No.
95-78¸§ 2, 91 Stat.
319

Certain records that would reveal some
secret aspect pertaining to grand jury
proceedings

Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113
(D.C. Cir. 2007); Sorin v. DOJ, No. 18-99,
2018 WL 6431027 (2d Cir. Dec. 6, 208) (per
curium); Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-00188,
2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug. 16,
2016); Durham v. U.S. Atty. Gen., No. 06843, 2008 WL 620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar.
3, 2008); Cozen O'Connor v. U.S. Dep't of
Treasury, 570 F. Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa.
2008).

OIG

11

11

1

1

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V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component

AS-IA

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

68

350

312

106

BIA

601

1211

946

866

BIE

28

101

104

25

1874

1215

1689

1400

BOEM

21

225

225

21

BOR

59

285

319

25

BSEE

73

185

195

63

FWS

399

924

851

472

NPS

927

1658

1286

1299

OIG

43

354

373

24

OS

926

1187

1482

631

24

132

144

12

103

268

268

103

48

210

232

26

5194

8305

8426

5073

BLM

OSMRE
SOL
USGS
AGENCY OVERALL

After reviewing its database, DOI adjusted the number of requests pending at the start of the
fiscal year for AS-IA, BIA, BLM, FWS, NPS, OIG, and OS.

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V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS
Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

Number
of Full
Grants

Number
of Partial
Grants /
Partial
Denials

Number of
Full Denials
Based on
Exemptions

35

27

3

BIA

108

202

BIE

25

BLM

All Records
Referred to
Another
Component
or Agency

Request
Withdrawn

Records not
Reasonably
Described

Improper
FOIA
Request for
Other
Reason

127

1

3

1

5

7

0

41

249

1

41

18

44

79

11

0

42

2

1

1

8

402

307

19

245

4

297

19

55

88

5

67

1

0

BOR

129

50

5

67

0

BSEE

34

33

6

72

FWS

286

196

41

NPS

315

331

OIG

14

OS

Agency /
Component

Other
*Explain in
Chart
Below

TOTAL

8

95

312

3

62

98

946

0

0

6

8

104

22

24

2

108

240

1689

2

4

0

0

0

3

225

12

23

12

7

2

7

5

319

1

5

0

14

0

10

7

13

195

150

6

34

23

19

10

0

16

70

851

48

192

8

105

8

22

61

7

50

139

1286

57

24

92

63

4

1

17

10

82

2

7

373

110

210

3

160

2

90

11

13

4

5

11

863

1482

OSMRE

54

23

1

50

0

3

1

2

1

0

7

2

144

SOL

47

65

0

122

1

5

0

7

3

0

15

3

268

USGS

51

59

0

66

3

8

3

16

2

0

5

19

232

1665

1659

196

1701

93

608

111

205

208

111

304

1565

8426

AS-IA

BOEM

AGENCY
OVERALL

No
Records

FeeRelated
Reason

Not
Agency
Record

Duplicate
Request

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V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON
REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"
Agency /
Component
AS-IA

BIA

BIE
BLM

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

76

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

16

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

3

Aggregate Cases

28

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

17
33

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

20

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

7

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

1

Aggregate Cases

10

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

27

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

BOR
BSEE

TOTAL

95

98

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

BOEM

Number of
Times "Other"
Reason Was
Relied Upon

8

240
4
199

Aggregate Cases

1

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

2

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

4

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

1

Aggregate Cases

3

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

6

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

3

3
5

13

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
1

11

FWS

Aggregate Cases

38

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

10

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA
Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
NPS

8
70

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

32

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA
OS

14

Aggregate Cases
Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

OIG

70

Aggregate Cases
Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA
Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

139
4
33
6
7
1
646
13
863
54
150

OSMRE

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

2

2

SOL

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

1

3

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

2

Aggregate Cases

1

USGS

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
Unable to Locate or Contact Requester
AGENCY
OVERALL

16

19

2
1565

12

V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED
Agency /
Ex. Ex. Ex.
Component 1
2
3

Ex.
4

Ex.
5

Ex. 6

Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
7(A) 7(B) 7(C) 7(D) 7(E) 7(F) 8
9

AS-IA

0

0

1

5

8

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIA

0

0

4

12

22

183

33

2

110

3

5

2

0

0

BIE

0

0

0

2

5

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLM

0

5

35

65 162

225

7

0

43

2

6

3

0

7

BOEM

0

0

0

23

53

48

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

BOR

0

1

7

8

19

26

0

1

2

0

1

6

0

1

BSEE

0

0

0

13

8

28

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

FWS

0

2

5

12

85

144

38

0

34

6

4

2

0

0

NPS

0

11

23

61

74

276

45

0

148

0

14

23

0

0

OIG

0

0

1

3

7

39

13

0

69

7

6

0

0

0

OS

0

1

3

29 112

166

2

0

35

0

17

0

0

5

OSMRE

0

0

1

5

7

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SOL

0

0

0

1

52

43

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

USGS

0

0

7

11

17

32

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

1

0

20

87 250 631 1248

143

3

445

18

54

39

0

16

AGENCY
OVERALL

13

VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED,
PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
Number of
Appeals
Pending as of
Start
of Fiscal Year

Agency /
Component
FPAO

Number of
Appeals
Processed
in Fiscal Year

Number of Appeals
Pending as of End
of Fiscal Year

226

176

207

195

0

3

3

0

226

179

210

195

OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number of
Appeals
Received
in Fiscal Year

VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency /
Component

Number
of
Number Partially
Number Completely
Appeals
Affirmed & Partially
Reversed/Remanded
Closed for
Reversed/Remanded
on Appeal
Other
on Appeal
Reasons

Number
Affirmed
on
Appeal

FPAO
OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

TOTAL

23

5

43

136

207

1

1

0

1

3

24

6

43

137

210

VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED
Agency /
Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
Component 1
2
3
4
5

Ex.
6

Ex. Ex. Ex.
7(A) 7(B) 7(C)

Ex.
7(D)

Ex.
7(E)

Ex.
7(F)

Ex.
8

Ex. 9

FPAO

0

0

0

3

7

15

1

0

8

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

7

15

1

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

14

VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS
Appeal
Based
Records
Other
Solely on
Records
Improper
Duplicate
Referred
FeeNot
Request
Denial of *Explain
Agency /
No
Request
not
Request
Request
at Initial
Related
Agency
in
in chart
Request
Component Records
Withdrawn
Reasonably for Other
or
Request
Reason
Record
Litigation
below
for
Described
Reasons
Appeal
Level
Expedited
Processing
FPAO

9

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

6

2

145

OIG

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

1

0

0

2

0

0

6

2

145

AGENCY
OVERALL

15

VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS
Agency /
Component
FPAO

OIG

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

Number of Times
"Other" Reason
Was Relied Upon

Agency performed adequate search

4

Appeal withdrawn

4

Improper appeal

96

Moot

28

No component response to adjudicate

11

Untimely

2

N/A

0

AGENCY OVERALL

TOTAL

145

0
145

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

FPAO

36.0

351.00

<1

1622

OIG

13.0

12.30

5

19

24.5

181.65

<1

1622

AGECY OVERALL

16

VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
10th
Oldest
Appeal

Agency /
Component

FPAO

OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest Appeal

Date of
Appeal

201905-13

201904-08

201903-19

201903-12

201901-17

201901-14

201901-10

201812-03

201811-19

2018-10-05

Number of
Days Pending

1340

1364

1378

1383

1419

1422

1424

1449

1458

1487

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Date of
Appeal

201905-13

201904-08

201903-19

201903-12

201901-17

201901-14

201901-10

201812-03

201811-19

2018-10-05

Number of
Days Pending

1340

1364

1378

1383

1419

1422

1424

1449

1458

1487

Number of
Days Pending

17

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

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency /
Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest
Component Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days
AS-IA

2.0

14.88

<1

253

48.0

78.48

5

327

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BIA

30.0

86.86

<1

715

90.5

153.05

<1

1005

52

40.40

3

72

BIE

20.0

31.78

<1

235

114.0

168.33

4

681

61

61.00

61

61

BLM

60.0

286.35

<1

1774

295.0

577.37

<1

1854

27.5

220.16

2

1509

BOEM

9.0

9.46

<1

41

24.0

42.97

1

286

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BOR

7.0

11.50

<1

91

23.0

61.90

<1

1367

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BSEE

6.0

8.75

<1

51

20.0

181.45

<1

1116

1085

1085.00

1085

1085

FWS

23.0

60.44

<1

1283

98.5

172.36

<1

1829

20

21.00

4

39

NPS

27.0

124.02

<1

1385

95.0

246.93

<1

1551

65

103.67

12

241

OIG

7.0

13.63

<1

407

79.0

115.32

6

1019

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OS

96.5

303.05

<1

1459

1263.5

983.30

<1

1764

1871

1871.00

1871

1871

OSMRE

10.0

20.30

<1

169

22.0

64.84

<1

1597

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SOL

15.0

73.66

<1

1455

200.0

504.87

4

1749

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

USGS

10.0

16.11

<1

251

104.0

271.69

2

952

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20.0

132.43

<1

1774

95.5

335.46

<1

1854

28

223.09

2

1871

AGENCY
OVERALL

18

VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED
SIMPLE

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency /
Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest Median Average Lowest Highest
Component Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days of Days
AS-IA

4

35.44

<1

253

117.0

110.85

7

327

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BIA

33

77.53

<1

715

108.5

170.65

6

1005

61

49.25

3

72

BIE

35.5

52.62

4

235

124.0

190.40

44

681

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BLM

34.5

172.83

<1

1561

103.0

318.43

3

1841

23

83.56

2

1509

BOEM

11

11.48

<1

41

30.0

51.21

3

286

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BOR

13

15.08

<1

69

34.0

75.95

<1

577

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BSEE

10

12.00

<1

39

67.0

337.42

8

1116

1085

1085.00

1085

1085

FWS

35

76.10

<1

1268

115.5

196.26

2

1829

12

12.00

4

20

NPS

29

110.96

<1

985

78.0

191.40

4

1204

87

122.00

19

241

OIG

14.5

31.00

<1

407

104.0

159.15

8

1019

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OS

269

383.68

2

1459

509.0

788.49

6

1764

1871

1871.00

1871

1871

OSMRE

19

32.68

<1

169

29.0

68.09

3

468

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SOL

27

138.01

2

1455

406.0

552.61

38

1537

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

12.5

22.45

<1

251

186.5

292.14

19

952

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

133.90

<1

1561

91.0

243.57

<1

1841

28

141.02

2

1871

USGS
AGENCY
OVERALL

19

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

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

<1-20
Days

21-40
Days

41-60
Days

61-80
Days

AS-IA

124

5

4

3

3

0

0

1

2

1

1

BIA

236

55

45

33

28

17

8

11

14

13

BIE

36

17

11

3

2

1

0

1

0

BLM

243

91

40

33

19

10

22

9

BOEM

69

2

1

0

0

0

0

BOR

82

7

0

2

1

0

BSEE

54

4

1

0

0

FWS

226

102

38

28

NPS

360

132

67

OIG

224

21

OS

155

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

0

0

144

30

20

24

534

0

1

0

0

72

5

6

34

27

207

746

0

0

0

0

0

0

72

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

59

17

12

8

12

7

5

19

4

10

488

34

17

16

8

14

4

8

53

37

98

848

6

7

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

263

26

16

8

12

6

6

4

6

8

37

28

120

432

47

9

1

3

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

63

SOL

134

23

7

9

1

1

5

4

2

4

7

5

7

209

USGS

140

22

5

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

171

2130

516

242

164

101

64

60

57

42

45

184

121

467

4193

OSMRE

AGENCY
OVERALL

20

VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS
Agency /
Component

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

<1-20
Days

21-40
Days

41-60
Days

61-80
Days

AS-IA

12

14

6

6

2

6

3

4

4

0

3

BIA

31

22

20

12

14

9

11

3

6

2

BIE

2

0

2

1

1

3

2

0

1

BLM

50

70

35

29

26

23

12

17

BOEM

64

45

11

5

7

2

1

BOR

94

41

11

12

6

5

BSEE

56

18

4

3

1

FWS

35

38

24

17

NPS

25

34

22

OIG

12

6

OS

8

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

1

0

61

12

30

14

186

0

0

1

2

15

10

9

28

22

286

617

2

4

0

5

0

0

146

7

11

3

0

8

3

2

203

0

0

1

0

0

2

3

20

108

20

18

20

6

7

13

28

6

30

262

18

11

12

9

3

4

4

13

12

47

214

9

10

9

8

4

4

1

1

5

2

3

74

2

3

4

1

2

2

0

1

2

10

6

129

170

36

24

3

1

3

1

1

1

1

0

2

1

2

76

SOL

4

1

2

4

1

6

2

0

3

0

2

1

20

46

USGS

3

4

4

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

2

2

8

26

432

319

156

123

103

95

75

52

45

31

120

90

563

2204

OSMRE

AGENCY
OVERALL

21

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

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

<1-20
Days

21-40
Days

41-60
Days

61-80
Days

AS-IA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIA

2

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIE

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

BLM

17

8

3

1

0

1

0

2

BOEM

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BOR

0

0

0

0

0

0

BSEE

0

0

0

0

0

FWS

2

1

0

0

NPS

2

0

1

OIG

0

0

OS

0

OSMRE

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

5

38

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SOL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

USGS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

9

5

4

1

1

0

2

0

0

3

0

7

55

AGENCY
OVERALL

22

VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
SIMPLE
Agency /
Component

COMPLEX

Median
Number of
Days

Average
Number of
Days

Median
Number of
Days

Average
Number of
Days

23

95.0

97.96

81

86.0

188.40

0

N/A

N/A

BIA

511

150.0

202.85

319

175.0

256.34

9

61.0

165.11

BIE

17

19.0

38.71

7

135.0

148.29

0

N/A

N/A

BLM

559

491.0

502.46

764

494.0

623.36

30

403.5

542.40

BOEM

0

N/A

N/A

19

12.0

81.21

0

N/A

N/A

BOR

1

1.0

1.00

22

18.0

59.18

0

N/A

N/A

BSEE

3

1.0

109.00

58

222.0

329.53

0

N/A

N/A

FWS

220

106.0

159.33

238

188.5

280.85

0

N/A

N/A

NPS

1039

149.0

235.97

238

233.0

373.29

3

312.0

514.67

OIG

7

15.0

23.14

16

81.0

110.06

0

N/A

N/A

360

385.0

556.98

259

476.0

696.11

7

1685.0

1546.86

2

1.5

1.50

10

28.5

120.80

0

N/A

N/A

66

42.0

158.97

36

587.0

618.22

0

N/A

N/A

4

7.5

18.25

18

382.0

460.06

1

996.0

996.00

2812

187.0

312.68

2085

264.0

463.19

50

417.0

622.52

AS-IA

OS
OSMRE
SOL
USGS
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
Pending

Number
Pending

Median
Number of
Days

EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Average
Number of
Days

Number
Pending

23

VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS
10th
Oldest
Request

Agency /
Component

BLM

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest Request

202203-25

202203-25

202203-09

202112-03

202110-18

202109-02

202108-25

2019-07-02

530

559

630

630

642

706

745

775

781

1315

202012-03

202011-04

202010-19

202009-14

202004-20

201910-18

201907-15

201712-21

201704-25

2016-10-18

958

977

989

1013

1115

1240

1307

1698

1864

1993

202408-05

202408-05

202407-29

202407-25

202403-19

202402-27

202401-29

202401-10

202310-04

2022-11-29

39

39

44

46

135

150

170

182

247

460

Date of
Receipt

201707-26

201707-17

201707-12

201707-11

201707-05

201707-05

201706-16

201706-16

201704-13

2017-04-13

Number of
Days Pending

1800

1807

1810

1811

1815

1815

1827

1827

1872

1872

Date of
Receipt

202409-12

202409-05

202408-20

202408-09

202407-25

202404-26

202404-12

202310-05

202303-22

2022-08-08

12

17

28

35

46

107

117

246

383

525

Number of
Days Pending

Number of
Days Pending
Date of
Receipt

BIE

7th

202207-07

Date of
Receipt
BIA

8th

202208-17

Date of
Receipt
AS-IA

9th

Number of
Days Pending

Number of
Days Pending
BOEM

24

202408-26

202408-26

202408-20

202408-20

202408-20

202408-09

202405-02

202402-13

202401-02

2022-05-17

24

24

28

28

28

35

103

159

188

593

202203-29

202201-18

202110-29

202108-11

202106-14

202103-26

202010-13

202009-11

202002-13

2019-11-12

628

677

730

785

826

881

993

1014

1161

1224

202010-28

202010-23

202010-06

202009-03

202005-07

202002-10

201912-03

201902-14

201809-28

2018-09-11

982

985

997

1019

1102

1164

1210

1411

1504

1517

Date of
Receipt

201908-19

201907-18

201907-08

201906-13

201906-04

201904-09

201903-08

201901-28

201810-11

2018-08-06

Number of
Days Pending

1282

1304

1312

1328

1335

1374

1396

1424

1496

1542

Date of
Receipt

202406-18

202406-12

202405-20

202405-20

202405-14

202403-26

202403-26

202401-29

202312-11

2022-04-12

71

75

91

91

95

130

130

170

202

618

Date of
Receipt

201708-25

201707-19

201707-14

201707-12

201707-10

201706-01

201705-31

201705-04

201705-02

2017-04-20

Number of
Days Pending

1778

1805

1808

1810

1812

1838

1839

1857

1859

1867

Date of
Receipt
BOR

Number of
Days Pending
Date of
Receipt

BSEE

Number of
Days Pending
Date of
Receipt

FWS

NPS

OIG

Number of
Days Pending

Number of
Days Pending

OS

25

202409-25

202409-25

202409-19

202408-21

202408-09

202408-08

202405-21

202308-11

202306-05

2023-02-02

3

3

7

28

36

37

90

284

331

416

202012-11

202012-01

202011-09

202008-20

202005-05

202005-05

202003-23

201908-23

201801-05

2017-09-22

952

960

974

1029

1104

1104

1135

1278

1689

1759

202302-03

202302-01

202208-29

202208-26

202208-26

202104-29

202010-19

202010-15

202010-07

2020-10-05

415

417

522

523

523

857

989

991

996

998

Date of
Receipt

201706-16

201706-01

201705-31

201705-04

201705-02

201704-25

201704-20

201704-13

201704-13

2016-10-18

Number of
Days Pending

1827

1838

1839

1857

1859

1864

1867

1872

1872

1993

Date of
Receipt
OSMRE

Number of
Days Pending
Date of
Receipt

SOL

Number of
Days Pending
Date of
Receipt

USGS
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number of
Days Pending

26

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Agency /
Component
AS-IA

Number
Granted

Median
Number of
Days to
Adjudicate

Number
Denied

Average
Number of
Days to
Adjudicate

Number
Adjudicated
Within Ten
Calendar
Days

0

18

1

4.94

17

BIA

11

115

126

196.81

27

BIE

1

7

1.5

2.25

8

BLM

48

52

1

17.00

86

BOEM

0

7

6

5.14

6

BOR

0

19

1

6.79

14

BSEE

0

11

3

4.00

11

FWS

3

96

3

14.82

74

NPS

6

223

11

54.72

112

OIG

0

26

1

1.00

25

OS

0

27

1

3.30

26

OSMRE

0

3

1

3.00

3

SOL

0

7

10

74.00

4

USGS

0

17

4

4.59

16

69

628

6

59.58

429

AGENCY
OVERALL

27

VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER
Agency /
Component

Number
Granted

Number Denied

Median Number
of Days to
Adjudicate

Average
Number of Days
to Adjudicate

AS-IA

65

12

1.0

9.55

BIA

26

22

15.5

44.56

BIE

36

22

16.0

28.43

BLM

225

11

1.0

30.31

BOEM

113

7

3.0

4.26

BOR

18

4

5.0

9.23

BSEE

7

3

6.0

6.20

FWS

296

13

2.0

10.60

NPS

95

21

5.0

15.43

OIG

52

10

1.0

0.15

OS

7

2

2.0

12.22

OSMRE

4

0

14.0

19.50

119

15

2.0

10.26

64

3

1.0

2.54

1127

145

2.0

15.14

SOL
USGS
AGENCY
OVERALL

28

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS
PERSONNEL

COSTS

Number of
" FOIA
Employees"

Number of
"Equivalent
Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

Total
Number
of "FullTime
FOIA
Staff"

AS-IA

5

0.00

5.00

414913.00

0.00

414913.00

BIA

1

15.00

16.00

1109022.00

0.00

1109022.00

BIE

3

0.00

3.00

178219.00

0.00

178219.00

BLM

20

3.00

23.00

2532055.00

247894.00

2779949.00

BOEM

5

0.00

5.00

782259.00

0.00

782259.00

BOR

4

1.25

5.25

653374.00

0.00

653374.00

BSEE

5

1.40

6.40

823486.00

0.00

823486.00

FPAO

1

0.00

1.00

337800.00

67560.00

405360.00

FWS

11

7.00

18.00

1547698.00

18065.00

1565763.00

NPS

11

17.00

28.00

1915403.00

15498.00

1930901.00

OIG

2

1.50

3.50

530829.00

0.00

530829.00

OS

7

0.50

7.50

1370000.00

183928.00

1553928.00

OSMRE

2

0.25

2.25

388516.00

0.00

388516.00

SOL

4

0.00

4.00

4242806.00

457633.00

4700439.00

USGS

5

0.00

5.00

600932.00

2953.00

603885.00

86

46.90

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

Processing
Costs

132.90 17427312.00

LitigationRelated
Costs

Total Costs

993531.00 18420843.00

29

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS
Agency /
Component
AS-IA

Total Amount of Fees Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

0.00

0.0000

BIA

1533.00

0.1400

BIE

0.00

0.0000

BLM

0.00

0.0000

BOEM

0.00

0.0000

BOR

0.00

0.0000

BSEE

0.00

0.0000

FWS

0.00

0.0000

NPS

0.00

0.0000

OIG

0.00

0.0000

3000.00

0.2200

OSMRE

0.00

0.0000

SOL

0.00

0.0000

7723.00

1.2900

12256.00

0.0700

OS

USGS
AGENCY OVERALL

30

XI.A. NUMBER OF TIMES SUBSECTION (C) USED
Agency /
Component

Number of Times Subsection Used

AS-IA

0

BIA

0

BIE

0

BLM

0

BOEM

0

BOR

0

BSEE

0

FWS

0

NPS

0

OIG

0

OS

0

OSMRE

0

SOL

0

USGS

0

AGENCY OVERALL

0

31

XI.B. NUMBER OF SUBSECTION (A)(2) POSTINGS
Number of
Records Posted
by the FOIA
Office

Number of
Records Posted
by Program
Offices

AS-IA

0

0

BIA

1

0

BIE

7

0

BLM

0

0

12

1670

BOR

4111

11400

BSEE

1

1

FWS

4

0

NPS

37

10

OIG

0

0

OS

29

0

OSMRE

13

539

SOL

0

0

USGS

0

23

4215

13643

Agency /
Component

BOEM

AGENCY
OVERALL

32

XII.A. BACKLOGS OF FOIA REQUESTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS
Agency /
Component
AS-IA

Number of
Backlogged
Requests as of
End of Fiscal
Year

Number of
Backlogged
Appeals as of
End of Fiscal
Year

84

N/A

BIA

742

N/A

BIE

13

N/A

1281

N/A

BOEM

7

N/A

BOR

4

N/A

BSEE

52

N/A

FPAO

0

193

FWS

358

N/A

NPS

1151

N/A

OIG

14

0

OS

598

N/A

5

N/A

SOL

84

N/A

USGS

19

N/A

4412

193

BLM

OSMRE

AGENCY
OVERALL

33

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

AS-IA

0

6

6

0

BIA

0

1

0

1

BIE

0

0

0

0

BLM

1

5

6

0

BOEM

0

0

0

0

BOR

0

12

12

0

BSEE

0

0

0

0

FWS

0

48

44

4

NPS

1

28

25

4

OIG

0

0

0

0

OS

23

52

65

10

OSMRE

0

0

0

0

SOL

0

0

0

0

USGS

0

3

3

0

25

155

161

19

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

34

XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY
Agency /
Component

10th Oldest
Consultation
Date

AS-IA

Number
of Days
Date

BIA

Number
of Days
Date

BIE

Number
of Days
Date

BLM

Number
of Days
Date

BOEM

Number
of Days
Date

BOR

Number
of Days
Date

BSEE

Number
of Days

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

Oldest
Consultation

2nd

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2024-09-17

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

Date
FWS

Number
of Days
Date

NPS

Number
of Days
Date

OIG

Number
of Days
Date

OS

Number
of Days
Date

OSMRE

Number
of Days
Date

SOL

Number
of Days
Date

USGS

Number
of Days

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202409-30

202409-25

202408-20

2024-04-02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

28

125

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202409-26

202409-03

202406-18

2024-01-12

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

19

71

180

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2024-09-25

202409-25

202409-16

202409-13

202409-11

202409-06

202408-28

202408-13

202408-13

2021-12-08

3

3

10

11

13

16

22

33

33

703

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

AGENCY
OVERALL

Date
Number
of Days

2024-09-06

202409-03

202408-28

202408-20

202408-13

202408-13

202406-18

202404-02

202401-12

2021-12-08

16

19

22

28

33

33

71

125

180

703

37

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

NUMBER OF REQUESTS
PROCESSED
Number
Processed
During Fiscal
Year from Last
Year's Annual
Report

Number
Processed
During Fiscal
Year from
Current Annual
Report

Number
Received During
Fiscal Year from
Last Year's
Annual Report

Number
Received During
Fiscal Year from
Current Annual
Report

268

350

252

312

BIA

1290

1211

1024

946

BIE

64

101

75

104

1039

1215

819

1689

BOEM

128

225

112

225

BOR

237

285

206

319

BSEE

107

185

101

195

FWS

884

924

886

851

NPS

2004

1658

2623

1286

OIG

240

354

215

373

OS

429

1187

656

1482

83

132

83

144

SOL

145

268

182

268

USGS

167

210

154

232

7085

8305

7388

8426

Agency /
Component

AS-IA

BLM

OSMRE

AGENCY
OVERALL

38

XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL
REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency /
Component

AS-IA

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

40

84

BIA

489

742

BIE

9

13

1519

1281

4

7

BOR

26

4

BSEE

62

52

FWS

331

358

NPS

807

1151

OIG

19

14

OS

888

598

5

5

SOL

87

84

USGS

34

19

4320

4412

BLM
BOEM

OSMRE

AGENCY
OVERALL

39

XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND
CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED
NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED
Agency /
Component

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

198

176

292

207

7

3

7

3

205

179

299

210

FPAO
OIG
AGENCY OVERALL

XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND
CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency /
Component

FPAO
OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

217

193

0

0

217

193

40