U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
FY 2024 Annual Report

I. Basic Information Regarding the Report
A. Person to be contacted with questions about the report:
Michael C. Bell, Departmental FOIA Officer
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of General Counsel (Suite W96-314)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-5546
michael.bell1@dot.gov

B. Electronic address for report on the World Wide Web
https://www.transportation.gov/foia

C. Person to be contacted for a copy of the report in paper form:
Darlene Wallace, FOIA Program Assistant
U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of General Counsel (Suite W94-122)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-4245
ost.foia@dot.gov

II.

Making a FOIA Request

A. Agency components that receive FOIA requests
Michael C. Bell, Departmental FOIA Officer
Office of the Secretary (Suite W96-314)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-5546
Fax (202) 366-8536
ost.foia@dot.gov

Catherine Bell, Associate Counsel/FOIA Officer
Office of Inspector General (J-L)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room W73-425
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-6131
Fax (202) 366-1975
oigfoia1@oig.dot.gov

Victoria Schmitt, Volpe FOIA Officer
Office of the Secretary (OST-R)
55 Broadway, Room 1274, RTV-1B
Cambridge, MA 02142
Tel (617) 494-3331
Fax (617) 494-3005
victoria.schmitt@dot.gov

Jennifer Weatherly, FOIA Officer
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, W64-304
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-2960
Fax (202) 366-3518
foia2@dot.gov

Linda Martin, Acting FOIA Officer (RCC-20)
Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 493-6065
Fax (202) 493-6068
frafoia@dot.gov

Nancy Sipes (TAD-10)
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room E42-314
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-2496
Fax (202) 366-7164
fta.foia@dot.gov

Brian Brotsos, FOIA Officer (HATS-21)
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room E66-324
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-9013
Fax (202) 366-1380
foia.officer@dot.gov

T. Mitchell Hudson, FOIA Officer (MAR-225)
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room W24-220
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-5320
Fax (202) 366-7485
foia.marad@dot.gov

Dele Awoniyi, FOIA Officer
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room E26-205
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-8573
Fax (202) 366-7041
PHMSA.FOIA@dot.gov

Executive Secretariat
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room W41-304
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-1834
Fax (202) 493-2929
webmaster@nhtsa.dot.gov

Christina Weddle, FOIA Officer
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, W62-300
Washington, DC 20590
Tel (202) 366-6016
Fax (202) 366-6448
christina.weddle@dot.gov

Federal Aviation Administration:
Sherlita Hawkins, Acting Manager
National FOIA Staff (AFN-400)
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591
Tel (202) 267-6630
Fax (202) 493-5032
sherlita.hawkins@faa.gov

Tonya Trice
FAA Air Traffic Organization JI172
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591
Tel (202) 267-3597
Fax (202) 267-9151
tonya.trice@faa.gov

Sheree DeBerry, Manager, Intake and Assignment Branch
National FOIA Staff (AFN-410)
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591
Tel (202) 267-8942
Fax (202) 493-5032
sheree.l.deberry@faa.gov

Stacy Thomas, FOIA Coordinator, ESJA001
FAA Air Traffic Organization – Eastern Service Area
1701 Columbia Avenue
PO Box 20636
Atlanta, GA 30337
Tel (404) 305-5549
Fax (404) 305-6626
9-ATOE-ESA-FOIA@faa.gov

Adrianne Blake, Manager, Disclosure & Appeals Branch
National FOIA Staff (AFN-420)
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591
Tel (202) 267-3593
Fax (202) 493-5032
adrianne.c.blake@faa.gov

Shelly Boggs, FOIA Coordinator
Aviation Data Systems Branch, AFS-900
6500 S. MacArthur
PO Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Tel (405) 954-6501
Fax (405) 954-4655
shelly.boggs@faa.gov

Edward Drake, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Aeronautical Center, MC003
6500 S. MacArthur, PO Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Tel (405) 954-7327
Fax (405) 954-9964
edward.drake@faa.gov

Kay Hatcher, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI), AM331
6500 S. MacArthur, PO Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Tel (405) 954-7656
Fax (405) 954-5912
9-AMC-AAM003-FOIA@faa.gov
kay.hatcher@faa.gov

James Sonsalla, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Western Service Area WSJA001
FAA ANM-RO, Mailcode: AJV-W64
2200 South 216th Street
Des Moines, WA 98198
Tel (206) 231-3086
Fax (425) 203-4134
9-ATO-WSA-FOIA@faa.gov

Julie Ferrell, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Civil Aviation Registry, AFB-700
6500 S. MacArthur, PO Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Tel (405) 954-5236
Fax (405) 954-5759
9-AMC-AFS700-FOIA@faa.gov

Ashleigh Johnson, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Central Service Area CSJA001
Management Support Team, AJV-C52/FOIA
10101 Hillwood Parkway
Fort Worth, TX 76177
Tel (817) 222-5524
Fax (817) 222-4963
ashleigh.f.johnson@faa.gov

Note: Up-to-date information can be found on each component’s FOIA page via
https://www.transportation.gov/foia

3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component
Abbreviation

Component Name

FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FHWA

Federal Highway Administration

FRA

Federal Railroad Administration

FTA

Federal Transit Administration

FMCSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

GLS

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

MARAD

Maritime Administration

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

OIG

Office of Inspector General

OST

Office of the Secretary of Transportation

PHMSA

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes
Total
Number
Number of
of
Times
Times
Agency /
Relied
Relied
Component
upon
upon
by Agency /
by
Component
Agency
Overall

Statute

Type of Information
Withheld

5 U.S.C. §
407
(formerly at
5 U.S.C. app.
3 § 7(b))

Names of
employees who
provide information
or complaints to the
Inspector General

Wash. Post Co. v.
Special Inspector
Gen. for Afg.
Reconstr., 486 F.
Supp. 3d 141, 166
(D.D.C. 2020).

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,
FAA
No. 10-885, 2012
FHWA
U.S. Dist. LEXIS
35233, at *13-15
OST
(S.D. Ohio Mar.
15, 2012);
Margolin v. NASA,
No. 09- 00421,
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

Case Citation

FAA
3

3

3
1

6
2

granted, No. 035257, 2004 WL
1900562 (D.C. Cir.
Aug. 25, 2004).
49 U.S.C. §
30172(f)

Information that
could identify a
whistleblower

N/A

FAA

49 U.S.C. §
40119

Certain information
obtained or
developed in
ensuring
transportation
security if disclosure
of that information
would: constitute an
invasion of personal
privacy, reveal a
trade secret or
confidential
commercial or
financial
information, or be
detrimental to
transportation
safety

N/A

FAA

Information harmful
to U.S. position in
international
aviation
negotiations, or
harmful to any U.S.
international air
carrier

N/A

49 U.S.C. §
40115(a)

3

3

14

FMCSA

146

160

FAA
5

5

51 U.S.C. §
50916
(formerly at
49 U.S.C. §
70114)

Commercial space
launch activity
information
exempted under 5
U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) or
designated as
confidential by the
submitter or head of
the executive
agency providing
the information

N/A

49 U.S.C. §
40110(e)

Contract proposal
not incorporated
into the contract

N/A

FAA

49 U.S.C. §
40123(a)

Aviation Safety
Action Program
voluntarily
submitted
information

N/A

FAA

49 U.S.C. §
44114

Registration
numbers and other
similar identifiable
data or information
of private aircraft
owners or operators

N/A

DOD Critical
Infrastructure
Security information

Newport
Aeronautical Sales
v. Dep’t of the Air
Force, 684 F.3d
160, 167-68 (D.C.
Cir. 2012);
Chenkin v. Dep’t
of the Army, No.

10 U.S.C. §
130e

FAA

13

13

9

9

42

42

13

13

28

28

FAA

FAA

93-494, 1994 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 20907,
at *8 (M.D. Pa.
Jan. 14, 1994),
aff’d, 61 F.3d 894
(3d Cir. 1995)
(unpublished
table decision).
49 U.S.C. §
44735

Certain report, data,
or other safety
information
submitted to the
FAA

N/A

FAA

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).

FHWA

2

OST

2

49 U.S.C. §
31143(b)

Identities of motor
carrier safety
complainants

N/A

FMCSA

49 U.S.C. §
20109

Information
identifying railroad
employee
whistleblowers

N/A

FRA

49 U.S.C. §
30305(c)(1)

National Driver
Register information
on certain
individuals

N/A

2

FAA

2

5
1

496

496

1

1

4

4

NHTSA

5 U.S.C. §
574(j)

Dispute resolution
communications

N/A

OST

26 U.S.C. §§
6103, 6105

Certain tax return
information,
information, to
include Taxpayer
Identification
Numbers of third
parties, and certain
tax convention
information

Nosal v. IRS, 523
F. Supp. 3d 72, 79
(D.D.C. 2021);
Church of
Scientology v. IRS,
484 U.S. 9, 15
(1987) (26 U.S.C. §
6103); Elec. Priv.
Info. Ctr. v. IRS,
910 F.3d 1232,
1237 (D.C. Cir.
2018); Leonard v.
U.S. Dep’t of
Treasury, 590 F.
App’x. 141, 14344 (3d Cir. 2014)
(per curiam); Pac.
Fisheries, Inc. v.
IRS, 395 F. App’x.
438, 440 (9th Cir.
2010)
(unpublished
disposition) (26
U.S.C. §§ 6103,
6105).

OST

1

1

1

1

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

Agency / Component

FAA

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

2542

7435

7323

2654

FHWA

117

436

295

258

FMCSA

2977

6819

5948

3848

FRA

46

488

477

57

FTA

150

302

235

217

GLS

13

48

4

57

MARAD

40

194

163

71

NHTSA

631

453

248

836

OIG

32

204

154

82

OST

874

1626

915

1585

PHMSA

154

340

318

176

7576

18345

16080

9841

AGENCY OVERALL

After reviewing its database, DOT updated the number of requests pending at the start of the
Fiscal Year for the following components: FAA, FHWA, FMCSA, FRA, FTA, and NHTSA.

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

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

3344

1575

168

1156

30

384

39

83

21

130

270

123

7323

FHWA

91

44

6

69

54

4

1

7

9

1

9

0

295

FMCSA

553

4795

4

210

4

268

0

9

10

16

79

0

5948

FRA

66

172

9

100

17

30

0

9

0

3

71

0

477

FTA

104

50

2

71

4

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

235

GLS

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

MARAD

52

43

0

61

2

1

0

0

1

0

3

0

163

NHTSA

29

14

5

97

53

14

1

14

5

13

3

0

248

OIG

5

42

10

76

0

3

0

9

6

1

0

2

154

OST

110

73

12

513

21

121

0

3

2

43

15

2

915

PHMSA

103

39

4

66

14

71

5

2

2

3

9

0

318

4457

6847

223

2420

199

896

46

137

56

212

460

127

16080

Agency /
Component

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

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)
Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

FAA

Number of Times "Other"
Reason Was Relied Upon
49

Aggregate Cases

2

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the
FOIA

5

Request in Litigation

1

Records Not Available in Format Requested

5

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

TOTAL

123

61

FHWA

N/A

0

0

FMCSA

N/A

0

0

FRA

N/A

0

0

FTA

N/A

0

0

GLS

N/A

0

0

MARAD

N/A

0

0

NHTSA

N/A

0

0

OIG

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

2

2

OST

Request Opened in Error

2

2

PHMSA

N/A

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

127

V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency /
Ex. Ex.
Component 1
2
FAA

2

FHWA

0

0

FMCSA

0

FRA

Ex.
3

Ex.
4

Ex.
5

Ex. 6

Ex.
7(C)

Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
7(D) 7(E) 7(F) 8
9

92

0

29

1

20

4

0

0

35

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 500 179

17 4777

12

7 2912

419

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

31

22

173

4

0

126

0

0

0

0

0

FTA

0

0

0

8

12

39

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

MARAD

0

0

0

21

13

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NHTSA

0

0

4

6

2

15

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

4

0

4

10

45

10

0

27

0

10

0

0

0

OST

0

0

5

13

24

70

8

0

11

0

2

8

0

0

PHMSA

0

0

0

20

5

25

1

0

1

0

2

8

0

0

63 643 401 621 6576

129

7 3109

420

34

20

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

2

58 130 108 500 1368

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

3

11

16

VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS
Agency /
Component
FAA

Number of
Appeals
Pending as of
Start
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Appeals
Received
in Fiscal Year

Number of
Appeals
Pending as of
End
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Appeals
Processed
in Fiscal Year

207

112

103

216

FHWA

0

8

8

0

FMCSA

4

11

12

3

FRA

0

4

3

1

FTA

0

1

0

1

GLS

0

0

0

0

MARAD

3

1

4

0

NHTSA

1

17

15

3

OIG

0

2

2

0

OST

5

8

7

6

PHMSA

5

2

2

5

225

166

156

235

AGENCY
OVERALL

After reviewing its database, DOT updated the number of appeals pending at the start of the
Fiscal Year for the following components: FAA and FTA.

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

Agency /
Component
FAA

Number
Affirmed on
Appeal

Number Partially
Number Completely
Affirmed & Partially
Reversed/Remanded
Reversed/Remanded
on Appeal
on Appeal

Number of
Appeals
Closed for
Other
Reasons

TOTAL

12

8

21

62

103

FHWA

4

1

0

3

8

FMCSA

4

0

3

5

12

FRA

0

0

2

1

3

FTA

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

0

MARAD

1

1

1

1

4

NHTSA

5

0

8

2

15

OIG

1

1

0

0

2

OST

3

1

0

3

7

PHMSA

0

2

0

0

2

30

14

35

77

156

AGENCY
OVERALL

VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency /
Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
Component 1
2
3
4
5
6 7(A) 7(B) 7(C) 7(D) 7(E) 7(F) 8
9
FAA

0

1

3

0

4

9

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

FHWA

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FMCSA

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FRA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FTA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MARAD

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NHTSA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

OST

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

PHMSA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

4

0

12

14

0

0

4

0

1

0

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

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
FAA

1

0

13

2

0

2

1

5

2

1

35

FHWA

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

FMCSA

1

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

FRA

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FTA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MARAD

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NHTSA

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OST

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

PHMSA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

18

2

0

4

2

6

2

1

36

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

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

Number of Times
"Other" Reason
Was Relied Upon

TOTAL

10

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

9

Appeal Withdrawn

9

Improper Appeal

5

Untimely

2

FHWA

Appeal Opened in Error

1

1

FMCSA

N/A

0

0

FRA

N/A

0

0

FTA

N/A

0

0

GLS

N/A

0

0

MARAD

N/A

0

0

NHTSA

N/A

0

0

OIG

N/A

0

0

OST

N/A

0

0

PHMSA

N/A

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

35

36

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

327

628.95

<1

2129

FHWA

18

16

4

20

FMCSA

59

130.33

13

430

FRA

24

38

13

77

FTA

<1

<1

<1

<1

GLS

<1

<1

<1

<1

151.5

307.25

100

826

26

38.93

<1

69

OIG

12.5

12.5

11

14

OST

69

160.43

38

474

PHMSA

23

23

17

29

88.5

446.12

<1

2129

FAA

MARAD
NHTSA

AGENCY
OVERALL

VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

10th
Oldest
Appeal

Agency /
Component
Date of
Appeal

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 201609-07 09-01 08-31 08-31 08-30 08-30 08-29 08-29 08-26

Oldest
Appeal
201608-24

Number
of Days
Pending

2021

2024

2025

2025

2026

2026

2027

2027

2028

2030

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

2024- 2024N/A 05-31 03-06

202403-05

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

83

144

145

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202407-18

FRA

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

FTA

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202404-12

FAA

FHWA

FMCSA

GLS

MARAD

NHTSA

OIG

OST

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

117

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

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

2024- 2024N/A 09-30 03-25

201803-14

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

131

1643

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

2024- 2024- 2024- 2023- 2023N/A 07-29 06-18 02-14 11-30 02-09

202208-12

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

44

71

158

209

411

533

PHMSA

AGENCY
OVERALL

Date of
Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

Date of
Appeal
Number
of Days
Pending

2023- 2022- 2021- 2020N/A 01-20 10-11 07-01 12-30

940

971

2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016- 201609-07 09-01 08-31 08-31 08-30 08-30 08-29 08-29 08-26

201608-24

2021

2024

2025

2025

0

2026

425

2026

493

2027

813

202011-13

2027

2028

2030

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
FAA

18

39.22

<1

646

400.5

444.06

2

2387

64

412.46

1

1924

FHWA

22

61.18

<1

778

113.5

194.44

1

633

20

20

20

20

FMCSA

136

138.11

<1

1319

113

213

<1

1520

67.5

113

52

265

FRA

6

16.46

<1

502

37.5

66.1

<1

306

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

FTA

37.5

92.9

<1

687

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

GLS

42

31.67

8

45

<1

<1

<1

<1

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

MARAD

8

18.73

<1

552

47

116.3

21

650

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NHTSA

48

127.59

<1

1412

584

552.11

33

1291

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OIG

7

19.52

1

333

163.5

195.29

3

836

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OST

2

11.78

<1

1119

39

337.81

<1

1828

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

PHMSA

7

31.08

<1

516

19

138.38

<1

1081

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

76.14

<1

1412

87

268.57

<1

2387

60.5

324.11

1

1924

AGENCY
OVERALL

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
FAA

18

36.59

<1

646

369

311.51

14

2206

42

232.4

1

1048

FHWA

59

88.71

1

778

239

272.3

8

633

20

20

20

20

FMCSA

137

133.76

<1

1319

93.5

189.18

<1

1520

57

124.67

52

265

FRA

15.5

24.05

<1

156

43.5

82.61

3

306

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

FTA

51.5

97.38

<1

662

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

GLS

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

9

14.78

<1

110

52

125.45

23

650

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NHTSA

127

217.19

6

1176

420

420

420

420

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OIG

25.5

53.09

2

333

203

250.14

31

836

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OST

10.5

26

2

129

154

386.46

1

1764

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

23.33

1

241

50.5

155.48

<1

1081

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

31

82.47

<1

1319

104

219.01

<1

2206

54.5

194.14

1

1048

MARAD

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

<120
Days

2140
Days

FAA

4190 1060

416181- 101- 121- 141- 161- 18160
80
100 120 140 160 180 200
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days

201300
Days

301401+
400
TOTAL
Days
Days

489

276

173

132

80

58

45

54

193

48

2

6800

FHWA

113

36

18

14

21

12

0

6

2

2

19

1

3

247

FMCSA

942

305

293

299

215

135

245

603

353

269

775

117

208

4759

FRA

305

64

21

8

4

2

3

2

0

0

0

0

1

410

FTA

84

35

22

21

9

13

1

5

6

8

9

10

11

234

GLS

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

MARAD

92

7

2

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

105

NHTSA

63

41

24

5

10

5

14

7

6

3

13

14

15

220

OIG

79

9

5

2

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

101

OST

184

4

2

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

194

30

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

37

6083 1565

878

626

437

303

345

681

412

336 1010

191

243

13110

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component
FAA

<121416181- 101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301401+
20
40
60
80
100 120 140 160 180 200 300 400
TOTAL
Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days
10

25

22

7

11

8

5

10

4

1

7

91

201

402

2

1

2

3

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

3

2

16

261

108

80

69

46

34

31

30

27

28

72

145

235

1166

FRA

22

8

6

4

4

2

6

0

0

0

5

1

0

58

FTA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

MARAD

0

23

13

5

3

1

0

0

3

1

1

2

5

57

NHTSA

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

6

9

OIG

3

2

2

1

4

1

3

1

4

1

6

2

4

34

OST

55

335

57

21

5

12

2

8

10

5

14

11

179

714

140

25

19

3

10

8

1

2

1

4

16

6

42

277

494

528

201

113

83

66

48

53

50

41

121

262

674

2734

FHWA
FMCSA

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

<121416181- 101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301401+
20
40
60
80
100 120 140 160 180 200 300 400
TOTAL
Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days

FAA

6

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

4

13

FHWA

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

FMCSA

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

4

FRA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

FTA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MARAD

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NHTSA

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

OST

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

PHMSA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

0

2

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

4

18

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

SIMPLE

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency /
Median Average
Median Average
Median Average
Component Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number
Pending
Pending
Pending
of Days of Days
of Days of Days
of Days of Days
FAA

1487

68

105.28

1013

795

901.38

63

1186

1212.24

FHWA

205

66

144.98

48

35.5

140.29

2

8

8

FMCSA

2577

82

91.55

1264

100

198.84

0

N/A

N/A

FRA

38

28.5

53.34

19

146

204.58

0

N/A

N/A

FTA

216

203.5

293.72

0

N/A

N/A

1

105

105

GLS

54

171

183.22

2

191

191

0

N/A

N/A

MARAD

62

120.5

181.18

9

62

63

0

N/A

N/A

NHTSA

611

291

408.29

212

965

967.3

0

N/A

N/A

OIG

24

11

11.25

58

63

168.47

0

N/A

N/A

OST

634

19

67.74

918

393

546.04

30

890

767.63

15

86

79.67

160

140

236.89

0

N/A

N/A

5923

79

135.38

3703

331

521.7

96

962.5

941.56

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

10th
Oldest
Request

Agency /
Component
Date of
Receipt

FAA

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

FHWA

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

FMCSA

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

FRA

Number
of Days
Pending

FTA

Date of
Receipt

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 201405-04 05-01 04-29 04-22 04-22 04-09 03-12 02-18 12-16

2360

2463

2022- 2022- 2022- 2022- 2022- 2021- 2021- 2021- 202102-28 02-28 02-28 02-28 01-24 10-19 09-30 08-09 04-08

202007-01

2024- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 202301-16 03-27 03-22 03-14 03-03 03-02 02-27 02-21 02-15

202207-28

383

389

396

397

1486

787

1975

380

1456

750

2413

1873

179

1414

738

2397

201611-14

1406

674

2377

2019- 2019- 2019- 2019- 2019- 2018- 2018- 2018- 201703-08 03-08 02-22 02-22 02-11 12-10 10-25 08-10 04-12

1406

650

2368

1051

1396

650

2368

872

1396

650

2363

201412-04

2455

650

2361

Oldest
Request

400

1538

404

407

544

2021- 2020- 2019- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 201806-14 05-27 04-16 10-03 05-30 02-07 01-30 01-30 01-30

201709-14

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

GLS

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

MARAD

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

NHTSA

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

OIG

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

OST

Number
of Days
Pending

826

1673

1765

2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 202309-15 09-15 09-15 09-15 06-12 06-08 05-26 05-03 04-25

202304-25

260

1089

2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2016- 2015- 2015- 201412-11 08-17 11-01 07-19 05-25 07-19 12-01 01-30 07-22

201405-27

2595

2023- 2023- 2022- 2022- 2022- 2022- 2021- 2021- 202105-11 03-13 10-27 10-05 08-30 06-08 10-14 06-11 03-31

202103-04

1817

579

1824

742

2425

201702-06

1812

521

2215

2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017- 201708-03 08-02 07-21 07-10 06-30 06-21 05-08 04-28 04-25

1803

496

2056

898

1795

481

1842

879

1794

390

1805

614

2556

347

1732

428

353

1372

1726

423

336

1673

624

1706

422

328

1673

201904-11

417

326

1667

2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2022- 202202-03 02-02 02-02 02-01 01-25 01-24 01-17 04-19 04-05

416

260

1589

359

416

260

1501

359

415

260

1369

1855

828

1861

1864

1919

Date of
Receipt

PHMSA

AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt
Number
of Days
Pending

2021- 2021- 2021- 2021- 2021- 2020- 2020- 2020- 201909-13 07-07 07-01 04-30 03-18 10-29 10-26 09-04 12-13

763

1202

1256

2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2015- 2014- 2014- 201404-22 04-22 04-09 03-12 02-18 01-30 12-16 12-04 07-22

201405-27

2368

810

2368

813

2377

856

2397

887

2413

981

2425

984

2455

1018

201909-25

2463

2556

2595

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency /
Component

Number
Granted

Median
Number of
Days to
Adjudicate

Number
Denied

Average
Number of
Days to
Adjudicate

Number
Adjudicated
Within Ten
Calendar
Days

FAA

9

243

24.5

98.02

98

FHWA

2

1

29

21.67

1

FMCSA

4

5

116

181.56

0

FRA

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

FTA

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

GLS

0

1

12

12

0

MARAD

0

5

11

22

2

NHTSA

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OIG

0

12

6.5

5.67

12

OST

1

14

7

6.87

14

PHMSA

0

20

7

11.8

12

16

301

15

84.95

139

AGENCY
OVERALL

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number Denied

Median Number
of Days to
Adjudicate

Average
Number of Days
to Adjudicate

140

66

3

34.39

FHWA

12

2

4

38.5

FMCSA

2

2

120

142.25

FRA

0

0

N/A

N/A

FTA

0

0

N/A

N/A

GLS

0

0

N/A

N/A

MARAD

1

0

57

57

NHTSA

0

0

N/A

N/A

OIG

5

0

130

116.4

OST

0

1

296

296

PHMSA

2

3

0

0.2

162

74

3

38.68

Agency /
Component
FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
Granted

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

PERSONNEL
Number of
"Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

Number of
"Equivalent
Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

28

62.00

FHWA

2

FMCSA

Agency /
Component

COSTS
Total
Number
of "FullTime
FOIA
Staff"

Processing
Costs

LitigationRelated
Costs

Total Costs

90.00

8885000.00

108900.00

8993900.00

4.35

6.35

1044591.00

0.00

1044591.00

17

0.70

17.70

2399870.00

6000.00

2405870.00

FRA

3

2.00

5.00

419314.00

0.00

419314.00

FTA

0

2.02

2.02

378983.00

0.00

378983.00

GLS

0

0.25

0.25

35806.00

0.00

35806.00

MARAD

1

1.10

2.10

359897.00

0.00

359897.00

NHTSA

2

7.86

9.86

1435988.00

33853.00

1469841.00

OIG

2

1.65

3.65

504364.00

5208.00

509572.00

OST

6

0.23

6.23

1029615.00

18258.00

1047873.00

PHMSA

4

0.00

4.00

617562.00

0.00

617562.00

65

82.16

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

147.16 17110990.00

172219.00 17283209.00

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency /
Component
FAA

Total Amount
of Fees
Collected

Percentage of
Total Costs

160242.29

1.8000

FHWA

0.00

0.0000

FMCSA

0.00

0.0000

FRA

0.00

0.0000

FTA

0.00

0.0000

GLS

0.00

0.0000

MARAD

0.00

0.0000

NHTSA

0.00

0.0000

OIG

0.00

0.0000

OST

0.00

0.0000

PHMSA

0.00

0.0000

160242.29

0.9400

AGENCY
OVERALL

XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency /
Component

Number of Times Subsection Used

FAA

0

FHWA

0

FMCSA

0

FRA

0

FTA

0

GLS

0

MARAD

0

NHTSA

0

OIG

0

OST

0

PHMSA

0

AGENCY OVERALL

0

XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Number of
Records Posted
by the FOIA
Office

Number of
Records Posted
by Program
Offices

22

72

FHWA

0

0

FMCSA

4

752

FRA

0

0

FTA

0

25

GLS

0

0

MARAD

0

2

NHTSA

0

0

OIG

0

0

OST

20

0

0

0

46

851

Agency /
Component
FAA

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Agency /
Component
FAA

Number of
Backlogged
Requests as of
End of Fiscal
Year

Number of
Backlogged
Appeals as of
End of Fiscal
Year

2065

208

FHWA

201

0

FMCSA

3340

3

FRA

34

1

FTA

196

1

GLS

54

0

MARAD

59

0

NHTSA

784

2

OIG

57

0

OST

1099

6

159

5

8048

226

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

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

26

40

50

16

FHWA

0

3

3

0

FMCSA

3

1

4

0

FRA

0

0

0

0

FTA

0

0

0

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

MARAD

0

4

4

0

NHTSA

3

0

0

3

OIG

2

5

7

0

OST

8

56

46

18

PHMSA

0

0

0

0

42

109

114

37

Agency /
Component

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

Number of
Consultations
Received from Other
Agencies that were
Processed by the
Agency During the
Fiscal Year

After reviewing its database, DOT adjusted the number of consults pending as of the
start of the Fiscal Year for the following component: FAA.

Number of Consultations
Received from Other
Agencies that were
Pending at the Agency as of
End
of the Fiscal Year

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

Agency /
Component

10th Oldest
Consultation
Date

FAA

Number
of Days
Date

FHWA

Number
of Days
Date

FMCSA

Number
of Days
Date

FRA

Number
of Days
Date

FTA

Number
of Days
Date

GLS
MARAD

Number
of Days
Date

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

2024- 2024- 2023- 2023- 2022- 2022- 2022- 20202024-05-13 04-09 02-13 07-26 06-05 10-28 10-14 01-27 01-09

Oldest
Consultation
2019-10-17

96

120

159

296

331

480

490

671

1185

1241

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number
of Days
Date
NHTSA

Number
of Days
Date

OIG

Number
of Days
Date

OST

Number
of Days
Date

PHMSA
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
of Days
Date
Number
of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2020- 2020N/A 05-12 04-30

2020-04-14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1099

1107

1119

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- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2023- 2023- 20232024-07-01 07-01 07-01 04-02 03-11 01-19 12-06 06-20 02-03

2022-11-16

63

63

63

125

141

176

205

321

415

468

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

2022- 2022- 2022- 2022- 2020- 2020- 2020- 20202023-02-03 11-16 10-28 10-14 01-27 05-12 04-30 04-14 01-09

2019-10-17

415

468

480

490

671

1099

1107

1119

1185

1241

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

8770

7435

8646

7323

FHWA

263

436

212

295

FMCSA

5918

6819

5644

5948

FRA

399

488

507

477

FTA

260

302

194

235

GLS

16

48

6

4

MARAD

142

194

142

163

NHTSA

378

453

236

248

OIG

98

204

95

154

OST

639

1626

557

915

PHMSA

253

340

219

318

17136

18345

16458

16080

Agency /
Component

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

FAA

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

1519

2065

FHWA

100

201

FMCSA

2534

3340

FRA

24

34

FTA

125

196

GLS

7

54

MARAD

28

59

NHTSA

590

784

OIG

24

57

OST

842

1099

PHMSA

120

159

5913

8048

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED

NUMBER OF APPEALS 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

44

112

26

103

FHWA

0

8

0

8

FMCSA

5

11

5

12

FRA

6

4

7

3

FTA

4

1

6

0

GLS

0

0

0

0

MARAD

8

1

7

4

NHTSA

3

17

20

15

OIG

1

2

4

2

OST

4

8

2

7

PHMSA

3

2

1

2

78

166

78

156

Agency /
Component

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

209

208

FHWA

0

0

FMCSA

3

3

FRA

0

1

FTA

3

1

GLS

0

0

MARAD

3

0

NHTSA

1

2

OST

5

6

PHMSA

5

5

OIG

0

0

229

226

Agency /
Component

FAA

AGENCY
OVERALL