DOC FOIA Annual Report
FOR
10/01/2023
THROUGH
09/30/2024

The following Annual Freedom of Information Act report
covers Fiscal Year 2024, as required by 5 U.S.C. § 552
I: BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING REPORT
1. The following individual may be contacted with questions about this report:
Nicholas J. Cormier
Deputy Program Director for Departmental FOIA/PA and Open Government Operations
Office of Privacy and Open Government
U.S. Department of Commerce
1401 Constitution Avenue, Room 61013
Washington, D.C. 20230
Phone:
Email:

(202) 482-1190
eFOIA@doc.gov

2. This report may be found on the agency website at the following electronic link:
https://www.commerce.gov/opog/foia/foia-reports/annual-reports
3. A copy of the report in paper form may be requested by contacting the Office of Privacy and Open Government
at the above address.
II: MAKING A FOIA REQUEST
1. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components that receive FOIA requests may
be found on the agency website at the following electronic link:
https://www.commerce.gov/opog/foia/doc-foia-bureau-operating-unit-contact-information
2. The following serves as a brief description of why some requests are not granted and an overview of certain
general categories of the agency’s record to which the FOIA exemptions apply:
There is a broad category of records contained at the agency in which exemptions apply. A request for records
may be denied if the requested record contains information which falls into one or more of the nine FOIA
exemptions listed in Section V.B.(3) of this report. If the requested record contains both exempt and nonexempt
information, the nonexempt portions which may reasonably be segregated from the exempt portions will be
released to the requester.
3. Provide a functional electronic link to agency FOIA regulations, including the agency’s fee schedule
DOC FOIA regulations:
DOC FOIA fee schedule:
USPTO FOIA regulations:
USPTO FOIA fee schedule:

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-A/part-4/subpart-A
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-A/part-4#4.11
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-102
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part102/subpart-A/section-102.11

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. Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for
processing and direct response to the requester. It does not, Department of Justice Annual FOIA Report
Handbook 22 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 multi-track 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.
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).
2. 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

3. Agency Component Abbreviations
Component Abbreviation

Component Name

BEA

Bureau of Economic Analysis

CEN

Census Bureau

EDA

Economic Development Administration

BIS

Bureau of Industry and Security

ITA

International Trade Administration

MBDA

Minority Business Development Agency

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NTIS

National Technical Information Service

NTIA

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

PTO

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

OIG

Office of Inspector General

IOS

Immediate Office of the Secretary

OS

Office of the Secretary

InfoLaw

Information Law Division

IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

Type of Information
Withheld

Statute

Case Citation

Agency /
Component

5 U.S.C. §
13109(a)(2)
(formerly at 5 U.S.C.
app. 4 § 107(a)(2))

Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain
government employees

Meyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir.
1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp.
3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d
248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).

IOS

7 U.S.C. § 12 (a)(1)

“[D]ata and information that would separately disclose the
business transactions or market positions of any person and
trade secrets or names of customers,” as well as certain
other information concerning, or obtained in, the course of
the Commission’s investigation under the Commodity
Exchange Act”

Hunt v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm’n, 484 F.
Supp. 47, 49 (D.D.C. 1979).

NOAA

Personally identifiable information pertaining to “any
members of the armed forces assigned to an overseas unit, a
sensitive unit, or a routinely deployable unit” and “any
employee of the Department of Defense or of the Coast
Guard whose duty station is with any such unit”

Freedom Watch, Inc. v. NSA, 197 F. Supp. 3d 165, 174
(D.D.C. 2016); Hiken v. DOD, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1047,
1062 (N.D. Cal. 2007); O'Keefe v. DOD, 463 F. Supp. 2d
317, 325 (E.D.N.Y. 2006); Windel v. United States, No.
A02-306, 2005 WL 846206, at *2 (D. Alaska Apr. 11,
2005).

CEN

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

Certain contractor proposals

Roman v. NSA, Nos. 09-2947, 09-4281, 09-334, 092504, 09-5633, 2012 WL 569747, at *7 (E.D.N.Y. Feb.
22, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-00421, 2011 WL
1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011).

CEN

13 U.S.C. §§ 8(b),
9(a)

Certain census data

Baldrige v. Shapiro, 455 U.S. 345, 354-55 (1982).

CEN

15 U.S.C. § 278k(j)(1)

Protection of confidential information of Center clients

N/A

NIST

15 U.S.C. § 3710a(c)

"[T]rade secrets or commercial or financial information that
is privileged or confidential, under the meaning of section
552(b)(4) of Title 5, which is obtained in the conduct of
research or as a result of activities under this chapter," which
pertains to cooperative research and development
agreements for the purpose of technological and industrial
innovation

Pub. Citizen Health Rsch. Grp. v. NIH, 209 F. Supp. 2d
37, 43, 51 (D.D.C. 2002); DeLorme Pub. Co., Inc. v.
NOAA, 917 F. Supp. 867, 871-72 (D. Me. 1996), appeal
dismissed per stipulation, No. 96-1601 (1st Cir. July 8,
1996).

NIST

Information provided by covered entities for the fabrication,
assembly, testing, advanced packaging, production, or
research and development of semiconductors, materials

N/A

NIST

10 U.S.C. § 130b

15 U.S.C. §
4652(a)(6)(G)

NIST

Number of
Times
Relied
upon
by Agency /
Component

Total
Number
of
Times
Relied
upon
by
Agency
Overall

8

8

2

2

1

1

1
1

2

52

52

1

1

2

2

11

11

used to manufacture semiconductors, or semiconductor
manufacturing equipment
15 U.S.C. § 6801

Nonpublic personal information of customers of financial
institutions

Hodes v. HUD, 532 F. Supp. 2d 108, 117 (D.D.C. 2008).

CEN

15 U.S.C. § 7306(d)

“[A]ny information...receive[d] in the course of an
investigation under this chapter if the Director finds that the
disclosure of that information might jeopardize public
safety”

Quick v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 775 F. Supp. 2d 174, 18081 (D.D.C. 2011).

NIST

Certain tax return 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’of
Treasury, 590 F. App’x. 141, 143-44 (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).

CEN

26 U.S.C. §§ 6103,
6105

28 U.S.C. § 652(d)

“[C]onfidential dispute resolution communications”

Yelder v. DOD, 577 F. Supp. 2d 342, 346-47 (D.D.C.
2008).

NOAA

35 U.S.C. § 122

Applications for patents; certain information pertaining to
applications for patents

Irons & Sears v. Dann, 606 F.2d 1215, 1219-21 (D.C.
Cir. 1979).

PTO

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. 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 granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL
1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).

NOAA

BIS

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

13

13

27

PTO
1

50 U.S.C. § 4555(d)
(formerly at 50
U.S.C. §2155(d))

Information obtained under the Defense Production Act of
1950 that the President deems confidential or the person
furnishing such information requests confidential treatment
of the information

N/A

50 U.S.C. §
4820(h)(1) (formerly
at 50 U.S.C. §
4614(c)(1))

Information pertaining to license applications under the
Export Administration Act

Wis. Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. U.S. Dep’t of
Com., 317 F.3d 275, 284 (D.C. Cir. 2003); Times Publ’g
Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 236 F.3d 1286, 1289-90
(11th Cir. 2001); Lessner v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 827
F.2d 1333, 1336-37 (9th Cir. 1987).

BIS

Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e)¸
enacted by Act of
July 30¸ 1977¸ Pub. L.
No. 95-78¸ 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, 2018) (per curium); Widi v. McNeil, No. 1200188, 2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug 16,
2016); Durham v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 06-843, 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

28

1

1

18

18

1

1

V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS
Number of
Requests
Pending as of Start
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Requests Received
in Fiscal Year

BEA

0

109

109

0

BIS

25

266

208

83

CEN

100

289

357

32

EDA

17

160

93

84

IOS

396

588

427

557

ITA

78

397

315

160

MBDA

14

89

47

56

NIST

113

310

201

222

NOAA

168

815

757

226

NTIA

58

243

167

134

NTIS

6

48

47

7

OIG

2

114

114

2

OS

222

271

230

263

PTO

48

349

338

59

1247

4048

3410

1885

Agency / Component

AGENCY OVERALL

Number of
Requests
Processed
in Fiscal Year

Number of
Requests
Pending as of End
of Fiscal Year

After reviewing its database, DOC updated the number of requests pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for the
following components: CEN, EDA, IOS, ITA, MBDA, NIST, NOAA, NTIA, OS.

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

BEA

5

1

0

22

1

0

0

2

13

2

23

40

109

BIS

10

7

16

31

3

6

0

3

1

7

7

117

208

CEN

27

49

55

43

17

42

14

9

12

4

6

79

357

EDA

56

11

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

23

93

IOS

3

4

9

28

2

26

0

14

0

1

4

336

427

ITA

3

17

36

21

0

8

0

0

8

0

7

215

315

MBDA

4

2

2

6

4

0

0

3

0

0

3

23

47

25

15

17

56

0

5

19

13

1

9

4

37

201

142

122

12

96

2

35

40

14

4

0

50

240

757

NTIA

0

4

0

6

0

1

0

16

3

0

1

136

167

NTIS

18

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

4

24

47

OIG

2

32

7

32

1

5

2

5

3

4

1

20

114

OS

11

5

4

78

3

30

0

21

17

1

14

46

230

PTO

84

70

21

52

0

14

8

16

58

11

4

0

338

390

339

180

471

34

174

83

116

120

39

128

1336

3410

Agency /
Component

NIST
NOAA

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component
BEA

BIS

CEN

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

Aggregate Cases

3

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

2

Aggregate Cases

3

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

2

Aggregate Cases

54

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

24

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information
IOS

ITA

Aggregate Cases

20
3

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

1

23

336

193
5

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

17

MBDA

Aggregate Cases

23

NIST

Aggregate Cases

33

NOAA

79

334
1

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

117

1

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

Aggregate Cases

40

112

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

Aggregate Cases

TOTAL

35

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA
EDA

Number of
Times
"Other"
Reason Was
Relied Upon

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

1

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

3

Aggregate Cases

71

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

75

215

23

37

240

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

NTIS

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

Aggregate Cases

22

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

1

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

1

Aggregate Cases

PTO
AGENCY
OVERALL

1
135

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA
OS

92

Aggregate Cases

Aggregate Cases

OIG

2

18
2

136

24

20

36

Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information

6

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA

3

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

1

N/A

0

46

0
1336

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

Agency /
Component

Ex.
1

Ex.
2

Ex.
3

Ex.
4

Ex.
5

Ex.
6

Ex.
7(A)

Ex.
7(B)

Ex.
7(C)

Ex.
7(D)

Ex.
7(E)

Ex.
7(F)

Ex.
8

Ex.
9

BEA

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIS

3

0

19

3

4

11

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

CEN

0

10

54

23

7

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EDA

0

0

0

3

6

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IOS

0

0

8

0

4

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

ITA

1

1

0

40

45

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MBDA

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

NIST

0

1

16

8

6

13

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

NOAA

0

2

30

43

58

101

5

0

9

0

4

2

0

0

NTIA

0

0

0

4

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NTIS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

1

1

6

36

5

0

32

0

1

0

0

0

OS

1

1

0

1

6

5

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

PTO

0

1

14

11

30

70

3

0

15

0

7

0

0

0

5

16

142

137

177

311

14

0

58

0

19

2

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component
InfoLaw

Number of Appeals
Pending as of Start
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Appeals Received
in Fiscal Year

Number of
Appeals Processed
in Fiscal Year

Number of Appeals
Pending as of End
of Fiscal Year

240

38

21

257

OIG

0

4

4

0

PTO

2

15

16

1

242

57

41

258

AGENCY OVERALL

After reviewing its database, DOC adjusted the number of appeals pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for
InfoLaw and PTO.

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

Number Partially
Affirmed & Partially
Reversed/Remanded
on Appeal

Number Completely
Reversed/Remanded
on Appeal

Number of Appeals
Closed for Other
Reasons

12

1

0

8

21

OIG

2

1

1

0

4

PTO

12

3

1

0

16

26

5

2

8

41

Agency /
Component
InfoLaw

AGENCY OVERALL

Number Affirmed
on Appeal

TOTAL

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

Agency /
Component

Ex.
1

Ex.
2

Ex.
3

Ex.
4

Ex.
5

Ex.
6

Ex.
7(A)

Ex.
7(B)

Ex.
7(C)

Ex.
7(D)

Ex.
7(E)

Ex.
7(F)

Ex.
8

Ex.
9

InfoLaw

0

0

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

PTO

0

0

1

0

2

3

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

5

4

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

No
Records

Records
Referred
at Initial
Request
Level

Request
Withdrawn

FeeRelated
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

InfoLaw

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

3

OIG

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

PTO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

3

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

Other
*Explain
in chart
below

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

InfoLaw

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

3

3

OIG

N/A

0

0

PTO

N/A

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

3

VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency /
Component

Median Number of
Days

Average Number of
Days

InfoLaw

388

432

<1

1982

OIG

16.5

18.8

12

30

PTO

18.5

16.7

5

28

28

229.6

<1

1982

AGENCY OVERALL

Lowest Number of
Days

Highest Number of
Days

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

10th
Oldest
Appeal

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest
Appeal

Date of
Appeal

201611-21

201611-17

201610-17

201510-15

201502-24

201408-15

201402-11

201304-26

201301-28

201211-02

Number
of Days
Pending

1970

1972

1994

2246

2409

2538

2668

2866

2929

2985

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

202409-17

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

Date of
Appeal

201611-17

201611-02

201610-17

201510-15

201502-24

201408-15

201402-11

201304-26

201301-28

201211-02

Number
of Days
Pending

1722

1732

1744

1996

2159

2288

2418

2616

2679

2735

Agency /
Component

InfoLaw

OIG

PTO

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

SIMPLE
Agency /
Component

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

BEA

3

6.1

<1

77

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BIS

5

7.5

<1

27

55

70.8

9

256

3

3

3

3

CEN

14

55.8

<1

968

297

262.6

<1

759

288.5

341

92

982

EDA

26

40.2

<1

477

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IOS

5

18.8

<1

1034

804

699.7

17

1787

1746

1167

4

1751

ITA

2

18

<1

588

52

257

<1

1526

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

MBDA

3

23.5

<1

319

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

16.5

40

<1

522

38

164.4

23

678

136

136

109

163

NOAA

16

48.5

<1

1024

65

134.7

<1

996

21.5

61.7

6

267

NTIA

10

21.8

<1

419

107

107

107

107

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NTIS

44

88.2

<1

375

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OIG

4

6.2

<1

20

20

21.6

12

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OS

2.5

44.2

<1

781

305.5

383.4

1

1458

812

812

704

970

PTO

19

25.6

<1

498

48

77.6

2

645

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7

33.7

<1

1034

68

229.4

<1

1787

158.5

386.3

3

1751

NIST

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

SIMPLE
Agency /
Component

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

BEA

12

32.7

8

77

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BIS

12

12.6

7

20

104

111.1

39

256

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

CEN

37

121.4

2

538

286

307.4

15

613

140.5

154

92

243

EDA

26

44.1

<1

477

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

IOS

362

371.4

316

432

901

901

778

1024

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

ITA

260.5

216.3

46

298

322.5

580.8

<1

1526

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

84

135.8

7

319

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

63.5

87.6

3

369

273.5

301

23

678

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NOAA

36

77.9

1

941

67

118.4

<1

996

21.5

24.3

12

42

NTIA

126

177.8

40

419

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

NTIS

78.5

132.8

14

375

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OIG

13

12.6

1

20

20

21.6

12

30

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

OS

393

278.3

19

423

251

377.3

33

981

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

PTO

24

32.4

<1

498

48

79.2

6

645

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

30

73.9

<1

941

82

205.3

<1

1526

67

89.1

12

243

MBDA
NIST

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

<120
Days

2140
Days

4160
Days

6180
Days

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

BEA

92

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

94

BIS

125

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

137

CEN

186

39

10

9

3

3

1

1

2

1

12

12

6

285

EDA

40

24

15

3

9

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

93

IOS

349

4

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

5

5

367

ITA

194

20

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

3

0

2

227

MBDA

36

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

44

NIST

90

21

15

10

5

3

2

0

1

0

3

3

1

154

NOAA

381

92

48

26

32

23

6

15

4

6

14

4

11

662

NTIA

113

28

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

2

0

1

147

NTIS

19

4

3

3

6

1

0

0

2

2

2

5

0

47

OIG

99

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

99

OS

124

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

8

138

PTO

102

60

18

7

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

191

1950

310

115

63

57

32

12

18

9

11

40

32

36

2685

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

<120
Days

2140
Days

4160
Days

6180
Days

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

BEA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIS

9

18

9

7

4

8

3

2

5

0

1

0

0

66

CEN

10

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

10

15

6

43

EDA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IOS

1

4

2

4

1

2

0

0

0

0

1

1

27

43

ITA

13

2

32

2

3

1

1

1

0

0

5

4

16

80

MBDA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NIST

0

17

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

6

2

4

31

NOAA

12

12

10

9

6

0

2

0

5

0

7

3

5

71

NTIA

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

NTIS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

4

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

OS

4

3

5

2

1

0

2

3

0

3

3

3

23

52

PTO

14

18

15

8

4

2

2

1

1

1

4

1

2

73

67

77

75

32

20

14

10

7

12

4

37

29

83

467

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

<120
Days

2140
Days

4160
Days

6180
Days

81100
Days

101120
Days

121140
Days

141160
Days

161180
Days

181200
Days

201300
Days

301400
Days

401+
Days

TOTAL

BEA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BIS

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

CEN

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

2

2

8

EDA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IOS

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

ITA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MBDA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NIST

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

NOAA

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

6

NTIA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NTIS

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

OS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

PTO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

2

2

6

22

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

SIMPLE
Agency /
Component

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

BEA

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

BIS

26

18.5

19.5

57

138

186.5

0

N/A

N/A

CEN

24

19.5

94.6

4

798.5

736.5

3

958

949

EDA

82

34

45.9

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

IOS

165

228

377

344

850

814.5

44

844

786.4

ITA

130

40

170.3

28

226.5

328.3

1

575

575

51

40

98.8

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

NIST

133

100

142.1

63

621

629.5

5

812

744.6

NOAA

154

29

83

32

107

292.4

1

982

982

NTIA

32

294.5

239.5

92

73

181.5

9

51

252.2

NTIS

7

3

17.3

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

OIG

1

8

8

1

13

13

0

N/A

N/A

OS

50

417.5

485.5

204

402

479.6

5

672

890.6

PTO

30

5.5

23.9

25

76

139.9

0

N/A

N/A

885

57

181.1

850

336

553

68

787.5

727.2

MBDA

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

10th
Oldest
Request

Agency /
Component

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest
Request

Date of
Receipt

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
Receipt

202303-31

202303-31

202303-09

202303-09

202303-09

202301-19

202208-08

202208-08

202205-25

202109-09

Number
of Days
Pending

313

376

392

392

392

426

537

537

587

765

Date of
Receipt

202310-25

202307-19

202301-24

202108-26

202108-20

202106-23

202101-21

202012-03

202004-20

201906-27

Number
of Days
Pending

233

301

423

774

778

819

926

958

1115

1291

Date of
Receipt

202406-13

202406-13

202406-06

202405-22

202405-13

202404-04

202403-22

202307-23

202306-30

202306-27

Number
of Days
Pending

74

74

79

89

96

123

132

298

312

316

Date of
Receipt

201710-04

201709-27

201709-22

201709-15

201708-28

201708-21

201708-18

201707-11

201707-06

201704-27

Number
of Days
Pending

1751

1756

1759

1764

1777

1782

1783

1811

1814

1862

Date of
Receipt

202109-30

202108-05

202107-07

202105-18

202104-07

202102-16

202101-06

202101-01

202006-30

201909-09

ITA

Number
of Days
Pending

750

789

810

844

873

909

936

938

1065

1268

MBDA

Date of
Receipt

202312-18

202311-10

202307-23

202307-19

202306-21

202306-16

202304-24

202301-23

202301-17

202209-22

BEA

BIS

CEN

EDA

IOS

NIST

NOAA

NTIA

NTIS

OIG

OS

PTO
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
of Days
Pending

197

221

298

301

320

322

360

424

428

505

Date of
Receipt

202005-28

202001-15

202001-09

201911-26

201904-05

201902-19

201901-31

201901-24

201502-10

201208-22

Number
of Days
Pending

1088

1181

1185

1211

1376

1409

1421

1426

2418

3035

Date of
Receipt

202203-24

202202-02

202107-19

202101-21

202101-21

202010-28

202009-22

201903-14

201812-18

201708-21

Number
of Days
Pending

631

632

802

926

926

982

1007

1391

1450

1782

Date of
Receipt

202210-13

202210-11

202209-02

202208-17

202203-28

202203-23

202203-09

202201-31

202109-01

202103-31

Number
of Days
Pending

491

493

501

530

600

632

641

656

760

878

Date of
Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

202409-30

202409-27

202409-27

202409-25

202409-24

202409-16

202405-03

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

4

10

102

Date of
Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202408-23

202409-04

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

13

Date of
Receipt

201810-17

201810-17

201808-21

201806-26

201806-13

201806-05

201804-24

201802-08

201801-19

201712-19

Number
of Days
Pending

1492

1492

1531

1567

1579

1585

1614

1666

1678

1700

Date of
Receipt

202404-10

202404-05

202403-01

202402-22

202311-02

202310-31

202309-28

202301-27

202210-07

202109-22

Number
of Days
Pending

119

122

147

152

226

229

251

420

478

756

Date of
Receipt

201709-15

201708-28

201708-21

201708-21

201708-18

201707-11

201707-06

201704-27

201502-10

201208-22

Number
of Days
Pending

1764

I I I I I I I I I
1777

1782

1782

1783

1811

1814

1862

2418

3035

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

BEA

0

1

9

9

1

BIS

1

20

1

4.8

17

CEN

3

12

13

20.3

4

EDA

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

IOS

4

13

5

5.1

17

ITA

0

4

1

1

4

MBDA

0

1

175

175

0

NIST

1

8

8

8.2

8

NOAA

7

52

1

9.3

56

NTIA

6

2

13

12

2

NTIS

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OIG

0

1

1

1

1

OS

0

11

2

3.5

10

PTO

0

3

9

10.3

2

22

128

1

9.8

122

AGENCY
OVERALL

VIII.B. REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

Agency /
Component

Number Granted

Number Denied

Median Number of
Days to Adjudicate

Average Number of
Days to Adjudicate

BEA

16

0

5

7

BIS

57

9

1

3.3

CEN

9

28

11

51.8

EDA

7

0

20

24.9

IOS

155

7

11

12.2

ITA

6

11

1

3.4

MBDA

0

0

N/A

N/A

NIST

6

50

7

8.4

158

96

1

5

NTIA

6

0

9

22.7

NTIS

12

0

49.5

64.8

OIG

0

4

1

1.5

OS

8

0

1

1.4

PTO

4

2

12.5

12.3

444

207

3

11

NOAA

AGENCY OVERALL

IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS

PERSONNEL
Agency /
Component

Number of
"Equivalent
Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

Number of
"Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

COSTS
Total Number
of "Full-Time
FOIA Staff"

Processing
Costs

LitigationRelated Costs

Total Costs

BEA

1

0.05

1.05

148605.74

0.00

148605.74

BIS

1

0.50

1.50

233056.84

0.00

233056.84

CEN

4

1.35

5.35

822442.57

0.00

822442.57

EDA

0

0.30

0.30

60436.00

0.00

60436.00

InfoLaw

0

5.51

5.51

479843.85

230381.06

710224.91

IOS

3

0.00

3.00

1013395.90

0.00

1013395.90

ITA

3

2.00

5.00

1016245.68

2000.00

1018245.68

MBDA

1

0.20

1.20

198951.37

0.00

198951.37

NIST

0

3.25

3.25

471234.34

0.00

471234.34

NOAA

21

29.63

50.63

4847432.55

73000.00

4920432.55

NTIA

0

1.15

1.15

122915.00

0.00

122915.00

NTIS

0

0.45

0.45

78267.29

0.00

78267.29

OIG

0

1.10

1.10

144463.46

0.00

144463.46

OS

3

0.66

3.66

485548.34

4000.00

489548.34

PTO

6

0.00

6.00

1109820.72

0.00

1109820.72

43

46.15

89.15

11232659.65

309381.06

11542040.71

AGENCY
OVERALL

X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

Agency /
Component
BEA

Total Amount of
Fees Collected

Percentage of Total
Costs

0.00

0.0000

BIS

25054.00

10.7500

CEN

1796.00

0.2200

EDA

0.00

0.0000

IOS

0.00

0.0000

ITA

0.00

0.0000

MBDA

0.00

0.0000

812.00

0.1700

34445.60

0.7100

NTIA

0.00

0.0000

NTIS

0.00

0.0000

OIG

0.00

0.0000

OS

0.00

0.0000

6457.37

0.5800

68564.97

0.6100

NIST
NOAA

PTO
AGENCY OVERALL

XI.A. NUMBER OF TIMES SUBSECTION (C) USED

Agency / Component

Number of Times Subsection Used

BEA

0

BIS

0

CEN

0

EDA

0

IOS

0

ITA

0

MBDA

0

NIST

0

NOAA

0

NTIA

0

NTIS

0

OIG

0

OS

0

PTO

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

BEA

6

0

BIS

42

0

CEN

0

0

EDA

0

0

IOS

17

0

ITA

0

0

MBDA

0

0

NIST

0

0

13453

0

NTIA

965

0

NTIS

0

0

OIG

3

54

OS

21

0

PTO

0

4360797

14507

4360851

Agency /
Component

NOAA

AGENCY OVERALL

XII.A. BACKLOGS OF FOIA REQUESTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency /
Component

Number of
Backlogged
Requests as of End
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Backlogged Appeals
as of End of Fiscal
Year

BEA

0

N/A

BIS

61

N/A

CEN

19

N/A

EDA

51

N/A

0

252

IOS

519

N/A

ITA

109

N/A

35

N/A

165

N/A

NOAA

57

N/A

NTIA

119

N/A

NTIS

1

N/A

OIG

0

0

OS

249

N/A

PTO

25

0

1410

252

InfoLaw

MBDA
NIST

AGENCY OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

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

BEA

0

0

0

0

BIS

0

3

3

0

CEN

0

0

0

0

EDA

0

0

0

0

IOS

28

16

17

27

ITA

10

34

24

20

MBDA

0

0

0

0

NIST

2

20

20

2

NOAA

2

69

66

5

NTIA

0

7

6

1

NTIS

1

0

1

0

OIG

0

3

3

0

OS

4

13

8

9

PTO

1

11

12

0

48

176

160

64

AGENCY OVERALL

After reviewing its database, DOC adjusted the number of consults pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year
for the following components: ITA, NOAA, OS, PTO.

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

Agency /
Component

10th Oldest
Consultation

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

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

2022-09-14

202208-22

202207-22

202206-03

202204-26

202103-31

202010-27

202004-16

201903-29

2019-02-28

511

527

548

581

608

878

983

1117

1381

1402

2024-02-23

202402-12

202401-31

202312-21

202311-21

202310-18

202308-16

202308-10

202204-13

2021-09-16

Number
of Days

152

160

168

194

215

238

281

285

617

756

Date

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

202406-20

2023-09-11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

264

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

202409-27

202409-27

202409-26

202409-26

2024-09-04

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

2

18

Date
BEA

Number
of Days
Date

BIS

Number
of Days
Date

CEN

Number
of Days
Date

EDA

Number
of Days
Date

IOS

Number
of Days
Date

ITA

MBDA

Number
of Days
Date

NIST

Number
of Days
Date

NOAA

Number
of Days

2nd

Oldest
Consultation

9th

Date
NTIA

Number
of Days
Date

NTIS

Number
of Days
Date

OIG

Number
of Days
Date

OS

Number
of Days
Date

PTO
AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
of Days
Date
Number
of Days

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2023-12-04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

206

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

202409-04

202405-09

202404-15

202403-05

202402-15

202401-18

202310-17

202303-29

2022-05-03

0

18

98

116

145

157

177

238

378

603

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

2022-06-03

202205-03

202204-26

202204-13

202109-16

202103-31

202010-27

202004-16

201903-29

2019-02-28

581

603

608

617

756

878

983

1117

1381

1402

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

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED
Agency /
Component

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

NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED

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

BEA

56

109

58

109

BIS

91

266

84

208

CEN

257

289

270

357

EDA

67

160

53

93

IOS

110

588

94

427

ITA

112

397

109

315

29

89

19

47

NIST

151

310

117

201

NOAA

616

815

576

756

NTIA

74

243

25

167

NTIS

14

48

12

47

OIG

87

114

87

114

OS

308

271

330

230

PTO

269

349

259

338

2241

4048

2093

3409

MBDA

AGENCY OVERALL

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

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

BEA

0

0

BIS

18

61

CEN

90

19

EDA

14

51

IOS

380

519

ITA

75

109

MBDA

18

35

NIST

99

165

NOAA

84

57

NTIA

60

119

NTIS

5

1

OIG

0

0

OS

214

249

PTO

26

25

1083

1410

Agency /
Component

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
Agency /
Component

InfoLaw

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

NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED

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

66

38

12

21

OIG

1

4

2

4

PTO

15

15

15

16

82

57

29

41

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

235

252

OIG

0

0

PTO

0

0

235

252

Agency /
Component
InfoLaw

AGENCY OVERALL