U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2024 Annual FOIA Report

I.

Basic Information Regarding Report
A. Questions about this report should be directed to:
Bao-Anh Trinh
Director, FOIA Division
HUD FOIA Office
Office of Administration
451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 10139
Washington, DC 20410-3000
(202) 402-3866
B. The World Wide Web address to obtain an electronic copy of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) report is
http://www.hud.gov/program_offices/administration/foia/foiarpts. The report can be accessed by clicking “2024
Annual Report.”
C. A paper copy of the report can be obtained by submitting a request to the Director, FOIA Division, HUD FOIA Office,
Office of Administration 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410.

II.

How to Make a FOIA Request
For basic information about how to make a FOIA request, please visit HUD’s website at:
A. For the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all offices that receive FOIA requests, visit HUD’s website at:
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/administration/foia/requests
B. Brief description of why FOIA requests are not granted.
The most frequent reason that a FOIA request was not granted was that HUD did not have the records requested.
The primary reasons for not granting a request where documents could be located are that disclosure would result in an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and that the information was inter-agency or intra-agency, deliberative material,
attorney work product, or attorney-client material.
C. The World Wide Web Internet address to obtain the Department of Housing and Urban Development FOIA
Regulation is: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/foia/foiareg.cfm.

III.

Acronyms, Definitions, and Exemptions
A. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms are as follows:
HUD – Department of Housing and Urban Development
HQ – Headquarters
R01 – Region 1 – Boston Regional Office
R02 – Region 2 – New York Regional Office
R03 – Region 3 – Philadelphia Regional Office
R04 – Region 4 – Atlanta Regional Office
R05 – Region 5 – Chicago Regional Office

R06 – Region 6 – Fort Worth Regional Office
R07 – Region 7 – Kansas Regional Office
R08 – Region 8 – Denver Regional Office
R09 – Region 9 – San Francisco Regional Office
R0X – Region 10 – Seattle Regional Office
OIG – Office of Inspector General
B. Basic terms expressed in common terminology:
1.

Administrative Appeal-a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a
full denial or partial denial of access to records under the FOIA, or any other FOIA determination made by
such as a matter pertaining to fees.

2.

Average Number – the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of
numbers 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.

3.

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.

4.

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 the agency include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the
agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.

5.

Consultation – the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to
another 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 that forwarded it.
That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.

6.

Exemption 3 Statute – a separate federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain type of information
and authorizing its withholding under FOIA subsection (b)(3).

7.

FOIA/PA request – Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is generally a request
for access to records concerning a third party, an organization, or a particular topic of interest. A Privacy Act
request is a request for records concerning oneself; such requests are also treated as FOIA requests (All
requests for access to records, regardless of which law is cited by the requester, are included in this report).

8.

Full Grant – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.

9.

Full Denial – an agency decision not to release any part of a record or records in response to a FOIA request
because the requested 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 can be located.

10.

Initial Request – a request to a federal agency for access to records under the FOIA.

11.

Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.

12.

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 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.

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.

13.

No Documents – no records are located in response to a FOIA request.

14.

Partial Grant/Partial Denial – in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose portions 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.

15.

Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an
agency has not taken final action in all respects.

16.

Perfected Request – a request for records which reasonably describe such records and is made in accordance
with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any), and procedures to be followed.

17.

Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an
agency has taken a final action on the request or the appeal in all respects.

18.

Range in Number of Days – the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative
appeals.

19.
C.

Time Limits – the time period for an agency to respond to a FOIA request is ordinarily 20 working days from
the receipt of a perfected FOIA request.

Description of the nine FOIA Exemptions:
a. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information.
b. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices.
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
the 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

HQ

Headquarters

R01

Region I (Boston, Hartford, Manchester, Providence)

R02

Region II (New York, Albany, Buffalo, Newark)

R03

Region III (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Richmond, Washington,
D.C., Charleston, Wilmington)

R04

Region IV (Atlanta, Birmingham, Caribbean, Columbia, Greensboro,
Jackson, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, Miami,
Orlando, Tampa)

R05

Region V (Chicago, Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul)

R06

Region VI (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma)

R07

Region VII (Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha, St. Louis)

R08

Region VIII (Denver)

R09

Region IX (San Francisco, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sacramento)

R0X

Region X (Seattle, Anchorage, Portland)

OIG

Office of the Inspector General

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute

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

Type of
Information
Withheld

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

Case Citation

Sussman v.
USMS, 494 F.3d
1106, 1113 (D.C.
Cir. 2007); Sorin
v. DOJ, No. 1899, 2018 WL
6431027 (2d Cir.
Dec. 6, 2018)
(per curium);
Widi v. McNeil,
No. 12-00188,
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,

Total
Number
Number of
of
Times
Times
Agency /
Relied
Relied
Component
upon
upon
by Agency /
by
Component
Agency
Overall
R04

1

1

776 (E.D. Pa.
2008).
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

42 U.S.C.
§3537a

Covered
information
during the grant
selection process

42 U.S.C. §
3610(d)(4)

Records
pertaining to
conciliation of

Sinkfield v. HUD, HQ
No. 10-885, 2012
U.S. Dist. LEXIS
35233, at *13-15
(S.D. Ohio Mar.
15, 2012);
Margolin v.
NASA, No. 09-CV00421, 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. 035257, 2004 WL
1900562 (D.C.
Cir. Aug. 25,
2004).

3

3

1

1

HQ

West v. Jackson,
448 F. Supp. 2d
207, 212-13

HQ

1

R01

2

16

disputes
regarding
allegations of
unfair housing
practices;
information
derived from
housing
discrimination
investigations and
any final
investigative
reports pertaining
to such
investigations
5 U.S.C. §
13107
(formerly at
5 U.S.C. app
§ 105)

Financial
disclosure reports
and applications
to inspect
financial
disclosure reports

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

Contractor bid or
proposal
information;
source selection
information

(D.D.C. 2006),
summary
affirmance
granted, No. 065281, 2007 WL
1723362 (D.C.
Cir. Mar. 6,
2007).

R04

3

R07

1

R09

7

R0X

2

HQ

Legal & Safety
Emp. Rsch., Inc.
v. U.S. Dep't of
the Army, No.
Civ. S001748,
2001 WL
34098652, at *34 (E.D. Cal. May
4, 2001)
(dictum).

1

1

1

1

HQ

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

Agency / Component

Number of
Requests
Pending as of
Start
of Fiscal Year

Number of
Requests
Received
in Fiscal Year

Number of
Requests
Processed
in Fiscal Year

Number of
Requests
Pending as of
End
of Fiscal Year

HQ

574

1563

1363

774

R01

11

140

144

7

R02

12

158

143

27

R03

39

192

176

55

R04

35

219

218

36

R05

26

281

289

18

R06

33

203

216

20

R07

9

85

87

7

R08

2

71

64

9

R09

19

159

148

30

R0X

17

90

95

12

OIG

13

163

159

17

790

3324

3102

1012

AGENCY OVERALL

After reviewing its database, HUD updated the number of requests pending as of the start of
the Fiscal Year.
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

HQ

81

145

13

162

7

231

2

2

11

5

697

7

1363

R01

24

13

0

27

0

22

1

1

3

0

52

1

144

R02

41

9

8

40

0

7

0

1

1

0

35

1

143

R03

29

29

2

23

0

8

3

2

6

7

66

1

176

R04

41

27

18

27

0

24

3

2

25

4

47

0

218

R05

50

77

10

41

2

11

8

9

19

6

55

1

289

R06

27

81

4

40

2

8

2

2

2

6

41

1

216

R07

1

14

4

10

0

3

2

4

0

0

48

1

87

R08

5

5

0

8

0

0

0

0

3

0

42

1

64

R09

20

28

2

26

1

5

0

4

3

9

47

3

148

R0X

8

22

0

11

0

4

0

0

4

0

46

0

95

OIG

8

59

7

34

0

1

0

1

3

10

12

24

159

335

509

68

449

12

324

21

28

80

47

1188

41

3102

Agency /
Component

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)

Number
of Times
"Other"

TOTAL

Reason
Was
Relied
Upon
Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to
the FOIA

1

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

6

R01

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to
the FOIA

1

1

R02

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

1

1

R03

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to
the FOIA

1

1

R05

Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to
the FOIA

1

1

R06

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

1

1

R07

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

1

1

R08

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

1

1

R09

Directed Requester to Publicly Available
Information

3

3

OIG

Unable to Locate or Contact Requester

24

24

R04

N/A

0

0

HQ

7

N/A

R0X

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

0
41

I

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

Agency /
Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex. Ex.
Component 1
2
3
4
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

HQ

0

0

7

22

19

98

5

1

7

0

0

0

0

0

R01

0

0

2

0

4

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R02

0

0

0

1

1

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R03

0

0

0

3

1

25

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R04

0

0

4

8

3

24

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

R05

0

0

0

6

1

71

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

R06

0

0

0

10

7

77

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

R07

0

0

1

6

5

13

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R08

0

0

0

0

0

4

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

R09

0

0

7

6

4

27

2

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

R0X

0

0

2

9

8

17

4

0

6

1

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

4

5

54

4

0

51

0

52

1

0

0

I

AGENCY
OVERALL

0

0

23

75

58 428

26

1

85

1

52

1

0

0

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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

Agency /
Component

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

HQ

3

34

34

3

R01

0

1

1

0

R02

0

5

4

1

R03

0

1

1

0

R04

0

5

5

0

R05

0

4

4

0

R06

0

3

3

0

R08

0

1

1

0

R09

0

3

3

0

R0X

0

1

1

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

R07
AGENCY
OVERALL

0

0

0

0

3

58

57

4

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

Agency /
Component

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

HQ

18

3

7

6

34

R01

0

0

0

1

1

R02

2

0

1

1

4

R03

0

1

0

0

1

R04

0

1

3

1

5

R05

1

0

2

1

4

R06

3

0

0

0

3

R08

1

0

0

0

1

R09

0

0

0

3

3

R0X

1

0

0

0

1

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

R07

0

0

0

0

0

26

5

13

13

57

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
HQ

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R03

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R04

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R06

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R09

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R0X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

0

0

0

1

2

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

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

Appeal
Based
Records
Solely on
Other
Records
Improper
Duplicate
Referred
FeeNot
Request
Denial of *Explain
Agency /
No
Request
not
Request
Request
at Initial
Related
Agency
in
Request
Component Records
in chart
Withdrawn
Reasonably for Other
or
Request
Reason
Record
Litigation
for
below
Described Reasons
Appeal
Level
Expedited
Processing
HQ

6

7

1

0

0

4

0

2

0

0

0

R01

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

R02

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

R04

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

R05

0

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

R06

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R09

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

R0X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

12

2

1

0

10

0

4

0

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

OIG

N/A

0

0

HQ

N/A

0

0

R01

N/A

0

0

R02

N/A

0

0

R03

N/A

0

0

R04

N/A

0

0

R05

N/A

0

0

R06

N/A

0

0

R07

N/A

0

0

R08

N/A

0

0

R09

N/A

0

0

R0X

N/A

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

0

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

HQ

12.00

10.65

1

19

R01

8.00

8.00

8

8

R02

5.00

6.00

1

13

R03

6.00

6.00

6

6

R04

16.00

12.60

1

17

R05

11.00

11.75

6

19

R06

13.00

13.00

10

16

R08

10.00

10.00

10

10

R09

5.00

5.00

5

5

R0X

5.00

5.00

5

5

OIG

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

R07

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

10.00

10.16

1

19

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

10th
Oldest
Appeal

Agency /
Component
Date of
Appeal

HQ

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R02

Number
of Days
Pending

R01

Date of
Appeal

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

2024- 2024N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 09-27 09-27

0

1

1

1

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

202409-23

0

0

0

5

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

202409-27

0

0

0

Oldest
Appeal

0

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R03

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R04

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R05

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R06

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R07

Number
of Days
Pending

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

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Date of
Appeal

R08

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R09

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

R0X

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal

OIG

AGENCY
OVERALL

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Appeal
Number
of Days
Pending

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

2024- 2024N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 09-27 09-27

202409-23

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

5

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
HQ

<1

1.23

<1

15

3.00

102.56

<1

1986

36.50

42.80

4

144

R01

6.00

6.04

<1

20

5.00

13.28

<1

135

13.00

11.00

2

18

R02

2.00

6.2

1

20

7.00

16.55

<1

197

N/A

N/A

0

0

R03

6.00

6.67

1

13

3.50

41.74

<1

742

135.00

135.00

135

135

R04

5.00

7.56

<1

20

19.00

32.02

<1

288

23.50

22.50

16

27

R05

8.00

8.18

<1

20

11.00

15.93

<1

159

13.00

10.85

1

19

R06

11.00

9.65

<1

19

18.00

27.44

<1

358

26.00

26.00

22

30

R07

11.00

11.00

11

11

13.00

21.25

<1

235

N/A

N/A

0

0

R08

6.00

6.00

6

6

6.50

10.78

<1

61

N/A

N/A

0

0

R09

<1

4.33

<1

13

11.00

12.23

<1

57

N/A

N/A

0

0

R0X

14.00

11.62

1

20

4.00

27.48

<1

285

N/A

N/A

0

0

OIG

5

6.85

<1

36

22

42.11

<1

305

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6.00

7.31

<1

36

6.00

62.60

<1

1986

14.00

26.64

0

144

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
HQ

N/A

N/A

0

0

103.00

264.10

4

1986

39.00

57.00

14

144

R01

10.00

10.00

3

20

23.00

34.69

1

135

15.50

15.50

13

18

R02

15.00

15.00

15

15

19.00

28.24

<1

197

N/A

N/A

0

0

R03

9.50

9.50

6

13

33.00

76.07

3

594

135.00

135.00

135

135

R04

20.00

20.00

20

20

37.00

58.14

4

288

23.50

22.50

16

27

R05

8.00

9.72

<1

20

18.00

24.26

<1

159

13.00

10.90

1

19

R06

11.00

11.76

<1

19

21.00

30.38

4

259

26.00

26.00

22

30

R07

11.00

11.00

11

11

26.50

50.00

9

143

N/A

N/A

0

0

R08

N/A

N/A

0

0

27.00

30.00

8

61

N/A

N/A

0

0

R09

13.00

13.00

13

13

21.00

23.23

<1

57

N/A

N/A

0

0

R0X

15.00

16.00

13

20

31.00

74.63

<1

285

N/A

N/A

0

0

OIG

9

9.93

<1

34

41

68.7

14

305

<1

<1

<1

<1

11.00

10.98

0

34

32.00

111.89

<1

1986

17.00

29.25

0

144

AGENCY
OVERALL

VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- 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

HQ

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

R01

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

R02

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

R03

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

R04

9

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

R05

39

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

R06

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

R07

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

R08

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

R09

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

R0X

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

OIG

129

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

136

267

16

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

283

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

<120
Days

21416181- 101- 121- 141- 161- 181- 201- 301401+
40
60
80
100 120 140 160 180 200 300 400
TOTAL
Days
Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days Days

HQ

841

105

73

33

30

21

19

20

16

13

34

16

101

1322

R01

86

18

1

1

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

111

R02

99

25

3

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

132

R03

111

21

8

6

4

3

2

0

2

0

4

3

0

164

R04

93

39

10

12

3

4

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

169

R05

151

40

14

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

209

R06

111

46

9

6

2

3

2

1

0

0

2

1

0

183

R07

67

6

3

1

1

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

81

R08

50

6

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

60

R09

104

26

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

135

R0X

63

10

1

0

1

3

0

0

0

1

4

0

0

83

OIG

9

5

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

19

1785

347

132

64

44

38

28

28

19

15

46

21

101

2668

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

HQ

3

4

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

10

R01

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

R03

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

R04

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

R05

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

R06

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R02

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R07

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R08

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R09

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

R0X

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

9

1

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

33

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

SIMPLE

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

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

1

18

18

756

182.5

336.33

2

28.5

28.5

R01

2

10

10

3

6

4

0

N/A

N/A

R02

2

1

1

13

7

11.62

0

N/A

N/A

R03

0

N/A

N/A

45

102

144.87

0

N/A

N/A

R04

2

6

6

27

33

45.15

0

N/A

N/A

R05

4

4.5

3.75

9

8

32.44

0

N/A

N/A

R06

0

N/A

N/A

17

18

50.59

0

N/A

N/A

R07

0

N/A

N/A

7

5

29

0

N/A

N/A

R08

0

N/A

N/A

8

21

41.62

0

N/A

N/A

R09

0

N/A

N/A

15

39

57.67

0

N/A

N/A

R0X

0

N/A

N/A

10

11

67.4

0

N/A

N/A

OIG

9

4

7

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

20

N/A

N/A

910

11

67.4

2

N/A

N/A

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

10th
Oldest
Request

Agency /
Component
Date of
Receipt

HQ

R01

1622

1623

Date of
Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

0

0

Number
of Days
Pending

Number
of Days
Pending

Number
of Days
Pending

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2017- 201704-26 04-19 04-11 04-10 03-05 03-02 02-05 12-21 08-23

1616

Date of
Receipt

R04

7th

1611

Date of
Receipt

R03

8th

Number
of Days
Pending

Date of
Receipt

R02

9th

1649

1879

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024N/A 09-30 09-20 09-20 09-17

202409-13

11

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202409-24 09-24 09-23 09-19 09-18 09-13 09-12 08-29 08-14

202408-01

41

2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 2023- 202210-05 09-27 08-10 08-03 08-02 07-17 03-07 03-06 10-12

202201-26

52

303

12

63

394

21

202312-11

51

291

11

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202407-26 07-19 07-19 07-18 07-17 07-01 06-13 03-08 01-30

50

290

8

671

50

285

7

492

45

252

5

6

32

246

4

6

1697

9

4

1

1668

201704-03

1779

0

1650

Oldest
Request

74

395

142

169

202

Date of
Receipt

R05

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

R06

R07

R08

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202409-23 09-20 09-20 09-18 09-18 09-09 09-09 09-04 07-30

5

6

43

188

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202309-05 09-04 08-29 08-28 08-26 08-22 07-23 05-28 09-14

202308-04

Number
of Days
Pending

17

18

Date of
Receipt

N/A

N/A

Number
of Days
Pending

0

0

Date of
Receipt

N/A

Number
of Days
Pending

0

Date of
Receipt

R09

Number
of Days
Pending

R0X

Date of
Receipt

6

21

8

202402-23

152

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024N/A 09-27 09-27 09-25 09-24 08-06 05-28 05-24

202404-23

110

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202409-05 08-21 08-05 07-29 07-08 06-03 06-03 06-03 02-28

202309-13

27

39

1

44

3

59

4

82

38

15

87

17

1

5

86

24

0

3

48

18

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024N/A 09-27 09-25 09-25 09-23 09-09 08-26

3

26

15

289

1

24

15

261

0

22

8

202401-02

82

86

82

149

262

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 202409-27 09-19 09-18 09-17 09-16 09-12 07-31 06-24 02-15

202304-24

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt

OIG

AGENCY
OVERALL

1

157

360

2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024- 2024N/A 09-30 09-30 09-27 09-26 09-24 09-24 09-18 08-29

202408-27

Number
of Days
Pending
Date of
Receipt
Number
of Days
Pending

0

7

8

1649

4

4

68

201704-03

1623

2

42

2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2018- 2017- 201704-26 04-19 04-11 04-10 03-05 03-02 02-05 12-21 08-23

1622

1

12

23

1616

1

10

21

1611

1

9

1650

1668

8

1697

1779

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

HQ

12

23

1

7.57

30

R01

3

0

5

8.67

2

R03

1

1

4.5

4.5

2

1879

R04

5

5

6.5

14.4

5

R05

12

4

17

12.88

7

R06

2

4

1.5

1.83

6

R0X

0

1

<1

<1

1

OIG

0

4

<1

<1

4

35

42

2

9.05

57

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

HQ

13

6

56

168.95

R01

5

2

2

13.57

R02

5

0

21

33.4

R03

4

0

40

44

R04

4

0

3

66.5

R05

16

3

13

28.58

R06

5

3

10

10.5

R07

0

1

12

12

OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

18

6

6.5

11.42

70

21

13

67.96

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

PERSONNEL

COSTS

Number of
"Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

Number of
"Equivalent
Full-Time
FOIA
Employees"

Total
Number
of "FullTime FOIA
Staff"

Processing
Costs

LitigationRelated
Costs

Total Costs

HQ

15

30.35

45.35

120315.30

4030.00

124345.30

R01

0

1.00

1.00

1533.80

0.00

1533.80

R02

0

7.50

7.50

104.00

0.00

104.00

R03

0

2.15

2.15

52.00

0.00

52.00

R04

0

8.13

8.13

10205.00

0.00

10205.00

R05

0

3.80

3.80

285.48

0.00

285.48

R06

0

1.17

1.17

1632.00

0.00

1632.00

R07

0

1.11

1.11

2353.00

0.00

2353.00

Agency /
Component

R08

0

2.26

2.26

0.00

0.00

0.00

R09

0

17.00

17.00

2678.00

0.00

2678.00

R0X

0

2.30

2.30

0.00

0.00

0.00

OIG

4

1.28

5.28

0.00

0.00

0.00

19

78.05

97.05

139158.58

4030.00

143188.58

AGENCY
OVERALL

X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency /
Component

Total Amount
of Fees
Collected

Percentage of
Total Costs

HQ

1560.00

1.3000

R01

96.00

6.2600

R04

1251.00

12.2600

R05

283.06

99.1500

R06

1376.00

84.3100

R07

5817.00

247.2200

R09

1898.00

70.8700

OIG
AGENCY
OVERALL

0.00

0.0000

12281.06

8.8300

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

Agency /
Component

Number of Times Subsection Used

HQ

0

R01

0

R02

0

R03

0

R04

0

R05

0

R06

0

R07

0

R08

0

R09

0

R0X

0

OIG

0
0

AGENCY OVERALL

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

Number of
Records Posted
by the FOIA
Office

Number of
Records Posted
by Program
Offices

HQ

1924

7234

R01

0

0

R02

419

0

R03

290

0

R04

380

0

R05

828

0

R06

945

0

R07

0

0

R08

39

0

R09

20350

0

Agency /
Component

R0X

0

0

OIG

14

0

25189

7234

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

HQ

661

0

R02

2

0

R03

33

0

R04

8

0

R05

1

0

R06

6

0

R07

1

0

R08

4

0

R09

1

0

R0X

4

0

OIG

0

0

R01

0

0

721

0

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

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

HQ

3

34

36

1

R06

0

2

1

1

OIG

0

12

12

0

3

48

49

2

Agency /
Component

AGENCY
OVERALL

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

Agency /
Component

10th Oldest
Consultation
Number
of Days
Date

R06
AGENCY
OVERALL

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Date
HQ

9th

Number
of Days
Date
Number
of Days

2nd

Oldest
Consultation

N/A

2023-12-19

0

0

196

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

N/A

2024-03-21

0

133

2024N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 03-21

2023-12-19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

133

196

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

Agency /
Component

NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED
Number
Received During

Number
Received During

NUMBER OF REQUESTS
PROCESSED
Number
Processed

Number
Processed

Fiscal Year from
Last Year's
Annual Report

Fiscal Year from
Current Annual
Report

HQ

676

1563

735

1363

R01

84

140

83

144

R02

96

158

96

143

R03

121

192

105

176

R04

199

219

218

218

R05

203

281

192

289

R06

148

203

136

216

R07

58

85

58

87

R08

45

71

51

64

R09

134

159

134

148

R0X

61

90

47

95

OIG

84

163

77

159

1909

3324

1932

3102

AGENCY
OVERALL

During Fiscal
Year from Last
Year's Annual
Report

During Fiscal
Year from
Current Annual
Report

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

Agency /
Component

Number of
Backlogged
Requests as of
End of the Fiscal
Year from
Previous Annual
Report

Number of
Backlogged
Requests as of
End of the Fiscal
Year from Current
Annual Report

HQ

486

661

R01

1

0

R02

3

2

R03

25

33

R04

8

8

R05

5

1

R06

9

6

R07

4

1

R08

1

4

R09

1

1

R0X

10

4

OIG

2

0

555

721

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

HQ

46

34

49

34

R01

1

1

1

1

R02

2

5

2

4

R03

1

1

1

1

R04

1

5

1

5

R05

0

4

0

4

R06

0

3

0

3

R08

1

1

1

1

R09

2

3

2

3

R0X

1

1

1

1

OIG

0

0

0

0

55

58

58

57

Agency /
Component

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

HQ

0

0

R01

0

0

R02

0

0

R03

0

0

R04

0

0

R05

0

0

R06

0

0

R07

0

0

R08

0

0

R09

0

0

R0X

0

0

OIG

0

0

AGENCY
OVERALL

0

0

Agency /
Component