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ACF Fiscal Year 2008 Freedom of Information Annual Report

 

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute Type of Information Withheld Case Citation Number of Times Relied upon per Component Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency
N/A N/A   0 0



V. FOIA Requests

A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests

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
374 328 146 546


B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests

Disposition of all FOIA Requests – All Processed Requests

Number of Full Grants Number of Partial Grants/ Partial Denials Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions TOTAL
No Records All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency Request Withdrawn Fee-Related Reason Records not Reasonably Described Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason Not Agency Record Duplicate Request Other Explain in chart below”
51 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146


B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests – Other

Disposition of FOIA Requests – “Other” Reasons for “Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions” from Section V, B (1) Chart

Description of “Other” Reasons for Denials from Chart B (1) & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied upon TOTAL
0 0


B. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of times exemptions applied

Disposition of FOIA Requests – Number of Times Exemptions Applied

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
1 0 80 19 85



VII. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processed and Pending Requests

A. Processed Requests – Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
186 96 1 429 193 108 1 403 15 10 3 43


B. Processed Requests – Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days Median Number of Days Average Number of Days Lowest Number of Days Highest Number of Days
182 93 1 336 185 103 1 343 12 8 2 36


D. Pending Requests – All Pending Perfected Requests

SIMPLE COMPLEX EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Number Pending Median Number Of Days Average Number Of Days Number Pending Median Number Of Days Average Number Of Days Number Pending Median Number Of Days Average Number Of Days
285 107 260 117 250 278 6 10 24


E. Pending Requests – Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

10th Oldest Request And Number of Days Pending 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Request And Number of Days Pending
4/2/2007-411 4/2/2007-411 4/2/2007-411 4/2/2007-411 4/2/2007-411 4/2/2007-411 12/12/2006-528 11/30/2006-538 9/5/2006-562 8/8/2006-582





VIII. Requests for Expedited Processing and Requests for Fee Waiver

A. Requests for Expedited Processing

Number Granted Number Denied Median Number of Days to Adjudicate Average Number of Days to Adjudicate Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days
14 4 16 24 3


B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Number Granted Number Denied Median Number of Days to Adjudicate Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
3 4 15 24



IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Personnel Costs
Number of “Full-Time FOIA Employees” Number of “Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees Total Number of “Full-Time FOIA Staff” Processing Costs Litigation-Related Costs Total Costs
2 0 2 10,412.70 0 10,412.70



X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Total Amount of Fees Collected Percentage of Total Costs
640.80 17%



XII. Backlogs, Consultations and Comparisons

A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year
408 0


B. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your 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 Your Agency During the Fiscal Year Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year
0 4 4 0


C. Consultations on FOIA Requests – Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency

10th Oldest Request And Number of Days Pending 9th 8th 7th 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd Oldest Request And Number of Days Pending
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


D. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report – Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged

Number of Requests Received Number of Requests Processed
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year’s Annual Report Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
415 345 309 148


D. 3 For 2009

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
265 408



Last Updated: October 2, 2009