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CIA FOIA Backlog Reduction Goals for
Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010

Requests
Fiscal Year	Number of Pending Requests at Beginning of FY	Estimated Number of Requests Incoming During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Requests to be Processed During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Requests Pending Beyond Statutory Time Period (i.e., Backlog) at End of FY
2008	702	2054*	2111	645
*Estimation of receipts for FY08 based on average of past five fiscal years.

Fiscal Year	Projected Number of Requests Pending Beyond Statutory Time Period (Backlog) at Beginning of FY	Estimated Number of Requests Incoming during FY	Agency's goal for Number of Requests to be Processed During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Requests Pending Beyond Statutory Time Period (Backlog) at End of FY
2009	645	2400	2452	593
2010	593	2400	2430	563

Appeals
Fiscal Year	Number of Pending Appeals at Beginning of FY	Estimated Number of Appeals Incoming During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Appeals to be Processed During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Appeals Pending Beyond Statutory Time Period (i.e., Backlog) at End of FY
2008	129	160*	173	116
*Estimation of receipts for FY08 based on average of past five fiscal years.

Fiscal Year	Projected Number of Appeals Pending Beyond Statutory Time Period (Backlog) at Beginning of FY	Estimated Number of Appeals Incoming During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Appeals to be Processed During FY	Agency's Goal for Number of Appeals Pending Beyo9nd Statutory Time Period (Backlog) at End of FY
2009	116	170	182	104
2010	104	170	176	98