U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 1997
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
JANUARY 1, 1997 - SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
1). Number of Initial Denials: 5,747
2). Number of Initial Denials that were Partial: 2,209
3). Authority:
(a) Exemptions under 552(b):
Exemption Invoked Number of Times Invoked*
1......................................................18
2......................................................111
3......................................................133
4......................................................313
5......................................................226
6......................................................1840
7......................................................339
8........................................................0
9........................................................0
*Total number of exemptions may exceed total of initial denials
because more than one exemption may be invoked for some denials.
(b) Statutes invoked pursuant to Exemption (b)(3):
Statutory Citation Number of Times Invoked
7 U.S.C. 2105(c)...............................................2
7 U.S.C. 2426..................................................1
7 U.S.C. 6804..................................................2
7 U.S.C. 472...................................................1
16 U.S.C. 470hh................................................4
16 U.S.C. 470w-3...............................................2
Federal Caves Resource Protection Act of 1988..................2
National Defense Authorization Act of 1997.....................1
35 U.S.C. 205..................................................3
35 U.S.C. 209..................................................3
7 U.S.C. 2276..................................................3
The Trade Act of 1974..........................................2
The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 7 U.S.C. 1373(c)......104
7 U.S.C. 2155..................................................3
(c) Other Authority:
Reason Number of Times Invoked
No records.....................................................545
Referred to another office.....................................2
Aggregated multiple requests...................................1
4). Names and Titles of Persons Who Made Initial Denials:
Office of the Chief Financial Office
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
John W. Hall Acting Director, (NFC) 4
John R. Ortego Director, (NFC) 1
Anita R. Smith NFC FOIA/ PA Coordinator 1
Gary B. Barber OCFO/ HQ FOIA Officer 1
Allan S. Johnson Associate Chief Financial Officer 1
Office of Communications
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Andrea E. Fowler USDA FOIA Officer 23
Officer of Inspector General
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dianne Smith Dir., Information Management Div. 134
Joseph Smith Actg Dir., Information Management Div. 14
Nancy Bartel Actg Dir., Information Management Div. 3
Risk Management Agency
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Nancy Kreitzer Director Appeals, Litigation 1
and Legal Liaison Staff
Kenneth D. Ackerman Administrator, Risk Management Agency 1
Agricultural Marketing Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Sharon L. Kerr FOIA/ Privacy Act Officer 71
Forest Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Gerald Coughlan Acting Associate Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Janice H. McDougle Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Harv Forsgren Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Gilbert J. Espinosa Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 2
John G. Lopez Acting Director, PM 1
Luther Burse Director, CR 1
William F. Wasley Director, LEI 10
Lyle Laverty Director, RHWR 2
Jack Blackwell Acting Associate Deputy Chief, NFS 2
Richard A. Ferraro Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 3
Dennis Keaton Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 1
Bertha Gillam Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 2
Larry Gadt Acting Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Allen W.Smith Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 1
Naomi Y. Charboneau FOIA/ PA Officer 1
John Arthur Director, IRM 1
Ronald Hooper Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 1
Janice McDougle Associate Deputy Chief, NFS 1
Ray Bunster IRM Security Program Manager 1
Katherine Maloney Director, RPA 1
Hank Kashdan Acting Director, LEI 1
Roger Seewald Acting Director, LEI 1
Patrick A. Morris Acting Deputy Chief, OPS 1
Joan Comanor Deputy Chief, S&PF 1
Greg Nichols Acting Director, LEI 1
Grey Reynolds Deputy Chief, NFS 1
REGION 1
Richard Bacon Deputy Regional Forester 25
Kathleen McAllister Deputy Regional Forester 7
Thomas King Regional Special Agent in Charge 8
Edward Bodenlos Special Agent 1
Stephen Solem Acting Director, Information Systems 5
Harlan Smid Director of Financial Resources 1
Douglas Gievanik Director, Ecosystem assement & Planning 2
Thomas Pettigrew Director, Engineering 1
Clyde Weller Assistant Director, Engineering 2
REGION 2
Elizabeth Estill Regional Forester 8
Tom L. Thompson Acting Regional Forester 3
Dale M. Mccormick Special Agent in Charge 2
Dee Knorr Acting for Special Agent in charge 2
Larry R. Coffelt Acting Regional Forester 2
Vicki Jackson Acting Regional Forester 1
M.M. Underwood Acting Regional Forester 1
William J. Gournay Acting Regional Forester 2
Thomas P. Ryan Acting Regional Forester 2
REGION 3
Robert V. Clayton Director, IS&T 3
Louis Volk, Jr. DRF, Operations 24
A.C. Aragon Assistant Director, FISCAL 3
Dale Fabian Director, P&P 4
Judy Hudson Director, Human Service 3
William Russell Regional Fire Management Officer 1
Laura Boswick Strategic, Planning, Budget 1
Billy R. Graves Director, Fiscal 2
REGION 4
Vaughn Stokes Acting Regional Forester 11
Don Murphy Acting Regional Forester 93
Richard Krebill Acting Regional Forester 2
Vern Fleisher Acting Regional Forester 7
Ron Stoleson Acting Regional Forester 1
Tamara Hanan Acting Regional Forester 4
Tom Thompson Acting Regional Forester 1
Larry Larson Acting Regional Forester 6
REGION 5
James Lawrence Acting Regional Forester 4
Gilbert Espinosa Acting Regional Forester 21
Michael Srago Acting Regional Forester 1
Phillip H. Bayles Acting Regional Forester 1
Jose Cruz Acting Regional Forester 4
John Neisess Acting Regional Forester 4
John De La Torre Acting Regional Forester 14
Marilyn Hartley Acting Regional Forester 3
Richard Rodieck Acting Regional Forester 2
Kenneth S. Blonski Acting Regional Forester 1
John Silling Acting Regional Forester 4
Millie Otwell Acting Regional Forester 5
Douglas Lee Acting Regional Forester 3
Barbara J. Rate Acting Regional Forester 20
Kathleen S. Gabel Acting Regional Forester 3
Melroy Tigen Acting Regional Forester 2
Stephen F. Bishop Acting Regional Forester 3
Stephen J. Paulson Acting Regional Forester 2
Tamily Ferrier Kyle Regional Special Agent 7
Patrick J. Lyng Acting Regional Special Agent 2
Laura Mark-Baily Acting Regional Special Agent 2
REGION 6
Michael W. Wolfe Acting Regional Forester 2
Thomas J. Lyons Regional Special Agent 10
Donald Jordan Acting Regional Special Agent 3
Thomas J. Mills Station Director 1
Nancy Graybeal Acting Regional Forester 22
Richard A. Ferraro Acting Regional Forester 64
Cathy Beaty Acting Regional Forester 6
Arnold G. Holden Acting Regional Forester 1
REGION 8
Robert Joslin Regional Forester 6
Gary Pierson Acting Regional Forester 11
Gloria Manning Acting Regional Forester 6
Eurial Turner Acting Regional Forester 2
Bruce Jewell Acting Regional Forester 7
Terry Jones Acting Regional Forester 1
James Perdue Acting Regional Forester 1
Forest Carpenter Acting Regional Forester 4
John L. Gregory Regional Special Agent In Charge 2
Tracy S. Perry Acting Regional Special Agent in Charge 1
Alan S. Newman Forest Supervisor 3
Karl P. Siderits Forest Supervisor 5
Kenneth B. Johnson Forest Supervisor 2
Don M. Bolinger Public Affairs Officer 2
Ronnis Raum Forest Supervisor 3
Bill Damon Forest Supervisor 3
REGION 9
Robert T. Jacobs Regional Forester 3
Donald L. Meyer Acting Regional Forester 10
Mary Ruth Voltz Acting Regional Forester 6
Thurman Harp Acting Regional Forester 3
Ellen LaFayette Acting Regional Forester 3
Mark Boche Acting Regional Forester 1
Bonnie Ilhardt Acting Regional Forester 1
Tom Peterson Acting Regional Forester 1
REGION 10
Phil Janik Regional Forester 10
James Caplan Deputy Regional Forester 17
Fred Walk Acting Regional Forester 2
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST STATION
James C. Space Station Director 5
FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY
H. Wayne Hunt Acting Director 1
SOUTHERN RESEARCH STATION
Peter J. Rousopoulos Station Director 2
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION
Denver Burns Station Director 2
Departmental Administration
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
M. Farook Sait, FOIA Officer, Office of Civil Rights 10
Vera Moreland Contracting Officer 3
Susie Bolling Contracting Officer 2
Eugene Feinberg Contracting Officer 1
Sherri Davis Contract Specialist 1
Ken Lescallet Chief, Physical Security 1
Janet O. Mitchell, Actg FOIA Officer, Departmental Admin. 10
Office of General Counsel
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Robert L . Siegler Deputy Assistant General Counsel 2
Priscille Porter Attorney 6
Patricia O'Connell Attorney 8
REE
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Valerie Herberger FOIA Coordinator, REE 54
Stasia A.M. Hutchison FOIA Coordinator, REE 22
National Appeals Division
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
C. Larry Shrum FOIA Officer 15
Foreign Agriculture Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Mary T. Chambliss Deputy Administrator 4
Timothy J. Galvin Associate Administrator 2
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
A. Stefan Fechter Management Team Leader 1
Scott Hoag Jr. State Conservationist 2
Barbara B. Flecther State Administrative Officer 1
Jack L. Crews Regional Administrative Officer 2
Richard J. Mooney Iowa FOIA Officer 1
Ronnie D. Murphy State Conservationist 1
Jeri L. Bere State Conservationist 1
Wilda L. Grant National FOIA Officer 5
Charles W. Conklin Texas FOIA Officer 1
Jeffery R. Vonk Regional Conservationist 1
Gerlene Inman Dir., NHQ Administrative Ser. Div. 1
John P. Burt State Conservationist 1
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Tommy Morris Director, Filed Operation 2
Daniel Van Ackeren Director, Livestock Marketing Div. 8
Jay Johnson Acting Director, Packer and Poultry Div. 12
W.L. Buchanan Branch Chief, Financial Branch 1
Joanne Peterson FGIS FOIA Officer 8
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dorothy Hinden Freedom of Information Specialist 36
John A. Prince Community Development Mgr. 1
William M. Rowland Community Development Mgr. 1
Charlene Warner Administrative Programs Dir. 1
Mary Meyer Community Development Mgr. 1
Estaben Almanza Asistant to the State Director 3
Virginia F. Monroe Public Information Officer 1
Frances J. Blanco State Director 1
Loren Nelson State Director 1
Carol Ann Andrew Administrative Programs Director 1
Wallace Furrrow State Director 6
Marvin Teckenbrock Rural Development Manager 1
Craig Schesler Community Development Mgr. 1
John C. Thompson State Director 2
Joyce Deters Human Resources Manager 1
Seth Bradstreet State Director 2
Dale Holmes Rural Housing Programs Dir. 1
Lorrie Hamlen Senior Single Family Housing Specialist 2
Willam C. Gouzounis Assistant to the State Director 4
George E. Irvin, Sr. State Director 4
William T. Shay State Director 5
Phil Willnerd Multiple Family Housing Spec. 6
Joel Weirick Administrative Programs Dir. 2
Barbara A. Newbauer Acting Administrative Programs Dir 3
Charles F. Martens State Director 1
Linda K.Page State Director 6
Susan L. Font Acting State Director 1
Cheryl L. Cook State Director 1
Margie T. Rollins FOIA Coordinator 6
Steven A. Carriker Acting State Director 4
Judy Canales Deputy State Director 1
Richard L. Perryman Administrative Programs Dir. 3
Bob Gales Community Development Mgr. 1
Kermit Hawley FOIA Coordinator 4
Derrel L. Carruth State Director 2
Mary Ann Hoff Administrative Programs Dir. 1
Mary E. McBride State Director 2
Roberta A.Harold State Director 6
Robert S. Leigland Administrative Programs Dir. 4
William R. Walinow Administrative Programs Dir. 6
Scott Duff Acting State Director 2
Janice Daley State Director 1
Rural Business-Cooperative
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Dorothy Hinden Freedom of Information Specialist 3
John C. Edwards State Director 1
William T. Shay State Director 5
Margie T. Rollins FOIA Coordinator 4
Cynthia B. Clark Special Project Rep. 1
Douglas J. Betz Director, Administrative Programs 2
Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Sara L. Bradshaw Freedom of Information Specialist 66
Nono M. Breault Administrative Programs Dir. 4
William C. Gouzounis Assistant to State Dir. 4
Joel Weirick Administrative Programs Dir. 1
Charles F. Mertens State Dir. 2
Fred J. Browning Acting State Director 1
Linda K. Page State Dir. 1
Cheryl L. Cook State Dir. 2
Lambert Rosenberg Rural Development Specialist 1
Margie T. Rollins FOIA Coordinator 1
Mark Stephens Assistant Regional Attorney 1
Cynthia B. Clark Specialist Project Rep. 2
Farm Services
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Robert Springer State Executive Director 3
Carolyn Ward County Executive Director 2
Charlie Clark County Executive Director 2
L.A. Boyd County Executive Director 1
William Henderson County Executive Director 1
Doyle Dutton County Executive Director 1
Cathy Blackburn County Executive Director 1
Bruce West County Executive Director 2
Dawn Hoagland County Executive Director 1
Mark Grubbs County Executive Director 8
George Arredondo County Executive Director 3
Wayne Perryman State Executive Director 9
Tammy Morris County Executive Director 5
Ricky Goff County Executive Director 7
James Crow County Executive Director 8
Sherrie Whitener Acting County Executive Director 7
Doris Lawrence County Executive Director 8
Don Jenkins County Executive Director 2
Roderick Woods County Executive Director 5
Eva Lou Pickett County Executive Director 6
Larry Ladd County Executive Director 2
Richard Neves County Executive Director 1
Diane Ford Program Assistant 8
Rosa Swarthout County Executive Director 1
Dave Unruh County Executive Director 1
Delores Gregorio County Executive Director 2
Suzanne Wilson Credit Manager 1
Jennifer Anderson County Executive Director 1
Patrick Kittle County Executive Director 2
Thruston Farm Loan Manager 2
D. Brunetto County Executive Director 1
Redmon County Executive Director 1
Woods County Executive Director 2
W.Gray Administrative Officer 1
Smith County Executive Director 2
B. King County Executive Director 1
Weiss County Executive Director 1
Corinthia Carty County Executive Director 2
Gregrey N. Hudson County Executive Director 1
Anne Austin FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator 1
Diane Bowers FOIA/Privacy Act Coordinator 4
Marlyn Aycock FOIA Officer, Acting 32
John Rudowske County Executive Director 2
John Hobbs County Executive Director 1
Robert Duncan Acting State Executive Director 1
Dorothy James County Executive Director 1
Roger Allen County Executive Director 1
James Hammond County Executive Director 1
Joseph Hester County Executive Director 1
Terrie Wolford Acting County Executive Director 1
Norma Hornsby County Executive Director 1
Laurie Talbo Program Assistant 2
Robert Ishikawa Acting County Executive Director 1
L. Lee Kunitake County Executive Director 2
Laszlo Sagi Program Specialist 1
Herman Miller, Jr. Administrative Officer 1
Richard Rush State Executive Director 2
Robert Hess County Executive Director 1
Rex Payne County Executive Director 1
Steven Fullmer County Executive Director 1
Chris Richardson County Executive Director 2
Larry Silver County Executive Director 1
Henry Carpenter County Executive Director 1
Layne Peterson County Executive Director 1
Jim McLaughlin County Executive Director 3
Tauna Saurey Acting County Executive Director 2
Gerald Elson County Executive Director 3
Georgia DeHaas County Executive Director 1
Bruce Bradshaw Administrative Officer 2
James Knecht County Executive Director 1
Whitney Hickey Program Assistant 3
Vicky Riggers Acting County Executive Director 2
Wilma Watson County Executive Director 3
Sue Cenarrusa County Executive Director 2
Beth Jensen Acting County Executive Director 1
Bart Linderman County Executive Director 1
Dale George County Executive Director 1
Cindy Backman County Office Clerk 1
Ron Abbott County Executive Director 1
Sherry Elson County Executive Director 1
Norm Wright County Executive Director 1
Brad Powelson County Executive Director 1
Henry Gehant County Executive Director 11
Sandra Little County Executive Director 1
Gale Baker County Executive Director 5
Don Hettel County Executive Director 1
Murl Kimmel County Executive Director 1
David Schou County Executive Director 1
Richard Burling County Executive Director 2
Cory Cassens County Executive Director 1
Les Maierhofer Acting County Executive Director 7
Jerald Quinton County Executive Director 1
Mary Hook County Executive Director 5
Phil Short County Executive Director 1
Tom Austin County Executive Director 1
Brian Malone County Executive Director 2
Thomas Weisenborn County Executive Director 1
Jess Cushman County Executive Director 1
Barbara Burns County Executive Director 1
F. J. Longmeyer County Executive Director 1
Guy Mattson County Executive Director 1
Anthony Augustine County Executive Director 1
Russell Mason County Executive Director 2
Larry Small County Executive Director 1
Kerry Shank County Executive Director 1
Carol Ritchie County Executive Director 1
John Steinmetz County Executive Director 4
Troy Hill County Executive Director 1
Darla Norris County Executive Director 2
Jeff Beerbower County Executive Director 1
Richard Kelley Acting State Executive Director 1
Michael Mattingly Administrative Officer 2
Daniel Wells County Executive Director 2
William Bartenhagen County Executive Director 3
Karen Loeb County Executive Director 1
Dennis Heflin County Executive Director 1
Kathy Kramer County Executive Director 18
Rex Wittrock County Executive Director 4
Dennis Eberle County Executive Director 1
Roger Berg County Executive Director 1
Joseph McLaughlin County Executive Director 1
Michael Houston County Executive Director 2
Richard Jevne County Executive Director 2
Kenneth Kruger County Executive Director 1
Beth Grabau County Executive Director 1
Donald Fry County Executive Director 1
Larry Lago County Executive Director 1
John Bahnsen County Executive Director 2
Roberta Schaaf County Executive Director 2
JoAnn Carter County Executive Director 1
Carol Green County Executive Director 1
Alan Hilleman County Executive Director 1
Michael Kresin County Executive Director 1
Susan Badding County Executive Director 2
Warren Schuler County Executive Director 2
Randy Madsen County Executive Director 1
Jolene Fechter County Executive Director 2
Terry McClain County Executive Director 1
Shawn McDonald County Executive Director 1
Shawn LaCarte County Executive Director 1
Steven Luke County Executive Director 1
Rodney Biensen County Executive Director 23
Eugene Long County Executive Director 1
Jacque Lenhart County Executive Director 1
Rhonda Cooper County Executive Director 1
Lawrence Clark County Executive Director 2
Julie Vulk County Executive Director 2
Bryan Stocking County Executive Director 2
Dennis Castle County Executive Director 2
Bonnie Leist County Executive Director 1
Linda Kelsey Program Assistant 1
Angela Bock County Executive Director 1
Johnathon Alley County Executive Director 1
Patricia Hetzel Program Assistant 1
Patricia Burkhart Program Assistant 1
David Hornung County Executive Director 1
Sheila Fritts Chief Program Assistant 1
George Schmidt County Executive Director 1
Lori Porter County Executive Director 1
Marsha Carothers Program Assistant 2
Nanci Boyle Program Assistant 1
John Kelly County Executive Director 3
Keith Waugh County Executive Director 2
Gregory Weaver County Executive Director 1
Darin Slack County Executive Director 1
Rick Abel County Executive Director 1
Janice LaBonte County Executive Director 3
Michael Westerman County Executive Director 1
William Harmon County Executive Director 2
Keith Tilley County Executive Director 13
Linda Northway County Executive Director 1
Lisa Hall County Executive Director 10
Marjorie Feldkamp County Executive Director 2
Vesta Hobbs County Executive Director 1
Michelle Clark Program Assistant 1
Dean Supple County Executive Director 1
Judith Michel Program Assistant 1
Jane Forbes Program Assistant 2
Carol Warner Program Assistant 2
James Meisenheimer County Executive Director 6
Ronald Wyckoff County Executive Director 1
Lori Kreutzer Chief Program Assistant 2
Brad Sherman County Executive Director 1
Carol Fowler Acting County Executive Director 1
Bonnie Sutton Acting County Executive Director 1
David Sweany County Executive Director 1
Lora Wycoff County Executive Director 1
Micheale Dewey County Executive Director 1
Lynnette Evans County Executive Director 3
Tia Shorter County Executive Director 1
Jack Sweany County Executive Director 1
Ve Anne Wolters County Executive Director 1
Suann Bolton Program Assistant 1
Sandra Gorton Program Assistant 1
Carla Whitaker County Executive Director 1
Lily Kimbel County Executive Director 2
Ronnie Pelfrey County Executive Director 1
Coy Higdon County Executive Director 1
Denise Estes Program Assistant 1
Randell Monceaux County Executive Director 1
Margaret Price County Executive Director 1
Robert Helmer County Executive Director 2
Mardell Muse County Executive Director 1
Patrick Babineaux County Executive Director 1
Fren Allen Administrative Officer 2
Robert Manuel Acting State Executive Director 1
Willie Cooper State Executive Director 1
Eva Delp-Cole County Executive Director 1
George Parsons, Jr. County Executive Director 1
Kelly Hereth County Executive Director 1
Sheridan White County Executive Director 3
George Turner, Jr. County Executive Director 3
Ted Smiarowski County Executive Director 1
Richard McIntire Administrative Officer 1
Chris White State Executive Director 2
Debra Spike Acting State Executive Director 6
Maureen Meehan Acting State Executive Director 4
David Mroczek County Executive Director 1
Marlene Marshall County Executive Director 1
Marcia Collins County Executive Director 1
Ron Weaver County Executive Director 1
Peter LoDico County Executive Director 1
Dale Allen County Executive Director 1
Andrew Calcaterra County Executive Director 1
Sharon Graham Acting County Executive Director 1
Debra Stephens County Executive Director 1
Marilyn Shaw County Executive Director 2
Betty Arp County Executive Director 1
Robert Thompson County Executive Director 3
Jane VanNess County Executive Director 1
Constance Reid Guffey County Executive Director 1
Carol Smith County Executive Director 1
Rosemarie Gallagher County Executive Director 3
Sharon Hoch County Executive Director 2
Susan DeVoe County Executive Director 5
Virginia Pulford County Executive Director 1
Brad Epperson State Executive Director 4
John Harvey Acting State Executive Director 5
Brenda Steiner Program Assistant 2
Phillis Ross Program Assistant 2
Stanley Lamb County Executive Director 24
Darrell Campbell County Executive Director 3
Ray Parker County Executive Director 1
Aaron Ivie County Executive Director 1
Mark Cadle County Executive Director 1
Bill Spry County Executive Director 2
Rick Lightfoot County Executive Director 2
Larry Olson County Executive Director 1
Marie Smith County Executive Director 1
Dennis Ray County Executive Director 2
Daryl Raithel County Executive Director 3
Dennis Schad County Executive Director 1
Jim Nance County Executive Director 1
Mike Blankenship County Executive Director 3
Robert Noellsch Acting County Executive Director 3
Don Boyer County Executive Director 1
Cindy White County Executive Director 1
Everette Wood County Executive Director 2
Steve Morrison County Executive Director 2
Lisa Johnson Program Assistant 2
Jim Woodward County Executive Director 1
Donald DeGeer Branch Chief 51
Stacy McKay County Executive Director 1
Gene Nunnery County Executive Director 1
Blake McGaughy, Jr. County Executive Director 2
Jim Locke County Executive Director 2
Ronnie Yates County Executive Director 2
Yevonne Prewitt County Executive Director 1
Oby Easley County Executive Director 2
Robert Walters County Executive Director 1
Hayes Miles County Executive Director 1
Patty Wilder County Executive Director 4
John McTaggart County Executive Director 2
Ross Loftin County Executive Director 1
Robert Givens County Executive Director 4
Rodney Dowdy County Executive Director 1
Kay Hurdle County Executive Director 1
Tim Wilson County Executive Director 1
Betty Tingle County Executive Director 1
Judy Abernathy County Executive Director 1
Kim Billingsley County Executive Director 1
Joe Boyd County Executive Director 1
Sid Tadlock County Executive Director 1
Charley Bridges County Executive Director 5
Ellen Carter County Executive Director 2
John Crout Credit Manager 1
Robin Richardson County Executive Director 2
David Groner County Executive Director 2
Jimmy Downs County Executive Director 1
Jeff Turbville County Executive Director 2
James Downs County Executive Director 1
Bettye Brown County Executive Director 4
Margaret League County Executive Director 6
R.M. Carnegie County Executive Director 8
Tommy Owens County Executive Director 2
Norris Faust State Executive Director 1
David Warrington State Executive Director 1
Les Rispens County Executive Director 2
Bill Norsby County Executive Director 10
Myron Benson County Executive Director 14
John Nahrgang County Executive Director 2
Mark Person County Executive Director 2
Charles Neiman County Executive Director 1
Rusty Cowan County Executive Director 1
Julie Trower County Executive Director 1
Nancy Anderson Program Assistant 1
Jack William County Executive Director 1
Lawrence Hill County Executive Director 1
Terry Streit County Executive Director 1
Lance Wasson County Executive Director 3
Marcia Rice Acting County Executive Director 6
Clay Emond County Executive Director 1
Sherwin Smith County Executive Director 3
Robert Hermance County Executive Director 1
Kevin Johnson County Executive Director 1
Milo Sandberg County Executive Director 1
Duane Bantam County Executive Director 1
Michael Eller County Executive Director 1
Daniel Nannen County Executive Director 2
John McGrath County Executive Director 1
Justin Brickner County Executive Director 1
Ivan Johnson County Executive Director 2
David Studnicka County Executive Director 3
E. Ruth Carr County Executive Director 5
Karen Simms Program Assistant 1
Bryan Dohrman County Executive Director 1
Loren Vancura County Executive Director 2
Douglas Gregg County Executive Director 1
Lee Christensen County Executive Director 8
Deb Clifford County Executive Director 1
Wade Nyberg County Executive Director 1
Robert Nagel County Executive Director 6
Kenneth Nagel County Executive Director 1
Nancy Peterson Administrative Officer 1
Larry Steinbrecher County Executive Director 1
Catherine Anderson County Executive Director 1
Charlotte Wallin Acting County Executive Director 1
Ilene Anderson County Executive Director 1
Glenda Simmonds County Executive Director 1
Wenda Wait County Executive Director 1
Michael Treffer County Executive Director 1
Bonnie Poppert County Executive Director 2
Michael Bantam County Executive Director 1
Deborah Moody Program Assistant 1
David Rotherham County Executive Director 1
Wendell Newman State Executive Director 1
Pamela Marvin County Executive Director 1
New Jersey County Executive Directors 3
Jane Cabal County Executive Director 2
Frank Finnerty County Executive Director 1
Philip Morehouse County Executive Director 1
Ted McKay County Executive Director 1
Gary Olcott County Executive Director 2
Paul Salisbury County Executive Director 1
Gerald Killigrew Credit Manager 1
Judy VanCampen County Executive Director 1
Chris Kyer County Executive Director 1
Robert Almeter County Executive Director 1
Steve Anderson County Executive Director 1
Harry Ketcham County Executive Director 4
Carol Dennis County Executive Director 1
Pat Cassidy County Executive Director 1
Sue Bruno County Executive Director 1
Neil Needleman County Executive Director 2
Turner Morrison County Executive Director 1
John Walston County Executive Director 2
Claudia Austin County Executive Director 1
Richard Toler County Executive Director 3
Leamon Hall County Executive Director 1
Aaron Martin County Executive Director 1
B.L. Foil Administrative Officer 1
Shirley Blanton County Executive Director 1
Jane Williams County Executive Director 1
Brenda Stancil Program Assistant 9
Kay Sinclair Program Assistant 6
Debbie Williams Program Assistant 6
Anita Cromartie Program Assistant 8
Michelle Holland Program Assistant 15
Leah Heath Program Assistant 9
Brooke Cain Program Assistant 11
Barbara McGowan Program Assistant 5
Hilkda Faircloth Program Assistant 4
Gloria Phipps Program Assistant 8
William Goodrich CFA 12
Melissa Butler Program Assistant 13
Ronald Deraas County Executive Director 1
Brad Olson County Executive Director 2
Gwen Uecker County Executive Director 1
Rod Myra County Executive Director 1
Greg Lindeman County Executive Director 1
Clair Messmer County Executive Director 1
Daniel Weber County Executive Director 1
Larry Odegaard County Executive Director 1
Larry Kamrath County Executive Director 1
Michael Matteson County Executive Director 2
Duane Twedt County Executive Director 2
Steven Stein County Executive Director 1
Loren Nelson County Executive Director 2
LaVonne Sauer County Executive Director 1
Wynn Rasmussen County Executive Director 1
Eric Bollingberg County Executive Director 2
Betty Hirschkorn Chief Program Assistant 1
Michael Shalter Administrative Officer 1
Mark VanHoose County Executive Director 2
Kenneth Witter Chief Program Assistant 1
Jon Everman County Executive Director 2
John Gaynor County Executive Director 1
Lora Howell County Executive Director 1
Dennis Stryker County Executive Director 1
Theresa Johnson Acting County Executive Director 1
Van Orians County Executive Director 1
William Huston County Executive Director 1
John Moliter County Office Committee Chairman 1
Phillip Lautenschlager County Executive Director 3
Betsy Anstead Program Assistant 1
Charles Bernard County Executive Director 1
Barbara Stoll County Executive Director 1
Patty Davis County Office Technician 1
Gail Garst Administrative Officer 4
Jim Speir County Executive Director 1
Frankie Burk Program Assistant 1
Malinda Freeman County Executive Director 3
David Buffington County Executive Director 1
Jerry Robinson County Executive Director 1
Rodney Nichols County Executive Director 5
Brenda Rogers Program Assistant 8
Greg Mathis Credit Manager 1
Kevin Dale County Executive Director 3
Jack Sainsbury State Executive Director 1
Rick Block County Executive Director 2
Sam Brown County Executive Director 2
Pam Davis County Executive Director 5
Ray Dunten County Executive Director 1
Shelley Edwards County Executive Director 1
Darca Glasgow County Executive Director 1
Tom Falvey County Executive Director 1
Kent Harris County Executive Director 2
Jennifer Isley County Executive Director 1
Kevin Jordan County Executive Director 4
Ron Matthews County Executive Director 2
Bill Williams County Executive Director 2
Toni Williams County Executive Director 1
Laurie Lawson State Executive Director 2
James Bedell, Jr. County Executive Director 1
Phillip Elliott County Executive Director 2
John Rogers County Executive Director 1
W. Jack Nettles County Executive Director 1
W. Keith Ritter County Executive Director 1
Max Wolf County Executive Director 1
Mike O'Connor State Executive Director 1
M.R. Westerberg County Executive Director 1
Mike Goestsinger County Executive Director 1
Joe Schultz County Executive Director 1
Bonnie Noziska Administrative Technician 10
Carol Witt Program Assistant 5
Cheryl Heyden Program Assistant 6
Leslie Heyden Program Assistant 5
Becky Zirpel County Executive Director 4
Marty Mortensen County Executive Director 3
Steven Cyriacks Administrative Officer 1
Mary Robertson County Executive Director 1
Sherry Corbin County Executive Director 1
Karen Byrd County Executive Director 2
Nathan Cockerell County Executive Director 1
Brian Hanson County Executive Director 2
Wilma Rose County Executive Director 3
Cristobal Perez County Executive Director 3
Eddie Winegeart County Executive Director 1
Patricia Elliott County Executive Director 1
Edna Hill County Executive Director 1
Jerry May District Director 1
Daniel Lange County Executive Director 2
Mike Breitling County Executive Director 1
Martin Garcia County Executive Director 1
Ron Bruton Credit Manager 1
Walter Kelly County Executive Director 2
Victor Ashley County Executive Director 1
John Kinnibrugh County Executive Director 1
Bobby Murphy District Director 2
Preston Wright County Executive Director 1
Fritz Matetzschk County Executive Director 1
Glenn Brzozowski County Executive Director 1
Herbie Marchbanks County Executive Director 1
Linda Kahlich Chief Program Assistant 1
Robert Smith County Executive Director 1
Darrell Guidry County Executive Director 1
Johnny Heatley County Executive Director 2
Trey Stoneham Program Assistant 4
D. Clint Koenig County Executive Director 1
J. Michael Spacek County Executive Director 1
Zona Renea Ferguson County Executive Director 4
Alan Mackey County Executive Director 2
Thomas Brown County Executive Director 2
Ware Brown County Executive Director 1
Chris Yaklin County Executive Director 2
Teresa Cassetty Acting County Executive Director 1
Cullen Heritage Program Assistant 1
Donna Wyatt Program Assistant 1
Glenn Drachenberg County Executive Director 1
Donald Riggs County Executive Director 2
Randall Johnson County Executive Director 1
LaVerne Engelmann Program Assistant 1
Nancy Condit County Executive Director 2
Sharen Garrett Program Assistant 2
Fred Bingaman Administrative Officer 2
Janet Sronce County Executive Director 2
Kelly Lindsey County Executive Director 1
Leon Schrank County Executive Director 3
Alan Curler Credit Manager 1
Barbara Ann Trowbridge County Executive Director 3
Michael Toussaint County Executive Director 1
Donald Davis State Executive Director 13
Robert Weston Acting State Executive Director 1
Calvin Parrish Acting State Executive Director 1
Ted Earles County Executive Director 1
Tom Conrad County Executive Director 1
C. Jean Hazelgrove County Executive Director 3
Joseph Chandler County Executive Director 1
Woodrow Wilson, III County Executive Director 1
Martin Bomar County Executive Director 2
Jodie Light County Executive Director 2
Charles Ingram County Executive Director 1
Charles Newton County Executive Director 1
Warren Price County Executive Director 1
Carolyn Deacon Acting County Executive Director 1
Jeanette Smith County Executive Director 1
James Glascock County Executive Director 4
John Moody County Executive Director 1
Jean Daugherty County Executive Director 2
John Harris County Executive Director 1
Julie Himmelberger County Executive Director 3
Michel Jorgensen County Executive Director 2
Nick Waldher County Executive Director 3
Ben Davis County Executive Director 3
Lyle Himmbigner County Executive Director 1
Darrel Jones County Executive Director 2
Gary Breiler County Executive Director 1
Ken Shamblin County Executive Director 2
Gloria Pattee County Executive Director 1
Mary Cunningham County Executive Director 1
Don Graedel County Executive Director 6
Brian Miller County Executive Director 3
Larry Albin State Executive Director 1
Rod Hamilton Program Specialist 1
Steven Nestor County Executive Director 1
Evilene Beverage County Executive Director 1
Miles Quade Administrative Officer 1
Kenneth Anderson Program Specialist 1
John Gilner Credit Specialist 1
James Rait County Executive Director 1
Lynn Clausing County Executive Director 1
Sandra Mirsberger Program Assistant 1
Erwin Miller County Executive Director 1
Alvin Spaete County Executive Director 2
Ken Walter County Executive Director 1
Tim Siehr County Executive Director 2
N. Cook County Executive Director 1
Leslie Oppert Program Assistant 11
Barbara Dufour Program Assistant 2
Rhoda Spencer County Executive Director 2
Russell Raeder County Executive Director 2
Ned Johnson County Executive Director 1
Richard Nuttelman County Executive Director 2
Peter Overlien County Executive Director 2
Jonathan Williams County Executive Director 1
Rita Duveneck Program Assistant 1
Julie Dokkestul County Executive Director 2
Robert Hendrickson County Executive Director 1
Jake Baugett County Executive Director 4
Elmer Strassburg County Executive Director 4
Judith Schambow County Executive Director 1
Richard Gade County Executive Director 1
Cheryl Bergold County Executive Director 4
Gerlinde Dueholm County Executive Director 1
Douglas DECUS County Executive Director 3
Mary Beam County Executive Director 1
Thomas Oaken County Executive Director 1
Gretchen Sawtelle County Executive Director 2
Marcia Timmel Acting County Executive Director 1
Debbie Reed County Executive Director 2
Leonard Craig County Executive Director 1
Tony Potter County Executive Director 2
William Burnam County Executive Director 2
Michael Allbritton County Executive Director 1
Jeffery Barber County Executive Director 1
Marcinda Kester County Executive Director 1
Mark Tomsic County Executive Director 1
Kevin Kelley State Executive Director 4
Timothy Manning Administrative Officer 2
Wally Sparby State Executive Director 3
Linda Hennen Acting State Executive Director 8
Frank O'Connor Acting State Executive Director 2
David Beseke County Executive Director 1
Tammy Martin County Executive Director 1
Daniel Root County Executive Director 3
Sherrie Giese County Executive Director 1
Dan Holen County Executive Director 1
Gary Hayer County Executive Director 2
Ronald Jungclaus County Executive Director 2
Grant Herfindahl County Executive Director 4
Jay Backowski County Executive Director 2
Leroy Sandven County Executive Director 1
David Schreiber County Executive Director 10
Richard Bauer County Executive Director 1
Wayne Enger County Executive Director 2
Bonnie Adams County Executive Director 1
Dean Paulson County Executive Director 1
Jerome Ludwig County Executive Director 1
Byron Hogberg County Executive Director 1
Barbara Roseen County Executive Director 1
Joni Pelowski Acting County Executive Director 1
Dianna McCormick County Executive Director 1
Sid Jarvis County Executive Director 6
Veronica Curfman Credit Manager 3
Dave Lundy County Executive Director 1
John Nelson County Executive Director 1
Wes Bonow County Executive Director 1
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Michael S. Marquis FOIA Officer 212
Food and Nutrition Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Ira R. Marshall Contracting Officer 1
Elaine S. Lynn Contracting Officer 3
Leonard J. Green Contracting Officer 5
Thomas O'Connor Director, Benefit Redemption Div. 2
Abigail C. Nichols Director, Program Accountability Div. 1
Claude W. Correll Information Technology Div. 1
Ronald J. Vogel Acting Deputy Administrator, SNP 1
Floyd A. Wheeler Director, Human Resources Div. 1
Stanley C. Garnett Director, Supplemental Food Programs Div. 1
Marion L. Hinners Section Head, NTSD 1
Barbara Hallman Acting Director, SFFD 1
Jeffrey Cohen Acting Director, Benefit Redemption Div. 1
Allen Ng Acting Administrator, Western Region 1
Lupe Gomez Administrative Officer, Southwest Region 1
Terry Bowman Regional Director, SNP, Midwest Region 1
William Morrisey Compliance OIC (COIC), Chicago, IL 10
John Gately Acting COIC, Chicago, IL 1
Lloyd Wallace Acting COIC, Dallas TX 16
Bernadette Hudson Compliance Assistant, Dallas, TX 1
Mirito Rosario COIC, Dallas, TX 7
Harold Mash Acting COIC, Dallas, TX 1
Joseph McLin COIC, Memphis, TN 21
Willie Thomas Acting COIC, Memphis, TN 3
Mirito Rosario COIC, Oakland, CA 3
Clifford Rank COIC, Trenton, NJ 35
Monique Brooks Compliance Assistant, Trenton, NJ 8
David Freiler Acting COIC, Trenton, NJ 1
Food Safety and Inspection Service
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Cheryl A. Hicks Coordinator FOIA, and Privacy Acts 146
5). Number of Appeals: 301
(a) Number of appeals granted in full: 42
(b) Number of appeals denied in full: 59
(c) Number of appeals denied in part: 46
(d) Number of appeals pending: 154
6). Authority:
(a) Exemption under 552(b)
Exemption Invoked Number of Times Invoked*
1......................................................0
2......................................................0
3......................................................1
4......................................................8
5......................................................16
6......................................................49
7......................................................35
*More than one statute invoked for some denials.
(b) Statutes invoked pursuant to Exemption (b)(3):
Statutory Citation Number of Times Invoked*
Rule 6(e), Federal Rules of criminal Procedure.........1
5 U.S.C. 552(a)(7).....................................1
National Defense Authorization Act of 1979.............1
*More than one statute invoked for some denials.
(c) Other Authority:
Reason Number of Times Invoked*
No Records.............................................0
Fee Waiver.............................................0
7). The names and titles of persons who denied appeals, and the
number each person made.
NAME TITLE NUMBER OF INSTANCES
Christopher E. Goldwait Actg Administrator, Infor. Div. Chief (NRCS) 1
Paul W. Jhonson Administrator, (GIPSA) 1
James R. Baker Administrator, (RHS) 1
Jan E. Shadburn Administrator, (RHS) 6
Dayton J. Watkins Administrator, (RBCS) 2
Walley Beyer Administrator, (RU) 3
Leonard Hardy, Jr. Dep. Administrator for Operations/Managemet 1
Bruce R. Weber Acting Administrator, (Public Affairs Staff) 4
Terry L. Medley Administrator, (APHIS) 12
William Ludwig Administrator, (FNS) 1
Suzanne Fecteau Acting Director, (FNS) 1
Yvette S. Jackson Deputy Administrator, (FNS) 1
Thomas O'Connor Director, (FNS) 4
Thomas J. Billy Administrator, (FSIS) 0
Norman G. Cooper Director, (NAD) 2
Edward Knipling Acting Administrator, (REE) 1
James S. Gilliland General Counsel, (OGC) 1
Priscilla B. Carey Director Op. (DA) 1
Lloyd Wright Director of Civil Rights (DA) 1
Lon Hatamiya Administrator, (AMS) 2
Kenneth D. Ackerman Admin., (RM) 1
Roger C. Viadero Inspector General, (OIG) 4
Joyce Fleischman Deputy Inspector General, (OIG) 5
Paula Hayes Acting Inspector General, (OIG) 1
Christine Jung Acting Inspector General, (OIG) 1
Tom Amontree Director, (OC) 1
Barbara Weber Acting Chief, (FS) 3
Clyde Thompson Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 19
James Turner Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 1
Christine Pytel Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 3
David Unger Acting Chief, (FS) 1
Gilbert Espinosa Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 2
Richard Ferraro Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 9
Gerald Coughlan Acting Chief, (FS) 1
Mike Dombeck Chief, (FS) 1
Janice McDougle Acting Chief, (FS) 1
Ronald Hooper Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 1
Patrick A. Morris Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 1
Allen Smith Acting Deputy Chief, OPS (FS) 2
Sterling Wilcox Acting Deputy Chief, NFS (FS) 1
William F. Wasley Director, LEI (FS) 1
Michael Matthews Acting Director, HRM (FS) 1
John G. Lopez Acting Director, HRM (FS) 1
Janice McDougle Acting Deputy Chief, NFS (FS) 1
8). Copies of court opinions or orders under subsection (a)(4)(F) of
the Act: N/A
9). Copies of agency rules and Regulations Issued: N/A
10). The amount of fees collected during the year:
AGENCY AMOUNT
Forest Service. . . . . . . $16,867.00
Office of Budget and Program Analysis. . . $500.00
Foreign Agricultural Services . . . . $58.80
Natural Resources Conservation Service. . . $4,233.24
Grain Inpection, Packers and Stockyard Programs. $3,644.42
Rural Housing Service. . . . . . $4,711.16
Rural Business Service. . . . . . $792.20
Rural Utilities Service. . . . . . $8,024.78
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service. . $2,786.10
Farm Services Agency. . . . . . $45,922.00
Food and Nutrition. . . . . . . $2,643.00
Food and Safety Inspection Service. . . $2,482.90
National Appeals Division. . . . . $332.70
Research, Education & Economics Agencies. . $3,335.60
Departmental Administration . . . . $172.68
Agricultural Marketing Service. . . . $1,608.93
Office of Inspector General. . . . . $377.20
Office of Communication. . . . . . $3,644.18
Office of Chief Financial Officer. . . . $28.84
Office of the General Counsel. . . . $105.98
Total $101,877.69
11). The cost of your agency's efforts to administer the Act:
$4,619,719.00
12). Copies of internal memoranda or instructions issued by your agency:
a. Food and Nutrition Service Internal Instruction (160-2, Rev. 2)-
Availability of Information and Records to the Public
b. Rural Development Internal Memo dated 3/4/97 on the Use of the
Internet
c. Rural Development Internal Memo dated 8/18/97 on Release of
Contractor Proposals Under Freedom of Information Act
d. Natural Resources Conservation Service Internal Bulletin dated
4/17/97 on Handling of Case File Information
13). The number of instances in which your agency took a 10-day extension
because of:
a. the need to search for and collect information from the
field - 398
b. the need to search for, collect, and examine voluminous records
for single requests - 423
c. the need for consultations - 392
d. court appeals on exhaustion of procedures due to inability to
comply within applicable time limits - 0
e. court-allowed time limits - 0
14). The total number of FOIA requests received between 1/1/97 and 9/30/97
Total......................................75,436
15). The number of requests asking for a fee waiver or reductions...29,797