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2002 FOIA Annual Report U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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NUMBER OF REQUESTS PENDING AS OF END OF PRECEDING YEAR |
NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED IN CURRENT YEAR |
NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED IN CURRENT YEAR |
NUMBER OF REQUESTS PENDING AS OF END OF CURRENT YEAR |
|
OSHA |
733 |
9,998 |
10,440 |
291 |
ESA |
344 |
4,915 |
5,032 |
227 |
MSHA |
101 |
1,156 |
1,151 |
106 |
ETA |
38 |
455 |
406 |
87 |
PWBA |
52 |
336 |
334 |
54 |
OASAM |
4 |
200 |
190 |
14 |
ALJ |
0 |
213 |
213 |
0 |
VETS |
0 |
105 |
103 |
2 |
OIG |
1 |
104 |
104 |
1 |
BLS |
9 |
36 |
40 |
5 |
OADJS |
0 |
38 |
34 |
4 |
WB |
2 |
16 |
17 |
1 |
ODEP |
0 |
13 |
11 |
2 |
ASP |
0 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
OCIA |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
4 |
123 |
114 |
13 |
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TOTALS |
1288 |
17,722 |
18,201 |
809 |
B. DISPOSITION OF INITIAL REQUESTS.
NUMBER OF TOTAL GRANTS |
NUMBER OF PARTIAL GRANTS |
NUMBER OF DENIALS [1] |
OTHER REASONS REASONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE (Subtotal) [2] |
|
OSHA |
738 |
5012 |
1515 |
3175 |
ESA |
3170 |
1008 |
243 |
611 |
MSHA |
782 |
231 |
40 |
98 |
ETA |
276 |
28 |
0 |
102 |
PWBA |
151 |
57 |
32 |
94 |
OASAM |
90 |
20 |
1 |
79 |
ALJ |
184 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
OIG |
27 |
33 |
13 |
31 |
BLS |
3 |
8 |
0 |
29 |
VETS |
59 |
27 |
0 |
17 |
OADJS |
7 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
ASP |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
WB |
2 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
ODEP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
OCIA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
ILAB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
19 |
12 |
14 |
69 |
TOTALS |
5514 |
6442 |
1858 |
4387 |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
|
OSHA
|
0 |
254 |
2 |
2734 |
3401 |
1753 |
ESA | 0 | 171 | 6 | 462 | 723 | 125 |
MSHA |
0 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
89 |
96 |
ETA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
12 |
62 |
PWBA |
0 |
8 |
0 |
12 |
17 |
24 |
OASAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
OIG |
0 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
21 |
VETS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
OADJS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ASP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
WB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ODEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
5 |
TOTAL |
0 |
450 |
18 |
3264 |
4280 |
2120 |
(7)(A) |
(7)(B) |
(7)(C) |
(7)(D) |
(7)(E) | (7)(F) |
(8) | (9) | TOTAL |
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OSHA |
1515 |
0 |
4340 |
3211 |
539 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17,751 |
|
ESA | 243 | 0 | 719 | 482 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,069 | |
MSHA |
40 |
0 |
84 |
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
373 |
|
ETA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
113 |
|
PWBA |
32 |
0 |
30 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
146 |
|
OASAM |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
OIG |
13 |
0 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
|
VETS |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
OADJS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ASP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
WB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
ODEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SOL |
6 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
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TOTAL |
1850 |
0 |
5206 |
3758 |
694 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
21,642 |
B. OTHER REASONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE.
This column totals up all of the numbers set forth in the nine columns listed to the right of this columm. [3] |
No re- cords |
Refer- |
Re-
|
Fee |
records |
Not a proper FOIA re- |
Not an agency record |
Dupli- |
Other (specify) The reasons for non-
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|
OSHA |
3175 |
2177 |
526 |
122 |
29 |
111 |
96 |
50 |
59 |
5 |
ESA |
611 |
302 |
199 |
36 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
13 |
8 |
17 |
MSHA |
98 |
59 |
8 |
22 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
ETA |
102 |
41 |
23 |
12 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
PWBA |
94 |
42 |
23 |
19 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
OASAM |
79 |
15 |
24 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
2 |
1 |
ALJ |
27 |
18 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OIG |
31 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
BLS |
29 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
VETS |
17 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
OADJS |
26 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ASP |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WB |
15 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ODEP |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OCIA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
69 |
53 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
TOTALS |
4387 |
2785 |
839 |
241 |
50 |
140 |
121 |
107 |
76 |
28 |
VI. Appeals of Initial Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
A. Numbers of appeals.
1. Number of appeals received during fiscal year 2002: 263
2. Number of appeals processed during fiscal year 2002: 319
B. Disposition of appeals.
1. Number completely upheld: 66
2. Number partially reversed: 130
3. Number completely reversed: 10 [4]
a. number of times each FOIA exemption was used
(counting each exemption once per appeal)
(1) Exemption 1: 0
(2) Exemption 2: 15
(3) Exemption 3: 1
(4) Exemption 4: 30
(5) Exemption 5: 107
(6) Exemption 6: 13
(7) Exemption 7(A): 23
(8) Exemption 7(B): 0
(9) Exemption 7(C): 136
(10) Exemption 7(D): 99
(11) Exemption 7(E): 11
(12) Exemption 7(F): 1
(13) Exemption 8: 0
(14) Exemption 9: 0
4. Other reasons for nondisclosure (total): 113
a. no records: 23
b. referrals: 2
c. appeal withdrawn: 58
d. fee-related reason: 1
e. records not reasonably described: 0
f. not a proper FOIA appeal for some other reason: 5
g. not an agency record: 0
h. duplicate request: 2
i. other (specify): 22; miscellaneous reasons
VII. COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS/STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS
A. Median Processing Time for RequesTS Processed DURING THE YEAR
Simple Requests |
Complex Requests |
Requests Accorded Expedited Processing* |
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Number of Requests Processed |
Median Number of Days to Process |
Number of Requests Processed |
Median Number of Days to Process |
Number of Requests Processed |
Median Number of Days to Process |
|
OSHA |
7,423 |
13 |
2,618 |
15 |
399 |
5 |
ESA |
3,665 |
13 |
1,256 |
27 |
111 |
28 |
MSHA |
1,151 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ETA |
357 |
9 |
38 |
23 |
11 |
20 |
PWBA |
304 |
13 |
30 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
OASAM |
173 |
3 |
16 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
ALJ |
213 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VETS |
86 |
7 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
OIG |
64 |
15 |
40 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
BLS |
40 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OADJS |
28 |
24 |
6 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
WB |
10 |
17 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
13 |
ODEP |
9 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
ASP |
6 |
25 |
2 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
OCIA |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILAB |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
109 |
10 |
16 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTALS |
13,642 |
|
4030 |
|
529 |
* Almost all of the requests for expedited processing were granted by the component.
B. STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS
NUMBER OF REQUESTS PENDING AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR |
MEDIAN NUMBER OF DAYS PENDING |
|
OSHA |
291 |
20 |
ESA |
227 |
36 |
MSHA |
101 |
8 |
ETA |
87 |
11 |
PWBA |
54 |
30 |
OASAM |
14 |
9 |
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
VETS |
4 |
10 |
OIG |
2 |
20 |
BLS |
1 |
25 |
OADJS |
2 |
22 |
WB |
1 |
18 |
ODEP |
2 |
10 |
ASP |
1 |
25 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
13 |
25 |
TOTALS |
809 |
IX. COSTS/FOIA STAFFING
Staffing Levels |
Total Costs (Including Staff and All Resources) |
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Number of Full Time Personnel |
Number of Personnel With Part Time or Occassional FOIA Duties (In Total Workyears) |
Total Number of Personnel (In Work-Years) |
FOIA Processing (Including Appeals) |
|
OSHA |
3 |
57 |
60 |
$ 3,300,000 |
ESA |
12 |
36 |
48 |
2,640,000 |
MSHA |
1 |
18.6 |
19.6 |
1,078,000 |
ETA |
0 |
13 |
13 |
715,000 |
PWBA |
0 |
36 |
36 |
1,980,000 |
OASAM |
1 |
6 |
7 |
385,000 |
ALJ |
0 |
1 |
1 |
55,000 |
VETS |
0 |
2 |
2 |
110,000 |
OIG |
1 |
.5 |
1.5 |
82,500 |
BLS |
0 |
.31 |
.31 |
17,050 |
OADJS |
0 |
.05 |
.05 |
2,750 |
WB |
0 |
.5 |
.5 |
27,500 |
ODEP |
0 |
.02 |
.02 |
1,100 |
ASP |
0 |
.40 |
.40 |
22,000 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
4 |
7.35 |
11.35 |
1,450,000 |
Litigation- |
250,000 |
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TOTALS |
22 |
178.74 |
200.74 |
$ 12,115,900 |
IX. FEES
A. TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES COLLECTED BY AGENCY
FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS.
OSHA |
$ 144,560.51 |
ESA |
29,915.13 |
MSHA |
21,030.39 |
ETA |
4,814.75 |
PWBA |
4,706.48 |
OASAM |
78.80 |
ALJ |
1424.82 |
VETS |
0 |
OIG |
390.00 |
BLS |
0 |
OADJS |
0 |
WB |
0 |
ODEP |
0 |
ASP |
0 |
OCIA |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
SOL |
443.90 |
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TOTAL |
$ 207,364.78 |
B. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COSTS: 1.71%
The electronic address for accessing the Department's FOIA regulations, 29 CFR Part 70, is on the Department's web site at http://www.dol.gov/dol/foia/main.htm. In addition, they can be accessed on the World Wide Web at GPO Access, a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
/ signed/
_________________________
Howard M. Radzely
Acting Solicitor of Labor
[1] In order to reconcile these calculations, please refer to the adjacent column, setting forth "Other Reasons for Nondisclosure".
[2] This column is repeated on page 12.
[3] This column is a repeat from page 10.
[4] Please refer to the calculation for item 4, below, in order to reconcile these calculations.
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