U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003
October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
The Department received a total of 20,962 initial requests for records
during fiscal year 2003.
I. Basic Information Regarding Report
A. For questions concerning this report, please contact Miriam McD.
Miller, Co-counsel for Administrative Law, Office of the Solicitor, Room
N-2428, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone number (202) 693-5522.
B. The electronic address for this report is on the World Wide Web at
http://www.dol.gov/dol/foia/main.htm.
C. You may obtain a paper copy of this report by writing to Ms. Miller
at the above address.
II. How to Make a FOIA Request
The Department of Labor is organized into divisions and agencies often
referred to as "components". Within the Labor Department, each
component processes its own FOIA requests. Therefore, a request will
receive the fastest possible response if it is addressed directly to the
disclosure officer for the component that a requester believes has the
records.
Requesters who cannot determine the proper disclosure officer to which
the request should be addressed may direct the request to the Office of
the Solicitor, Division of Legislation and Legal Counsel, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-2428,
Washington, D.C. 20210.
A. The following list contains the names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of the individual agency components and offices in the
national office. Unless otherwise specified, the mailing address for
the following national office components is as follows:
U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Room
SL-33 Washington, DC 20210
1. Office of the Secretary of Labor, tel. (202) 693-7277.
2. Office of the Solicitor of Labor, tel. (202) 693-5522.
3. Office of the Administrative Law Judges, 800 K Street, N.W.,
Suite N-400, Washington, D.C. 20001-8002, tel. (202) 693-7440.
4. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and
Management, tel. (202) 693-7277.
5. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs, tel. (202) 693-4600.
6. Office of the Inspector General, tel. (202) 693-5116.
7. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, tel. (202)
693-5082.
8. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, tel.
(202) 693-4654.
9. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, tel. (202)
693-4790.
10. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Postal Square Building, Room
4040, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212-0001, tel.
(202) 691-5107.
11. Employment Standards Administration, tel. (202) 693-0256.
12. Employment and Training Administration, tel. (202)
693-3140.
13. Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson
Boulevard, 21st Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209, tel. (202)
693-9424.
14. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, tel. (202)
693-1897.
15. The Office of Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy, tel.
(202) 693-4922.
16. Employee Benefits Security Administration, formerly known
as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, tel. (202)
693-8655.
17. Office of the Chief Financial Officer, tel. (202)
693-6806.
18. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment
and Training, tel. (202) 693-4745.
19. Office of the Associate Deputy Secretary for Adjudication,
tel. (202) 693-5028.
20. Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, tel. (202)
693-5028.
21. Office of Adjudicatory Services, tel. (202) 693-5028.
22. Benefits Review Board, tel. (202) 693-5028.
23. The Office of Small Business Programs, tel. (202)
693-6474.
24. Women's Bureau, tel. (202) 693-6735.
The heads of the foregoing components shall make available for
inspection and copying, in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA,
records in their custody or in the custody of component units within their
organizations, either directly or through their authorized representative
in particular offices and locations.
The addresses and telephone numbers for the various regional offices
are presented below. The telephone number which is listed is for the
Department's Office of Administration and Management (OASAM) for that
region. That office can provide the requester with a more specific
telephone number for the respective component. Unless otherwise
specified, the mailing address for these regional offices by region, shall
be:
Region I:
U.S. Department of Labor John F. Kennedy Federal
Building
One Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Telephone: (617)
565-1991 (For Wage and Hour only: Contact Region
III)
Region II:
U.S. Department of Labor 201 Varick Street New York, New York
10014 Telephone: (212) 337-2215 (For Wage and Hour
only: Contact Region III)
Region III:
U.S. Department of Labor The Curtis Center, Suite 600 East 170
S. Independence Mall West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19106-3305 Telephone: (215) 861-5030
Region IV:
U.S. Department of Labor Atlanta Federal Center 61
Forsyth Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Telephone:
(404) 562-2018
(OWCP Only) U.S. Department of Labor 214 N. Hogan Street, Suite
1006 Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Telephone:
(904) 357-4725
Region V:
U.S. Department of Labor Kluczynski Federal Building 230 South
Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60604 Telephone:
(312) 353-8373
(FECA only) U.S. Department of Labor 1240 East Ninth Street,
Room 851 Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Telephone: (216)
357-5372
Region VI:
U.S. Department of Labor 525 Griffin Square Building Griffin
& Young Streets Dallas, Texas 75202 Telephone:
(214) 767-6800
Region VII:
U.S. Department of Labor City Center Square Building 1100 Main
Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112 Telephone:
(816) 426-3891 (For Wage and Hour only: Contact Region
V)
(OFCCP only) U.S. Department of Labor 1100 Main Street, Suite
860 Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Telephone: (816)
502-0370
Region VIII:
U.S. Department of Labor 1999 Broadway Denver, Colorado
80202 Telephone: (303) 844-1700 (For Wage and Hour and
OFCCP: Contact Region VI)
(OWCP only) U.S. Department of Labor 1999 Broadway, Suite
600 Denver, Colorado 80201 Telephone:
(720) 264-3038
The mailing address for the Director of the Regional Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training in Region VIII is:
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training U.S. Custom House 721 ‑
19th Street, Room 465 Denver, Colorado
80202 Telephone: (303) 844-4791
Region IX:
U.S. Department of Labor 71 Stevenson Street San Francisco,
California 94105 Telephone: (415)
975-4057
Region X:
U.S. Department of Labor 1111 Third Avenue Seattle,
Washington 98101-3212 Telephone: (415)
975-4057 (For Wage and Hour only: Contact Region
IX)
B. Agency response-time.
The agency's response-time ranges generally from five to fifty
days. Complex requests usually take more time.
C. Why some requests are not granted.
A FOIA request can be made for any agency record. This does not
mean, however, that the Labor Department will disclose every record
sought. There are statutory exemptions that authorize the
withholding of certain information. In addition, the agency cannot
comply with a FOIA request if there are no responsive records.
Another reason for not granting a FOIA request is that the FOIA
does not require agencies to do research for the requester, to analyze
data, to answer questions, or to create records in order to respond to a
FOIA request.
III. Definitions of Terms and Acronyms Used in the
Report (To be included in each report)
A. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.
1. ALJ Administrative Law Judges
2. ASP Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy
3. OPA Office of Public Affairs
4. CFO Office of the Chief Financial Officer
5. ESA Employment Standards Administration
6. ETA Employment and Training Administration
7. ILAB Bureau of International Labor
8. BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics
9. MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
10. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
11. OAS Office of Adjudicatory Services
12. OASAM Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management
13. OCIA Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Affairs
14. ODEP Office of the Assistant Secretary for Disability
Employment Policy
15. OIG Office of the Inspector General
16. EBSA Employee Benefits Security Administration
17. OSBP Office of Small Business Programs
18. SOL Office of the Solicitor
19. VETS Veterans' Employment and Training Service
20. WB Womens Bureau
B. Basic terms, expressed in common terminology.
1. 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.)
2. Initial Request--a request to a federal agency for access to
records under the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act.
3. 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 Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act, or
any other FOIA determination such as a matter pertaining to fees.
4. Processed Request or Appeal--a request or appeal for which
an agency has taken a final action on the request or the appeal in all
respects.
5. 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 in each track are processed on a
first-in/first-out basis. A requester who has an urgent need for
records may request expedited processing (see below).
6. Expedited processing--an agency will process a FOIA request
on an expedited basis when a requester has shown an exceptional need or
urgency for the records which warrants giving priority to his or her
request over other requests that were made earlier.
7. Simple request--a FOIA request that an agency using
multi-tracking processing places in its fastest (nonexpedited) track
based on the volume and/or simplicity of records requested.
8. Complex request--a FOIA request that an agency using
multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the volume
and/or complexity of records requested.
9. Grant--an agency decision to disclose all records in full in
response to a FOIA request.
10. Partial grant--an agency decision to disclose a record in
part in response to a FOIA request, deleting information determined to
be exempt under one or more of the FOIAs exemptions; or a decision to
disclose some records in their entireties, but to withhold others in
whole or in part.
11. Denial--an agency decision not to release any part of a
record or records in response to a FOIA request because all the
information in the requested record is determined by the agency to be
exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions, or for some
procedural reason (such as because no record is located in response to a
FOIA request).
12. Time limits--the time period in the Freedom of Information
Act for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20
working days from proper receipt of a perfected FOIA request).
13. A Perfected request--a FOIA request for records which
adequately describes the records sought, which has been received by the
FOIA office of the agency or agency component in possession of the
records, and for which there is no remaining question about the payment
of applicable fees.
14. 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).
15. Median number--the middle, not average, number. For
example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
16. Average number--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 is 8.
IV. Exemption 3 Statutes
A. List of Exemption 3 statutes relied on by this agency during
fiscal year 2003.
1. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration withheld
information under the authority of the Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments
Act of 1989, 22 U.S.C. 2571.
2. The Office of Labor-Management Standards invoked section
304(a) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of
1959 (LMRDA) (29 U.S.C. 464(a)) to protect the identities of
complainants in investigations. This office also withheld grand
jury material pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure.
3. The Mine Safety and Health Administration withheld the names
of miners, who requested safety inspections,
pursuant to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977,
section 103(g)(1) (30 U.S.C.813(g)(1)), who requested safety
inspections. It also withheld information to protect the confidentiality
of coal mine maps pursuant to section 312(b) of the statute (30 U.S.C.
872(b)).
4. The Bureau of Labor Statistics withheld employment statistical
information concerning individuals pursuant to the authority of
the WagnerPeyser Act, at 29 U.S.C. 491-2.
5. The withholding of grand jury information, pursuant to Rule 6(e) of the
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, was upheld by a court in the case of Senate
of Puerto Rico v. United States Department of Justice, 823 F.2d 574 (D.C. Cir.1987).
V. INITIAL FOIA/PA ACCESS REQUESTS
A. NUMBERS OF INITIAL REQUESTS.
|
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 |
291 |
10,981 |
11,085 |
187 |
ESA |
227 |
7,078 |
7,116 |
189 |
MSHA |
106 |
1,141 |
1,180 |
67 |
ETA |
87 |
469 |
517 |
39 |
EBSA |
54 |
301 |
321 |
34 |
OASAM |
14 |
220 |
204 |
30 |
ALJ |
0 |
207 |
207 |
0 |
VETS |
2 |
81 |
75 |
8 |
OIG |
1 |
115 |
113 |
3 |
BLS |
5 |
74 |
78 |
1 |
OAS |
4 |
28 |
32 |
0 |
WB |
1 |
42 |
40 |
3 |
ODEP |
2 |
11 |
13 |
0 |
ASP |
2 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
OCIA |
0 |
19 |
19 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
OSBP |
0 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
SOL |
13 |
143 |
141 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
809 |
20,962 |
21,185 |
586 |
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 |
701 |
5,989 |
1,126 |
3,269 |
ESA |
5,068 |
1,054 |
255 |
739 |
MSHA |
682 |
341 |
18 |
139 |
ETA |
273 |
90 |
0 |
156 |
EBSA |
175 |
26 |
20 |
100 |
OASAM |
125 |
22 |
0 |
57 |
ALJ |
164 |
6 |
0 |
37 |
OIG |
19 |
33 |
9 |
52 |
BLS |
10 |
13 |
0 |
55 |
VETS |
13 |
43 |
0 |
17 |
OAS |
7 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
ASP |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
WB |
15 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
ODEP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
OCIA |
10 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
OSBP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
SOL |
15 |
23 |
7 |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
7,282 |
7,661 |
1,435 |
4,807 |
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED UNDER THE FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION ACT ; EACH EXEMPTION IS COUNTED ONLY ONCE PER REQUEST
Part One
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
OSHA |
0 |
378 |
2 |
3,380 |
4,029 |
1,915 |
ESA |
0 |
181 |
3 |
489 |
763 |
128 |
MSHA |
0 |
5 |
15 |
18 |
104 |
174 |
ETA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
6 |
60 |
EBSA |
0 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
OASAM |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
27 |
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
OIG |
0 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
BLS |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
VETS |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
13 |
OAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
ASP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
WB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
ODEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OSBP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
0 |
595 |
23 |
3,942 |
4,967 |
2,391 |
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT ; EACH EXEMPTION IS COUNTED ONLY ONCE PER
REQUEST
Part Two
|
(7)(A) |
(7)(B) |
(7)(C) |
(7)(D) |
(7)(E) |
(7)(F) |
(8) |
(9) |
TOTAL |
OSHA |
1,126 |
0 |
4,799 |
2,965 |
703 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19,297 |
ESA |
255 |
0 |
745 |
524 |
145 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,233 |
MSHA |
16 |
0 |
75 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
481 |
ETA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
107 |
EBSA |
20 |
0 |
29 |
3 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
105 |
OASAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
OIG |
9 |
0 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
BLS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
VETS |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
OAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
ASP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
WB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
`0 |
0 |
1 |
ODEP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OSBP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
1,433 |
0 |
5,688 |
3,573 |
872 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23,484 |
4. OTHER REASONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE.
Part One
|
This column totals up all of the
numbers set forth in the nine columns listed to the right of this
column.
|
NO RECORDS
|
REFERRALS
|
REQUEST WITHDRAWN
|
FEE RELATED REASON
|
OSHA
|
3,269
|
2,019
|
786
|
130
|
39
|
ESA
|
739
|
379
|
212
|
45
|
28
|
MSHA
|
139
|
73
|
24
|
29
|
2
|
ETA
|
156
|
94
|
27
|
7
|
7
|
EBSA
|
100
|
60
|
16
|
9
|
2
|
OASAM
|
57
|
22
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
ALJ
|
37
|
24
|
11
|
2
|
0
|
OIG
|
52
|
41
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
BLS
|
55
|
26
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
VETS
|
17
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
OAS
|
20
|
12
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
ASP
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
WB
|
16
|
13
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
ODEP
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OCIA
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
SOL
|
96
|
78
|
12
|
2
|
1
|
TOTALS
|
4,807
|
2,902
|
1,117
|
245
|
81
|
Part Two
|
RE- CORDS NOT REASON- ABLY DE- SCRIBED
|
NOT A PROPER FOIA RE- QUEST
|
NOT AN AGENCY RECORD
|
DUP- LICATE RE- QUEST
|
OTHER (specify)
The reasons for non- disclosure in this category were for various reasons.
|
OSHA
|
58
|
27
|
121
|
87
|
2
|
ESA
|
10
|
22
|
13
|
8
|
22
|
MSHA
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
ETA
|
2
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
7
|
EBSA
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
OASAM
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
ALJ
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OIG
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
BLS
|
0
|
2
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
VETS
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
OAS
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
ASP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
WB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ODEP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
SOL
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
TOTALS
|
81
|
62
|
174
|
109
|
36
|
VI. Appeals of Initial Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
A. Numbers of appeals.
1. Number of appeals received during fiscal year 2003:
249
2. Number of appeals processed during fiscal year 2003:
225
B. Disposition of appeals.
1. Number completely upheld: 46
2. Number partially reversed: 100
3. Number completely reversed: 11
a. number of times each FOIA exemption was used
(counting each exemption once per appeal)
(1) Exemption 1: 0
(2) Exemption 2: 16
(3) Exemption 3: 0
(4) Exemption 4: 9
(5) Exemption 5: 80
(6) Exemption 6: 6
(7) Exemption 7(A): 20
(8) Exemption 7(B): 0
(9) Exemption 7(C): 104
(10) Exemption 7(D): 73
(11) Exemption 7(E): 13
(12) Exemption 7(F): 0
(13) Exemption 8: 0
(14) Exemption 9: 0
4. Other reasons for nondisclosure (total): 68
a. no records: 14
b. referrals: 0
c. appeal withdrawn: 26
d. fee-related reason: 4
e. records not reasonably described: 0
f. not a proper FOIA appeal for some other reason: 2
g. not an agency record: 0
h. duplicate request: 0
i. other (specify): miscellaneous reasons, 22
VII. COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS/STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS
A. Median Processing Time for Requests Processed DURING THE
YEAR
|
Simple Requests |
Complex Requests |
Requests for Expedited Processing
|
|
Number of Requests Processed |
Median Number of Days to Process |
Number of Requests Processed |
Median Number of Days to Process |
Number of Expidited Requests Processed/Number Granted |
Median Number of Days to Process |
OSHA |
7,698 |
8 |
3,182 |
18 |
365/205 |
5 |
ESA |
5,426 |
15 |
1,566 |
31 |
145/124 |
14 |
MSHA |
1,180 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
ETA |
330 |
10 |
115 |
25 |
73/72 |
20 |
EBSA |
321 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
OASAM |
189 |
5 |
13 |
30 |
4/2 |
2 |
ALJ |
207 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
VETS |
62 |
11 |
11 |
23 |
2/2 |
6 |
OIG |
108 |
25 |
5 |
35 |
0/0 |
0 |
BLS |
78 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
OADJS |
31 |
15 |
1 |
20 |
0/0 |
0 |
WB |
38 |
13 |
1 |
23 |
5/1 |
8 |
ODEP |
13 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
ASP |
9 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
0/0 |
0 |
OCIA |
17 |
21 |
2 |
40 |
0/0 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
OPA |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
OSBP |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
SOL |
132 |
10 |
9 |
30 |
0/0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTALS |
15,873 |
|
4,906 |
|
594/406 |
|
B. STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS
|
NUMBER OF REQUESTS PENDING AS OF THE END OF FISCAL
YEAR |
MEDIAN NUMBER OF DAYS PENDING |
OSHA |
187 |
17 |
ESA |
189 |
40 |
MSHA |
67 |
32 |
ETA |
39 |
20 |
EBSA |
34 |
30 |
OASAM |
30 |
24 |
ALJ |
0 |
0 |
VETS |
8 |
25 |
OIG |
3 |
25 |
BLS |
1 |
37 |
OADJS |
0 |
0 |
WB |
3 |
13 |
ODEP |
0 |
0 |
ASP |
2 |
15 |
OCIA |
0 |
0 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
0 |
OSBP |
8 |
45 |
SOL |
15 |
38 |
|
|
|
TOTALS |
586 |
|
IX. COSTS/FOIA STAFFING
|
Staffing Levels |
Total Costs (Including Staff and All
Resources) |
|
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) (Estimated) |
OSHA |
3 |
71 |
74 |
$ 5,624,000 |
ESA |
10 |
63 |
73 |
5,548,000 |
MSHA |
1 |
16 |
17 |
1,292,000 |
ETA |
0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
539,000 |
EBSA |
0 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
334,400 |
OASAM |
1 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
212,000 |
ALJ |
0 |
1.25 |
1.25 |
95,000 |
VETS |
0 |
1 |
1 |
78,280 |
OIG |
1 |
.5 |
1.5 |
114,000 |
BLS |
0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
81,320 |
OADJS |
0 |
.43 |
.43 |
32,680 |
WB |
0 |
.54 |
.54 |
41,040 |
ODEP |
0 |
.18 |
.18 |
13,680 |
ASP |
0 |
.14 |
.14 |
10,640 |
OCIA |
0 |
.26 |
.26 |
19,760 |
ILAB |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OPA |
0 |
.27 |
.27 |
20,520 |
OSBP |
0 |
.19 |
.19 |
14,440 |
SOL |
3 |
8.8 |
11.8 |
1,170,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Litigation- related activites (estimated) |
1 |
.5 |
1.5 |
160,500 |
TOTALS |
20 |
178.46 |
198.46 |
$15,402,660 |
X. FEES
A. TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES COLLECTED BY AGENCY FOR
PROCESSING REQUESTS.
OSHA
|
$ 154,547.00
|
ESA
|
26,769.67
|
MSHA
|
32,238.68
|
ETA
|
4,426.10
|
EBSA
|
4,923.16
|
OASAM
|
0
|
ALJ
|
2,143.69
|
VETS
|
0
|
OIG
|
0
|
BLS
|
0
|
OADJS
|
0
|
WB
|
0
|
ODEP
|
0
|
ASP
|
0
|
OCIA
|
0
|
ILAB
|
0
|
CFO
|
0
|
OPA
|
0
|
OSBP
|
0
|
SOL
|
183.45
|
TOTAL |
$225,231.75 |
B. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COSTS: 1.46%
XI. FOIA Regulations (Including Fee Schedule)
The electronic address for accessing the Department's FOIA regulations,
29 CFR Part 70, is on the Department's web site at http://www2.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/
_________________________ at Washington, D.C. this 28th day of March, 2004.
Howard M. Radzely
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.
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