FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ANNUAL REPORT - 2001
I. AGENCY: National Institutes of Health
REPORT PREPARED BY: Susan Cornell
TITLE: Freedom of Information Officer
ADDRESS: Bldg. 31, Rm. 5B35, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland
20892
PHONE NUMBER: 301-496-5633
ELECTRONIC ADDRESS FOR REPORT ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB:
http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/annualreport/annrpt01.htm
ADDRESS FOR PAPER COPIES OF REPORT:
Freedom of Information Office
Building 31, Room 5B35
9000 Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
II. HOW TO MAKE A FOIA REQUEST:
See http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/index.htm#requests.
A. Names, addresses and telephone numbers of all individual
agency components and offices that process FOIA requests:
NIH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COORDINATORS
(all addresses are 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20892 unless otherwise
noted)
IC |
BLDG |
ROOM |
PHONE |
NCI |
Federal Building
7500 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20892 |
302 |
301-496-2999
|
NHGRI |
31 |
B2B34 |
301-402-0733
|
NINR |
45 |
3AN-12 |
301-594-6869
|
NCRR |
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817 |
5146 |
301-435-0888
|
NEI |
31 |
6A32 |
301-496-5248
|
NHLBI |
31 |
5A08 |
301-496-9737
|
NIA |
31 |
5C27 |
301-496-1752
|
NIAAA |
Willco
6000 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
400 |
301-443-5726
|
NIAID |
31 |
7A50 |
301-496-6752
|
NIAMS |
45 |
5AS-49B |
301-594-3535
|
NICHD |
31 |
2A32 |
301-496-5133
|
NIDA |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
5213 |
301-443-1124
|
NIDCD |
Executive Plaza South
6120 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
400C |
301-496-8683
|
NIDDK |
31 |
9A-47 |
301-496-2978
|
NIDCR |
45 |
4AS-25J |
301-496-4263
|
NIEHS |
Mail Drop EC-12
Box 12233
Research Triangle Park,
North Carolina, 27709 |
|
919-541-3411
|
NIGMS |
45 |
2AN-32 |
301-594-3135
|
NIMH |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
8169 |
301-443-4536
|
NINDS |
31 |
5A33 |
301-496-9737
|
NLM |
38A |
2S10 |
301-496-6308
|
NCCAM |
31 |
5A33 |
301-496-9737
|
CC |
6100 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
3C-01 |
301-496-2563
|
CIT |
12A |
4063 |
301-496-6204
|
OFM |
1 |
B1-28 |
301-496-8934
|
OPM |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
529K |
301-496-0462
|
OCM |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
6E01 |
301-496-4487
|
CSR |
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892 |
3109 |
301-435-1107
|
FIC |
31 |
B2C29 |
301-496-4625
|
OBA |
6705 Rockledge Drive
Rockville, MD 20817 |
757 |
301-435-8267
|
OER |
1 |
252 |
301-402-1058
|
OLAW |
1 |
252 |
301-402-1058
|
OMA |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
601 |
301-496-5586
|
ORS |
31 |
2B62 |
301-402-1661
|
OTT |
6011 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852 |
325 |
301-496-7056 (X225)
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B. Brief description of agency's response time range(s):
Response time ranges from three weeks to several months depending on complexity
of request.
C. Brief description of why some requests are not granted:
Requests are not granted if the information requested falls within one of
the statute's enumerated exemptions, the information requested falls under
the jurisdiction of another DHHS component (such requests are forwarded);
or if no documents exist which are responsive to the request.
III. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS USED IN REPORT:
A. Agency specific terms or acronyms:
NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
NHGRI |
National Human Genome Research Institute |
NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research |
NCRR |
National Center for Research Resources |
NEI |
National Eye Institute |
NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
NIAAA |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
NIAID |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
NIAMS |
National Institute on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
NIDA |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders |
NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
NIDCR |
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research |
NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
NIGMS |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
NLM |
National Library of Medicine |
CC |
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center |
CIT |
Center for Information Technology |
NCCAM |
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
OFM |
Office of Financial Management |
OPM |
Office of Procurement Management |
OCM |
Office of Contracts Management |
CSR |
Center for Scientific Review |
FIC |
Fogerty International Center |
OBA |
Office of Biotechnology Activites |
OER |
Office of Extramural Research |
OMA |
Office of Management Assessment |
OLAW |
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare |
ORS |
Office of Research Services |
OTT |
Office of Technology Transfer |
B. Basic terms: Description can be found on the DHHS website,
see http://www.hhs.gov/foia/.
IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES:
V. INITIAL FOIA ACCESS REQUESTS (Include all requests, 3rd or 1st party):
A. Numbers of initial requests (line 1 + line 2 - line 3 = line 4):
1. Number of requests pending at close of preceding fiscal
year: 832 1
2. Number of requests received during reporting fiscal
year: 1,024
3. Number of requests processed during reporting fiscal
year: 1,111
4. Number of requests pending at close of reporting fiscal
year: 745
VI. APPEALS OF INITIAL DENIALS OF FOIA REQUESTS (include all
access requests whether first or third party):
A. Numbers of Appeals:
1. Number of appeals received during the fiscal year:
25
2. Number of appeals processed during the fiscal year:
18
B. Disposition of Appeals: To Be Provided by DHHS
The Appeal Authority
1. Number completely upheld:
2. Number partially reversed:
3. Number completely reversed:
4. Number still pending at end of fiscal year:
a. Number of times each FOIA exemption used (counting each
exemption used once per appeal).
Exemption 1: |
Exemption 2: |
Exemption 3: |
Exemption 4: |
Exemption 5: |
Exemption 6: |
Exemption 7: |
Exemption 7(A): |
Exemption 7(B): |
Exemption 7(C): |
Exemption 7(D): |
Exemption 7(E): |
Exemption 7(F): |
Exemption 8: |
Exemption 9: |
5. Other reasons for non-disclosure (total):
a. |
no records: |
b. |
referrals: |
c. |
request withdrawn: |
d. |
fee-related reason: |
e. |
records not reasonably described: |
f. |
not a proper FOIA request for some other reason: |
g. |
not an agency record: |
h. |
duplicate request: |
i. |
constructive denial: |
VII. COMPLIANCE WITH TIME LIMITS/STATUS OF PENDING REQUESTS:
VIII. COMPARISONS WITH PREVIOUS YEAR(S) (Optional):
IX. COSTS/FOIA STAFFING:
A. Staffing levels:
1. Number of full-time FOIA personnel: 10
2. Number of personnel with part-time or occasional
FOIA duties (in total work-years): 20.62
3. Total number of personnel (in work years): 30.62
B. Total costs (including staff and all resources):
1. FOIA processing (including appeals): $1,428,395.00
2. Litigation-related activities (estimated): $24,219.80
3. Total costs: $1,452.514.80
4. Comparison with previous year(s) (including percentage
of change)(optional):
X. FEES:
XI. FOIA REGULATIONS (including fee schedule): See 45
C.F.R. Part 5 or http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foia/cfr45.htm.
1. At the close of FY 2000, the NIH reported 987 pending
requests. In FY 2001, the NIH closed 155 cases retroactively as these cases actually
had been completed during previous fiscal years.
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