U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL
REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004
October 1, 2003 through
September 30, 2004
The Department received a total of 21,833 initial requests for records during
fiscal year 2004.
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 Assistant
Secretary for Administration and Management, U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Room S-1521, 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) 693-4630.
6. Office of the Inspector
General, tel. (202) 693-5113.
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) 691-7628.
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) 693-4930.
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. Employees'
Compensation Appeals Board, tel. (202) 693-5028.
20. Office of
Adjudicatory Services, tel. (202) 693-5028.
21. Benefits Review
Board, tel. (202) 693-5028.
22. The Office of
Small Business Programs, tel. (202) 693-6474.
23. 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
U.S. Department of Labor
1111 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington
98101-3212
Telephone: (415) 975-4057
(For Wage and Hour: Contact
San Francisco)
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. |
EBSA |
Employee
Benefits Security Administration |
6. |
ESA |
Employment
Standards Administration |
7. |
ETA |
Employment
and Training Administration |
8. |
ILAB |
Bureau of
International Labor Affairs |
9. |
BLS |
Bureau of
Labor Statistics |
10. |
MSHA |
Mine Safety
and Health Administration |
11. |
OSHA |
Occupational
Safety and Health Administration |
12. |
OAS |
Office of Adjudicatory Services |
13. |
OASAM |
Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management |
14. |
OCIA |
Office of
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
15. |
ODEP |
Office of
Disability Employment Policy |
16. |
OIG |
Office of the
Inspector General |
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 FOIA's 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
2004.
1. The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration withheld
the disclosure of advance notice of safety
inspections under the
authority of section 17(f) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act
(29U.S.C. 666(f)). The use of this statute has
not been litigated.
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 identity of a complainant in a
trusteeship investigation. The use of this
statute has not been litigated.
This office also withheld grand jury material pursuant to Rule 6(e) of
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The use
of this statute 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).
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)).
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)). The use of
this statute has not been litigated.
4.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics withheld confidential business data and
other information pursuant to the authority of the
Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA)(44
U.S.C. 3541
note). The use of this statute has not been
litigated.
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
|
187
|
11,148
|
11,139
|
196
|
ESA
|
189
|
7,810
|
7,816
|
183
|
MSHA
|
67
|
1,079
|
1,105
|
41
|
ETA
|
39
|
518
|
516
|
41
|
EBSA
|
34
|
441
|
432
|
43
|
OASAM
|
30
|
197
|
215
|
12
|
ALJ
|
0
|
215
|
215
|
0
|
VETS
|
8
|
88
|
88
|
8
|
OIG
|
3
|
91
|
79
|
15
|
BLS
|
1
|
59
|
56
|
4
|
OAS
|
0
|
32
|
31
|
1
|
WB
|
3
|
25
|
27
|
1
|
ODEP
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
ASP
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
0
|
14
|
13
|
1
|
CFO
|
0
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
OPA
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
OSBP
|
8
|
14
|
22
|
0
|
SOL
|
15
|
64
|
69
|
10
|
TOTALS
|
586
|
21,833
|
21,860
|
559
|
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
|
258
|
5,985
|
1,448
|
3,448
|
ESA
|
5,702
|
978
|
264
|
872
|
MSHA
|
572
|
273
|
160
|
100
|
ETA
|
231
|
127
|
0
|
158
|
EBSA
|
250
|
65
|
42
|
75
|
OASAM
|
102
|
30
|
0
|
83
|
ALJ
|
185
|
4
|
9
|
17
|
OIG
|
12
|
20
|
3
|
44
|
BLS
|
13
|
11
|
1
|
31
|
VETS
|
31
|
33
|
0
|
24
|
OAS
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
20
|
ASP
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
WB
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
ODEP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
CFO
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
OPA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
OSBP
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
21
|
SOL
|
9
|
13
|
4
|
43
|
TOTALS
|
7,378
|
7,551
|
1,931
|
5,000
|
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, EACH EXEMPTION IS COUNTED ONLY ONCE PER REQUEST
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) (A) |
(7) (B) |
(7) (C) |
(7) (D) |
(7) (E) |
(7) (F) |
(8) |
(9) |
TOTAL |
OSHA
|
0
|
313
|
1
|
3,983
|
3,910
|
1,572
|
1,448
|
0
|
5,985
|
3,316
|
576
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21,104
|
ESA
|
0
|
66
|
5
|
446
|
966
|
138
|
205
|
0
|
995
|
473
|
176
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3,470
|
MSHA
|
0
|
3
|
16
|
14
|
108
|
174
|
132
|
0
|
88
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
594
|
ETA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
6
|
83
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
127
|
EBSA
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
23
|
42
|
9
|
33
|
2
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
140
|
OASAM
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
ALJ
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
OIG
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
58
|
BLS
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
VETS
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
23
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
OAS
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
ASP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
WB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
`0
|
0
|
0
|
ODEP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
CFO
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
SOL
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
24
|
TOTALS
|
0
|
403
|
30
|
4,503
|
5,049
|
2,062
|
1,833
|
9
|
7,123
|
3,857
|
764
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
25,634
|
4. OTHER REASONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE
|
This column totals up all of the numbers set forth
to the right
|
NO RE-CORDS |
RE-FERRALS
|
REQUEST WITHDRAWN
|
FEE RELATED REASON
|
RECORDS NOT REASONABLY DESCRIBED |
NOT A PROPER FOIA REQUEST |
NOT AN AGENCY RECORD |
DUPLICATE REQUEST |
OTHER (specify) **
|
OSHA
|
3,448
|
2,146
|
865
|
114
|
34
|
101
|
19
|
57
|
107
|
5
|
ESA
|
872
|
477
|
220
|
33
|
33
|
17
|
42
|
3
|
47
|
0
|
MSHA
|
100
|
60
|
3
|
25
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
ETA
|
158
|
78
|
30
|
11
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
11
|
11
|
2
|
EBSA
|
75
|
47
|
9
|
11
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
OASAM
|
83
|
39
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
ALJ
|
17
|
11
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OIG
|
44
|
31
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
BLS
|
31
|
18
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
VETS
|
24
|
9
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
OAS
|
20
|
9
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
ASP
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
WB
|
21
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ODEP
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
9
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
CFO
|
11
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SOL
|
43
|
30
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
TOTALS
|
  5,000
|
3,034
|
1,178
|
213
|
77
|
143
|
74
|
103
|
169
|
9
|
** EXPLANATION OF DISPOSITION OF FOIA/PA INITIAL REQUESTS:
OTHER REASONS FOR NONDISCLOSURE
(COLUMN MARKED "OTHER")
Component
|
Number of Times
|
Reason(s)
|
OSHA
|
5
|
Closed administratively
|
ETA
|
2
|
Closed administratively
|
VETS
|
2
|
Closed administratively
|
VI. Appeals of Initial
Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
A. Numbers of appeals.
1. Number of appeals
received during fiscal year 2004: 335
2. Number of appeals
processed during fiscal year 2004: 313
B. Disposition of appeals.
1. Number completely
upheld: 79
2. Number partially
reversed: 92
3. Number completely
reversed: 16
a. number of times each FOIA exemption was used
(counting each exemption once per appeal)
(1) Exemption 1:
0
(2) Exemption 2: 19
(3) Exemption 3: 2
(4) Exemption 4: 13
(5) Exemption 5: 72
(6) Exemption 6: 12
(7) Exemption 7(A): 35
(8) Exemption 7(B): 0
(9) Exemption 7(C): 106
(10) Exemption 7(D): 71
(11) Exemption 7(E): 17
(12) Exemption 7(F): 0
(13) Exemption 8: 0
(14) Exemption 9: 0
4. Other reasons for nondisclosure
(total): 126
a. no
records: 11
b.
referrals: 12
c. appeal
withdrawn: 71
d. fee-related
reason: 4
e. records
not reasonably described: 2
f. not
a proper FOIA appeal for some other reason: 6
g. not
an agency record: 3
h.
duplicate request: 4
i. other (specify): closed administratively, 13
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 Expedited
Requests Granted
|
Median
Number of Days to
Process
|
OSHA
|
8,410
|
7
|
2,695
|
18
|
34
|
4
|
ESA
|
6,670
|
17
|
1,057
|
23
|
89
|
5
|
MSHA
|
1,105
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ETA
|
480
|
15
|
35
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
EBSA
|
367
|
11
|
65
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
OASAM
|
152
|
13
|
62
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
ALJ
|
215
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
VETS
|
71
|
27
|
15
|
29
|
2
|
8
|
OIG
|
71
|
30
|
8
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
BLS
|
56
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OAS
|
25
|
7
|
4
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
WB
|
27
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ODEP
|
12
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ASP
|
3
|
25
|
2
|
25
|
1
|
25
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
4
|
16
|
9
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
CFO
|
12
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
22
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
SOL
|
62
|
12
|
7
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
TOTALS
|
17,771
|
|
3959
|
|
130
|
|
B. STATUS OF PENDING
REQUESTS.
|
NUMBER OF
REQUESTS PENDING AS OF THE END OF FISCAL YEAR
|
MEDIAN NUMBER OF DAYS PENDING
|
OSHA
|
196
|
19
|
ESA
|
183
|
32 |
MSHA
|
41
|
2 |
ETA
|
41
|
10
|
EBSA
|
43
|
56
|
OASAM
|
12
|
13
|
ALJ
|
0
|
0
|
VETS
|
8
|
27
|
OIG
|
15
|
19
|
BLS
|
4
|
5
|
OAS
|
1
|
10
|
WB
|
1
|
15
|
ODEP
|
0
|
0
|
ASP
|
3
|
25
|
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
1
|
33
|
CFO
|
0
|
0
|
OPA
|
0
|
0
|
OSBP
|
0
|
0
|
SOL
|
10 |
21 |
TOTALS
|
559
|
|
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
Occasional FOIA Duties (In Total
Work-Years)
|
Total Number of Personnel (In Work-Years)
|
FOIA Processing (Including Appeals)
(Estimated)
|
Litigation Related Activities
(Estimated)
|
Total
|
OSHA
|
6
|
70
|
76
|
$5,776,000
|
$ 0
|
$5,776,000
|
ESA
|
8
|
52.9
|
60.9
|
4,628,400
|
0
|
4,628,400
|
MSHA
|
1
|
18.11
|
19.11
|
1,452,360
|
0
|
1,452,360
|
ETA
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
532,000
|
0
|
532,000
|
EBSA
|
0
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
448,400
|
0
|
448,400
|
OASAM
|
1
|
1.9
|
2.9
|
223,835
|
0
|
223,835
|
ALJ
|
0
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
114,000
|
0
|
114,000
|
VETS
|
0
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
91,616
|
0
|
91,616
|
OIG
|
1
|
.5
|
1.5
|
114,000
|
0
|
114,000
|
BLS
|
0
|
.77
|
.77
|
58,301
|
0
|
58,301
|
OAS
|
0
|
.42
|
.42
|
32,273
|
0
|
32,273
|
WB
|
0
|
.36
|
.36
|
28,109
|
0
|
28,109
|
ODEP
|
0
|
.16
|
.16
|
12,493
|
0
|
12,493
|
ASP |
0 |
.08 |
.08 |
6,246 |
0 |
6,246 |
OCIA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ILAB
|
0
|
.18
|
.18
|
13,680
|
0
|
13,680
|
CFO
|
0
|
.16
|
.16
|
12,493
|
0
|
12,493
|
OPA
|
0
|
.10
|
.10
|
7,287
|
0
|
7,287
|
OSBP
|
0
|
.30
|
.30
|
22,904
|
0
|
22,904
|
SOL
|
3
|
9.3
|
12.3
|
1,071,000
|
160,000
|
1,231,000
|
TOTALS
|
20
|
170.84
|
190.84
|
$14,645,397
|
$160,000
|
$14,805,397
|
X. FEES
A. TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES COLLECTED BY AGENCY FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS.
The Department collected $198,246.41 in fees.
B. PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL COSTS: 1.34 %
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://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.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Signed at
Washington, D.C.
this ___1st___ day of ___April____, 2005
_______[signed]____________
Howard M. Radzely
Solicitor of Labor
|