FOIA 1998

1998 OSTP FOIA Report

1. Initial FOIA/PA Access Requests
   1. Number of initial requests
      1. Number of requests pending as of end of preceding fiscal year: 0
      2. Number of requests received during current fiscal year: 25
      3. Number of requests processed during current fiscal year: 25
      4. Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal year: 0
      
      
   2. Disposition of initial requests
      a. Number of total grants: 13
      b. Number of partial grants: 4
      c. Number of denials: 8
      
      
   3. Number of times each FOIA exemption was used (counting each exemption once per request)
      (1) Exemption 1: 1
      (2) Exemption 2: 0
      (3) Exemption 3: 0
      (4) Exemption 4: 3
      (5) Exemption 5: 3
      (6) Exemption 6: 0
      (7) Exemption 7(A): 0
      (8) Exemption 7(B): 0
      (9) Exemption 7(C): 0
      (10) Exemption 7(D): 0
      (11) Exemption 7(E): 0
      (12) Exemption 7(F): 0
      (13) Exemption 8: 0
      (14) Exemption 9: 0
      
      
   4. Other reasons for nondisclosure (total)
      1. no records: 8
      2. referrals: 4
      3. request withdrawn: 0
      4. fee-related reason: 0
      5. records not reasonably described: 0
      6. not a proper FOIA request for some other reason: 0
      7.not an agency record: 0
      8.duplicate request: 0
      9. other (specify): 0
      
      
2. Appeals of Initial Denials of FOIA/PA Requests
   1. Number of Appeals
      1. Number of appeals received during fiscal year: 1
      2. Number of appeals processed during fiscal year: 1
      
      
   2. Disposition of Appeals
      1. Number completely upheld: 0
      2. Number partially reversed: 1
      3. Number completely reversed: 0
      
      
   3. Number of times each FOIA exemption used (counting each exemption once per appeal)
      (1) Exemption 1: 1
      (2) Exemption 2: 0
      (3) Exemption 3: 0
      (4) Exemption 4: 1
      (5) Exemption 5: 0
      (6) Exemption 6: 0
      (7) Exemption 7(A): 0
      (8) Exemption 7(B): 0
      (9) Exemption 7(C): 0
      (10) Exemption 7(D): 0
      (11) Exemption 7(E): 0
      (12) Exemption 7(F): 0
      (13) Exemption 8: 0
      (14) Exemption 9: 0
      
      
   4. Other reasons for nondisclosure (total):
      1. no records: 0
      2. referrals: 0
      3. request withdrawn: 0
      4. fee-related reason: 0
      5. records not reasonably described: 0
      6.not a proper FOIA request for some other reason: 0
      7. not an agency record: 0
      8. duplicate request: 0
      9.other (specify): None.
      
      
3. Compliance With Time Limits/Status of Pending Requests
   1. Median processing time for requests processed during the year
      1. Simple requests
         a. Number of requests processed: 16
         b. Median number of days to process: 2
      2. Complex requests
         a. Number of requests processed: 10
         b. Median number of days to process: 14
      3. Requests accorded expedited processing
         a. Number of requests processed: 0
         b. Median number of days to process: NA
         
         
   2. Status of Pending Requests
      1. Number of requests pending as of end of current fiscal year: 0
      2. Median number of days that such requests were pending as of that date: NA
         
         
4. Comparisons With Previous Year
   1. A. Average requests received for fiscal year 1997 and 1998: 30
      
      
   2. B. There were no requests pending as of FY97.
      
      
5. Costs/FOIA Staffing
   1. Staffing Levels
      1. Number of full-time FOIA personnel: 0
      2. Number of personnel with part-time or occasional FOIA duties (in total work-years): <1
      3. Total number of personnel (in work-years): <1
      
      
   2. Total costs (including staff and all resources)
      1. FOIA processing (including appeals): $9,680
      2. Litigation-related activities estimated: 0
      3. Total costs: $9,680
      
      
6. Fees No fees were collected by the Office of Science and Technology Policy for processing requests.