Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1997
Total number of requests received: 128
Total fees charged: $1,718.00
Total fees collected: $1,579.10
Total number of initial denials: 16
Number of times each exemption was used:
(1)
(2)
(3) 6 P.L. 104-201—Exemption 3 statute(s) used
(4) 14
(5)
(6) 3
(7)
Person responsible for initial denial of records:
Steven Merrill, Freedom of Information Officer Number: 2
DonnaRae Castillo, Acting Freedom of Information Officer Number: 14
Number of times other authorities were cited:
a. non-possession of records..........................8
b. inadequate identification
c. refusal to pay reasonable fee
Total number of instances where requester was notified in writing
of extension of statutory 10-day time limit:
a. need to search for and collect records from
facilities other than office processing
request
b. need to search for, collect, and examine a
voluminous amount of records
c. need to consult with other offices/agencies.......13
Cost of processing requests:
a. staff costs (including clericals)
FOIA staff $ 8,583
program staff 1,962
b. other processing costs
copying records (10 cents per page) 2,566
production of computer-based 140
mailing costs (postage/container) 391
Subtotal: $13,642
c. other costs in administering the FOIA:
development of policy & procedures
formulation of policy (including
meetings with FOI, OGC &
program staff) $ 500
regulations (writing & review) 224
manuals & guidelines (writing
& review) 280
training
instructors and trainees 0
attendant travel expenses 0
reference materials 0
printing costs (regs., manuals, etc.) 0
staff cost for preparing report 140
Subtotal: $ 1,144
Total cost of appeals (for those
offices with appeal authority) 0
Total: $14,786
Report prepared by: DonnaRae Castillo, Acting Freedom of Information Officer
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Internet Citation:
Freedom of Information Activities: Annual Report, Fiscal Year 1997. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/foiafy97.htm