FOIA Requests
Legal Counsel
Freedom of Information Act Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2003
In case of questions concerning the annual FOIA Report, please contact:
How to Make a FOIA Request: A request made under the FOIA must be submitted in writing, by mail or fax, to the following address:
Definitions of terms used in this report can be found at the end of this report. Exemption 3 Statutes No exemptions 3 statutes have been used by the Office of Legal Counsel during the past fiscal year. Initial FOIA/PA Access Requests: All access requests, whether first-party or third-party are included.
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6 | |
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29 | |
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17 | |
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18 | |
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11 | |
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3 | |
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3 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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3 | |
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1 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
Other reasons for nondisclosure (total):
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1 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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1 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
Appeals of Initials Denials of FOIA/PA Requests Again, all access requests, whether first-party or third-party, are included
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1 | |
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1 | |
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1 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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1 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
Other reasons for appeal
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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0 | |
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1 | |
Compliance with Time Limits/Status of Pending Requests: Requests are counted from the time at which a request is "perfected."
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17 | |
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15 | |
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12 | |
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50 | |
Costs/FOIA Staffing:
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0 | |
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.35 | |
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.35 | |
Note: The employees performing the search of records in each division varies depending upon the type and scope of search being conducted. Therefore, we have only included the personnel performing the review in the FOIA Office. | ||
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27,500 | |
Search and review time/fees are tracked when the requester is to incur processing fees. Search and review time is not tracked if charges are to be waived. Litigation fees are not tracked. Fees: | ||
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$355.92 | |
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1.3% | |
(NOTE: Search and review time is not tracked if charges are to be waived.) |
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