U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
1. Name, title, address and telephone number of person to be contacted with questions about the report
Stephanie D. Garner
Assistant Legal Counsel/FOIA Public Liaison
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Office of Legal Counsel
131 M Street, NE, Suite 5NW02E
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4640
(202) 663-7026 (TTY)
(202) 663-4679 (fax)
FOIA@eeoc.gov (e-mail)2. Electronic address for report: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/foia/index.cfm
3. How to obtain a copy of the report in paper form
A paper copy of the report may be requested by submitting a written request to:
Stephanie D. Garner
Assistant Legal Counsel/FOIA Public Liaison
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Office of Legal Counsel
131 M Street, NE, Suite 5NW02E
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4640
(202) 663-7026 (TTY)
(202) 663-4679 (fax)
FOIA@eeoc.gov (e-mail)
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests should be made in accordance with the Commission's regulations at 29 C.F.R. §1610.7. The regulations can be accessed at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_10/29cfr1610_10.html
1. Names, address, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components and offices that receive FOIA requests
See 29 C.F.R. §1610.4 and the agency's FOIA web page at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title29-vol4/xml/CFR-2011-title29-vol4-part1610.xml for the EEOC FOIA contacts.
2. Brief description of why some requests are not granted
The majority of fiscal year 2012 FOIA requests received by the Commission were for materials contained in the Commission's investigative case files that involved charges of discrimination filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et. seq. (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-633 (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-213 (ADA), the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (EPA), and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff, et seq. Sections 706(b) and 709(e) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-5(b) and 8(e), §107 of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12117, and § 207(a)(1) of GINA, 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff-6 prohibit Commission employees from making Title VII, ADA or GINA charges, conciliation materials, case file information and required reports public. In certain instances, parties to the charge are entitled access to the disclosable portions of the charge file. Examples of non-disclosable material in charge files are discussed in detail in section XII of this report.
1. Acronyms used in this report:
a. EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
b. E-FOIA - Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments, 5 U.S.C. § 552, Pub. L. No. 104-231, 110 Stat 3048.
c. FAQ - frequently asked questions
d. FTS - FOIA Tracking System. The FTS tracks all incoming FOIA requests and appeals, as well as requests submitted through the Requester Service Center. The FTS also captures information required for the Annual FOIA Report.
2. Definitions of Terms Used in this Report
a. Administrative Appeal - a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the initial request level.
b. 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 number is 8.
c. Backlog - the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.
d. Component - for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a "component" is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.
e. Consultation - the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency for its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.
f. Exemption 3 Statute - a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3)(A)(i) of the FOIA.
g. FOIA Request - a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concerning another person (i.e., a "third-party" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) when those requesters are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report.
Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)
h. Full Grant - an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
i. Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.
j. Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
k. 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 granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis.
i. Expedited Processing - an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.
ii. Simple Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested.
iii. Complex Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.
l. Partial Grant/Partial Denial - in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.
m. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.
n. Perfected Request - a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.
o. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.
p. Range in Number of Days - the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.
q. Section 83 - refers to Section 83 of the EEOC Compliance Manual Volume I which provides for access to relevant case files by charging parties, aggrieved persons on whose behalf a charge has been filed, and entities against whom charges have been filed. 29 C.F.R. § 1610.17(d).
r. Time Limits - the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily twenty working days from receipt of a perfected FOIA request).
3.Concise Descriptions of FOIA Exemptions
a. Exemption 1 - classified national defense and foreign relations information.
b. Exemption 2 - internal agency rules and practices.
c. Exemption 3 - information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law: (A) any Title VII , ADA or GINA charge file information requested by anyone other than the Charging Party or the Respondent to the charge, such as the charge file or information concerning the existence of charge files, (B) Title VII, ADA or GINA information requested by the Charge Party or the Respondent after the time limit for filing a lawsuit has expired and no lawsuit has been filed, (C) reference to other Title VII, ADA or GINA charges in the charge file, (D) EEO reports required to be filed under Title VII, if requester has not filed suit against the respondent, or (E) information submitted by unsuccessful bidders for contracts with the EEOC.
d. Exemption 4 - trade secrets and other confidential business information.
e. Exemption 5 - inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges.
f. Exemption 6 - information involving matters of personal privacy.
g. Exemption 7 - records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.
h. Exemption 8 - information relating to the supervision of financial institutions.
i. Exemption 9 - geological information on wells.
Statute |
Type of Information withheld |
Case Citation |
Number of Times Relied upon per Component |
Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 U.S.C. Sections 2000e-5(b), 2000e-8(e) (Civil Rights Act of 1964) |
Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment practices; information obtained by the EEOC in investigating charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC. |
EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp., 449 U.S. 590 (1981); Frito-Lay v. EEOC, 964 F. Supp. 236, 240-43 (W.D. Ky. 1997); Am. Centennial Ins. Co. v. EEOC, 722 F. Supp. 180, 184 (D.N.J. 1989) |
ATLANTA |
123 |
4,080 |
BIRMINGHAM |
760 |
||||
CHARLOTTE |
22 |
||||
CHICAGO |
146 |
||||
DALLAS |
554 |
||||
HOUSTON |
89 |
||||
INDIANAPOLIS |
119 |
||||
LOS ANGELES |
536 |
||||
MEMPHIS |
116 |
||||
MIAMI |
536 |
||||
NEW YORK |
136 |
||||
OLC/HDQ |
365 |
||||
PHILADELPHIA |
250 |
||||
PHOENIX |
224 |
||||
SAN FRANCISCO |
112 |
||||
ST. LOUIS |
59 |
||||
WFO |
33 |
Statute |
Type of Information withheld |
Case Citation |
Number of Times Relied upon per Component |
Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 U.S.C. Sec. 12117 |
Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment practices under the ADA, information obtained by the EEOC in investigating charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC. |
EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp., 449 U.S. 590 (1981); Frito-Lay v. EEOC, 964 F. Supp. 236, 240-43 (W.D. Ky. 1997); Am. Centennial Ins. Co. v. EEOC, 722 F. Supp. 180, 184 (D.N.J. 1989) |
ATLANTA |
10 |
742 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
||||
CHARLOTTE |
2 |
||||
CHICAGO |
65 |
||||
DALLAS |
132 |
||||
HOUSTON |
15 |
||||
INDIANAPOLIS |
3 |
||||
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
||||
MEMPHIS |
44 |
||||
MIAMI |
38 |
||||
NEW YORK |
66 |
||||
OLC/HDQ |
171 |
||||
PHILADELPHIA |
10 |
||||
PHOENIX |
108 |
||||
SAN FRANCISCO |
56 |
||||
ST. LOUIS |
5 |
||||
WFO |
17 |
Statute |
Type of Information withheld |
Case Citation |
Number of Times Relied upon per Component |
Total Number of Times Relied upon by Agency |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000ff-6 |
Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment practices under GINA; information obtained by the EEOC in investigating charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC. |
EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp., 449 U.S. 590 (1981); Frito-Lay v. EEOC, 964 F. Supp. 236, 240-43 (W.D. Ky. 1997); Am. Centennial Ins. Co. v. EEOC, 722 F. Supp. 180, 184 (D.N.J. 1989) |
ATLANTA |
8 |
409 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
||||
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
||||
CHICAGO |
2 |
||||
DALLAS |
5 |
||||
HOUSTON |
0 |
||||
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
||||
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
||||
MEMPHIS |
10 |
||||
MIAMI |
0 |
||||
NEW YORK |
60 |
||||
OLC/HDQ |
143 |
||||
PHILADELPHIA |
4 |
||||
PHOENIX |
106 |
||||
SAN FRANCISCO |
54 |
||||
ST. LOUIS |
2 |
||||
WFO |
15 |
V. FOIA Requests / A. Received, Processed and Pending FOIA Requests, both perfected and non-perfected
|
Number of Requests Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year |
Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year |
Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year |
Number of Requests Pending as of End of Fiscal Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
60 |
899 |
859 |
100 |
BIRMINGHAM |
155 |
1,321 |
1,358 |
118 |
CHARLOTTE |
105 |
1,275 |
1,270 |
110 |
CHICAGO |
44 |
1,012 |
1,008 |
48 |
DALLAS |
138 |
1,845 |
1,823 |
160 |
HOUSTON |
89 |
1,018 |
1,056 |
51 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
111 |
2,309 |
2,278 |
142 |
LOS ANGELES |
35 |
932 |
948 |
19 |
MEMPHIS |
106 |
844 |
905 |
45 |
MIAMI |
102 |
2,015 |
2,039 |
78 |
NEW YORK |
239 |
808 |
925 |
122 |
OLC/HDQ |
24 |
499 |
442 |
81 |
PHILADELPHIA |
95 |
1,025 |
1,003 |
117 |
PHOENIX |
53 |
608 |
637 |
24 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
42 |
773 |
705 |
110 |
ST. LOUIS |
47 |
1,320 |
1,236 |
131 |
WFO |
30 |
223 |
236 |
17 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
1,4751 |
18,726 |
18,728 |
1,473 |
V.B.1 Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests
|
Number of Full Grants |
Number of Partial Grants/ |
Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions |
Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions |
|
||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
No Records |
All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency |
Request Withdrawn |
Fee-Related Reason |
Records not Reasonably Described |
Improper FOIA Request for Other Reasons |
Not Agency Record |
Duplicate Request |
Other |
TOTAL |
ATLANTA |
4 |
564 |
43 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
1 |
69 |
130 |
859 |
BIRMINGHAM |
7 |
1034 |
220 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
46 |
1,358 |
CHARLOTTE |
12 |
1199 |
33 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
1,270 |
CHICAGO |
47 |
720 |
143 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
15 |
48 |
1,009 |
DALLAS |
50 |
1496 |
187 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
12 |
34 |
1,823 |
HOUSTON |
17 |
844 |
87 |
14 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
28 |
46 |
1,056 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
44 |
1785 |
170 |
74 |
60 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
84 |
2,278 |
LOS ANGELES |
19 |
361 |
342 |
165 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
20 |
35 |
948 |
MEMPHIS |
54 |
724 |
58 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
13 |
18 |
905 |
MIAMI |
142 |
1079 |
439 |
50 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
25 |
284 |
2,039 |
NEW YORK |
27 |
510 |
116 |
27 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
24 |
200 |
925 |
OLC/HDQ |
67 |
46 |
177 |
59 |
14 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
1 |
50 |
0 |
442 |
PHILADELPHIA |
14 |
742 |
55 |
3 |
45 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
107 |
1,003 |
PHOENIX |
22 |
415 |
65 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
74 |
7 |
637 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
49 |
426 |
98 |
70 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
13 |
18 |
705 |
ST. LOUIS |
138 |
903 |
93 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
42 |
21 |
1,236 |
WFO |
1 |
150 |
26 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
8 |
236 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
714 |
12,998 |
2,352 |
490 |
177 |
90 |
27 |
40 |
237 |
7 |
494 |
1,102 |
18,728 |
V. B. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests - "Other" Reasons for "Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions" from Section V. B (1) Chart.
Component |
Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B.(1) & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied Upon |
Number of Times "Other" Reason was Relied Upon |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA
|
Files Lost |
69 |
130 |
Converted to Section 83 |
7 |
||
Files Destroyed |
54 |
||
|
|
||
BIRMINGHAM
|
Files Lost |
15 |
46 |
Converted to Section 83 |
13 |
||
Files Destroyed |
18 |
||
|
|
||
CHARLOTTE
|
Files Lost |
4 |
16 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
12 |
||
|
|
||
CHICAGO
|
Files Lost |
7 |
48 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
41 |
||
|
|
||
DALLAS
|
Files Lost |
4 |
34 |
Converted to Section 83 |
9 |
||
Files Destroyed |
21 |
||
|
|
||
HOUSTON
|
Files Lost |
15 |
46 |
Converted to Section 83 |
5 |
||
Files Destroyed |
26 |
||
|
|
||
INDIANAPOLIS
|
Files Lost |
54 |
84 |
Converted to Section 83 |
5 |
||
Files Destroyed |
25 |
||
|
|
||
LOS ANGELES
|
Files Lost |
14 |
35 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
21 |
||
|
|
||
MEMPHIS
|
Files Lost |
1 |
18 |
Converted to Section 83 |
6 |
||
Files Destroyed |
11 |
||
|
|
||
MIAMI
|
Files Lost |
246 |
284 |
Converted to Section 83 |
8 |
||
Files Destroyed |
30 |
||
|
|
||
NEW YORK
|
Files Lost |
33 |
200 |
Converted to Section 83 |
16 |
||
Files Destroyed |
151 |
||
|
|
||
OLC/HDQ
|
Files Lost |
0 |
0 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
0 |
||
|
|
||
PHILADELPHIA
|
Files Lost |
94 |
107 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
13 |
||
|
|
||
PHOENIX
|
Files Lost |
0 |
7 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
7 |
||
|
|
||
SAN FRANCISCO
|
Files Lost |
1 |
18 |
Converted to Section 83 |
0 |
||
Files Destroyed |
17 |
||
|
|
||
ST. LOUIS
|
Files Lost |
12 |
21 |
Converted to Section 83 |
3 |
||
Files Destroyed |
6 |
||
|
|
||
WFO
|
Files Lost |
0 |
4 |
Converted to Section 83 |
4 |
||
Files Destroyed |
4 |
||
|
|
||
AGENCY OVERALL |
|
|
1,102 |
V.B.3. Disposition of FOIA Requests - number of Times Exemptions Applied
|
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
562 |
51 |
32 |
0 |
123 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
0 |
763 |
0 |
1019 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
955 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
1196 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
469 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
216 |
19 |
711 |
262 |
57 |
1 |
352 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
DALLAS |
0 |
0 |
699 |
7 |
1461 |
126 |
149 |
0 |
899 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
158 |
0 |
842 |
26 |
160 |
0 |
169 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
122 |
2 |
1,763 |
866 |
334 |
0 |
917 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
555 |
0 |
347 |
325 |
68 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
MEMPHIS |
0 |
0 |
170 |
0 |
679 |
490 |
81 |
0 |
509 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
577 |
0 |
1067 |
0 |
292 |
0 |
388 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
NEW YORK |
0 |
0 |
290 |
0 |
505 |
18 |
78 |
0 |
271 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
OLC/HDQ |
0 |
0 |
679 |
3 |
8 |
27 |
3 |
0 |
133 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
270 |
0 |
741 |
78 |
54 |
0 |
325 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
438 |
6 |
409 |
295 |
129 |
0 |
338 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
222 |
4 |
420 |
267 |
93 |
0 |
302 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
70 |
0 |
901 |
43 |
68 |
0 |
48 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WFO |
0 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
148 |
2 |
26 |
0 |
108 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY OVERALL |
0 |
3 |
5,362 |
41 |
12,779 |
2,876 |
1,659 |
1 |
6,314 |
124 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VI. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests
The EEOC Legal Counsel or designee adjudicates all administrative appeals.
VI.A. Received, Processed and Pending Administrative Appeals
Component |
Number of Appeals Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year |
Number of Appeals Received in Fiscal Year |
Number of Appeals Processed in Fiscal Year |
Number of Appeals Pending as of End of Fiscal Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
282 |
370 |
380 |
18 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
28 |
370 |
380 |
18 |
VI.B. Disposition of Administrative Appeals - All Processed Appeals
Component |
Number Affirmed on Appeal |
Number Partially Affirmed & Partially Reversed/Remanded on Appeal |
Number Completely Reversed/Remanded on Appeal |
Number of Appeals Closed for Other Reasons |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
215 |
112 |
53 |
0 |
380 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
215 |
112 |
53 |
0 |
380 |
VI.C.1. Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Number of Times Exemptions Applied
Component |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
Ex. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
0 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
144 |
27 |
57 |
1 |
94 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
0 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
144 |
27 |
57 |
1 |
94 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VI.C.2. Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Reasons Other than Exemptions
Component |
No Records |
Records Referred at Initial Request Level |
Request Withdrawn |
Fee-Related Reason |
Records not Reasonably Described |
Improper Request for Other Reasons |
Not Agency Record |
Duplicate Request or Appeal |
Request in Litigation |
Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing |
Other |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
AGENCY OVERALL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VI.C.3. Reasons for Denial on Appeal - "Other" Reasons form Section VI.C.2 Chart
Component |
Description of Other Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C. (2). & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied Upon |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
Files Lost |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
Files Destroyed |
0 |
VI.C.4. Response Time for Administrative Appeals
Component |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
---|---|---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
18.00 |
15.80 |
11.00 |
19.00 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
18.00 |
15.80 |
11.00 |
19.00 |
VI.C.5. Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals
|
10th Oldest Appeal |
9th |
8th |
7th |
6th |
5th |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
Oldest Appeal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of Receipt of Ten Oldest Appeals |
2012-09-21 |
2012-09-20 |
2012-09-19 |
2012-09-17 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-05 |
2012-09-05 |
Number of Days Pending |
5 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
VII.A. FOIA Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests
Component |
SIMPLE |
COMPLEX |
EXPEDITED PROCESSING |
|||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
|
ATLANTA |
21 |
30.04 |
1 |
517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
19 |
19.63 |
1 |
72 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
19 |
18.52 |
1 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
18 |
16.38 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
9 |
14.84 |
1 |
127 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
10 |
9.61 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
10 |
10.08 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
9 |
9.85 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
19 |
21.74 |
1 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
19 |
18.62 |
1 |
88 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
28 |
40.58 |
1 |
284 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
18 |
21.56 |
1 |
447 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7.77 |
4 |
19 |
PHILADELPHIA |
27 |
25.73 |
1 |
201 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
14 |
11.49 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
18 |
18.25 |
1 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
19 |
18.25 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
18 |
15.83 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Agency Overall |
17 |
18 |
1 |
517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7.77 |
4 |
19 |
VII.B. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted
SIMPLE |
COMPLEX |
EXPEDITED PROCESSING |
||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Lowest Number of Days |
Highest Number of Days |
|
ATLANTA |
22 |
29.83 |
1 |
517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
20 |
19.97 |
1 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
19 |
18.99 |
1 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
19 |
17.63 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
9 |
15.21 |
1 |
127 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
11 |
10.35 |
1 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
9 |
10.08 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
7 |
8.16 |
1 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
19 |
22.2 |
1 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
20 |
19.95 |
1 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
27 |
38.87 |
1 |
284 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
19 |
30.97 |
1 |
447 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
19 |
PHILADELPHIA |
27 |
26.19 |
1 |
96 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
15 |
14.48 |
1 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
18.5 |
19.22 |
1 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
19 |
18.82 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
19 |
17.76 |
1 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
18 |
18.35 |
1 |
517 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
19 |
VII.C. Processed Requests - Response Time in Day Increments for Perfected Requests - Simple Requests
|
1-20 Days |
21-40 Days |
41-60 Days |
61-80 Days |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ Days |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
398 |
223 |
106 |
51 |
18 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
816 |
BIRMINGHAM |
914 |
418 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,357 |
CHARLOTTE |
1098 |
168 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,266 |
CHICAGO |
771 |
131 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
902 |
DALLAS |
1342 |
284 |
123 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,760 |
HOUSTON |
955 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
972 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
1926 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,003 |
LOS ANGELES |
943 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
943 |
MEMPHIS |
592 |
220 |
30 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
844 |
MIAMI |
894 |
672 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,569 |
NEW YORK |
313 |
189 |
95 |
74 |
31 |
22 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
796 |
OLC/HDQ |
250 |
122 |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
397 |
PHILADELPHIA |
333 |
561 |
67 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
974 |
PHOENIX |
582 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
586 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
475 |
182 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
668 |
ST. LOUIS |
1053 |
144 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,197 |
WFO |
233 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
236 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
13,072 |
3,415 |
470 |
152 |
52 |
41 |
19 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
17,259 |
Complex Requests*
|
1-20 Days |
21-40 Days |
41-60 Days |
61-80 Days |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ Days |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Requests Granted Expedited Processing
|
1-20 Days |
21-40 Days |
41-60 Days |
61-80 Days |
81-100 Days |
101-120 Days |
121-140 Days |
141-160 Days |
161-180 Days |
181-200 Days |
201-300 Days |
301-400 Days |
401+ Days |
TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
VII.D. Pending Requests - All Pending Perfected Requests*
|
SIMPLE |
COMPLEX |
EXPEDITED PROCESSING |
||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number Pending |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Number Pending |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
Number Pending |
Median Number of Days |
Average Number of Days |
|
ATLANTA |
99 |
29 |
27.1010101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
118 |
22 |
23.4152542 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
88 |
19 |
20.3068182 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
47 |
19 |
19.2553191 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
145 |
17 |
22.7517241 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
50 |
17 |
13.04 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
130 |
16 |
13.8846154 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
18 |
8 |
8.22222222 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
43 |
19 |
20.0465116 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
75 |
18 |
20.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
23 |
47 |
56.2173913 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
24 |
18.5 |
24.0416667 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHILADELPHIA |
99 |
37 |
38.6767677 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
22 |
15 |
15.0454545 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
84 |
20.5 |
32.5833333 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
115 |
19 |
19.7826087 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
16 |
18 |
18.0625 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
1196 |
19 |
23.2148829 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
VII.E. Pending Requests - Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests
|
Sub-Row Heading |
10th Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending |
9th |
8th |
7th |
6th |
5th |
4th |
3rd |
2nd |
Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-04 |
2012-09-04 |
2012-09-01 |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-24 |
2012-08-24 |
2012-08-17 |
2012-08-15 |
2012-08-08 |
2012-07-19 |
Number of Days Pending |
18 |
18 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
29 |
31 |
36 |
50 |
|
BIRMINGHAM
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-31 |
2012-08-24 |
Number of Days Pending |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
24 |
|
CHARLOTTE
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-08-23 |
2012-08-23 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-20 |
2012-08-20 |
Number of Days Pending |
25 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
|
CHICAGO
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-09-05 |
2012-09-04 |
2012-09-04 |
2012-08-30 |
2012-08-30 |
Number of Days Pending |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
|
DALLAS
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-08-23 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-20 |
2012-08-20 |
2012-08-16 |
Number of Days Pending |
25 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
30 |
|
HOUSTON
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-17 |
2012-09-17 |
2012-09-14 |
2012-09-14 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-04 |
Number of Days Pending |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
|
INDIANAPOLIS
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-08-27 |
Number of Days Pending |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
23 |
|
LOS ANGELES
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-28 |
2012-09-27 |
2012-09-27 |
2012-09-27 |
2012-09-25 |
2012-09-25 |
2012-09-25 |
2012-09-25 |
2012-09-21 |
2012-09-12 |
Number of Days Pending |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
|
MEMPHIS
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-17 |
2012-09-14 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-08-20 |
Number of Days Pending |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
28 |
|
MIAMI
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-07 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-08-29 |
2012-08-16 |
Number of Days Pending |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
29 |
30 |
|
NEW YORK
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-08-09 |
2012-08-01 |
2012-07-26 |
2012-07-19 |
2012-07-18 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-09 |
2012-05-01 |
2012-05-01 |
Number of Days Pending |
35 |
41 |
45 |
50 |
51 |
56 |
56 |
58 |
105 |
105 |
|
OLC/HDQ
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-16 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-06 |
2012-09-04 |
2012-08-30 |
2012-08-28 |
2012-08-13 |
2012-06-14 |
Number of Days Pending |
10 |
11 |
11 |
13 |
16 |
18 |
19 |
22 |
33 |
693 |
|
PHILADELPHIA
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-07-31 |
2012-07-30 |
2012-07-24 |
2012-07-24 |
2012-07-24 |
2012-07-24 |
2012-07-24 |
2012-07-19 |
2012-07-17 |
2012-07-17 |
Number of Days Pending |
42 |
43 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
47 |
50 |
52 |
52 |
|
PHOENIX
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-19 |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-10 |
2012-09-04 |
2012-09-04 |
Number of Days Pending |
7 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-10 |
2012-07-09 |
2012-07-05 |
2012-07-05 |
2012-06-22 |
Number of Days Pending |
56 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
57 |
58 |
60 |
60 |
68 |
|
ST. LOUIS
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-27 |
2012-08-22 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-21 |
2012-08-20 |
2012-08-20 |
Number of Days Pending |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
|
WFO
|
Date of Receipt |
2012-09-19 |
2012-09-19 |
2012-09-13 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-12 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-11 |
2012-09-05 |
2012-09-05 |
2012-09-05 |
Number of Days Pending |
7 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
|
AGENCY OVERALL |
Date of Receipt |
2012-07-11 |
2012-07-10 |
2012-07-09 |
2012-07-09 |
2012-07-05 |
2012-07-05 |
2012-06-13 |
2012-06-13 |
2012-05-01 |
2012-05-01 |
Number of Days Pending |
56 |
57 |
58 |
58 |
60 |
60 |
68 |
68 |
105 |
105 |
VIII.A. Requests for Expedited Processing
|
Number Granted |
Number Denied |
Median Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Average Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
2 |
28 |
28 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
0 |
3 |
19 |
21.33333333 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
0 |
1 |
124 |
124 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
9 |
7 |
23.5 |
10.25490196 |
9 |
VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver*
|
Number Granted |
Number Denied |
Median Number of Days to Adjudicate |
Average Number of Days to Adjudicate |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
9 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
10 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs
|
PERSONNEL |
COSTS |
||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number of "Full-Time FOIA Employees" |
Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees" |
Total Number of Full-Time FOIA Staff" |
Processing Costs |
Litigation-Related Costs |
Total Costs |
ATLANTA |
1 |
0.66 |
1.66 |
$95,022.05 |
$0.00 |
$95,022.05 |
BIRMINGHAM |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$50,037.28 |
$0.00 |
$50,037.28 |
CHARLOTTE |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$56,473.30 |
$0.00 |
$56,473.28 |
CHICAGO |
1 |
0.09 |
1.09 |
$76,969.74 |
$0.00 |
$76,969.74 |
DALLAS |
2 |
1.02 |
3.02 |
$155,800.60 |
$0.00 |
$155,800.60 |
HOUSTON |
2 |
0.83 |
2.83 |
$127,838.09 |
$0.00 |
$127,838.09 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
3 |
0.53 |
3.53 |
$176,360.75 |
$0.00 |
$176,360.75 |
LOS ANGELES |
1 |
0.78 |
1.78 |
$81,978.58 |
$320.004 |
$82,298.58 |
MEMPHIS |
1 |
0.64 |
1.64 |
$113,326.03 |
$0.00 |
$113,326.03 |
MIAMI |
4 |
0.25 |
4.25 |
$254,236.11 |
$0.00 |
$254,236.11 |
NEW YORK |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$74,252.05 |
$0.00 |
$74,252.05 |
OLC/HDQ |
6 |
1.057 |
7.057 |
$783,398.21 |
$0.00 |
$783,398.21 |
PHILADELPHIA |
3 |
0 |
3 |
$152,515.48 |
$0.00 |
$152,515.48 |
PHOENIX |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$81,623.02 |
$0.00 |
$81,623.02 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
1 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
$109,701.30 |
$0.00 |
$109,701.30 |
ST. LOUIS |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$65,518.75 |
$0.00 |
$65,518.75 |
WFO |
1 |
0 |
1 |
$86,457.35 |
$0.00 |
$86,457.35 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
31 |
6.057 |
37.057 |
$2,541,508.69 |
$320.00 |
$2,541,828.69 |
X. Fees Collected For Processing Requests
Component |
Total Amount of Fees Collected |
Percentage of Total Costs |
---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
$2,137.69 |
2.25% |
BIRMINGHAM |
$959.87 |
1.92% |
CHARLOTTE |
$4,820.06 |
8.54% |
CHICAGO |
$2,357.00 |
3.06% |
DALLAS |
$752.69 |
0.48% |
HOUSTON |
$9,275.19 |
7.26% |
INDIANAPOLIS |
$9,416.33 |
5.34% |
LOS ANGELES |
$1,841.80 |
2.25% |
MEMPHIS |
$12,956.25 |
11.43% |
MIAMI |
$51.45 |
0.02% |
NEW YORK |
$1,184.60 |
1.60% |
OLC/HDQ |
$1,837.14 |
0.23% |
PHILADELPHIA |
$826.10 |
0.54% |
PHOENIX |
$5,731.80 |
7.02 % |
SAN FRANCISCO |
$4,756.68 |
4.34% |
ST. LOUIS |
$109.00 |
0.17% |
WFO |
$1,500.35 |
1.74% |
AGENCY OVERALL |
$60,514.00 |
2.38% |
XI. FOIA Regulations
EEOC FOIA regulations can be accessed at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_10/29cfr1610_10.html
XII. Backlogs, Consultations, and Comparisons
A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals
|
Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year |
Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year |
---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
7 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
1 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
11 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
26 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
1 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
1 |
0 |
MIAMI |
2 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
11 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
3 |
0 |
PHILADELPHIA |
36 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
22 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
10 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
131 |
0 |
XII.B. Consultations of FOIA Requests - Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations
|
Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending EEOC as of Start of the Fiscal Year |
Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year |
Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Processed by EEOC During the Fiscal Year |
Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at EEOC as of End of the Fiscal Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
BIRMINGHAM |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHARLOTTE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
NEW YORK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OLC/HDQ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHILADELPHIA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
XII.C. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency
Note: EEOC had no consultations with other agencies or components during Fiscal Year 2012
XII.D. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report - Requests Received, Processed, and
Backlogged
|
NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED |
NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
Component |
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Report |
Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
ATLANTA |
628 |
899 |
652 |
859 |
BIRMINGHAM |
1,384 |
1,321 |
1,338 |
1,358 |
CHARLOTTE |
1,172 |
1,275 |
1,199 |
1,270 |
CHICAGO |
811 |
1,012 |
815 |
1,008 |
DALLAS |
1,897 |
1,845 |
1,886 |
1,823 |
HOUSTON |
1,127 |
1,018 |
1,130 |
1,056 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
2,399 |
2,309 |
2,421 |
2,278 |
LOS ANGELES |
967 |
932 |
933 |
948 |
MEMPHIS |
817 |
844 |
751 |
905 |
MIAMI |
2,187 |
2,015 |
2,152 |
2,039 |
NEW YORK |
703 |
808 |
654 |
925 |
OLC/HDQ |
395 |
499 |
411 |
442 |
PHILADELPHIA |
1,106 |
1,025 |
1,150 |
1,003 |
PHOENIX |
793 |
608 |
759 |
637 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
756 |
773 |
756 |
705 |
ST. LOUIS |
1,093 |
1,320 |
1,120 |
1,236 |
WFO |
189 |
223 |
170 |
236 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
18,424 |
18,726 |
18,297 |
18,728 |
XII.D.2. Comparison of Backlogged Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report
|
Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report |
Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
---|---|---|
ATLANTA |
0 |
7 |
BIRMINGHAM |
3 |
1 |
CHARLOTTE |
6 |
11 |
CHICAGO |
0 |
0 |
DALLAS |
9 |
26 |
HOUSTON |
0 |
0 |
INDIANAPOLIS |
0 |
1 |
LOS ANGELES |
0 |
0 |
MEMPHIS |
24 |
1 |
MIAMI |
1 |
2 |
NEW YORK |
112 |
11 |
OLC/HDQ |
8 |
3 |
PHILADELPHIA |
11 |
36 |
PHOENIX |
0 |
0 |
SAN FRANCISCO |
2 |
22 |
ST. LOUIS |
0 |
10 |
WFO |
0 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
176 |
131 |
XII. E.1. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report
|
NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED |
NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED |
||
---|---|---|---|---|
|
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report |
Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Year Annual Report |
OLC/HDQ |
598 |
370 |
602 |
380 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
598 |
370 |
602 |
380 |
XII.E.2. Comparison of Backlogged Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report
|
Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report |
Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
---|---|---|
OLC/HDQ |
2 |
0 |
AGENCY OVERALL |
2 |
0 |
XII. F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)
Footnoes
1 The difference between the number of requests pending at the end of FY 2011 and the number pending at the beginning of FY 2012 is attributed to the failure to enter 62 requests into the FOIA Tracking System (FTS) timely. The FTS database was updated with the missing 62 requests in FY 2012.
2 The number of appeals pending at the end of the fiscal year 2011 (33) is different from the number of appeals pending at the start of fiscal year 2012 (28) because five appeals from decisions on charge investigations were mischaracterized as FOIA appeals. During an audit of the FOIA tracking system the five mischaracterized appeals were deleted from the FOIA database.
3 The oldest request for OLC/HDQ is 69 days. Although the request was received 9-14-2012, it was tolled for five days.
4 EEOC expended $320.00 preparing a responsive brief to a FOIA law suit filed against the Los Angeles District Office.