U.S. Department of Labor Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2009

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009

October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009

The Department received a total of 16,726 initial requests for records during fiscal year 2009.

1. Basic Information Regarding Report.

1. For questions concerning this report, please contact Joseph J. Plick, Counsel for FOIA/FACA/Privacy Act, Office of the Solicitor, Room N-2428, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone number (202) 693-5527.

2. The electronic address for this report is on the World Wide Web at https://www.dol.gov/general/foia.

3. You may obtain a paper copy of this report by writing to Mr. Plick at the above address.

2. 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 Counsel for FOIA, Office of the Solicitor, Division of Management and Administrative Legal Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-2428, Washington, D.C. 20210 or by e-mail to foiarequest@dol.gov. (Prior to amendments to the Department's FOIA regulation effective June 30, 2006 requesters were directed to the Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room S-5526, Washington, D.C. 20210.)

1. The following list contains the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the individual agency components and offices in the national and regional offices of the Department of Labor. The heads of each component 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. 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.
Washington, DC 20210

1. Office of the Secretary of Labor, (202) 693-7277.

2. Office of the Solicitor of Labor, (202) 693-5527.

3. Office of the Administrative Law Judges, 800 K Street, N.W., Suite N-400, Washington, D.C. 20001-8002, (202) 693-7440.

4. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, (202) 693-7277.

5. Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, (202) 693-4630.

6. Office of the Inspector General, (202) 693-5113.

7. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, (202) 693-5925.

8. Office of Public Affairs, (202) 693-4654.

9. Bureau of International Labor Affairs, (202) 693-4770.

10. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Postal Square Building, Room 4040, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212-0001, (202) 691-7628.

11. Employment Standards Administration, (202) 693-0256.

12. Employment and Training Administration, (202) 693-3140.

13. Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 21st Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209, (202) 693-9424.

14. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, (202) 693-1897.

15. Office of Disability Employment Policy, (202) 693-4930.

16. Employee Benefits Security Administration, formerly known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, (202) 693-8655.

17. Office of the Chief Financial Officer, (202) 693-6806.

18. Veterans' Employment and Training, (202) 693-4745.

19. Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, (202) 693-5028.

20. Office of Adjudicatory Services, (202) 693-5028.

21. Benefits Review Board, (202) 693-5028.

22. Office of Small Business Programs, (202) 693-6475.

23. Women's Bureau, (202) 693-6735.

24. Job Corp, (1-800-733-JOBS)

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 shall be:

Region I:

U.S. Department of Labor
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
One Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(617) 565-1991

(For Employment Standards Administration (ESA), Wage and Hour Division only: Contact Region III

Region II:

U.S. Department of Labor
201 Varick Street
New York, New York 10014
(212) 337-2215

(For Wage and Hour Division 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
(215) 861-5030

Region IV:

U.S. Department of Labor
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 562-2018

(For ESA, Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) Only)

U.S. Department of Labor
214 N. Hogan Street, Suite 1006
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 357-4725

Region V:

U.S. Department of Labor
Kluczynski Federal Building
230 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois 60604
(312) 353-8373

(For OWCP, Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) only)

U.S. Department of Labor
1240 East Ninth Street, Room 851
Cleveland, Ohio 44199
(216) 357-5372

Region VI:

U.S. Department of Labor
525 Griffin Square Building
Griffin & Young Streets
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 767-6800

Region VII:

U.S. Department of Labor
City Center Square Building
1100 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105-2112
(816) 426-3891

(For Wage and Hour Division only: Contact Region V)

(For ESA, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) only)

U.S. Department of Labor
1100 Main Street, Suite 860
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
(816) 502-0370

Region VIII:

U.S. Department of Labor
1999 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 844-1700

(For Wage and Hour Division and OFCCP: Contact Region VI)

(For OWCP only)
U.S. Department of Labor
1999 Broadway, Suite 600
Denver, Colorado 80201
(720) 264-3038

The mailing address for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), 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
(303) 844-4791

Region IX:

U.S. Department of Labor
71 Stevenson Street
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 975-4057

U.S. Department of Labor
1111 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-3212
(415) 975-4057

(For Wage and Hour Division: Contact San Francisco)

2. Agency response-time.

The agency's response-time ranges generally from five to fifty days. Complex requests usually take more time.

3. 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.

3. Definitions of Terms and Acronyms Used in the Report

1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.

2. Definition of Terms Used in This Report.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Exemption 3 Statute - a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3) of the FOIA.

7. 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.)

8. Full Grant - an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.

9. 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.

10. Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.

11. 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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

12. 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.

13. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.

14. 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.

15. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.

16. Range in Number of Days - the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.

17. 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. Nine FOIA Exemptions.

1. Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information

2. Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices

3. Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law

4. Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information

5. Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges

6. Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy

7. 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

8. Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions

9. Exemption 9: geological information on wells

4. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES

Statute	Type of Information Withheld	Case Citation	Number of Times Relied Upon Per Component	Total Number of Time Relied Upon By Agency
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title V of Public Law 107-347)	Confidential Respondent data to BLS Survey		BLS - 1	1
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, sec. 103(g), [30 USC 813(g)]	Confidential Statements and Identities of Complainants		MSHA - 2	3
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, sec. 103(g), [30 USC 813(g)]	CMS & H District 1 & M/NM RM District		MSHA - 1	3
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. 651	Advance Notice Of Inspections		OSHA - 59	59
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e)	Grand Jury		OIG - 3	3
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 6(e)	Investigative Report		ESA-OLMS - 1	1

5. FOIA REQUESTS

1. Number of Initial Requests.

	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
OSHA	726	8,328	8,618	436
ESA	212	2,427	2,418	221
-OMAP	0	3	3	0
-OFCCP	19	349	341	27
-OFCCP	8	112	117	3
-OWCP	26	623	629	20
-WHD	159	1,340	1,328	171
MSHA	84	1,620	1,571	133
EBSA	20	2,400	2,319	101
ETA	62	1,212	1194	80
OASAM	27	259	225	61
ALJ	6	120	125	1
VETS	3	116	116	3
OIG	0	82	66	16
BLS	0	25	23	2
Adj Bds	2	23	24	1
WB	0	8	8	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	1	2	3	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0
ILAB	1	14	15	0
CFO	0	12	12	0
OPA	0	4	4	0
OSBP	2	0	2	0
SOL	3	25	18	10
JOB CORP	0	49	49	0
AGENCY OVERALL	1,149	16,726	16,810	1,065

2. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests

	Number of Full Grants	Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials	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 Reason	Not Agency Record	Duplicate Request	Other * Explain in chart below	TOTAL
OSHA	651	4,878	1,435	362	665	177	61	105	74	78	132	0	8,618
ESA	606	782	187	539	33	55	19	6	33	18	118	22	2,418
-OMAP	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
-OFCCP	62	79	18	114	25	16	12	0	4	5	6	0	341
-OLMS	10	23	10	45	4	1	0	1	13	3	2	5	117
-OWCP	458	20	21	85	2	7	3	3	8	7	9	6	629
-WHD	74	660	137	295	2	31	4	2	8	3	101	11	1,328
MSHA	690	600	98	75	0	34	34	7	6	12	15	0	1,571
EBSA	1,975	70	24	120	12	38	2	51	2	8	14	3	2,319
ETA	531	137	10	301	7	9	58	10	33	26	25	47	1,194
OASAM	39	62	11	40	0	13	1	6	2	37	3	11	225
ALJ	94	9	0	5	2	4	0	0	5	0	3	3	125
VETS	33	76	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	116
OIG	6	23	8	9	11	0	2	3	0	0	1	3	66
BLS	5	6	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Adj Bds	12	0	1	3	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	24
WB	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	12	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
CFO	2	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
OPA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
OSBP	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
SOL	5	8	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
JOB CORP	18	3	6	3	12	2	1	2	0	2	0	0	49
AGENCY OVERALL	4,684	6,664	1,784	1,476	750	340	182	190	155	182	313	90	16,810

2. (2) Disposition of FOIA Requests - "Other" Reasons for "Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions" from Section V, B (1) Chart

	Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B (1) & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied Upon	TOTAL
OSHA
ESA		22
-OMAP
-OFCCP
-OLMS	Glomar - 3 Investigation Pending - 2	5
-OWCP	3rd Party PII Request - 1 Aggregated - 4 Glomar - 1	6
-WHD	All 11 reasons were that the FOIA was assigned to the incorrect region	11
MSHA
EBSA	Privacy Act without FOIA - 2 Records Available From Public Disclosure Room - 1	3
ETA	Administrative Closures - No Reply to Interim Responses	47
OASAM	Privacy Act without FOIA being utilized	11
ALJ	Referred back to originating agency - 1 Case file no longer in OALJ - 1 Too early for materials to be made available for disclosure	3
VETS
OIG	Records referred were not related or indexed to the requester	3
BLS
Adj Bds
WB	No WB action necessary (per SOL)	1
ODEP
ASP
OCIA
ILAB
CFO
OPA
OSBP
SOL
JOB CORP
AGENCY OVERALL	90	90

2. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied

	Ex. 1	Ex. 2	Ex. 3	Ex. 4	Ex. 5	Ex. 6	Ex. 7(A)	Ex. 7(B)	Ex. 7(C)	Ex. 7(D)	Ex. 7(E)	Ex. 7(F)	Ex. 8	Ex. 9
OSHA	0	569	59	3,472	3,633	1,415	1,157	108	4,019	1,844	263	2	0	0
ESA	0	223	3	281	587	108	171	4	680	325	159	1	0	0
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	0	16	0	32	17	34	22	2	55	2	36	0	0	0
-OLMS	0	16	1	8	12	21	7	0	23	11	14	0	0	0
-OWCP	0	1	0	6	4	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-WHD	0	206	2	235	554	22	142	2	602	312	109	1	0	0
MSHA	0	8	3	18	184	350	118	1	139	121	0	0	0	0
EBSA	0	7	0	12	18	41	26	2	21	0	18	0	0	0
ETA	1	12	0	35	41	127	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
OASAM	0	0	0	24	7	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	0	0	0	7	53	32	3	0	37	9	0	0	0	0
OIG	0	10	3	0	9	15	4	0	21	0	3	0	0	0
BLS	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	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
ASP	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	1	834	69	3,854	4,534	2,116	1,479	116	4,922	2,135	443	4	0	0

6. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS

1. Numbers of appeals.

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
208	349	369	188

2. Disposition of Administrative Appeals - All Processed Appeals

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
35	92	17	225	369

3. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Number of Times Exemptions Applied

Ex. 1	Ex. 2	Ex. 3	Ex. 4	Ex. 5	Ex. 6	Ex. 7(A)	Ex. 7(B)	Ex. 7(C)	Ex. 7(D)	Ex. 7(E)	Ex. 7(F)	Ex. 8	Ex. 9
0	9	0	20	38	4	12	0	100	45	0	0	0	0

3. (2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Reasons Other Than Exemptions

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 * Explain in chart below
29	2	27	4	0	22	0	10	0	0	132

3. (3) Reasons for Denial On Appeal - "Other" Reasons from Section VI, C (2) Chart

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C (2) & Number of Times Those Reasons Were Relied Upon	TOTAL
1. Constructive denial; component responded making appeal moot	38
2. Appeal of exemption 7(A) denial mooted by closing of open investigation; remanded to component agency for subsequent decision	5
3. Remand because component agency failed to fully respond to request	54
4. Appeal abandoned	30
5. Not timely filed	5

3. (4) Response Time for Administrative Appeals

3. (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	8/7/07	7/18/07	5/22/07	4/18/07	3/23/07	2/28/07	1/31/07	4/13/06	4/11/06	10/13/05
Number of Days Pending	785	805	862	896	922	945	973	1266	1268	1448

7. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS

1. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests ^[1]

	SIMPLE					COMPLEX					EXPEDITED PROCESSING
	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days
OSHA	4,993	5	22.4	1	494	3,573	8	91	1	550	52	11	36	1	138
ESA	1,478	10	12.5	1	251	929	13	30	1	279	11	10	9.2	1	54
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	19.7	8	33	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	179	7	10.2	1	82	159	15	29.8	1	279	3	29.5	32	5	54
-OLMS	52	11	21.2	1	105	65	13	22.5	0	219	0	0	0	0	0
-OWCP	348	10	12.14	1	251	279	26	25	18.5	41	2	10	10	10	10
-WHD	899	8	19	1	50	423	24	53	1	213	6	2	4	1	11
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	1,545	9	14.8	0	329	26	3	48.6	2	180
EBSA	2,156	2	6.2	0	156	161	12	19.45	0	181	2	12	6.5	1	12
ETA	180	49	83.5	1	368	993	77	92.9	1	359	21	32.5	64.8	1	248
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	221	23	30.4	0	162	4	20	27	0	37
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	102	3	9.6	1	175	23	2	2.8	1	20
VETS	79	10	10.9	1	63	26	10	14	7	23	11	5	6	1	20
OIG	53	7	17	0	136	11	69	84	15	177	2	3	4	3	5
BLS	23	12	12	2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	24	5	7	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	4	20.5	18.8	6	28	4	21	23	15	35	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	90	16	233	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	1	8	8	8	8	14	19	26.3	1	34	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	12	18	45.7	6	198	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	4	8	5	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	2	29.5	29.5	13	46	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	16	14	13.5	1	31	1	38	38	38	38	1	59	59	59	59
JOB CORP	48	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
AGENCY OVERALL	9,059	8	16.83	1	494	7,597	18	42.57	1	550	154	10	20.08	<1	248

2. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted

	SIMPLE					COMPLEX					EXPEDITED PROCESSING
	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days	# of Requests Processed	Median # Of Days	Average Number Of Days	Lowest Number Of Days	Highest Number Of Days
OSHA	3,790	8	24	1	494	1,697	24	163	1	550	42	8	14	1	138
ESA	585	17	13.1	1	272	796	17	36.5	21	279	7	10	13.6	1	138
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	25.5	18	33	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	49	8	10	2	40	91	19	33.7	2	279	1	54	54	54	54
-OLMS	25	17	23.7	1	105	8	17	37.7	0	219	0	0	0	0	0
-OWCP	328	10	12.14	1	251	148	26	25	18.5	41	2	10	10	10	10
-WHD	183	10	20	1	272	547	29	63	1	231	4	2	4	1	11
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	1,274	9	14.7	0	329	16	10	61.7	2	180
EBSA	1,552	1	4	0	156	492	20	19.5	1	181	1	12	12	12	12
ETA	83	84	109	1	343	564	83	99.1	1	298	21	41	67.5	2	195
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	99	26	38.6	1	128	2	23	23	9	47
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	80	3	6.5	1	131	23	2	2.8	1	20
VETS	64	10	10.7	1	63	34	0	5.5	7	23	11	3	2	1	10
OIG	17	14	31	5	136	11	48	89	31	177	1	5	5	3	5
BLS	11	12	12	6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	12	7	10	1	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	1	24	24	24	24	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
ASP	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	1	8	8	8	8	13	20	27.1	1	34	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	9	19	55.9	9	198	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	4	8	5	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	11	12	13.4	1	31	1	38	38	38	38	1	59	59	59	59
JOB CORP	20	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
AGENCY OVERALL	6,151	10	20.4	<1	494	5,071	19	46.87	<1	550	126	10	23.78	1	195

3. Processed Requests - Response Time in Day Increments

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
OSHA	4,203	510	145	63	39	17	8	1	1	1	4	0	1	4993
ESA	1,108	262	59	24	9	4	1	0	1	3	6	0	1	1,478
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	153	22	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	179
-OLMS	38	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
-OWCP	297	45	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	348
-WHD	620	190	52	18	5	3	1	0	1	3	5	0	1	899
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EBSA	2123	29	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2156
ETA	38	30	34	9	14	12	9	5	10	3	11	5	0	180
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	75	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	79
OIG	41	7	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
BLS	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
Adj Bds	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
WB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	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
ILAB	1	0	0	0	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
OPA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	10	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16
JOB CORP	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
AGENCY OVERALL	7,698	850	243	97	64	34	19	7	12	7	21	5	2	9,059

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
OSHA	2,822	362	150	74	77	60	16	1	1	1	8	0	1	3,573
ESA	544	179	86	43	24	9	5	5	4	8	10	2	10	929
-OMAP	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
-OFCCP	99	33	8	8	3	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	159
-OLMS	50	6	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	65
-OWCP	196	56	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	279
-WHD	197	83	51	29	20	9	4	4	3	7	4	2	10	423
MSHA	1,284	162	47	20	14	6	3	2	1	0	5	1	0	1,545
EBSA	73	55	11	16	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	161
ETA	194	152	70	80	85	81	54	73	55	58	89	2	0	993
OASAM	99	59	27	20	10	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	221
ALJ	95	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	102
VETS	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
OIG	1	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	11
BLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
CFO	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
SOL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	5,157	986	395	256	212	162	82	83	65	70	113	5	11	7.597

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
OSHA	49	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
ESA	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
-OLMS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OWCP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
-WHD	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
MSHA	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	26
EBSA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
ETA	9	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	21
OASAM	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
ALJ	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
VETS	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
OIG	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
BLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	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
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	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
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	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
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
JOB CORP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
AGENCY OVERALL	132	6	6	1	0	1	2	0	3	2	1	0	0	154

4. 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
OSHA	187	12	47.4	248	32	71.8	1	200	200
ESA	142	16	14.48	79	40	41.26	0	0	0
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	5	5	11.4	22	14	32.3	0	0	0
-OLMS	0	0	0	3	155	129	0	0	0
-OWCP	20	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0
-WHD	117	40	45	54	40	45	0	0	0
MSHA	0	0	0	133	13	43.7	0	0	0
EBSA	29	2	14.9	72	20	44.8	0	0	0
ETA	17	81	75.7	62	10	43.4	1	205	205
OASAM	0	0	0	61	112	104	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	1	12.5	12.5	0	0	0
VETS	3	9	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
OIG	7	9	34	9	3	44	0	0	0
BLS	2	74	124.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	1	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	2	120	228	8	220	208.9	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	390	16	53.28	673	20	30.33	2	200	202.50

5. Pending Requests - Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests

	10th Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending
OSHA	10/23/08 236	10/22/08 237	10/22/08 237	10/16/08 240	10/15/08 241	10/14/08 242	10/6/08 247	10/3/08 248	10/2/08 249	10/2/08 249
ESA	5/7/2009 105	5/6/2009 106	5/5/2009 107	5/5/2009 107	3/25/2009 136	3/14/2009 155	3/14/2009 155	2/19/2009 168	12/07/2008 214	11/18/08 227
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	9/4/2009 18	8/24/2009 27	7/13/2009 57	6/26/2009 67	6/26/2009 67	6/26/2009 67	6/26/2009 67	6/26/2009 67	5/8/2009 98	5/5/2009 92
-OLMS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6/19/2009 78	3/14/2009 155	3/14/2009 155
-OWCP	9/22/2009 6	9/22/2009 6	9/21/2009 7	9/21/2009 7	9/14/2009 12	9/14/2009 12	9/14/2009 12	9/14/2009 12	9/9/2009 15	9/9/2009 15
-WHD	6/1/2009 88	5/27/2009 91	5/18/2009 98	5/7/2009 105	5/6/2009 106	5/5/2009 107	3/25/2009 136	2/19/2009 168	12/07/2008 214	11/18/08 227
MSHA	1/23/2009 157	12/29/2008 176	8/28/2008 264	8/7/2008 279	8/4/2008 291	3/24/2008 384	2/8/2008 412	10/22/2007 488	9/25/2007 500	8/13/2007 536
EBSA	6/15/2009 74	6/15/2009 74	6/15/2009 74	6/8/2009 79	6/8/2009 79	6/8/2009 79	5/12/009 97	5/1/2009 104	4/17/2009 114	4/16/2009 115
ETA	3/9/2009 145	2/23/2009 146	2/3/2009 168	12/1/2008 205	12/1/2008 205	11/21/2008 215	9/12/2008 263	8/11/2008 286	7/1/2008 310	1/24/2008 424
OASAM	05/19/2009 119	05/28/2009 128	05/12/2009 139	04/15/2009 157	04/06/2009 164	03/26/2009 172	9/15/2008 295	8/11/08 336	7/7/08 361	2/26/08 456
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8/26/2009 25
VETS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9/21/2009 9	9/15/2009 11	9/15/2009 11
OIG	09/01/2009 20	08/25/2009 25	08/24/2009 26	08/03/2009 41	07/07/2009 60	07/07/2009 60	06/18/2009 72	06/05/2009 81	05/28/2009 87	04/27/2009 109
BLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6/9/2009 115	5/21/2009 134
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9/16/2009 10
WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	2/6/2009 165	1/23/2009 170	1/23/09 170	1/13/2009 175	1/8/2009 181	11/14/2008 220	10/29/2008 231	9/4/2008 267	9/11/2007 510	7/5/2007 562
JOB CORP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AGENCY OVERALL	8/11/2008 286	7/1/2008 310	2/26/2008 456	2/8/2008 412	1/24/2008 424	10/22/2007 488	9/25/2007 500	9/11/2007 510	8/13/2007 536	7/5/2007 562

8. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER

1. Requests for Expedited Processing

	Number Granted	Number Denied	Median Number of Days to Adjudicate	Average Number of Days to Adjudicate	Number Adjudicated Within Ten Days
OSHA	52	25	16	31	36
ESA	11	49	22	22.34	5
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	3	1	22	24.5	2
-OLMS	0	5	44	47.2	1
-OWCP	2	0	10	10	2
-WHD	6	43	14	30	0
MSHA	26	17	7	43.2	16
EBSA	2	1	1	12.67	2
ETA	21	50	22	83	23
OASAM	4	0	10	14	3
ALJ	23	2	2	4.5	18
VETS	11	1	4	2	3
OIG	2	3	0	0	5
BLS	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	2	25	25	2
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	1	6	6	1
CFO	0	1	13	13	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	1	0	59	59	0
JOB CORP	1	0	1	1	1
AGENCY OVERALL	154	152	22	24.36	115

2. Requests for Fee Waiver

	Number Granted	Number Denied	Median Number of Days to Adjudicate	Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
OSHA	137	104	12	13
ESA	18	74	28	14.68
-OMAP	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	2	15	7	10.4
-OLMS	0	2	28	28
-OWCP	0	0	0	0
-WHD	16	57	14	35
MSHA	12	7	13	49.1
EBSA	0	3	3	3.7
ETA	19	66	63	77.4
OASAM	2	0	110	100
ALJ	11	1	2	4.3
VETS	0	0	0	0
OIG	21	1	0	2
BLS	0	1	12	12
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	2	96	96.5
OCIA	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	2	17	17
CFO	0	2	97	97
OPA	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	220	263	17	40.5

9. 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" (The sum of Columns 1 & 2)	Processing Costs (At initial request and appeal levels)	Litigation-Related Costs	Total Costs
OSHA	20	43	63	$2,895,637.50	-	$2,895,637.50
ESA	3.5	7.7	11.2	$915,471.34	-	$915,471.34
-OMAP		.15	.15	$10,000.	-	$10,000.
-OFCCP	0	3.55	3.55	$300,200.	-	$300,200.
-OLMS	1	0	1	$94,000.	-	$94,000.
-OWCP	1.5	4	5.5	$401,271.34	-	$401,271.34
-WHD	1	0	1	$110,000.	-	$110,000.
MSHA	2	18	20	$1,852,200.	-	$1,852,200.
EBSA	4	3.62	7.62	$446,505.	-	$446,505.
ETA	0	6.20	6.20	$480,547.62	-	$480,547.62
OASAM	0	1.41	1.41	$101,694.	-	$101,694.
ALJ	0	.81	.81	$64,422.25	-	$64,422.25
VETS	0	1.02	1.02	$122,342.15	-	$122,342.15
OIG	1	-	1	$120,000.	-	$120,000.
BLS		.20	.20	$19,182.	-	$19,182.
Adj Bds	0	.20	.20	$8,900.	-	$8,900.
WB	1	0	1	$104,000.	-	$104,000.
ODEP	0	.10	.10	$10,272.	-	$10,272.
ASP	0	.40	.40	$19,000.	-	$19,000.
OCIA	0	.20	.20	$18,000.	-	$18,000.
ILAB	0	.25	.25	$19,700	-	$19,700.
CFO	0	.25	.25	$30,000.	-	$30,000.
OPA	0	.10	.10	$9,600.	-	$9,600.
OSBP		.50	.50	$39,640.	-	$39,640.
SOL	12	.13	12.13	$684,000.	$425,000.	$1,109,000.
JOB CORP		.80	.80	$44,000.	-	$44,000.
AGENCY OVERALL	43.5	84.89	128.39	$8,005,113.70	$425,000	$8,430,113.70

10. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS

11. FOIA REGULATIONS

Agencies must provide an electronic link to their FOIA regulations, including their fee schedule.

U.S. Department of Labor FOIA regulations and fee schedule can be accessed via the DOL public FOIA website at the following link: https://federalregister.dol.gov/

12. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS AND COMPARISONS

1. 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
OSHA	249	84
ESA	178	41
-OMAP	0	3
-OFCCP	9	3
-OLMS	3	0
-OWCP	0	19
-WHD	166	13
MSHA	41	4
EBSA	35	2
ETA	37	31
OASAM	57	4
ALJ	1	1
VETS	0	5
OIG	9	4
BLS	2	0
Adj Bds	0	1
WB	0	0
ODEP	0	0
ASP	0	0
OCIA	0	0
ILAB	0	0
CFO	0	1
OPA	0	0
OSBP	0	0
SOL	10	2
JOB CORP	0	1
AGENCY OVERALL	619	178

2. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations

	Number of Consultations Received From Other Agencies That Were Pending at Your Agency 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 Your Agency During the Fiscal Year	Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at Your Agency as of End of the Fiscal Year
OSHA	0	23	23	0
ESA	0	24	22	2
-OMAP	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	0	2	2	0
-OLMS	0	12	10	2
-OWCP	0	0	0	0
-WHD	0	10	10	0
MSHA	0	0	0	0
EBSA	0	7	5	2
ETA	0	7	6	1
OASAM	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	0
VETS	0	0	0	0
OIG	0	2	2	0
BLS	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	5	4	1
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	68	62	6

3. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency.

	10th Oldest Consultation and Number of Days Pending	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	Oldest Consultation and Number of Days Pending
OSHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ESA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6/19/2009 78	3/4/2009 155
-OMAP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OFCCP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-OLMS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6/19/2009 78	3/4/2009 155
-OWCP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
-WHD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EBSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8/14/2009 33 days	7/21/2009 49 days
ETA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8/25/2009 21
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OIG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9/28/2009 3 days
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	Date Number of Days	0	0	0	9/28/2009 3 days	8/25/2009 21	8/14/2009 33 days	7/21/2009 49 days	6/19/2009 78	3/4/2009 155

4. Comparison of Numbers of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report - Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged

	NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED		NUMBER OF REQUESTS 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 Annual Report
OSHA	12,646	8,328	12,509	8,618
ESA	2,996	2,427	3,096	2,418
-OMAP	3	3	4	3
-OFCCP	284	349	294	341
-OLMS	114	112	112	117
-OWCP	964	623	26	629
-WHD	1,743	1,340	1,739	1,328
MSHA	1,564	1,620	1,591	1,571
EBSA	2,123	2400	2,110	2319
ETA	817	1,212	946	1,194
OASAM	213	259	243	225
ALJ	156	120	162	125
VETS	107	116	107	116
OIG	46	82	56	66
BLS	31	25	32	23
Adj Bds	22	23	27	24
WB	15	8	19	8
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	5	2	8	3
OCIA	3	0	7	0
ILAB	11	14	15	15
CFO	12	12	12	12
OPA	6	4	7	4
OSBP	11	0	9	2
SOL	9	25	6	18
JOB CORP	5	49	8	49
AGENCY OVERALL	20,798	16,726	20,970	16,810

BACKLOG REQUEST COMPARISONS

	Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year From Previous Annual Report	Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report
OSHA	216	249
ESA	100	178
-OMAP	2	0
-OFCCP	14	9
-OLMS	0	3
-OWCP	0	0
-WHD	84	166
MSHA	29	41
EBSA	11	35
ETA	37	37
OASAM	12	57
ALJ	3	1
VETS	2	0
OIG	0	9
BLS	0	2
Adj Bds	0	0
WB	0	0
ODEP	0	0
ASP	0	0
OCIA	0	0
ILAB	1	0
CFO	0	0
OPA	0	0
OSBP	2	0
SOL	3	10
JOB CORP	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	416	619

5. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report - Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged.

	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 Annual Report
OSHA	175	147	176	173
ESA	124	92	145	93
-OMAP	10	5	12	8
-OFCCP	10	5	11	8
-OLMS	2	3	2	6
-OWCP	70	59	80	54
-WHD	32	20	40	17
MSHA	6	13	12	13
EBSA	9	6	9	9
ETA	25	52	13	43
OASAM	5	6	6	7
ALJ	0	0	0	0
VETS	1	10	2	10
OIG	-	3	2	1
BLS	3	1	5	1
Adj Bds	1	1	1	0
WB	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0
CFO	1	0	0	0
OPA	1	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0
SOL	1	4	3	4
JOB CORP	0	1	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	360 [2] (8 'others')	349 (13 'others')	383 (9 'others')	369 (15 'others')

BACKLOG APPEALS COMPARISONS

	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
OSHA	117	84
ESA	43	41
-OMAP	6	3
-OFCCP	7	3
-OLMS	3	0
-OWCP	14	19
-WHD	13	13
MSHA	4	4
EBSA	6	2
ETA	22	31
OASAM	5	4
ALJ	1	1
VETS	5	5
OIG	0	4
BLS	2	0
Adj Bds	0	1
WB	0	0
ODEP	0	0
ASP	0	0
OCIA	0	0
ILAB	0	0
CFO	1	1
OPA	0	0
OSBP	0	0
SOL	2	2
JOB CORP	0	1
AGENCY OVERALL	208	178

6. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

Signed at Washington, D.C. this 21st day of January 2010.

___signed_________
Ronald G. Whiting
Acting Chief FOIA Officer

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Footnotes

[1]    Due to restructuring of the agency, the Employment Standards Administration's (ESA) Number of Requests Pending at the Start of the Fiscal Year has increased from what was initially reported within last year's FOIA report. This report has subsequently been updated to reflect the change from 160 to 212 requests pending from last fiscal year.

[2]    The term 'others' denotes administrative closures.