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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Labor (DOL) has a decentralized Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program in which each component agency responds directly to FOIA requests implicating its programs and activities. This allows for more accurate, complete, and timely responses to the public. While this report reflects FOIA activities at the Departmental level, it also distinguishes the volume and timeliness of each DOL component as it carries out its respective responsibilities under the FOIA.
Although FOIA processes at DOL are decentralized, departmental oversight is provided by the Office of Information Services (OIS), which operates under the supervision of the Solicitor of Labor, the Department's Chief FOIA Officer. OIS provides agency-wide leadership and guidance to ensure compliance with FOIA, particularly to increase the quality and timeliness of FOIA responses; reduce the backlog of pending FOIA requests; and review the effectiveness of each agency's FOIA processes in order to benchmark best practices, and make recommendations for programmatic improvements. Additional information about the Department's FOIA program is available online at https://www.dol.gov/general/foia.
The Department received a total of 16,106 initial requests for records during Fiscal Year 2014, a 16% decrease from 18,755 received in FY2013. The Department processed 16,715 initial FOIA requests in FY13, a 15% decrease from the 19,175 processed in FY2013. At year's end, total requests in "backlog" status (meaning not processed within statutory time limits) had decreased by 9%, from 620 at the end of FY2013 to 561 at the end of FY2014.
As explained in prior Annual FOIA reports, DOL conducted an audit of data in the Department's centralized FOIA tracking database, the Secretary's Information Management System for FOIA or "SIMS-FOIA", to ensure complete processing of FOIA requests received by the Department as well as to obtain the most accurate data for FOIA reporting purposes. As part of this audit, which began in FY2012, we located a large number of records that had been improperly listed in the FOIA request system with a pending "Action Required" or "AR" code. When records are in an "AR" status, SIMS-FOIA does not track them for timeliness or any other processing milestone. An early review of our progress to reconcile the data indicated that the FY2012 efforts were successful. As previously reported, however, we located an additional 191 requests that remained in "AR" status at the close of FY2012 and accounted for in the FY2013 report. And, while compiling this current report we located an additional 550 requests that were found to be in "AR" status, meaning requests were received by DOL in FY2013, but were not converted for processing and tracking purposes until after the close of the fiscal year. Since SIMS-FOIA records that are in "AR" status are not included in the tracking system's data collections, the addition of these 550 records to the FY2014 Annual Report means that the number of requests pending as of the start of FY2014 will not reconcile back to the number of requests pending as of the end of FY2013. Specifically, in FY2013 DOL reported 1,246 FOIA requests pending at the end of the fiscal year. This year, DOL is reporting 1,803 requests pending at the start of FY2014. The difference between these numbers represents the 550 requests discovered as a part of our continuing oversight of the data audit we began in FY2012. This report incorporates a footnote in Section V. (A.) to reconcile that difference. These additional requests do not impact backlog numbers for prior years, nor result in differences in other parts of the report. Footnotes have been inserted where appropriate to address this issue.
As explained in the FY2013 Annual FOIA report, DOL continues to audit and monitor data in the Department's centralized FOIA tracking database, the Secretary's Information Management System for FOIA or "SIMS-FOIA" to ensure complete processing of FOIA requests received by the Department as well as to obtain the most accurate data for FOIA reporting purposes.
I. Basic Information Regarding Report.
A. For questions concerning this report, please contact Ramona Branch Oliver, Director, Office of Information Services (OIS), Office of the Solicitor, Room N-2420, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone number (202) 693-5391, fax number 202-693-5389.
B. The electronic address for this report is https://www.dol.gov/general/foia.
C. You may obtain a paper copy of this report by visiting the DOL website or by contacting OIS using the information above.
II. How to Make a FOIA Request.
The Department of Labor is organized into divisions and agencies often referred to as components. 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.
The DOL "Guide to Submitting a Request Under FOIA" provides general information about the FOIA program at DOL and provides basic information on how to submit a FOIA request. The Guide also contains links to the DOL agency components in both the national and regional offices, a brief description of expected response times and reasons why some requests cannot be granted by DOL. This Guide is available on DOL's website at https://www.dol.gov/general/foia/guide.
Requesters who cannot determine the proper disclosure officer to whom a request should be addressed may direct the request to the Office of Information Services (OIS), Office of the Solicitor, Division of Management and Administrative Legal Services, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N-2420, Washington, D.C. 20210, by e-mail to foiarequests@dol.gov or by fax to 202-693-5389.
A. 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 disclosure officer for each component is responsible for making records in the custody of that component available for inspection and copying, in accordance with the provisions of the FOIA. 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
- Office of the Secretary (OSEC), (202) 693-7277
- Office of the Solicitor (SOL), (202) 693-5391
- Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ), 800 K Street, N.W., Suite N-400, Washington, D.C. 20001-8002, (202) 693-7440
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), (202) 693-7277
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP), (202) 693-5925
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), (202) 693-6806
- Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA), (202) 693-4630
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), (202) 693-4930
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), (202) 693-1145
- Office of Inspector General (OIG), (202) 693-5113
- Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS), (202) 693-0123
- Office of Public Affairs (OPA), (202) 693-4654
- Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), (202) 693-0934
- Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), (202) 693-4770
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Postal Square Building, Room 4040, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212-0001, (202) 691-7628
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA), (202) 693-3140
Job Corps (part of ETA), 1-800-733-JOBS - Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 21st Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209, (202) 693-9424
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), (202) 693-1897
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), (202) 693-8655
- Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), (202) 693-4745
- Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), (202) 693-5028
- Administrative Review Board (ARB), (202) 693-5028
- Benefits Review Board (BRB), (202) 693-5028
- Wage and Hour Division (WHD), (202) 693-0388
- Women's Bureau (WB), (202) 693-6735
The addresses and telephone numbers for the various regional offices for the Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM) are listed below.
Region I:
U.S. Department of Labor
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
One Congress Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02203
(617) 565-1991
(For 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 Office of Workers' Compensation (OWCP) in Region IV 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) in Region V 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 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) in Region VII 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 in Region VII 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
90 7th Street, Suite 18-300
San Francisco, California 94105
(415) 625-7804
(415) 625-7799 (fax)
U.S. Department of Labor
1111 Third Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101-3212
(415) 975-4057
(For Wage and Hour Division: Contact San Francisco)
B. Agency response time.
The agency's response time generally ranges from one to forty-eight days. Complex requests usually take more time.
C. 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. Further, 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.
III. Definitions of Terms and Acronyms Used in the Report
1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.
|
1. |
ADJ BDS |
Adjudicatory Boards includes the Administrative Review Board (ARB), Benefits Review Board (BRB), and Employees' Compensation Appeal Board (ECAB) |
|
2. |
ALJ |
Office of Administrative Law Judges |
|
3. |
ASP |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy |
|
4. |
BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
|
5. |
CFO |
Office of the Chief Financial Officer |
|
6. |
EBSA |
Employee Benefits Security Administration |
|
7. |
ETA |
Employment and Training Administration |
|
8. |
Exec Sec |
Executive Secretariat |
|
9. |
ILAB |
Bureau of International Labor Affairs |
|
10. |
MSHA |
Mine Safety and Health Administration |
|
11. |
OASAM |
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management |
|
12. |
OCIA |
Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs |
|
13. |
ODEP |
Office of Disability Employment Policy |
|
14. |
OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
|
15. |
OIG |
Office of Inspector General |
|
16. |
OLMS |
Office of Labor Management Standards |
|
17. |
OPA |
Office of Public Affairs |
|
18. |
OSEC |
Office of the Secretary |
|
19. |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
|
20. |
OWCP |
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs |
|
21. |
SOL |
Office of the Solicitor |
|
22. |
VETS |
Veterans' Employment and Training Service |
|
23. |
WB |
Women's Bureau |
|
24. |
WHD |
Wage and Hour Division |
2. Definition of Terms Used in This Report.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.)
- Full Grant – an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
- 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.
- Median Number – the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.
- 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.
- Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal – a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.
- Range in Number of Days – the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.
- 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.
- Exemption 1: classified national defense and foreign relations information
- Exemption 2: internal agency rules and practices
- Exemption 3: information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law
- Exemption 4: trade secrets and other confidential business information
- Exemption 5: inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges
- Exemption 6: information involving matters of personal privacy
- 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
- Exemption 8: information relating to the supervision of financial institutions
- Exemption 9: geological information on wells
IV. EXEMPTION 3 STATUTES
|
Statute |
Type of Information Withheld |
Case Citation |
Number of Times Relied Upon Per Component |
Total Number of Times Relied Upon By Agency |
|
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Section 103(g)(1), 30 U.S.C. § 813(g) |
Complaint Information & Interviews of Miners |
None |
MSHA |
5 |
|
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, Title V of Public Law 107-347 |
Confidential Respondent Data to BLS Survey |
None |
BLS |
2 |
|
Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1997, Pub. L. No. 98-78, 91 Stat. 319 |
Grand Jury Proceedings |
Sussman v. USMC, 494 F. 3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Fund for Constitutional Gov't v. NARS, 656 F.2d 856, 867-68 (D.C. Cir. 1981) |
OIG |
4 |
|
DOL OVERALL |
11 |
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V. A. FOIA REQUESTS
|
Agency |
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 |
|
ADJ BDS |
0 |
47 |
46 |
1 |
|
ALJ |
1 |
152 |
149 |
4 |
|
ASP |
11 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
|
BLS |
1 |
27 |
26 |
2 |
|
CFO |
1 |
23 |
23 |
1 |
|
EBSA |
96 |
450 |
472 |
74 |
|
ETA |
166 |
1,545 |
1,639 |
72 |
|
EXEC SEC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
ILAB |
3 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
|
MSHA |
92 |
1,565 |
1,545 |
112 |
|
OASAM |
43 |
211 |
226 |
28 |
|
OCIA |
10 |
23 |
30 |
3 |
|
ODEP |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
|
OFCCP |
24 |
188 |
188 |
24 |
|
OIG |
18 |
71 |
72 |
17 |
|
OLMS |
8 |
84 |
83 |
9 |
|
OPA |
6 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
|
OSEC |
6 |
25 |
26 |
5 |
|
OSHA |
539 |
8,330 |
8,520 |
349 |
|
OWCP |
163 |
374 |
495 |
42 |
|
SOL |
24 |
95 |
101 |
18 |
|
VETS |
28 |
138 |
153 |
13 |
|
WB |
0 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
|
WHD |
555 |
2,732 |
2,885 |
402 |
|
DOL OVERALL |
1,796 |
16,106 |
16,715 |
1,187 |
During this fiscal year 2014, DOL located 550 FOIA requests that were received during FY 2013 but were not converted for processing and tracking purposes within the FOIA tracking system and, therefore, were not included in last year's report. The Numbers of Requests Pending as of the start of the Fiscal Year have been corrected from the number of requests reported as pending at the end of Fiscal Year 2013.
B. (1) Disposition of FOIA Requests - All Processed Requests
| Agency | # of Full Grants | # of Partial Grants / Partial Denials | Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions | # of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions | TOTAL | ||||||||
| 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 |
|||||
|
ADJ BDS |
15 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46 |
|
ALJ |
105 |
7 |
3 |
22 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
149 |
|
ASP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
|
BLS |
11 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
|
CFO |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
|
EBSA |
139 |
73 |
17 |
110 |
89 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
472 |
|
ETA |
195 |
588 |
5 |
491 |
76 |
29 |
44 |
5 |
107 |
46 |
53 |
0 |
1,639 |
|
EXEC SEC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
ILAB |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
MSHA |
403 |
851 |
123 |
78 |
2 |
37 |
25 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
1,545 |
|
OASAM |
48 |
51 |
15 |
51 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
6 |
9 |
226 |
|
OCIA |
11 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
|
ODEP |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
OFCCP |
52 |
60 |
10 |
35 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
188 |
|
OIG |
10 |
29 |
10 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
72 |
|
OLMS |
10 |
23 |
12 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
|
OPA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
OSEC |
5 |
9 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
|
OSHA |
449 |
3,908 |
1,386 |
1,871 |
243 |
169 |
32 |
35 |
54 |
110 |
263 |
0 |
8,520 |
|
OWCP |
198 |
15 |
19 |
101 |
10 |
34 |
84 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
20 |
0 |
495 |
|
SOL |
25 |
26 |
7 |
19 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
101 |
|
VETS |
25 |
72 |
9 |
19 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
153 |
|
WB |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
WHD |
85 |
1,427 |
285 |
588 |
128 |
150 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
184 |
7 |
2,885 |
|
DOL OVERALL |
1,807 |
7,142 |
1,910 |
3,492 |
560 |
495 |
200 |
54 |
209 |
242 |
581 |
23 |
16,715 |
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 | TOTAL |
| ADJ BDS | N/A | 0 |
| ALJ | N/A | 0 |
| ASP | N/A | 0 |
| BLS | N/A | 0 |
| CFO | N/A | 0 |
| EBSA | N/A | 0 |
| ETA | N/A | 0 |
| EXEC SEC | N/A | 0 |
| ILAB | N/A | 0 |
| MSHA | N/A | 0 |
| OASAM | (9) Request transferred | 9 |
| OCIA | N/A | 0 |
| ODEP | N/A | 0 |
| OFCCP | N/A | 0 |
| OIG | (2) Records referred not related or indexed to requester | 2 |
| OLMS | N/A | 0 |
| OPA | N/A | 0 |
| OSEC | N/A | 0 |
| OSHA | N/A | 0 |
| OWCP | N/A | 0 |
| SOL | (3) Department provided a consolidated response | 3 |
| VETS | (2) Department provided a consolidated response | 2 |
| WB | N/A | 0 |
| WHD | (7) Department provided a consolidated response | 7 |
| DOL OVERALL | 23 |
B. (3) Disposition of FOIA Requests - Number of Times Exemptions Applied
| Agency | 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 |
|
ADJ BDS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
ALJ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
ASP |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
BLS |
0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
CFO |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
EBSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 64 | 22 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
ETA |
0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 18 | 570 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
EXEC SEC |
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 |
|
MSHA |
0 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 164 | 98 | 154 | 0 | 750 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OASAM |
0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OCIA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
ODEP |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OFCCP |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OIG |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OLMS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OPA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OSEC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
OSHA |
0 | 67 | 0 | 2,520 | 2,390 | 900 | 1,251 | 78 | 3,705 | 1,635 | 138 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
|
OWCP |
0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
SOL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
VETS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
WB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
WHD |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1,056 | 468 | 15 | 284 | 3 | 1,349 | 382 | 1,167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
DOL OVERALL |
0 | 93 | 11 | 3,781 | 3,158 | 1,777 | 1,754 | 85 | 5,981 | 2,162 | 1,410 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
VI. A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS
| 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| ETA | 18 | 52 | 27 | 43 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 14 | 21 | 12 | 23 |
| OASAM | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| OIG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| OLMS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 54 | 113 | 48 | 119 |
| OWCP | 67 | 167 | 147 | 87 |
| SOL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| VETS | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 15 | 24 | 16 | 23 |
| DOL OVERALL | 216 | 400 | 277 | 339 |
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 |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| ETA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| OASAM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| OLMS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 2 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 48 |
| OWCP | 4 | 0 | 23 | 120 | 147 |
| SOL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| VETS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| DOL OVERALL | 9 | 7 | 73 | 188 | 277 |
C. (1) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Number of Times Exemptions Applied
| Agency | 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 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 |
| BLS | 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 |
| EBSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXEC SEC | 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 |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OASAM | 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 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OLMS | 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 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OWCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DOL Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. (2) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - Reasons Other Than Exemptions
| Agency | 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ETA | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OASAM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OLMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| OWCP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| VETS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DOL Overall | 16 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
C. (3) Reasons for Denial on Appeal - "Other" Reasons from 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 |
| ADJ BDS | (1) Constructive denial now moot | 1 |
| ALJ | N/A | 0 |
| ASP | N/A | 0 |
| BLS | N/A | 0 |
| CFO | N/A | 0 |
| EBSA | (3) Constructive denial now moot | 3 |
| ETA | (2) Appeal abandoned (1) Appeal untimely |
3 |
| EXEC SEC | N/A | 0 |
| ILAB | N/A | 0 |
| MSHA | N/A | 0 |
| OASAM | (3) Constructive denial now moot | 3 |
| OCIA | N/A | 0 |
| ODEP | N/A | 0 |
| OFCCP | N/A | 0 |
| OIG | N/A | 0 |
| OLMS | N/A | 0 |
| OPA | N/A | 0 |
| OSEC | N/A | 0 |
| OSHA | (1) Appeal abandoned (1) Constructive denial now moot (1) Appeal untimely |
3 |
| OWCP | (73) Constructive denial (2) Initial request not an appeal (1) Supplemental response issued by agency |
76 |
| SOL | (1) Supplemental response issued by agency | 1 |
| VETS | N/A | 0 |
| WB | N/A | 0 |
| WHD | (1) Constructive denial appeal moot (1) Appeal abandoned |
2 |
| DOL Overall | 92 |
C. (4) Response Time for Administrative Appeals
| Component | Median Number of Days | Average Number of Days | Lowest Number of Days | Highest Number of Days |
| ADJ BDS | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 210 | 254.2 | 9 | 653 |
| ETA | 98 | 163.4 | 0 | 527 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 499 | 411.8 | 7 | 721 |
| OASAM | 349 | 446.6 | 231 | 836 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| OIG | 206 | 205.5 | 44 | 367 |
| OLMS | 513 | 513 | 270 | 765 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 73 | 164.9 | 1 | 795 |
| OWCP | 24 | 53.9 | 1 | 871 |
| SOL | 397 | 397 | 85 | 709 |
| VETS | 353 | 510 | 343 | 834 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 44 | 128.1 | 1 | 523 |
| DOL Overall | 41 | 131.2 | 0 | 871 |
C. (5) Ten Oldest Pending Administrative Appeals
| Agency | 10th Oldest Pending Administrative Appeal |
9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Pending Appeal and Number of Days Pending |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/26/13 263 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 3/27/14 133 |
2/24/14 156 |
10/22/13 245 |
9/27/13 262 |
9/26/13 263 |
9/9/13 276 |
8/19/13 290 |
3/14/13 400 |
3/4/13 408 |
12/11/12 463 |
| ETA | 11/27/13 219 |
11/19/13 225 |
9/27/13 262 |
9/18/13 269 |
8/19/13 290 |
8/16/13 291 |
2/22/13 414 |
2/7/13 424 |
2/7/13 424 |
8/9/12 547 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 6/3/14 85 |
3/18/14 140 |
2/10/14 166 |
1/14/14 185 |
12/19/13 203 |
6/12/13 351 |
5/22/13 357 |
3/18/13 398 |
3/4/13 408 |
12/11/12 438 |
| OASAM | 6/18/14 74 |
6/13/14 77 |
5/21/14 94 |
3/24/14 136 |
1/17/14 182 |
9/26/13 263 |
8/5/13 300 |
7/15/13 315 |
7/10/13 569 |
1/4/11 950 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 3/18/14 140 |
9/18/13 269 |
8/19/13 290 |
7/3/13 322 |
7/3/13 322 |
11/6/12 486 |
7/18/12 553 |
2/27/11 653 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12/6/11
718 |
| OLMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/14/14 185 |
9/9/13 276 |
2/22/13 414 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 1/18/13 437 |
1/17/13 438 |
12/11/12 447 |
12/11/12 463 |
11/6/12 487 |
9/4/12 530 |
8/9/12 547 |
7/18/12 563 |
7/10/12 569 |
5/23/12 601 |
| OWCP | 4/3/12 637 |
2/6/12 677 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
12/6/11 718 |
11/21/11 728 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/9/13 276 |
11/6/12 486 |
| VETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/18/2014 74 |
12/19/2013 203 |
8/16/2013 291 |
3/4/2013 408 |
3/4/2013 408 |
2/7/2013 424 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 9/18/13 269 |
9/9/13 276 |
9/9/13 276 |
5/1/13 366 |
5/1/13 366 |
4/17/13 376 |
2/7/13 424 |
5/23/12 601 |
4/3/12 627 |
4/3/12 627 |
| 10th Oldest Appeal | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Appeal | |
| Date of Receipt of Ten Oldest Appeals | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 12/6/2011 | 11/21/2011 | |
| Number of Days Pending | 718 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 718 | 728 | 950 |
VII. FOIA REQUESTS: RESPONSE TIME FOR PROCESSED AND PENDING REQUESTS
A. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests
|
Agency |
SIMPLE |
COMPLEX |
EXPEDITED PROCESSING |
||||||||||||
| # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | |
| ADJ BDS | 44 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| ALJ | 16 | 26 | 20.7 | 1 | 33 | 129 | 3 | 6.6 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 11 | 15.5 | 2 | 38 |
| ASP | 4 | 265.5 | 254.8 | 4 | 484 | 7 | 234 | 232.1 | 133 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 17 | 18 | 23.9 | 2 | 118 | 9 | 22 | 38.7 | 4 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 19.4 | 6 | 54 |
| EBSA | 108 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 90 | 357 | 14 | 35.3 | 1 | 871 | 7 | 14 | 15.4 | 7 | 28 |
| ETA | 768 | 3 | 6.9 | 1 | 191 | 865 | 10 | 13.4 | 1 | 111 | 6 | 12 | 10.3 | 1 | 21 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 62.5 | 20 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1,537 | 10 | 19.5 | 1 | 391 | 7 | 214 | 253.9 | 1 | 550 |
| OASAM | 13 | 18 | 33.7 | 4 | 140 | 213 | 37.5 | 55.5 | 1 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OCIA | 4 | 24 | 57 | 8 | 172 | 25 | 47 | 175.5 | 4 | 2115 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 55.8 | 2 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 54 | 5 | 8.2 | 1 | 25 | 133 | 16 | 31.8 | 1 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| OIG | 47 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 93 | 24 | 111 | 154 | 9 | 459 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| OLMS | 29 | 14 | 15.2 | 1 | 39 | 53 | 22 | 24.5 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 77 | 185.1 | 17 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 45.5 | 76.3 | 7 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 3,827 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1426 | 4,620 | 7 | 18.6 | 1 | 1493 | 68 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 1 | 70 |
| OWCP | 24 | 10 | 25.3 | 1 | 134 | 470 | 23.5 | 134.8 | 1 | 2107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 97 | 33 | 78.9 | 1 | 969 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| VETS | 46 | 11.5 | 59.9 | 1 | 307 | 107 | 16 | 40.1 | 1 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB | 5 | 137 | 128.8 | 24 | 208 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 1,610 | 16 | 28.9 | 1 | 332 | 1,220 | 38 | 72.6 | 1 | 608 | 54 | 12 | 21.1 | 1 | 201 |
| DOL OVERALL | 6,623 | 6 | 23.4 | 1 | 1426 | 9,930 | 12 | 33.6 | 1 | 2115 | 157 | 10 | 26.3 | 1 | 550 |
Due to a system limitation, the charts in this section may contain information about unperfected requests.
B. Processed Requests - Response Time for Perfected Requests in Which Information Was Granted
| Agency | SIMPLE | COMPLEX | EXPEDITED PROCESSING | |||||||||||||
| # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | # of Requests Processed | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | Lowest #Of Days | Highest # Of Days | ||
| ADJ BDS | 14 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ALJ | 6 | 10 | 9.5 | 1 | 19 | 102 | 3 | 5.9 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 15.5 | 2 | 38 | |
| ASP | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BLS | 9 | 22 | 28.1 | 7 | 118 | 5 | 22 | 47.2 | 13 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EBSA | 66 | 19.5 | 19.4 | 1 | 56 | 141 | 19 | 43.5 | 1 | 871 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
| ETA | 89 | 8 | 12.6 | 1 | 191 | 691 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 111 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 12 | |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ILAB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 103.5 | 103.5 | 41 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 11 | 21.2 | 1 | 391 | 7 | 214 | 253.9 | 1 | 550 | |
| OASAM | 10 | 18 | 37.6 | 11 | 140 | 89 | 35 | 58.8 | 2 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 89.6 | 4 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OFCCP | 34 | 5 | 9.8 | 1 | 25 | 77 | 16 | 34.9 | 1 | 261 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| OIG | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 93 | 18 | 200 | 156 | 9 | 459 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| OLMS | 3 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 48 | 102.4 | 7 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OSHA | 1,723 | 8 | 18.4 | 1 | 686 | 2,581 | 13 | 20.8 | 1 | 780 | 48 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 | 70 | |
| OWCP | 7 | 3 | 10.3 | 1 | 30 | 206 | 17 | 40.7 | 2 | 1108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SOL | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 27 | 65.5 | 1 | 969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VETS | 20 | 9 | 12.6 | 1 | 52 | 76 | 16 | 32.9 | 1 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WB | 1 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WHD | 793 | 20.5 | 31.6 | 1 | 254 | 683 | 37 | 65.8 | 1 | 608 | 36 | 11 | 17.6 | 1 | 196 | |
| DOL OVERALL | 2,799 | 11 | 21.9 | 1 | 686 | 6,023 | 14 | 27.9 | 1 | 1108 | 6,015 | 10 | 30.8 | 1 | 550 | |
Due to a system limitation, the charts in this section may contain information about unperfected requests.
C. Processed Requests - Response Time in Day Increments
SIMPLE REQUESTS
| Agency | 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 34 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| ALJ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| ASP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| BLS | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| CFO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| EBSA | 65 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| ETA | 715 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 768 |
| EXEC SEC | 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 |
| MSHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OASAM | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| OCIA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| OIG | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| OLMS | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 3,061 | 439 | 121 | 40 | 41 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 3,827 |
| OWCP | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| SOL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| VETS | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| WB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WHD | 937 | 302 | 167 | 79 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1,610 |
| DOL OVERALL | 4,993 | 877 | 312 | 123 | 75 | 62 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 40 | 7 | 34 | 6,623 |
Due to a system limitation, the charts in this section may contain information about unperfected requests.
COMPLEX REQUESTS
| Agency | 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ALJ | 121 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| BLS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| CFO | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| EBSA | 212 | 51 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 357 |
| ETA | 709 | 126 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 865 |
| EXEC SEC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ILAB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| MSHA | 1,220 | 168 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,537 |
| OASAM | 60 | 54 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 213 |
| OCIA | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| ODEP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| OFCCP | 78 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| OIG | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| OLMS | 26 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| OPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| OSEC | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| OSHA | 3,558 | 642 | 209 | 75 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4,620 |
| OWCP | 208 | 97 | 65 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 470 |
| SOL | 36 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 97 |
| VETS | 73 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 107 |
| WB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WHD | 377 | 254 | 158 | 78 | 46 | 41 | 33 | 46 | 29 | 31 | 102 | 20 | 5 | 1,220 |
| DOL OVERALL | 6,725 | 1,492 | 609 | 278 | 173 | 125 | 88 | 81 | 48 | 54 | 140 | 40 | 81 | 9,929 |
Due to a system limitation, the charts in this section may contain information about unperfected requests.
REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING
| Agency | 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 |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ALJ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| EBSA | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| ETA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| EXEC SEC | 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 |
| MSHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| OASAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OCIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OIG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OLMS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 56 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| OWCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| VETS | 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 |
| WHD | 47 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| DOL OVERALL | 128 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 157 |
Due to a system limitation, the charts in this section may contain information about unperfected requests.
D. Pending Requests - All Pending Perfected Requests
| Agency |
SIMPLE |
COMPLEX |
EXPEDITED PROCESSING |
||||||
| # Pending | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | # Pending | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | # Pending | Median # Of Days | Average # Of Days | |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59.5 | 57.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 265.5 | 202.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 2 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 70 | 21.5 | 53.4 | 2 | 42 | 42 |
| ETA | 14 | 7 | 13.6 | 56 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 321 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27 | 68.6 | 1 | 354 | 354 |
| OASAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 99 | 97.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 363 | 260.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 52.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OLMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 56.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 410.5 | 421.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 51.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 21 | 47 | 247 | 315 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OWCP | 1 | 208 | 208 | 35 | 18 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 66 | 155 | 139.9 | 334 | 65 | 109.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DOL OVERALL | 104 | 124 | 162.8 | 1,057 | 23 | 68 | 4 | 50 | 111 |
E. Pending Requests - Ten Oldest Pending Perfected Requests
| Agency | 10th Oldest Request and # of Days Pending |
9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Request and # of Days Pending |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/29/14 6 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/12/14 13 |
7/15/14 54 |
6/27/14 65 |
5/14/14 97 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11/28/13 206 |
10/17/13 216 |
7/22/13 300 |
7/22/13 300 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/30/14 1 |
9/10/14 15 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/24/13 256 |
| EBSA | 3/4/14 47 |
3/4/14 115 |
2/26/14 152 |
1/6/14 184 |
12/4/13 206 |
12/4/13 206 |
11/18/13 210 |
11/18/13 210 |
11/8/13 221 |
9/25/13 246 |
| ETA | 8/21/14 17 |
8/19/14 30 |
8/18/14 31 |
8/14/14 34 |
8/14/14 34 |
8/13/14 35 |
7/24/14 46 |
7/22/14 48 |
7/21/14 50 |
3/24/14 131 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/2/14 16 |
4/4/12 624 |
| MSHA | 1/28/14 148 |
10/25/13 232 |
9/12/13 262 |
5/6/13 354 |
5/6/13 354 |
5/6/13 354 |
5/6/13 354 |
5/6/13 354 |
4/24/13 613 |
3/20/12 638 |
| OASAM | 4/15/14 118 |
3/6/14 121 |
2/24/14 150 |
2/23/14 150 |
11/20/13 215 |
11/19/13 216 |
11/13/13 219 |
7/30/13 240 |
7/29/13 288 |
6/12/13 326 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8/21/14 27 |
4/20/13 363 |
3/1/13 391 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 8/20/14 28 |
8/13/14 29 |
7/24/14 44 |
7/17/14 52 |
7/1/14 57 |
5/20/14 81 |
5/20/14 92 |
4/23/14 111 |
12/2/13 207 |
5/9/13 349 |
| OIG | 6/9/14 79 |
6/3/14 83 |
6/3/14 83 |
5/30/14 85 |
4/3/14 125 |
3/26/14 131 |
10/31/13 229 |
6/24/13 319 |
3/4/13 398 |
2/4/13 417 |
| OLMS | 0 | 9/22/14 7 |
9/18/14 9 |
9/11/14 12 |
7/25/14 47 |
7/25/14 47 |
6/6/14 81 |
5/15/14 95 |
5/7/14 99 |
4/29/14 108 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/12/14 263 |
2/12/13 410 |
2/11/13 411 |
4/27/12 601 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/4/14 19 |
8/18/14 31 |
8/1/14 42 |
6/18/14 73 |
5/21/14 92 |
| OSHA | 9/11/13 265 |
10/4/11 751 |
2/23/11 907 |
2/8/11 917 |
2/8/11 917 |
1/5/11 939 |
1/5/11 940 |
12/29/10 940 |
10/1/10 1,003 |
9/17/10 1,013 |
| OWCP | 2/10/14 176 |
1/28/14 180 |
1/28/14 180 |
1/28/14 180 |
11/27/13 212 |
9/18/13 239 |
3/13/13 301 |
1/15/13 598 |
4/16/12 653 |
4/9/12 661 |
| SOL | 7/14/14 15 |
4/23/14 81 |
5/16/14 95 |
5/15/14 96 |
2/24/14 150 |
2/19/14 153 |
2/13/14 154 |
2/10/14 154 |
1/28/14 169 |
10/28/13 226 |
| VETS | 9/15/10 12 |
9/11/14 12 |
9/8/14 15 |
9/8/14 15 |
9/4/14 17 |
8/20/14 19 |
8/12/14 19 |
7/21/14 40 |
7/16/14 41 |
6/2/14 61 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/19/14 93 |
| WHD | 5/7/12 604 |
3/27/12 633 |
3/11/12 644 |
2/17/12 659 |
1/11/12 683 |
10/28/11 725 |
10/24/11 738 |
9/20/11 768 |
10/7/10 999 |
8/19/10 1,033 |
| 10th Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Request and Number of Days Pending | |
| 2/23/11 907 OSHA |
2/8/11 917 OSHA |
2/8/11 917 OSHA |
1/5/11 939 OSHA |
1/5/11 940 OSHA |
12/29/10 940 OSHA |
10/7/10 999 WHD |
10/1/10 1003 OSHA |
9/17/10 1013 OSHA |
8/19/10 1033 WHD |
Some work day ranges reported appear to be out of sequence based on the date of the receipt of the request. However, this is attributed to requests that have been "tolled" for clarification or to resolve fee matters consistent with the provisions of the statute.
As noted DOL located 550 initial FOIA requests that remained pending in the Departmental FOIA tracking system and requiring further action, many of which were received in prior years. Accordingly, DOL has identified 8 additional intial FOIA requests that should have been previously reported and are now among the 10 oldest pending requests.
VIII. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING AND REQUESTS FOR FEE WAIVER
A. Requests for Expedited Processing
| Agency | # Granted | # Denied | Median # of Days to Adjudicate | Average # of Days to Adjudicate | # Adjudicated Within Ten Days |
| ADJ BDS | 1 | 1 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 0 |
| ALJ | 4 | 1 | 17 | 23.6 | 1 |
| ASP | 0 | 1 | 455 | 455 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| CFO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| EBSA | 6 | 43 | 25 | 39.8 | 18 |
| ETA | 3 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 7 | 9 | 12.5 | 50.1 | 7 |
| OASAM | 0 | 9 | 87 | 94.1 | 1 |
| OCIA | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6.6 | 4 |
| OIG | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| OLMS | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| OPA | 0 | 1 | 774 | 774 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 3 | 58 | 107.3 | 0 |
| OSHA | 52 | 106 | 7 | 26.9 | 96 |
| OWCP | 0 | 6 | 19.5 | 740 | 1 |
| SOL | 1 | 3 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 1 |
| VETS | 0 | 1 | 511 | 511 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 44 | 104 | 21.5 | 47.5 | 44 |
| DOL OVERALL | 122 | 314 | 14 | 51.1 | 192 |
B. Requests for Fee Waiver
| Agency | # Granted | # Denied | Median # of Days to Adjudicate | Average # of Days to Adjudicate |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 1 | 54 | 54 |
| ALJ | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7.9 |
| ASP | 0 | 3 | 186 | 211 |
| BLS | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18.4 |
| CFO | 8 | 3 | 1 | 8.1 |
| EBSA | 10 | 19 | 7 | 24.6 |
| ETA | 7 | 122 | 3 | 7 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 1 | 1 | 103.5 | 103.5 |
| MSHA | 15 | 9 | 11.5 | 24.6 |
| OASAM | 9 | 24 | 37 | 61.1 |
| OCIA | 16 | 1 | 40 | 221.4 |
| ODEP | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| OIG | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| OLMS | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15.4 |
| OPA | 0 | 1 | 530 | 530 |
| OSEC | 13 | 2 | 48 | 93.5 |
| OSHA | 123 | 134 | 7 | 94.7 |
| OWCP | 1 | 41 | 59.5 | 370.7 |
| SOL | 7 | 19 | 36 | 172.7 |
| VETS | 0 | 8 | 41.5 | 100.3 |
| WB | 0 | 2 | 166.5 | 166.5 |
| WHD | 152 | 287 | 20 | 37.4 |
| DOL OVERALL | 380 | 698 | 16 | 68.5 |
IX. FOIA PERSONNEL AND COSTS
| Agency | PERSONNEL | COSTS | ||||
| # of "Full-Time FOIA Employees" | # of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees"
|
Total # of "Full-Time FOIA Staff" (The sum of Columns 1 & 2)
|
Processing Costs (At "Initial Request" and "Appeal" levels) Examples of Costs * Pro-rated Salaries * IT Related Services * Supplies, etc.
|
Litigation-Related Costs
|
Total Costs
|
|
| ADJ BDS | 0 | .45 | .45 | 22,500.00 | 0 | 22,500.00 |
| ALJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99,300.00 | 0 | 99,300.00 |
| ASP | 0 | .5 | .5 | 45,368.00 | 0 | 45,368.00 |
| BLS | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24,700.00 | 0 | 24,700.00 |
| CFO | 0 | .3 | .3 | 44,000.00 | 0 | 44,000.00 |
| EBSA | 5 | 3.151 | 3.151 | 440,946.99 | 0 | 440,946.99 |
| ETA | 0 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 1,151,843.39 | 0 | 1,151,843.39 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 22,536.00 | 0 | 22,536.00 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6,300.00 | 0 | 6,300.00 |
| MSHA | 5 | 18.78 | 23.78 | 2,687,561.00 | 0 | 2,687,561.00 |
| OASAM | 0 | 5.64 | 5.64 | 546,770.00 | 0 | 546,770.00 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 88,535.00 | 0 | 88,535.00 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 5,864.22 | 0 | 5,864.22 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 5.85 | 5.85 | 562,154.40 | 0 | 562,154.40 |
| OIG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 131,057.00 | 0 | 131,057.00 |
| OLMS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60,655.19 | 0 | 60,655.19 |
| OPA | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 49,000.00 | 0 | 49,000.00 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 40,100.00 | 0 | 40,100.00 |
| OSHA | 2 | 60.9 | 62.9 | 5,740,146.26 | 0 | 5,740,146.26 |
| OWCP | 2 | 2.95 | 4.95 | 490,752.50 | 0 | 490,752.50 |
| SOL | 12 | 3.19 | 15.19 | 1,335,434.96 | 438,354.00 | 1,773,788.96 |
| VETS | 1 | 1.73 | 2.73 | 2,687,561.00 | 0 | 2,687,561.00 |
| WB | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 26,500.00 | 0 | 26,500.00 |
| WHD | 12 | 2 | 14 | 1,600,000.00 | 0 | 1,600,000.00 |
| AGENCY OVERALL | 41 | 121.941 | 162.941 | 17,909,585.91 | 438,354.00 | 18,347,939.91 |
X. FEES COLLECTED FOR PROCESSING REQUESTS
| Agency | Total Amount of Fees Collected | Percentage of Total Costs |
| ADJ BDS | 0.00 | 0% |
| ALJ | 2,527.32 | 2.55% |
| ASP | 0.00 | 0% |
| BLS | 0.00 | 0% |
| CFO | 0.00 | 0% |
| EBSA | 7,237.29 | 1.64% |
| ETA | 3,109.55 | 0.27% |
| EXEC SEC | 0.00 | 0% |
| ILAB | 0.00 | 0% |
| MSHA | 45,121.02 | 1.68% |
| OASAM | 0.00 | 0% |
| OCIA | 0.00 | 0% |
| ODEP | 0.00 | 0% |
| OFCCP | 3,156.34 | 0.56% |
| OIG | 0.00 | 0% |
| OLMS | 10.15 | 0.02% |
| OPA | 0.00 | 0% |
| OSEC | 0.00 | 0% |
| OSHA | 110,345.48 | 1.92% |
| OWCP | 2,571.75 | 0.52% |
| SOL | 1,070.50 | 0.08% |
| VETS | 656.05 | 0.02% |
| WB | 0.00 | 0% |
| WHD | 8,949.33 | 0.56% |
| DOL OVERALL | 184,754.78 | 1.03% |
XI. FOIA REGULATIONS
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
XII. BACKLOGS, CONSULTATIONS AND COMPARISONS
A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals
| Agency | # of Backlogged Requests at DOL as of End of Fiscal Year | # of Backlogged Appeals at DOL as of End of Fiscal Year |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 3 | 0 |
| ASP | 3 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 1 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 32 | 10 |
| ETA | 5 | 39 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 59 | 20 |
| OASAM | 23 | 13 |
| OCIA | 3 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 14 | 8 |
| OIG | 15 | 1 |
| OLMS | 6 | 3 |
| OPA | 4 | 0 |
| OSEC | 5 | 0 |
| OSHA | 109 | 112 |
| OWCP | 7 | 84 |
| SOL | 10 | 2 |
| VETS | 0 | 2 |
| WB | 1 | 0 |
| WHD | 262 | 21 |
| DOL OVERALL | 561 | 316 |
DOL achieved a 13% an overall reduction of 13% in the agency's backlog. This is attributed to the continuing oversight of the departmental management of the FOIA program, the hard work of DOL's FOIA staff, consistent monitoring of FOIA related performance measures, and sustained effort toward backlog reduction throughout the Department's 23 FOIA components.
DOL experienced an increase from 186 backlogged administrative appeals pending at the end of FY2013, up to 319 backlogged pending as of the end of FY2014. This is attributed to a substantial increase among the number of incoming FOIA appeals received, and a decrease in the number of staff available to address FOIA appeals.
B. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Received, Processed, and Pending Consultations
| Agency | # of Consultations Received From Other Agencies That Were Pending at DOL as of Start of the Fiscal Year | # of Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year | # of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Processed by DOL During the Fiscal Year | # of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that Were Pending at DOL as of End of the Fiscal Year |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OASAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OLMS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| OSHA | 1 | 57 | 57 | 1 |
| OWCP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VETS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 1 | 20 | 19 | 2 |
| DOL OVERALL | 5 | 83 | 85 | 3 |
As a part of the audit of data in Departmental FOIA tracking system, DOL located 550 requests that remained pending in the system and requiring further action, many of which were received in prior years. Among those is one consultation, originating with OWCP, which should have been previously reported.
C. Consultations on FOIA Requests - Ten Oldest Consultations Received from Other Agencies and Pending at Your Agency
| Agency | 10th Oldest Consultation and # of Days Pending | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Consultation and # of Days Pending |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ETA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OASAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OLMS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/11/14 14 |
| OWCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SOL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/11/14 14 |
| VETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/5/14 95 |
12/10/13 204 |
| 10th Oldest Consultation and Number of Days Pending | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | Oldest Consultation and Number of Days Pending | |
| DOL OVERALL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9/11/2014 14 |
5/5/2014 95 |
12/10/2013 204 |
D. Comparison of Number of Requests from Previous and Current Annual Report - Requests Received, Processed, and Backlogged
| Agency | NUMBER OF REQUESTS RECEIVED | NUMBER OF REQUESTS PROCESSED | ||
| # Received During Fiscal Year From Last Year's Annual Report | # Received During Fiscal Year From Current Annual Report | # Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report | # Processed During Fiscal Year From Current Annual Report | |
| ADJ BDS | 31 | 47 | 34 | 46 |
| ALJ | 149 | 152 | 151 | 149 |
| ASP | 15 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
| BLS | 45 | 27 | 51 | 26 |
| CFO | 6 | 23 | 6 | 23 |
| EBSA | 568 | 450 | 500 | 472 |
| ETA | 2,765 | 1,545 | 2,760 | 1,639 |
| EXEC SEC | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| ILAB | 19 | 4 | 18 | 5 |
| MSHA | 1,778 | 1,565 | 1,816 | 1,545 |
| OASAM | 280 | 211 | 274 | 226 |
| OCIA | 51 | 23 | 50 | 30 |
| ODEP | 15 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| OFCCP | 267 | 188 | 280 | 188 |
| OIG | 75 | 71 | 68 | 72 |
| OLMS | 81 | 84 | 80 | 83 |
| OPA | 17 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| OSEC | 22 | 25 | 18 | 26 |
| OSHA | 8,884 | 8,330 | 8,954 | 8,520 |
| OWCP | 1,092 | 374 | 1,033 | 495 |
| SOL | 121 | 95 | 122 | 101 |
| VETS | 251 | 138 | 360 | 153 |
| WB | 12 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
| WHD | 2,892 | 2,732 | 2,789 | 2,885 |
| DOL OVERALL | 19,438 | 16,106 | 19,427 | 16,715 |
The numbers of request received and processed during the fiscal year from last year's annual report have been corrected.
BACKLOG REQUEST COMPARISONS
| Agency | # of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report | # of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 1 | 3 |
| ASP | 0 | 3 |
| BLS | 0 | 0 |
| CFO | 1 | 0 |
| EBSA | 24 | 32 |
| ETA | 11 | 5 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 1 | 0 |
| MSHA | 38 | 59 |
| OASAM | 25 | 23 |
| OCIA | 8 | 3 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 23 | 14 |
| OIG | 17 | 15 |
| OLMS | 1 | 6 |
| OPA | 16 | 4 |
| OSEC | 4 | 5 |
| OSHA | 158 | 109 |
| OWCP | 19 | 7 |
| SOL | 15 | 10 |
| VETS | 7 | 0 |
| WB | 0 | 1 |
| WHD | 251 | 262 |
| DOL OVERALL | 620 | 561 |
E. Comparison of Numbers of Administrative Appeals from Previous and Current Annual Report - Appeals Received, Processed, and Backlogged.
| Agency | NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED | NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED | ||
| # Received During Fiscal Year From Last Year's Annual Report | # Received During Fiscal Year From Current Annual Report | # Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report | # Processed During Fiscal Year From Current Annual Report | |
| ADJ BDS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ALJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 11 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| ETA | 44 | 52 | 40 | 27 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 9 | 21 | 8 | 12 |
| OASAM | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| OIG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| OLMS | 6 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 118 | 113 | 103 | 48 |
| OWCP | 210 | 167 | 179 | 147 |
| SOL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| VETS | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| WB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 |
| DOL OVERALL | 464 | 400 | 393 | 277 |
BACKLOG APPEALS COMPARISONS
| Agency | # of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report | # of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report |
| ADJ BDS | 0 | 0 |
| ALJ | 0 | 0 |
| ASP | 0 | 0 |
| BLS | 0 | 1 |
| CFO | 0 | 0 |
| EBSA | 8 | 10 |
| ETA | 14 | 39 |
| EXEC SEC | 0 | 0 |
| ILAB | 0 | 0 |
| MSHA | 14 | 20 |
| OASAM | 10 | 13 |
| OCIA | 0 | 0 |
| ODEP | 0 | 0 |
| OFCCP | 6 | 8 |
| OIG | 4 | 1 |
| OLMS | 4 | 3 |
| OPA | 0 | 0 |
| OSEC | 0 | 0 |
| OSHA | 48 | 112 |
| OWCP | 57 | 84 |
| SOL | 3 | 2 |
| VETS | 6 | 2 |
| WB | 0 | 0 |
| WHD | 12 | 21 |
| DOL OVERALL | 186 | 316 |
In 2013 Annual FOIA, DOL reported 183 backlogged FOIA Appeals. That number was tabulated incorrectly. We are correcting that number here to reflect that there were actually 186 FOIA appeals that were backlogged at the end of FY2013.
F. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (optional)
As a part of the overall improvement of DOL's decentralized FOIA program, under direction of the Chief FOIA Officer, OIS continues to promote initiatives that are aimed at improving the FOIA administrative processes across DOL. The Department continues to work towards: improved customer service to our internal and external customers by providing clear and consistent FOIA responses; increased transparency by continuing to make discretionary disclosures of information where there is no foreseeable harm; and expanding DOL affirmative disclosures through the agency website and other mechanisms. DOL has also established robust process measures to closely monitor the timeliness of FOIA processing and backlog reduction.
As discussed in prior reports DOL continues to analyze and review the data that resulted from our audit of the Department's FOIA data and located an additional number of FOIA requests that had not been properly logged into the FOIA tracking system. The success of this initiative reaffirms our commitment to providing and publishing the most accurate data for the purposes of FOIA reporting, ensured that all FOIA requests received by the Department are answered as accurately and completely as possible and gave an opportunity for OIS to continue addressing data reconciliation issues and make it a part of our regularly scheduled program reviews. In light of all this, the Department still managed to process more requests than it received, close all of the 10 oldest FOIA requests reported in the FY2012 report and exceed the required goals for backlog reduction.
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M. Patricia Smith
Chief FOIA Officer