U.S. Department of Labor Freedom of Information Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008

October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008

The Department received a total of 20,798 initial requests for records during fiscal year 2008.

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 (To be included in each report).

1. Agency-specific acronyms or other terms.

2. Basic terms, expressed in common terminology.

1. FOIA/PA request - Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act request. A FOIA request is generally a request for access to records concerning a third party, an organization, or a particular topic of interest. A Privacy Act request is a request for records concerning oneself; such requests are also treated as FOIA requests. (All requests for access to records, regardless of which law is cited by the requester, are included in this report.)

2. Initial Request - a request to a federal agency for access to records under the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act.

3. Appeal - a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a full denial or partial denial of access to records under the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act, or any other FOIA determination, such as a matter pertaining to fees.

4. Processed Request or Appeal - a request or appeal for which an agency has taken a final action on the initial request or the appeal in all respects.

5. Multi-track processing - a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal search and review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests in each track are processed on a first-in/first-out basis. A requester who has an urgent need for records may request expedited processing (see below).

6. Expedited processing - an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester has shown an exceptional need or urgency for the records which warrants giving priority to his or her request over other requests that were made earlier.

7. Simple request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-tracking processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the volume and/or simplicity of the search and review of the records requested.

8. Complex request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the volume and/or complexity of the search and review of the records requested.

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

10. Partial grant - an agency decision to disclose a record in-part in response to a FOIA request, deleting information determined to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions; or a decision to disclose some records in their entireties, but to withhold others in whole or in-part.

11. Denial - an agency decision not to release any part of a record or records in response to a FOIA request because all the information in the requested record is determined by the agency to be exempt under one or more of the FOIA's exemptions, or for some procedural reason (such as because no record is located in response to a FOIA request).

12. Time limits - the time period in the Freedom of Information Act for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days from proper receipt of a perfected FOIA request).

13. A perfected request - a FOIA request for records which adequately describes the records sought, which has been received by the FOIA office of the agency or agency component in possession of the records, and for which there is no remaining question about the payment of applicable fees.

14. Exemption 3 statute - a separate federal statute prohibiting the disclosure of a certain type of information and authorizing its withholding under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(3).

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

16. 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 is 8.

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
IRC 6103	Records submitted to the IRS and DOL in relation to a request for a private letter ruling from the IRS		EBSA: Component A: 1 (EBSA National Office )	1
18 U.S.C. Rule 6(e)	Grand Jury		OIG: Component A: 6	6
Confidential Information Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA), Title V of Public Law 107-347	Confidential respondent data to BLS surveys		BLS: Component A: 2 Component B: 2	4
			11	11

5. FOIA Requests.

1. Number of Requests.

	Number of Requests Pending as of Start of Fiscal Year	Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year [1]	Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year	Number of Requests Pending as of End of Fiscal Year
OSHA	589	12,646	12,509	726
ESA	260	2,996	3,096	160
MSHA	111	1,564	1,591	84
EBSA	7	2,123	2,110	20
ETA	191	817	946	62
OASAM	57	213	243	27
ALJ	12	156	162	6
VETS	3	107	107	3
OIG	10	46	56	0
BLS	1	31	32	0
Adj Bds	7	22	27	2
WB	4	15	19	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	4	5	8	1
OCIA	4	3	7	0
ILAB	5	11	15	1
CFO	0	12	12	0
OPA	1	6	7	0
OSBP	0	11	9	2
SOL	0	9	6	3
JOB CORP	3	5	8	0
AGENCY OVERALL	1,269	20,798	20,970	1,097

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 Reason-ably Described	Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason	Not Agency Record	Duplicate Request	Other *Explain in chart below	TOTAL
OSHA	687	5,912	1,640	2,839	919	154	46	122	22	36	132	0	12,509
ESA	898	921	234	644	66	60	29	9	55	47	117	16	3,096
MSHA	741	568	63	101	1	60	24	3	6	4	20	0	1,591
EBSA	1,802	54	62	65	10	32	2	29	33	6	13	2	2,110
ETA	292	112	20	176	14	9	18	13	18	14	36	224	946
OASAM	47	75	3	34	28	26	6	6	10	8	0	0	243
ALJ	126	10	4	9	3	1	0	0	0	4	4	1	162
VETS	39	58	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	107
OIG	14	18	9	9	2	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	56
BLS	8	9	3	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
Adj Bds	17	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	27
WB	5	4	0	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	19
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	2	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	8
OCIA	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
ILAB	5	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	15
CFO	7	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	12
OPA	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
OSBP	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
SOL	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
JOB CORP	3	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
AGENCY OVERALL	4,706	7,750	2,048	3,914	1,050	349	130	187	144	120	325	247	20,970

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	Description # - Description #	0
ESA	(5) Requests - Information Available on the web (7) FOIAs already closed (1) Request for Supplemental Information (3) Request reassigned	16
MSHA	-	0
EBSA	OVERLY BURDENSOME - TWO TIMES	2
ETA	Administrative Closures due to duplicate responding office entries.	224
OASAM	-	0
ALJ	No Response from requestor for more information	1
VETS	-	0
OIG	-	0
BLS	-	0
Adj Bds	-	0
WB	-	0
ODEP	-	0
ASP	-	0
OCIA	-	0
ILAB	Request reassignment to agency	3
CFO	No Records in Partial Grant	1
OPA	-	0
OSBP	-	0
SOL	-	0
JOB CORP	-	0
AGENCY OVERALL		247

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	533	0	3,940	4,414	1,807	1,351	44	4,803	2,794	441	0	0	0
ESA	0	225	0	395	836	132	185	4	875	473	169	0	0	0
MSHA	0	8	0	20	202	363	88	0	122	84	0	0	0	0
EBSA	0	11	1	15	28	32	32	0	16	4	20	0	0	0
ETA	0	11	0	54	27	98	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OASAM	0	4	0	48	2	17	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	1	0	4	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	0	3	0	2	62	22	2	0	32	12	2	0	0	0
OIG	0	9	6	1	5	13	6	0	14	0	1	0	0	0
BLS	0	1	4	4	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WB	0	0	0	0	0	4	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	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	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	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	806	11	4,483	5,581	2,510	1,665	48	5,865	3,369	633	0	0	0

6. Administrative Appeals of Initial Determinations of FOIA Requests ^[2]

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
231	360	383	208

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
71	84	12	216	383

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

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
17	2	44	7	0	29	0	10	0	0	107

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
Description #1. Constructive denial; agency subsequently responded making appeal moot	48
Description # 7(A) initial request now moot; remand to component for substantive response	8
Description 3 Remand because component response incomplete	36
Description 4 Abandoned	8
Description 5 Untimely appeal dismissed	6
Description 6 Request for expedition denied	1

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	Date: 4/13/06	4/11/06	3/2/06	2/28/06	11/3/05	10/13/05	10/11/05	7/26/05	6/6/05	12/10/04
Number of Days Pending	902	904	944	946	1063	1084	1086	1147	1213	1391

7. FOIA Requests: Response Time for Processes and Pending Requests

1. Processed Requests - Response Time for All Processed Perfected Requests

	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	9,436	9	12.7	1	65	2,976	16	18.5	1	65	97	6	6.5	1	26
ESA	2,212	6	11.9	1	307	872	9	26.6	1	237	12	3	5.5	1	3
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	1,588	34	15	1	601	3	250	236.6	110	350
EBSA	1,964	1	3.4	1	252	143	3	7.1	1	138	3	1	2.7	1	6
ETA	20	6	31.6	1	224	925	18	35.5	1	282	1	25	25	25	25
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	241	23	30	1	160	2	6	6	6	6
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	162	2	11.7	1	342	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	89	10	11.06	1	32	17	40	28.7	2	127	1	5.5	10.2	1	15
OIG	48	28	20	0	50	7	55	79	42	229	1	33	33	33	33
BLS	31	15	15	2	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	8	8	8
Adj Bds	26	6	8.9	2	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	13	13	13
WB	7	19	16	1	27	12	20	29	16	90	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	4	1	2.7	1	6	4	9	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	7	340	165	30	360	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	15	13	29.3	2	131	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	12	9	10.2	1	20	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	7	5	5	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	3	12	19	8	37	6	19	23.2	3	64	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	6	113	161	21	329	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	8	3	5	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	13,868	9	23.25	0	360	6,980	13	16.37	1	601	122	6	16.5	0	350

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	5,727	10	14.6	1	65	832	15	16.5	1	65	40	7	4	1	26
ESA	1,389	5	8.9	1	307	420	8.5	14.4	1	237	10	9	9	1	10
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	1,309	10	12	1	121	0	0	0	0	0
EBSA	1,802	1	2.3	1	247	51	2	6.2	1	138	3	1	1	1	1
ETA	7	10	81.3	10	224	396	14	38.8	1	282	1	25	25	25	25
OASAM	0	0	0	0	0	120	21	24	1	149	2	6	6	6	6
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	136	2	12	1	342	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	91	10	15	3	32	5	32.2	43.8	2	127	1	5.5	5.5	1	15
OIG	27	20	22	1	124	4	100	124	44	229	1	33	33	33	33
BLS	17	15	15	2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	18	6	8.9	2	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	13	13	13
WB	3	20	19	15	21	6	22	34	16	90	0	0	0	0	0
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	2	3.5	3.5	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	7	340	165	30	360	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	6	10.5	35.8	2	106	0	0	0	0	0
CFO	0	0	0	0	0	7	14	11.1	1	19	0	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	3	24.5	24.5	12	37	4	19	24	3	64	0	0	0	0	0
SOL	4	113	159.50	15	329	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	4	5	10	5	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	9,101	15	26.16	0	360	3,296	8.5	18.88	0	342	59	1	4.59	0	33

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	3,069	5,962	77	52	276	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9,436
ESA	1,320	792	99	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,212
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EBSA	1,528	412	5	8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1,964
ETA	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20
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	77	5	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	89
OIG	29	14	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
BLS	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
Adj Bds	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
WB	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
OCIA	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
OSBP	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
SOL	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3
JOB CORP	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
AGENCY OVERALL	6,124	7,192	186	65	281	6	5	1	0	1	2	5	0	13,868

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	1,490	1,104	354	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,976
ESA	390	327	119	32	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	872
MSHA	956	593	15	11	8	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1588
EBSA	104	23	6	3	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	143
ETA	510	150	82	48	36	25	32	9	9	5	19	0	0	925
OASAM	43	93	69	15	14	0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	241
ALJ	143	12	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	162
VETS	4	2	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
OIG	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
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	4	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	12	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
CFO	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
OPA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
SOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	3,677	2,312	657	139	67	36	39	13	11	7	21	1	0	6,980

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	50	36	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	97
ESA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
MSHA	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3
EBSA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
ETA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
OASAM	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
ALJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
VETS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
OIG	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
BLS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Adj Bds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	70	38	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	122

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	556	16	15	156	20	19.5	14	23	15
ESA	95	8	33.6	65	33	95.1	0	0	0
MSHA	0	0	0	70	11.5	15	14	61	17
EBSA	11	3	4.1	9	25	36.7	0	0	0
ETA	0	0	0	62	37	49.1	0	0	0
OASAM	0	0	0	26	116	97	1	42	42
ALJ	0	0	0	6	21	49.8	0	0	0
VETS	1	7	7	2	119	119	0	0	0
OIG	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
BLS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	2	26	26	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	1	9	9	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	1	140	140	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	2	8	8	0	0	0
SOL	3	260	196.3	0	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	668	0	13.42	400	8	29.96	29	0	3.52

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	06-08-08 114 Days	06-06-08 116 Days	06-06-08 116 Days	05-22-08 131 Days	04-18-08 165 Days	04-17-08 166 Days	01-02-08 241 Days	12-21-07 283 Days	11-26-07 308 Days	07-23-07 434 Days
ESA	07-21-08 71 Days	07-21-08 71 Days	04-29-08 154 Days	04-18-08 165 Days	04-18-08 165 Days	04-18-08 165 Days	04-15-08 166 Days	04-07-08 174 Days	02-26-08 216 Days	02-07-08 235 Days
MSHA	06-23-08 99 Days	06-13-08 109 Days	06-06-08 116 Days	05-02-08 151 Days	04-30-08 153 Days	04-21-08 162 Days	03-21-08 193 Days	03-11-08 203 Days	02-01-08 241 Days	10-18-07 347 Days
EBSA	08-26-08 34 Days	08-25-08 35 Days	08-07-08 53 Days	07-28-08 64 Days	07-16-08 76 Days	07-07-08 85 Days	07-03-08 89 Days	05-28-08 125 Days	05-06-08 147 Days	04-24-08 159 Days
ETA	03-03-08 211 Days	02-28-08 214 Days	01-24-08 248 Days	01-24-08 248 Days	01-23-08 249 Days	01-23-08 249 Days	01-17-08 255 Days	01-02-08 270 Days	11-19-07 315 Days	08-27-07 399 Days
OASAM	05-05-08 148 Days	04-24-08 159 Days	04-15-08 168 Days	04-09-08 174 Days	04-07-08 176 Days	04-01-08 182 Days	03-31-08 183 Days	03-28-08 186 Days	08-28-06 763 Days	07-14-06 777 Days
ALJ	0	0	0	0	09-29-08 1 Day	09-23-08 7 Days	09-05-08 25 Days	08-26-08 35 Days	04-11-08 172 Days	03-28-08 186 Days
VETS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	09-23-08 7 Days	04-03-08 180 Days	03-14-08 200 Days
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	09-19-08 11 Days	09-25-08 5 Days
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	09-02-08 28 Days
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	02-06-08 236 Days
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	09-02-08 28 Days	08-12-08 59 Days
SOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	09-04-08 26 Days	09-11-07 384 Days	07-05-07 452 Days
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	12-21-07 283 Days	11-26-07 308 Days	11-19-07 315 Days	10-18-07 347 Days	09-11-07 384 Days	08-27-07 399 Days	07-23-07 434 Days	07-05-07 452 Days	08-28-06 763 Days	07-14-06 777 Days

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	97	0	7	5	92
ESA	12	55	5	5	7
MSHA	3	14	4	5.3	17
EBSA	3	0	1	1	3
ETA	1	77	n/a	n/a	n/a
OASAM	2	0	20	20	0
ALJ	0	4	1	1	1
VETS	1	2	1	1	3
OIG	1	0	1	1	2
BLS	1	0	2	2	1
Adj Bds	1	3	2	2	4
WB	0	1	1	1	1
ODEP	0	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0	0
ILAB	0	2	1	1	2
CFO	0	2	1	1	2
OPA	0	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	1	1	1	1
SOL	0	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	122	161	1	2.25	136

2. Requests for Fee Waiver

	Number Granted	Number Denied	Median Number of Days to Adjudicate	Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
OSHA	118	23	8	4.8
ESA	9	27	12	12
MSHA	0	0	0	0
EBSA	1	0	8	8
ETA	9	20	n/a	n/a
OASAM	3	1	33	66
ALJ	2	1	1	1
VETS	13	0	4	4.3
OIG	6	0	1	1
BLS	0	0	0	0
Adj Bds	0	3	2	2
WB	0	4	1	1
ODEP	0	0	0	0
ASP	0	0	0	0
OCIA	0	0	0	0
ILAB	2	2	1	1
CFO	0	0	0	0
OPA	0	0	0	0
OSBP	0	0	0	0
SOL	0	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	163	81	0	4.81

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	24	39.25	63.25	$ 6,410,000.	0	$ 6,410,000.
ESA	10	23.2	33.2	$ 1,322,270.	$ 45,000.	$ 1,367,270.
MSHA	2	16.5	18.5	$ 1,631,700	0	$ 1,631,700.
EBSA	0	3.14	3.14	$ 600,637.	0	$ 600,637.
ETA	1	4.58	5.58	$ 478,110.	0	$ 478,110.
OASAM		1.41	1.41	$ 101,694	0	$ 101,694.
ALJ	0	.81	.81	$ 58,565.	0	$ 58,565.
VETS	0	1.15	1.15	$ 123,809.	0	$ 123,809.
OIG	1	0	1	$ 115,000.	0	$ 115,000.
BLS	0	1	1	$ 26,928.	0	$ 26,928.
Adj Bds	0	.25	.25	$ 8,900.	$ 1,600.	$ 10,500.
WB	1	0	1	$ 96,000.	0	$ 96,000.
ODEP	0	.30	.30	$ 17,000.	0	$ 17,000.
ASP	0	.40	.40	$ 19,000.	0	$ 19,000.
OCIA	0	.20	.20	$ 18,000.	0	$ 18,000.
ILAB	0	.25	.25	$ 23,506.	0	$ 23,506.
CFO	0	.20	.20	$ 19,300.	0	$ 19,300.
OPA	0	.10	.10	$ 9,600.	0	$ 9,600.
OSBP	1	0	1	$ 76,001.	0	$ 76,001.
SOL	9	2.75	11.75	$ 1,050,666.	180,000.	$ 1,230,666.
JOB CORP	0	.80	.80	$ 44,000.	0	$ 44,000.
AGENCY OVERALL	49	96.74	145.74	$12,250,686.00	$181,600.00	$12,432,286.00

10. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

11. FOIA Regulations

U.S. Department of Labor FOIA regulations and fee schedule can be accessed via the DOL public FOIA Web site at the following link: http://www.dol.gov/federalregister/HtmlDisplay.aspx?DocId=11855&AgencyId=1

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	216	119
ESA	100	0
MSHA	29	4
EBSA	11	6
ETA	37	22
OASAM	12	0
ALJ	3	1
VETS	2	5
OIG	0	1
BLS	0	2
Adj Bds	0	0
WB	0	0
ODEP	0	0
ASP	0	0
OCIA	0	0
ILAB	1	0
CFO	0	1
OPA	0	0
OSBP	2	0
SOL	3	0
JOB CORP	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	416	161

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 [3]	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	7	7	0
ESA	0	0	0	0
MSHA	0	0	0	0
EBSA	0	0	0	0
ETA	0	0	0	0
OASAM	0	0	0	0
ALJ	0	0	0	0
VETS	2	0	2	0
OIG	1	4	5	0
BLS	0	2	2	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	0	0	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	3	13	16	0

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	0	0
MSHA	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
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	0
JOB CORP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	11,690	12,646	11,478	12,509
ESA	11,687	2,996	11,611	3,096
MSHA	1,274	1,564	1,252	1,591
EBSA	2,030	2,123	2,084	2,110
ETA	552	817	475	946
OASAM	206	213	191	243
ALJ	167	156	164	162
VETS	85	107	84	107
OIG	42	46	40	56
BLS	43	31	45	32
Adj Bds	29	22	27	27
WB	15	15	15	19
ODEP	8	0	8	0
ASP	13	5	9	8
OCIA	10	3	6	7
ILAB	27	11	24	15
CFO	20	12	20	12
OPA	10	6	9	7
OSBP	15	11	15	9
SOL	12	9	18	6
JOB CORP	9	5	6	8
AGENCY OVERALL	27,944	20,798	27,581	20,970

5. Discussion of Other FOIA Activities (Optional)

Signed at Washington, D.C. this __ day of January 2009.

___signed______
Carol A. De Deo
Acting Solicitor of Labor

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Footnotes

[1]    Number of Requests Received has substantially decreased from prior fiscal year. This is due to the exclusion of FECA/Privacy Act requests filed with ESA that were previously accounted for within this report. (FOIA was not utilized as a means to obtain the information.)

[2]    The U.S. Department of Labor centrally processes all FOIA appeals within the FOIA Appeals Unit located in Counsel for Administrative Law in the Division of Management and Legal Services of the Office of the Solicitor.

[3]    Data regarding the "Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies That Were Pending at Your Agency as of Start of the Fiscal Year" was not available at the time in which the FY '07 Annual Report was submitted to the Department of Justice.