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Department of Labor Seal

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT ANNUAL REPORT
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022

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. This annual FOIA report reflects FOIA activities at the Departmental level, and 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 to benchmark best practices and make recommendations for programmatic improvements.

During FY 2022, the Department received a total of 14,491 initial requests and processed 14,335 requests. Additional information about the Department's FOIA program is available online at https://www.dol.gov/general/foia.

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 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 as well as 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. Requesters may also submit FOIA requests by creating a profile in the Department's Public Access Portal.

A. The following list contains the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the individual agency components in the national and regional offices of the Department. 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, D.C. 20210

  1. Office of the Secretary (OSEC), (202) 693-7277.
  2. Office of the Solicitor (SOL), (202) 693-5391.
  3. Office of Administrative Law Judges (ALJ), 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 (OASAM), (202) 693-7277.
  5. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy (OASP), (202) 693-5925.
  6. Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), (202) 693-6806.
  7. Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA), (202) 693-4630.
  8. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), (202) 693-4930.
  9. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), (202) 693-1145.
  10. Office of Inspector General (OIG), (202) 693-5113.
  11. Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS), (202) 693-0123.
  12. Office of Public Affairs (OPA), (202) 693-4654.
  13. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), (202) 693-0934.
  14. Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), (202) 693-4770.
  15. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Postal Square Building, Room 4040, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212-0001, (202) 691-7628.
  16. Employment and Training Administration (ETA), (202) 693-3140.
  17. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), 201 12th Street South, Room 5W231, Arlington, Virginia 22202, (202) 693-9440.
  18. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), (202) 693-1897.
  19. Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), (202) 693-8655.
  20. Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS), (202) 693-4745.
  21. Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB), (202) 693-5028.
  22. Administrative Review Board (ARB), (202) 693-5028.
  23. Benefits Review Board (BRB), (202) 693-5028.
  24. Wage and Hour Division (WHD), (202) 693-0388.
  25. 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 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.

3. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component Abbreviation

Component Name

Adj Bds

Adjudicatory Boards

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

EBSA

Employee Benefits Security Administration

ETA

Employment & Training Administration

ILAB

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

MSHA

Mine Safety & Health Administration

OALJ

Office of the Administrative Law Judges

OASAM

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

OASP

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

OCFO

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

OCIA

Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs

ODEP

Office of Disability Employment Policy

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

OIG

Office of the Inspector General

OLMS

Office of Labor-Management Standards

OPA

Office of Public Affairs

OSEC

Office of the Secretary

OSHA

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

OWCP

Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

SOL

Office of the Solicitor

VETS

Veterans' Employment & Training Service

WB

Women's Bureau

WHD

Wage and Hour Division


IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

Statute

Type of Information
Withheld

Case Citation

Agency / Component

Number of Times
Relied upon
by Agency / Component

Total Number of
Times Relied upon
by Agency Overall

7 U.S.C. § 1502(c)(1)

Certain information furnished by a producer under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

Bush v. U.S. Dep’t of Agric., No. 16-4128, 2017 WL 3568672, at *7 (N.D. Iowa Aug. 17, 2017).

OWCP

1

1

18 U.S.C. § 208(d)(1)

Providing that "a copy of any determination granting an exemption under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(3) [from application of penalties for acts affecting personal financial interests determined to constitute bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest] shall be made available to the public," but exempting from this disclosure requirement "any information contained in the determination that would be exempt from disclosure under section 552 of title 5"

Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 256 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).

EBSA

1

1

Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-78, § 2, 91 Stat. 319

Certain records that would reveal some secret aspect pertaining to grand jury proceedings

Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Sorin v. DOJ, No. 18-99, 2018 WL 6431027 (2d Cir. Dec. 6, 2018) (per curium); Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-CV-00188, 2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug 16, 2016); Durham v. U.S. Att’y Gen., No. 06-843, 2008 WL 620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 3, 2008); Cozen O'Connor v. U.S. Dep’t of Treasury, 570 F. Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa. 2008).

OIG

1

1


V.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED AND PENDING FOIA REQUESTS

Agency / Component

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

4

23

27

0

BLS

4

36

38

2

OIG

62

62

81

43

EBSA

16

403

405

14

ETA

77

824

830

71

ILAB

14

17

24

7

MSHA

29

650

641

38

OALJ

23

158

173

8

OASAM

13

236

224

25

OASP

1

22

20

3

OCFO

0

13

12

1

OCIA

5

26

28

3

ODEP

0

9

5

4

OFCCP

23

344

253

114

OLMS

4

89

83

10

OPA

8

17

20

5

OSEC

121

58

49

130

OSHA

1380

8293

8386

1287

OWCP

57

1377

1391

43

SOL

37

219

178

78

VETS

4

76

77

3

WB

0

12

12

0

WHD

276

1527

1378

425

AGENCY OVERALL

2158

14491

14335

2314


V.B.(1). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- ALL PROCESSED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Full Grants

Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials

Number of Full Denials Based on Exemptions

Number of Full Denials Based on Reasons Other than Exemptions

 

No Records

All Records Referred to Another Component or Agency

Request Withdrawn

Fee-Related Reason

Records not Reasonably Described

Improper FOIA Request for Other Reason

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request

Other *Explain in Chart Below

TOTAL

Adj Bds

11

5

0

9

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

27

BLS

15

3

3

16

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

38

OIG

11

28

13

22

0

4

0

0

0

3

0

0

81

EBSA

107

34

24

58

115

21

1

0

0

8

37

0

405

ETA

95

240

23

420

3

12

5

0

0

18

14

0

830

ILAB

20

0

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

MSHA

144

310

99

32

0

24

8

0

0

3

21

0

641

OALJ

119

16

3

20

0

7

0

0

0

0

8

0

173

OASAM

105

30

14

35

4

7

3

0

0

20

6

0

224

OASP

5

1

4

8

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

20

OCFO

10

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

OCIA

2

9

1

11

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

ODEP

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

OFCCP

50

36

14

99

1

11

4

0

0

5

33

0

253

OLMS

7

21

19

30

0

0

0

0

0

5

1

0

83

OPA

10

2

1

5

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

20

OSEC

4

9

2

19

0

14

0

0

0

0

1

0

49

OSHA

318

3679

1491

1721

83

474

208

0

0

51

361

0

8386

OWCP

1219

16

54

80

3

3

4

0

0

5

7

0

1391

SOL

17

14

2

59

8

13

1

0

0

6

58

0

178

VETS

13

44

5

7

1

5

0

0

0

1

1

0

77

WB

5

0

0

5

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

12

WHD

55

685

97

415

3

59

0

0

0

7

57

0

1378

AGENCY OVERALL

2346

5182

1869

3075

224

663

235

0

0

135

606

0

14335


V.B.(2). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- "OTHER" REASONS FOR "FULL DENIALS BASED ON REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS"

Agency / Component

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denials from Chart B(1)

Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon

TOTAL

Adj Bds

N/A

0

0

BLS

N/A

0

0

OIG

N/A

0

0

EBSA

N/A

0

0

ETA

N/A

0

0

ILAB

N/A

0

0

MSHA

N/A

0

0

OALJ

N/A

0

0

OASAM

N/A

0

0

OASP

N/A

0

0

OCFO

N/A

0

0

OCIA

N/A

0

0

ODEP

N/A

0

0

OFCCP

N/A

0

0

OLMS

N/A

0

0

OPA

N/A

0

0

OSEC

N/A

0

0

OSHA

N/A

0

0

OWCP

N/A

0

0

SOL

N/A

0

0

VETS

N/A

0

0

WB

N/A

0

0

WHD

N/A

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

 

 

0


V.B.(3). DISPOSITION OF FOIA REQUESTS -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / Component

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

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLS

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

1

1

5

20

7

0

23

0

5

0

0

0

EBSA

0

0

1

3

8

14

6

0

12

0

7

0

0

0

ETA

0

3

0

127

13

238

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

ILAB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

0

0

0

54

75

169

83

1

216

46

0

4

0

0

OALJ

0

0

0

4

1

16

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

OASAM

0

4

0

20

3

20

1

0

4

2

0

0

0

0

OASP

0

1

0

0

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCIA

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

ODEP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

0

0

0

15

12

28

2

1

21

3

17

0

0

0

OLMS

0

0

0

5

9

11

7

0

26

5

12

0

0

0

OPA

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSEC

0

2

0

0

7

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSHA

0

4

0

2135

1311

412

1507

9

3399

1911

7

0

0

0

OWCP

0

6

1

1

5

39

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SOL

0

0

0

2

7

10

2

0

2

1

1

0

0

0

VETS

0

0

0

2

29

30

5

1

11

10

3

0

0

0

WB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

0

0

0

544

274

645

98

6

651

547

202

1

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

0

20

3

2913

1765

1677

1720

18

4369

2526

255

5

0

0


VI.A. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS OF INITIAL DETERMINATIONS OF FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / 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

6

2

2

6

BLS

3

0

0

3

OIG

1

5

1

5

EBSA

10

2

2

10

ETA

14

19

23

10

ILAB

0

0

0

0

MSHA

13

2

6

9

OALJ

8

0

4

4

OASAM

12

6

5

13

OASP

1

1

0

2

OCFO

0

0

0

0

OCIA

0

0

0

0

ODEP

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

11

13

5

19

OLMS

6

0

2

4

OPA

0

0

0

0

OSEC

2

1

1

2

OSHA

141

81

100

122

OWCP

20

8

7

21

SOL

11

21

14

18

VETS

16

6

4

18

WB

0

0

0

0

WHD

24

18

16

26

AGENCY OVERALL

299

185

192

292


VI.B. DISPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS -- ALL PROCESSED APPEALS

Agency / 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

1

1

2

BLS

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

0

1

1

EBSA

0

1

0

1

2

ETA

0

0

6

17

23

ILAB

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

1

2

0

3

6

OALJ

0

0

0

4

4

OASAM

0

0

2

3

5

OASP

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

0

0

0

0

0

OCIA

0

0

0

0

0

ODEP

0

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

0

0

1

4

5

OLMS

0

1

0

1

2

OPA

0

0

0

0

0

OSEC

0

0

0

1

1

OSHA

15

4

18

63

100

OWCP

0

0

2

5

7

SOL

2

1

1

10

14

VETS

0

0

0

4

4

WB

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

3

0

6

7

16

AGENCY OVERALL

21

9

37

125

192


VI.C.(1). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- NUMBER OF TIMES EXEMPTIONS APPLIED

Agency / Component

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

BLS

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

EBSA

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

ETA

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

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

OALJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OASAM

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OASP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

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

OLMS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

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

2

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

OWCP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SOL

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

0

0

0

3

3

2

5

0

6

4

0

0

0

0


VI.C.(2). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- REASONS OTHER THAN EXEMPTIONS

Agency / Component

No Records

Records Referred at Initial Request Level

Request Withdrawn

Fee-Related Reason

Records not Reasonably Described

Improper Request for Other Reasons

Not Agency Record

Duplicate Request or Appeal

Request in Litigation

Appeal Based Solely on Denial of Request for Expedited Processing

Other *Explain in chart below

Adj Bds

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OIG

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EBSA

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ETA

4

0

7

1

0

3

0

2

0

0

0

ILAB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

OALJ

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

0

0

OASAM

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OASP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

OLMS

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OPA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSEC

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSHA

9

1

41

1

0

1

0

8

2

0

0

OWCP

2

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

SOL

3

0

6

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

VETS

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

WB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

AGENCY OVERALL

27

2

66

2

0

8

0

13

5

2

0


VI.C.(3). REASONS FOR DENIAL ON APPEAL -- "OTHER" REASONS

Agency / Component

Description of "Other" Reasons for Denial on Appeal from Chart C(2)

Number of Times "Other" Reason Was Relied Upon

TOTAL

Adj Bds

N/A

0

0

BLS

N/A

0

0

OIG

N/A

0

0

EBSA

N/A

0

0

ETA

N/A

0

0

ILAB

N/A

0

0

MSHA

N/A

0

0

OALJ

N/A

0

0

OASAM

N/A

0

0

OASP

N/A

0

0

OCFO

N/A

0

0

OCIA

N/A

0

0

ODEP

N/A

0

0

OLMS

N/A

0

0

OPA

N/A

0

0

OSEC

N/A

0

0

VETS

N/A

0

0

WB

N/A

0

0

OFCCP

N/A

0

0

OSHA

N/A

0

0

OWCP

N/A

0

0

SOL

N/A

0

0

WHD

N/A

0

0

AGENCY OVERALL

 

 

0


VI.C.(4). RESPONSE TIME FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Adj Bds

<1

4.67

<1

26

BLS

<1

<1

<1

<1

OIG

<1

87.00

<1

261

EBSA

879.00

853.67

<1

1682

ETA

70.00

580.08

1

1407

ILAB

<1

<1

<1

<1

MSHA

93.00

310.00

<1

1421

OALJ

1436.00

960.56

<1

1459

OASAM

290.50

511.00

<1

1191

OASP

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCFO

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCIA

<1

<1

<1

<1

ODEP

<1

<1

<1

<1

OFCCP

<1

84.53

<1

558

OLMS

<1

327.00

<1

1420

OPA

<1

<1

<1

<1

OSEC

<1

184.67

<1

554

OSHA

395.00

446.13

2

1335

OWCP

<1

70.62

<1

1308

SOL

38.50

367.14

<1

1496

VETS

517.00

581.44

<1

1358

WB

<1

<1

<1

<1

WHD

6.00

49.53

<1

763

AGENCY OVERALL

6.00

49.53

<1

1682


VI.C.(5). TEN OLDEST PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Agency / Component

 

10th Oldest Appeal

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest Appeal

Adj Bds

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2020-02-14

2020-02-07

2019-08-21

2019-02-28

2019-02-21

2019-02-21

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

662

667

782

904

909

909

BLS

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2020-03-23

2020-02-24

2019-11-04

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

637

657

731

OIG

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-06-21

2022-06-08

2022-03-18

2021-11-19

2021-11-19

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

71

80

137

218

218

EBSA

Date of Appeal

2022-09-20

2022-06-15

2020-05-22

2020-05-01

2019-11-14

2019-03-27

2019-01-11

2018-06-01

2018-04-10

2017-06-05

Number of Days Pending

8

75

593

608

724

885

936

1089

1126

1338

ETA

Date of Appeal

2022-04-19

2022-04-04

2022-02-11

2021-10-12

2021-08-04

2021-07-15

2021-03-19

2021-02-18

2020-06-09

2020-05-01

Number of Days Pending

115

126

161

245

292

306

388

409

582

608

ILAB

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

Date of Appeal

N/A

2021-01-13

2020-05-28

2020-05-11

2020-03-24

2020-03-17

2020-03-17

2020-03-17

2019-01-16

2018-10-25

Number of Days Pending

0

433

590

602

636

641

641

641

933

988

OALJ

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2019-01-11

2018-03-16

2017-06-12

2017-02-06

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

936

1143

1333

1421

OASAM

Date of Appeal

2022-03-11

2022-02-11

2021-02-01

2021-01-29

2020-09-25

2020-03-23

2018-11-26

2018-08-30

2017-07-26

2017-01-27

Number of Days Pending

142

161

421

422

506

637

968

1026

1302

1427

OASP

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2021-10-12

2020-12-16

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

245

451

OCFO

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCIA

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ODEP

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

Date of Appeal

2021-10-06

2021-10-06

2021-05-07

2021-03-10

2020-09-25

2020-07-23

2020-05-01

2019-01-16

2019-01-15

2018-09-19

Number of Days Pending

248

248

353

395

506

551

608

933

934

1013

OLMS

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2021-06-07

2020-08-11

2019-09-30

2018-04-30

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

333

538

755

1112

OPA

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSEC

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-03-11

2021-05-24

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

142

342

OSHA

Date of Appeal

2018-06-25

2018-04-30

2018-04-30

2018-04-30

2018-04-30

2017-12-22

2017-12-04

2017-09-20

2017-06-12

2017-05-16

Number of Days Pending

1073

1112

1112

1112

1112

1199

1213

1263

1333

1351

OWCP

Date of Appeal

2020-05-01

2020-05-01

2020-03-17

2019-08-27

2018-11-30

2018-09-19

2018-08-03

2018-06-27

2018-03-16

2018-03-15

Number of Days Pending

608

608

641

778

964

1013

1045

1071

1143

1144

SOL

Date of Appeal

2022-02-23

2022-02-14

2022-01-14

2021-10-06

2020-10-30

2020-09-11

2020-06-09

2020-05-08

2020-05-01

2020-05-01

Number of Days Pending

154

160

180

248

482

516

582

603

608

608

VETS

Date of Appeal

2021-05-11

2021-03-04

2019-09-30

2019-09-06

2019-08-27

2019-05-31

2019-01-16

2019-01-15

2018-06-26

2018-04-30

Number of Days Pending

351

399

755

771

778

839

933

934

1072

1112

WB

Date of Appeal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

Date of Appeal

2020-03-23

2020-02-14

2020-02-07

2019-05-03

2019-05-03

2019-03-15

2019-02-19

2018-06-26

2017-12-13

2017-09-20

Number of Days Pending

637

662

667

858

858

893

911

1072

1206

1263

AGENCY OVERALL

Date of Appeal

2017-12-04

2017-09-20

2017-09-20

2017-07-26

2017-06-12

2017-06-12

2017-06-05

2017-05-16

2017-02-06

2017-01-27

Number of Days Pending

1213

1263

1263

1302

1333

1333

1338

1351

1421

1427


VII.A. FOIA REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR ALL PROCESSED PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

SIMPLE

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Adj Bds

19.00

45.96

2

149

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

BLS

6.00

11.20

<1

45

655.00

655.00

655

655

3.00

3.00

3

3

OIG

7.00

9.67

1

42

23

299.17

1

1313

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

EBSA

7.00

12.47

<1

132

30.50

71.36

<1

565

5.00

5.00

5

5

ETA

9.00

25.42

<1

467

58.50

338.46

5

1171

5.00

5.00

<1

10

ILAB

9.50

19.79

2

107

434.00

390.70

26

762

<1

<1

<1

<1

MSHA

<1

<1

<1

<1

7.00

12.63

<1

218

90.00

90.00

90

90

OALJ

9.00

19.93

<1

296

691.00

691.00

691

691

14.00

14.00

9

19

OASAM

11.50

18.45

<1

209

12.00

20.18

3

74

4.00

4.00

4

4

OASP

9.50

9.00

3

15

26.00

78.88

<1

224

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCFO

3.00

4.73

<1

15

1.00

1.00

1

1

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCIA

26.00

31.42

8

148

642.00

640.00

547

729

<1

<1

<1

<1

ODEP

18.00

15.00

2

23

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

OFCCP

6.00

14.57

<1

277

26.00

104.28

<1

566

2.00

44.67

<1

132

OLMS

3.00

9.37

<1

80

91.00

99.86

35

153

73.00

73.00

73

73

OPA

95.00

164.06

1

1112

375.00

308.67

171

380

<1

<1

<1

<1

OSEC

38.00

60.26

1

354

1108.50

1017.73

117

1410

<1

<1

<1

<1

OSHA

6.00

23.91

<1

705

10.00

35.65

<1

1458

5.00

8.60

1

59

OWCP

14.00

12.67

<1

154

12.00

22.17

3

173

<1

<1

<1

<1

SOL

39.00

72.87

<1

370

465.00

417.42

2

924

<1

<1

<1

<1

VETS

14.00

14.75

2

39

13.50

13.00

7

18

<1

<1

<1

<1

WB

10.00

11.82

1

21

10.00

10.00

10

10

<1

<1

<1

<1

WHD

13.00

49.16

<1

526

222.00

259.46

1

798

8.00

12.40

1

30

AGENCY OVERALL

13.00

49.16

<1

1112

222.00

259.46

<1

1458

8.00

12.40

<1

132


VII.B. PROCESSED REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME FOR PERFECTED REQUESTS IN WHICH INFORMATION WAS GRANTED

Agency / Component

SIMPLE

COMPLEX

EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Median Number of Days

Average Number of Days

Lowest Number of Days

Highest Number of Days

Adj Bds

18.50

46.94

3

149

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

BLS

6.00

12.12

<1

45

655.00

655.00

655

655

<1

<1

<1

<1

OIG

10.5

14.12

<1

42

384

430.45

<1

1313

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

EBSA

13.50

17.58

<1

132

48.50

79.88

<1

363

5.00

5.00

5

5

ETA

17.00

47.79

1

467

56.00

338.75

10

1171

10.00

10.00

10

10

ILAB

8.00

20.90

2

107

277.50

362.00

26

762

<1

<1

<1

<1

MSHA

<1

<1

<1

<1

10.00

14.68

<1

218

90.00

90.00

90

90

OALJ

9.00

17.61

<1

296

691.00

691.00

691

691

14.00

14.00

9

19

OASAM

13.00

19.07

<1

209

5.00

20.20

5

74

4.00

4.00

4

4

OASP

7.00

7.00

4

11

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCFO

2.00

4.56

<1

15

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

OCIA

29.00

40.27

8

148

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

ODEP

15.50

13.00

2

19

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

OFCCP

8.00

20.56

<1

277

57.00

162.62

1

566

1.00

1.00

<1

2

OLMS

13.00

20.95

2

80

91.00

99.86

35

153

73.00

73.00

73

73

OPA

109.00

110.60

1

310

273.00

273.00

171

375

<1

<1

<1

<1

OSEC

43.00

39.89

3

105

1355.00

1214.25

737

1410

<1

<1

<1

<1

OSHA

15.00

33.83

<1

411

20.00

47.19

<1

1458

5.00

8.89

1

59

OWCP

16.00

13.94

<1

148

16.50

24.31

3

173

<1

<1

<1

<1

SOL

56.00

106.80

7

359

657.00

585.83

5

924

<1

<1

<1

<1

VETS

18.00

17.11

6

39

13.50

13.00

7

18

<1

<1

<1

<1

WB

9.00

8.80

1

17

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

<1

WHD

41.50

79.07

<1

526

252.00

285.33

6

798

4.00

11.67

1

30

AGENCY OVERALL

41.50

79.07

<1

526

91

285.33

<1

1458

4.00

11.67

<1

90


VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component

<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

15

1

3

2

1

2

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

27

BLS

30

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

OIG

3

14

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

EBSA

285

45

7

6

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

346

ETA

630

57

20

10

31

16

14

8

2

2

7

3

2

802

ILAB

11

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

MSHA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OALJ

133

13

10

7

3

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

170

OASAM

171

24

3

5

4

1

1

2

0

0

1

0

0

212

OASP

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

OCFO

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

OCIA

9

10

4

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

24

ODEP

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

OFCCP

204

3

5

2

4

0

0

1

1

0

3

0

0

223

OLMS

67

3

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75

OPA

3

1

3

1

1

1

2

0

0

2

1

1

1

17

OSEC

9

5

8

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

27

OSHA

1618

224

92

37

30

15

13

12

3

5

37

9

13

2108

OWCP

1341

20

5

2

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1370

SOL

36

55

13

7

10

8

7

1

9

7

7

3

0

163

VETS

66

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

73

WB

10

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

WHD

727

157

83

62

53

35

32

17

29

21

42

21

12

1291

AGENCY OVERALL

5395

646

260

145

139

83

72

46

44

37

101

38

28

7034


VII.C. PROCESSED SIMPLE REQUESTS -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component

<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

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

1

1

OIG

5

23

7

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

21

63

EBSA

20

14

6

5

2

2

2

0

2

1

1

1

2

58

ETA

9

4

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

26

ILAB

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

6

10

MSHA

574

39

9

9

2

3

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

640

OALJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

OASAM

7

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

OASP

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

8

OCFO

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

OCIA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

4

ODEP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

11

4

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

3

1

2

25

OLMS

0

1

0

1

2

0

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

7

OPA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

2

0

3

OSEC

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

22

OSHA

4201

761

354

223

159

107

65

54

35

28

128

78

63

6256

OWCP

12

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

18

SOL

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

12

VETS

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

WB

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

WHD

10

7

1

6

2

4

6

1

1

0

7

12

24

81

AGENCY OVERALL

4863

862

381

246

172

118

74

61

40

30

144

96

165

7252


VII.C. PROCESSED REQUESTS GRANTED EXPEDITED PROCESSING -- RESPONSE TIME IN DAY INCREMENTS

Agency / Component

<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

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLS

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

OIG

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EBSA

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

ETA

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

ILAB

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

OALJ

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

OASAM

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

OASP

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

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

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

OLMS

0

0

0

1

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

18

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

OWCP

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

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

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

AGENCY OVERALL

32

2

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

38


VII.D. PENDING REQUESTS -- ALL PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

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

Adj Bds

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

BLS

1

1

1

1

174

174

0

N/A

N/A

OIG

0

N/A

N/A

43

380

463

0

N/A

N/A

EBSA

8

2

9

3

552

697

0

N/A

N/A

ETA

51

6

34

2

277.5

277

0

N/A

N/A

ILAB

5

156

223

1

556

556

0

N/A

N/A

MSHA

0

N/A

N/A

35

14

69

0

N/A

N/A

OALJ

7

64

94

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

OASAM

17

11

17

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

OASP

0

N/A

N/A

2

65

65

0

N/A

N/A

OCFO

0

N/A

N/A

1

15

15

0

N/A

N/A

OCIA

2

69.5

69

1

893

893

0

N/A

N/A

ODEP

1

51

51

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

OFCCP

56

22

20

34

22

166

1

114

114

OLMS

5

16

29

4

46

44

0

N/A

N/A

OPA

3

8

35

1

534

534

0

N/A

N/A

OSEC

62

216

202

68

811.5

845

0

N/A

N/A

OSHA

301

17

51

843

60

132

1

41

41

OWCP

40

5.5

5

1

20

20

0

N/A

N/A

SOL

68

35

77

10

800

830

0

N/A

N/A

VETS

2

8

8

1

13

13

0

N/A

N/A

WB

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

0

N/A

N/A

WHD

359

105

123

57

113

177

0

N/A

N/A

AGENCY OVERALL

988

105

123

1108

113

177

2

N/A

N/A


VII.E. PENDING REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST PENDING PERFECTED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

 

10th Oldest Request

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest Request

Adj Bds

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLS

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-01-25

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

174

OIG

Date of Receipt

2019-07-24

2019-07-12

2019-07-01

2019-03-18

2019-02-08

2018-08-03

2018-08-02

2018-07-06

2018-04-03

2017-11-01

Number of Days Pending

802

810

818

892

917

1045

1046

1065

1131

1234

EBSA

Date of Receipt

2022-09-30

2022-09-30

2022-09-30

2022-09-26

2022-09-22

2022-09-19

2022-07-07

2022-04-14

2020-07-22

2017-01-13

Number of Days Pending

1

1

1

4

6

9

60

103

552

1436

ETA

Date of Receipt

2022-07-12

2022-06-29

2022-05-12

2022-03-29

2022-03-08

2021-08-23

2021-08-04

2021-07-15

2021-04-07

2020-07-28

Number of Days Pending

57

65

98

130

145

290

292

306

375

548

ILAB

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-02-23

2022-02-18

2021-04-14

2021-01-06

2020-07-16

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

1

154

156

370

438

556

MSHA

Date of Receipt

2022-08-11

2022-08-09

2022-08-01

2022-08-01

2022-07-27

2022-07-11

2022-05-23

2021-12-09

2020-08-12

2018-05-10

Number of Days Pending

35

37

40

43

46

58

91

204

537

1100

OALJ

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-09-21

2022-09-08

2022-06-29

2022-05-19

2022-05-06

2021-03-31

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

1

7

16

64

93

102

380

OASAM

Date of Receipt

2022-09-21

2022-09-14

2022-09-08

2022-09-08

2022-09-01

2022-08-30

2022-08-30

2022-08-30

2022-07-12

2022-03-02

Number of Days Pending

7

11

11

11

15

17

17

17

22

149

OASP

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-06-29

2022-06-29

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

65

65

OCFO

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-09

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

OCIA

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-08-03

2022-05-12

2019-03-15

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

98

893

ODEP

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-07-20

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

OFCCP

Date of Receipt

2022-05-12

2022-04-20

2021-01-08

2020-10-26

2020-10-05

2020-02-11

2020-01-10

2020-01-06

2019-11-16

2019-08-31

Number of Days Pending

98

114

419

471

499

665

686

690

722

774

OLMS

Date of Receipt

N/A

2022-09-13

2022-09-12

2022-09-08

2022-09-07

2022-09-02

2022-08-05

2022-06-29

2022-06-25

2022-06-02

Number of Days Pending

0

13

14

16

17

19

39

53

67

84

OPA

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-09-20

2022-05-12

2020-08-17

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

8

98

534

OSEC

Date of Receipt

2017-11-28

2017-10-16

2017-10-13

2017-10-11

2017-10-11

2017-10-06

2017-10-05

2017-08-18

2017-07-17

2017-03-20

Number of Days Pending

1217

1246

1247

1249

1249

1251

1252

1285

1309

1392

OSHA

Date of Receipt

2020-03-10

2020-03-04

2020-02-26

2019-12-13

2019-12-11

2019-12-09

2019-10-03

2019-03-20

2017-05-15

2017-05-10

Number of Days Pending

646

650

655

704

706

708

752

890

1310

1355

OWCP

Date of Receipt

2022-09-19

2022-09-15

2022-09-14

2022-09-13

2022-09-13

2022-09-12

2022-09-09

2022-09-08

2022-09-08

2022-05-04

Number of Days Pending

9

11

12

13

13

14

15

16

16

20

SOL

Date of Receipt

2020-09-10

2020-07-01

2020-05-26

2019-07-31

2019-07-26

2019-07-26

2019-03-15

2018-03-01

2018-02-28

2017-10-13

Number of Days Pending

517

566

592

797

800

800

893

1154

1155

1247

VETS

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-09-13

2022-09-08

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

13

16

WB

Date of Receipt

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days Pending

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

Date of Receipt

2020-10-08

2020-09-24

2020-09-11

2020-09-08

2020-08-19

2020-08-03

2020-02-19

2020-02-11

2019-12-20

2019-10-23

Number of Days Pending

497

507

516

519

532

544

660

665

695

739

AGENCY OVERALL

Date of Receipt

2017-10-11

2017-10-06

2017-10-05

2017-08-18

2017-07-17

2017-05-15

2017-05-12

2017-05-10

2017-03-20

2017-01-13

Number of Days Pending

1249

1251

1252

1285

1309

1310

1353

1355

1392

1436


VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

Agency / Component

Number Granted

Number Denied

Median Number of Days to Adjudicate

Average Number of Days to Adjudicate

Number Adjudicated Within Ten Calendar Days

Adj Bds

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

BLS

6

0

5.5

7.17

5

OIG

0

1

1

1

1

EBSA

1

4

8

23.8

3

ETA

4

15

24

45.63

5

ILAB

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

MSHA

3

3

11.5

145.5

2

OALJ

6

1

14

14.86

1

OASAM

1

0

6

6

1

OASP

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OCFO

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OCIA

1

0

214

214

0

ODEP

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OFCCP

4

2

0.5

1.67

6

OLMS

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OPA

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OSEC

0

0

N/A

N/A

0

OSHA

22

67

7

39.06

51

OWCP

0

1

4

4

1

SOL

0

3

93

126.67

0

VETS

0

1

18

18

0

WB

1

0

29

29

0

WHD

6

19

5

25.12

16

AGENCY OVERALL

55

117

8

39.6

92


VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component

Number Granted

Number Denied

Median Number of Days to Adjudicate

Average Number of Days to Adjudicate

Adj Bds

5

0

85

81.8

BLS

16

0

3.5

45.75

OIG

4

0

1

1

EBSA

4

5

8

17.78

ETA

18

45

12

23.97

ILAB

1

0

216

216

MSHA

3

4

9

9.86

OALJ

3

0

20

21.67

OASAM

18

7

12

17.48

OASP

1

0

7

7

OCFO

0

0

N/A

N/A

OCIA

10

0

24.5

226.4

ODEP

1

0

2

2

OFCCP

5

34

1

3.05

OLMS

0

0

N/A

N/A

OPA

0

0

N/A

N/A

OSEC

8

0

43

69.5

OSHA

114

49

15

42.96

OWCP

3

2

9

10.6

SOL

3

15

43

114.78

VETS

4

0

12

11.75

WB

6

0

17.5

15.83

WHD

12

4

26

71.88

AGENCY OVERALL

239

165

12

42.4


IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component

PERSONNEL

COSTS

Number of "Full-Time FOIA Employees"

Number of "Equivalent Full-Time FOIA Employees"

Total Number of "Full-Time FOIA Staff"

Processing Costs

Litigation-Related Costs

Total Costs

Adj Bds

0

0.10

0.10

21510.00

0.00

21510.00

BLS

0

0.75

0.75

90174.00

0.00

90174.00

OIG

3

0.00

3.00

330000.00

0.00

330000.00

EBSA

0

5.08

5.08

674071.00

0.00

674071.00

ETA

8

6.00

14.00

1416562.00

0.00

1416562.00

ILAB

0

0.25

0.25

43120.00

0.00

43120.00

MSHA

4

13.16

17.16

2028073.00

0.00

2028073.00

OALJ

0

2.00

2.00

203500.00

0.00

203500.00

OASAM

2

11.12

13.12

1522307.00

0.00

1522307.00

OASP

0

1.00

1.00

105228.00

0.00

105228.00

OCFO

0

0.20

0.20

24376.00

0.00

24376.00

OCIA

0

0.25

0.25

54000.00

0.00

54000.00

ODEP

0

0.10

0.10

16000.00

0.00

16000.00

OFCCP

1

4.73

5.73

751412.00

0.00

751412.00

OLMS

0

0.60

0.60

93000.00

0.00

93000.00

OPA

0

0.25

0.25

27700.00

0.00

27700.00

OSEC

2

1.30

3.30

438979.00

0.00

438979.00

OSHA

15

44.30

59.30

5993705.00

0.00

5993705.00

OWCP

1

4.70

5.70

493383.00

0.00

493383.00

SOL

15

4.10

19.10

1963333.00

765756.00

2729089.00

VETS

1

3.10

4.10

483571.00

0.00

483571.00

WB

0

0.25

0.25

34250.00

0.00

34250.00

WHD

7

1.00

8.00

748060.00

0.00

748060.00

AGENCY OVERALL

59

104.34

163.34

17556314.00

765756.00

18322070.00


X. Fees Collected for Processing Requests

Agency / Component

Total Amount of Fees Collected

Percentage of Total Costs

Adj Bds

0.00

 

BLS

0.00

 

OIG

0.00

 

EBSA

3321.00

0.4900

ETA

0.00

 

ILAB

0.00

 

MSHA

10338.62

0.5100

OALJ

0.00

 

OASAM

160.00

0.0100

OASP

0.00

 

OCFO

0.00

 

OCIA

0.00

 

ODEP

0.00

 

OFCCP

50.00

0.0100

OLMS

0.00

 

OPA

0.00

 

OSEC

0.00

 

OSHA

117488.78

1.9600

OWCP

31060.45

6.3000

SOL

360.65

0.0200

VETS

0.00

 

WB

0.00

 

WHD

0.00

 

AGENCY OVERALL

162779.50

0.9300


XI.A. Number of Times Subsection (C) Used

Agency / Component

Number of Times Subsection Used

Adj Bds

0

BLS

0

OIG

0

EBSA

0

ETA

0

ILAB

0

MSHA

0

OALJ

0

OASAM

0

OASP

0

OCFO

0

OCIA

0

ODEP

0

OFCCP

0

OLMS

0

OPA

0

OSEC

0

OSHA

0

OWCP

0

SOL

0

VETS

0

WB

0

WHD

0

AGENCY OVERALL

0


XI.B. Number of Subsection (A)(2) Postings

Agency / Component

Number of Records Posted by the FOIA Office

Number of Records Posted by Program Offices

Adj Bds

1

0

BLS

1

0

OIG

0

0

EBSA

915000

12

ETA

45032

0

ILAB

4086

0

MSHA

26384

76

OALJ

1887

0

OASAM

10811

0

OASP

0

0

OCFO

0

0

OCIA

0

0

ODEP

3

0

OFCCP

5150

0

OLMS

4

0

OPA

487

0

OSEC

3

0

OSHA

362521

0

OWCP

68377

25

SOL

16

5

VETS

11483

0

WB

0

0

WHD

1123

0

AGENCY OVERALL

1452369

118


XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of Fiscal Year

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of Fiscal Year

Adj Bds

0

6

BLS

1

3

OIG

42

5

EBSA

4

9

ETA

11

10

ILAB

6

0

MSHA

12

9

OALJ

4

4

OASAM

3

13

OASP

2

2

OCFO

0

0

OCIA

3

0

ODEP

1

0

OFCCP

69

16

OLMS

4

4

OPA

2

0

OSEC

128

2

OSHA

715

121

OWCP

0

21

SOL

70

18

VETS

0

18

WB

0

0

WHD

349

25

AGENCY OVERALL

1426

286


XII.B. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- RECEIVED, PROCESSED, AND PENDING CONSULTATIONS

Agency / Component

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of Start
of the Fiscal Year

Number of
Consultations Received from Other Agencies During the Fiscal Year

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Processed by the Agency During the Fiscal Year

Number of Consultations Received from Other Agencies that were Pending at the Agency as of End
of the Fiscal Year

Adj Bds

0

0

0

0

BLS

0

1

0

1

OIG

0

4

4

0

EBSA

0

2

2

0

ETA

0

2

1

1

ILAB

1

0

1

0

MSHA

0

0

0

0

OALJ

0

0

0

0

OASAM

0

2

2

0

OASP

0

0

0

0

OCFO

0

0

0

0

OCIA

0

0

0

0

ODEP

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

0

1

1

0

OLMS

0

4

4

0

OPA

0

0

0

0

OSEC

3

8

9

2

OSHA

1

7

7

1

OWCP

0

1

0

1

SOL

0

1

1

0

VETS

0

0

0

0

WB

0

0

0

0

WHD

0

2

1

1

AGENCY OVERALL

5

35

33

7


XII.C. CONSULTATIONS ON FOIA REQUESTS -- TEN OLDEST CONSULTATIONS RECEIVED FROM OTHER AGENCIES AND PENDING AT THE AGENCY

Agency / Component

 

10th Oldest Consultation

9th

8th

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

Oldest Consultation

Adj Bds

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

BLS

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-01-25

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

174

OIG

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

EBSA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ETA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-22

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

ILAB

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

MSHA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OALJ

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OASAM

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OASP

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCFO

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OCIA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ODEP

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OLMS

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OPA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

OSEC

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2019-07-18

2019-04-25

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

806

864

OSHA

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2021-04-16

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

368

OWCP

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

SOL

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

VETS

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WB

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WHD

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-22

Number of Days

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

AGENCY OVERALL

Date

N/A

N/A

N/A

2022-09-30

2022-09-22

2022-09-22

2022-01-25

2021-04-16

2019-07-18

2019-04-25

Number of Days

0

0

0

1

6

6

174

368

806

864


XII.D.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- REQUESTS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

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

Adj Bds

35

23

35

27

BLS

31

36

34

38

OIG

66

62

60

81

EBSA

365

403

386

405

ETA

747

824

760

830

ILAB

18

17

18

24

MSHA

671

650

664

641

OALJ

125

158

112

173

OASAM

186

236

187

224

OASP

20

22

29

20

OCFO

16

13

16

12

OCIA

21

26

21

28

ODEP

10

9

17

5

OFCCP

174

344

199

253

OLMS

53

89

54

83

OPA

15

17

27

20

OSEC

79

58

104

49

OSHA

8006

8293

7980

8386

OWCP

1173

1377

1159

1391

SOL

64

219

117

178

VETS

66

76

69

77

WB

13

12

13

12

WHD

1606

1527

1961

1378

AGENCY OVERALL

13560

14491

14022

14335


XII.D.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF REQUESTS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED REQUESTS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Requests as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

Adj Bds

0

0

BLS

2

1

OIG

58

42

EBSA

6

4

ETA

40

11

ILAB

13

6

MSHA

6

12

OALJ

7

4

OASAM

6

3

OASP

1

2

OCFO

0

0

OCIA

5

3

ODEP

0

1

OFCCP

19

69

OLMS

1

4

OPA

7

2

OSEC

113

128

OSHA

705

715

OWCP

3

0

SOL

33

70

VETS

0

0

WB

0

0

WHD

191

349

AGENCY OVERALL

1216

1426


XII.E.(1). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- APPEALS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED

Agency / Component

NUMBER OF APPEALS RECEIVED

NUMBER OF APPEALS PROCESSED

Number Received During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report

Number Received During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Last Year's Annual Report

Number Processed During Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

Adj Bds

1

2

2

2

BLS

1

0

1

0

OIG

1

5

0

1

EBSA

0

2

3

2

ETA

10

19

9

23

ILAB

0

0

0

0

MSHA

7

2

8

6

OALJ

0

0

1

4

OASAM

6

6

6

5

OASP

2

1

1

0

OCFO

0

0

0

0

OCIA

0

0

0

0

ODEP

0

0

0

0

OFCCP

6

13

4

5

OLMS

1

0

1

2

OPA

0

0

0

0

OSEC

1

1

0

1

OSHA

76

81

82

100

OWCP

35

8

36

7

SOL

7

21

6

14

VETS

5

6

2

4

WB

0

0

0

0

WHD

19

18

14

16

AGENCY OVERALL

178

185

176

192


XII.E.(2). COMPARISON OF NUMBERS OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS FROM PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ANNUAL REPORT -- BACKLOGGED APPEALS

Agency / Component

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Previous Annual Report

Number of Backlogged Appeals as of End of the Fiscal Year from Current Annual Report

Adj Bds

6

6

BLS

3

3

OIG

1

5

EBSA

10

9

ETA

14

10

ILAB

0

0

MSHA

12

9

OALJ

8

4

OASAM

12

13

OASP

1

2

OCFO

0

0

OCIA

0

0

ODEP

0

0

OFCCP

11

16

OLMS

6

4

OPA

0

0

OSEC

2

2

OSHA

138

121

OWCP

20

21

SOL

11

18

VETS

16

18

WB

0

0

WHD

24

25

AGENCY OVERALL

295

286