FOIA Annual Report Workbook2016-10-31FOIA Annual ReportSSASocial Security Administration201626 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105
(Internal Revenue Code)
Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third parties, and certain tax convention informationChurch of Scientology v IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987) (26 U.S.C. 6103); Leonard v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury, 590 F. App'x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir. 2014) (per curiam); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v IRS, 395 F. App'x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010) (unpublished disposition)(26 U.S.C. sections 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp. 2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002) (26 U.S.C. section 6105). 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1)
(currently at 41 U.S.C. §
4702)
Contractor proposals that are in the possession or in control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contractsSinkfield v HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. District. LEXIS 35233 at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v NASA, no 09CV-00421, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance grantd, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug 25, 200410127902963131634787Our end if year pending requests dropped sharply this year. Due to viligent work on our part, we identified a processing problem that stopped cases from closing properly last year. With a solution in place, the FOIA pending number showed vast improvement.2027758703167NoRecords743Referred229Withdrawn19FeeRelated234NotDescribed576ImproperRequest364NotAgency62Duplicate9331634These numbers are higher than in prior years due, in part, to the processing correction explained under V.A.. In addition, we conducted training on DOJ's guidance for proper case classification which led to more accurate tracking.N/A00Ex. 21Ex. 37Ex. 418Ex. 575Ex. 62949Ex. 7(A)12Ex. 7(B)12Ex. 7(C)43Ex. 7(D)12Ex. 7(E)52Ex. 7(F)84032532342138401450323Ex. 22Ex. 34Ex. 41Ex. 57Ex. 6167Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(D)3Ex. 7(E)5Ex. 7(F)2NoRecords17Referred1NotDescribed31ImproperRequest9NotAgency1Duplicate3These numbers are higher than prior years. We conducted training on DOJ's guidance for proper case classification which led to more accurate tracking by analysts.N/A00344233182015-09-032822016-01-071922016-01-121892016-01-271782016-04-111252016-04-131232016-05-051072016-05-091052016-06-27702016-06-2869928149872981612The highest number of days increased due to the processing problem that stopped cases from closing correctly. With the solution in place, we anticipate these numbers will improve over the next year616136571908438The highest number of days increased due to the processing problem that stopped cases from closing correctly. With the solution in place, we anticipate these numbers will improve over the next year.1-202388921-40266341-6099961-8057381-100468101-120395121-140273141-160256161-180206181-200136201-300330301-400169401+1030367The highest number of days increasted due to the processing problem that stopped cases from closing correctly. With the solution in place, we anticipate these numbers will improve over the next year.1-206421-405141-603161-802781-10026101-12024121-14021141-16013161-18015181-20017201-30025301-4009401+4327The total number of complex cases is lower than prior years, This is due to training that we conducted on DOJ's guidance on properly classifying case types, which led to more accurate tracking by analysts. 1-20021-40041-60061-80081-1000101-1200121-1400141-1600161-1800181-2000201-3000301-4000401+005135569586602014-08-075622014-10-315012014-11-264642015-02-094152015-09-032822015-12-311972016-01-071922016-01-121892016-01-271782016-02-15165000026352921303592835.87325.923600161.726684590.1861119261171532016-06-24852016-07-21662016-08-045123208296312292231634The number of request processed during the current year increased, in part, because of the processing problems that caused cases not to close properly last year.1461192523252723233226