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FISCAL YEAR 2014 REPORT OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ON ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552

FISCAL YEAR 2014 REPORT OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ON ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552

I. Basic Information Regarding Report

1. Name, title, address and telephone number of person to be contacted with questions about the report

Stephanie D. Garner
Assistant Legal Counsel/FOIA Public Liaison
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Office of Legal Counsel
131 M Street, NE, Suite 5NW02E
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4640
(202) 663-7026 (TTY)
(202) 663-4679 (fax)
FOIA@eeoc.gov (e-mail)

2. Electronic address for report: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/foia/index.cfm

3. How to obtain a copy of the report in paper form

A paper copy of the report may be requested by submitting a written request to:

Stephanie D. Garner
Assistant Legal Counsel/FOIA Public Liaison
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Office of Legal Counsel
131 M Street, NE, Suite 5NW02E
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4640
(202) 663-7026 (TTY)
(202) 663-4679 (fax)
FOIA@eeoc.gov (e-mail)

II. How To Make A FOIA Request

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests should be made in accordance with the Commission's regulations at 29 C.F.R. §1610.7. The regulations can be accessed at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_10/29cfr1610_10.html

Names, address, and telephone numbers of all individual agency components and offices that receive FOIA requests

See 29 C.F.R. §1610.4 and the agency's FOIA web page at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2011-title29-vol4/xml/CFR-2011-title29-vol4-part1610.xmlfor the EEOC FOIA contacts.
Brief description of why some requests are not granted

The majority of fiscal year 2014 FOIA requests received by the Commission were for materials contained in the Commission's investigative case files that involved charges of discrimination filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et. seq. (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-633 (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-213 (ADA), the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (EPA), and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff, et seq. Sections 706(b) and 709(e) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-5(b) and 8(e), §107 of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12117, and § 207(a)(1) of GINA, 42 U.S.C. § 2000ff-6 prohibit Commission employees from making Title VII, ADA or GINA charges, conciliation materials, case file information and required reports public. In certain instances, parties to the charge are entitled access to the disclosable portions of the charge file. Examples of non-disclosable material in charge files are discussed in detail in section XII of this report.

III. Acronyms, Definitions, And Exemptions

Acronyms used in this report:
1. EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
2. E-FOIA - Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments, 5 U.S.C. § 552, Pub. L. No. 104-231, 110 Stat 3048.
3. FAQ - frequently asked questions
4. FTS - FOIA Tracking System. The FTS tracks all incoming FOIA requests and appeals, as well as requests submitted through the Requester Service Center. The FTS also captures information required for the Annual FOIA Report.
Definitions of Terms Used in this Report
1. Administrative Appeal - a request to a federal agency asking that it review at a higher administrative level a FOIA determination made by the agency at the initial request level.
2. Average Number - the number obtained by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the quantity of numbers in the group. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the average number is 8.
3. Backlog - the number of requests or administrative appeals that are pending at an agency at the end of the fiscal year that are beyond the statutory time period for a response.
4. Component - for agencies that process requests on a decentralized basis, a "component" is an entity, also sometimes referred to as an Office, Division, Bureau, Center, or Directorate, within the agency that processes FOIA requests. The FOIA now requires that agencies include in their Annual FOIA Report data for both the agency overall and for each principal component of the agency.
5. Consultation - the procedure whereby the agency responding to a FOIA request first forwards a record to another agency for its review because that other agency has an interest in the document. Once the agency in receipt of the consultation finishes its review of the record, it responds back to the agency that forwarded it. That agency, in turn, will then respond to the FOIA requester.
6. Exemption 3 Statute - a federal statute that exempts information from disclosure and which the agency relies on to withhold information under subsection (b)(3)(A)(i) of the FOIA.
7. FOIA Request - a FOIA request is generally a request to a federal agency for access to records concerning another person (i.e., a "third-party" request), or concerning an organization, or a particular topic of interest. FOIA requests also include requests made by requesters seeking records concerning themselves (i.e., "first-party" requests) when those requesters are not subject to the Privacy Act, such as non-U.S. citizens. Moreover, because all first-party requesters should be afforded the benefit of both the access provisions of the FOIA as well as those of the Privacy Act, FOIA requests also include any first-party requests where an agency determines that it must search beyond its Privacy Act "systems of records" or where a Privacy Act exemption applies, and the agency looks to FOIA to afford the greatest possible access. All requests which require the agency to utilize the FOIA in responding to the requester are included in this Report.Additionally, a FOIA request includes records referred to the agency for processing and direct response to the requester. It does not, however, include records for which the agency has received a consultation from another agency. (Consultations are reported separately in Section XII of this Report.)
8. Full Grant - an agency decision to disclose all records in full in response to a FOIA request.
9. Full Denial - an agency decision not to release any records in response to a FOIA request because the records are exempt in their entireties under one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or because of a procedural reason, such as when no records could be located.
10. Median Number - the middle, not average, number. For example, of 3, 7, and 14, the median number is 7.
11. Multi-Track Processing - a system in which simple requests requiring relatively minimal review are placed in one processing track and more voluminous and complex requests are placed in one or more other tracks. Requests granted expedited processing are placed in yet another track. Requests in each track are processed on a first in/first out basis.
  1. Expedited Processing - an agency will process a FOIA request on an expedited basis when a requester satisfies the requirements for expedited processing as set forth in the statute and in agency regulations.
  2. Simple Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in its fastest (non-expedited) track based on the low volume and/or simplicity of the records requested.
  3. Complex Request - a FOIA request that an agency using multi-track processing places in a slower track based on the high volume and/or complexity of the records requested.
12. Partial Grant/Partial Denial - in response to a FOIA request, an agency decision to disclose portions of the records and to withhold other portions that are exempt under the FOIA, or to otherwise deny a portion of the request for a procedural reason.
13. Pending Request or Pending Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has not taken final action in all respects.
14. Perfected Request - a request for records which reasonably describes such records and is made in accordance with published rules stating the time, place, fees (if any) and procedures to be followed.
15. Processed Request or Processed Administrative Appeal - a request or administrative appeal for which an agency has taken final action in all respects.
16. Range in Number of Days - the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative appeals.
17. Section 83 - refers to Section 83 of the EEOC Compliance Manual Volume I which provides for access to relevant case files by charging parties, aggrieved persons on whose behalf a charge has been filed, and entities against whom charges have been filed. 29 C.F.R. § 1610.17(d).
18. 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).
Concise Descriptions of FOIA Exemptions
1. Exemption 1 - classified national defense and foreign relations information.
2. Exemption 2 - internal agency rules and practices.
3. Exemption 3 - information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law: (A) any Title VII , ADA or GINA charge file information requested by anyone other than the Charging Party or the Respondent to the charge, such as the charge file or information concerning the existence of charge files, (B) Title VII, ADA or GINA information requested by the Charge Party or the Respondent after the time limit for filing a lawsuit has expired and no lawsuit has been filed, (C) reference to other Title VII, ADA or GINA charges in the charge file, (D) EEO reports required to be filed under Title VII, if requester has not filed suit against the respondent, or (E) information submitted by unsuccessful bidders for contracts with the EEOC.
4. Exemption 4 - trade secrets and other confidential business information.
5. Exemption 5 - inter-agency or intra-agency communications that are protected by legal privileges.
6. Exemption 6 - information involving matters of personal privacy.
7. Exemption 7 - records or information compiled for law enforcement purposes, to the extent that the production of those records (A) could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings, (B) would deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (C) could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, (D) could reasonably be expected to disclose the identity of a confidential source, (E) would disclose techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or would disclose guidelines for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or (F) could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.
8. Exemption 8 - information relating to the supervision of financial institutions.
9. Exemption 9 - geological information on wells.

4. Agency Component Abbreviations

Component Abbreviation	Component Name
Atlanta	Atlanta District Office
Birmingham	Birmingham District Office
Charlotte	Charlotte District Office
Chicago	Chicago District Office
Dallas	Dallas District Office
Houston	Houston District Office
Indianapolis	Indianapolis District Office
Los Angeles	Los Angeles District Office
Memphis	Memphis District Office
Miami	Miami District Office
New York	New York District Office
OLC/HDQ	Office of Legal Counsel/Headquarters
Philadelphia	Philadelphia District Office
Phoenix	Phoenix District Office
San Francisco	San Francisco District Office
St. Louis	St. Louis District Office
WFO	Washington Field Office

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
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(b), 2000e-8(e)(Civil Rights Act of 1964)	Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment discrimination practices; information obtained by the EEOC in the investigation of charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC.	EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp., 449 U.S. 590 (1981); Frito-Lay v. EEOC, 964 F. Supp. 236, 240-43 (W.D. Ky. 1997); and Am. Centennial Ins. Co. v. EEOC, 722 F. Supp. 180, 184 (D.N.J. 1989)	Atlanta	6	3,620
			Birmingham	583
			Charlotte	27
			Chicago	107
			Dallas	407
			Houston	47
			Indianapolis	94
			Los Angeles	507
			Memphis	122
			Miami	79
			New York	202
			OLC/HDQ	314
			Philadelphia	672
			Phoenix	179
			San Francisco	226
			St. Louis	14
			WFO	34

42 U.S.C. § 12117	Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment practices under the ADA; information obtained by the EEOC in the investigation of charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC.	N/A	Atlanta	0	756
			Birmingham	1
			Charlotte	0
			Chicago	27
			Dallas	99
			Houston	8
			Indianapolis	6
			Los Angeles	80
			Memphis	31
			Miami	19
			New York	100
			OLC/HDQ	152
			Philadelphia	20
			Phoenix	89
			San Francisco	112
			St. Louis	6
			WFO	6

42 U.S.C. § 2000ff-6	Information pertaining to charges of unlawful employment practices under GINA; information obtained by the EEOC in the investigation of charges of unlawful employment practices including conciliation materials; and specific reports and information required to be furnished to the EEOC.	N/A	Atlanta	0	633
			Birmingham	0
			Charlotte	0
			Chicago	1
			Dallas	57
			Houston	3
			Indianapolis	0
			Los Angeles	78
			Memphis	29
			Miami	2
			New York	96
			OLC/HDQ	151
			Philadelphia	4
			Phoenix	87
			San Francisco	112
			St. Louis	7
			WFO	6

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
Atlanta	109	1,245	1,329	25
Birmingham	85	1,111	1,115	81
Charlotte	69	1,053	1,046	76
Chicago	28	731	730	29
Dallas	157	1,644	1,653	148
Houston	42	803	791	54
Indianapolis	63	1,758	1,778	43
Los Angeles	2	1,119	1,120	1
Memphis	61	734	750	45
Miami	136	1,909	1,949	96
New York	101	812	815	98
OLC/HDQ	33	473	459	47
Philadelphia	208	1,266	1,371	103
Phoenix	39	575	550	64
San Francisco	102	809	768	143
St. Louis	12	953	886	79
WFO	14	218	204	28
AGENCY OVERALL	1,261	17,213	17,314	1,160

The difference between the number of requests pending at the end of FY2013 and the number pending at the beginning of FY2014 is attributable to components updating data or delaying their entry of closure data until after the EEOC report for FY2013 was generated. (EEOC generates the report data in October and November.) When a component fails to close a request or enter a new request in our FOIA Tracking System in a timely manner, the overall pending numbers will change. FY2014 numbers are the correct numbers.

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
Agency / Component	Number of Full Grants	Number of Partial Grants / Partial Denials	Number of Full Denials Based on 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
Atlanta	1	1,098	45	10	1	15	1	0	18	2	42	96	1,329
Birmingham	16	784	200	7	0	21	0	4	5	9	41	28	1,115
Charlotte	10	946	30	3	8	4	2	1	3	1	10	28	1,046
Chicago	55	487	91	16	5	17	1	1	17	2	6	32	730
Dallas	46	1,358	143	10	0	16	0	0	1	0	32	47	1,653
Houston	13	638	77	5	0	2	2	1	8	0	29	16	791
Indianapolis	30	1,426	124	56	33	9	0	1	13	7	36	43	1,778
Los Angeles	17	497	322	244	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	37	1,120
Memphis	21	613	91	3	0	1	0	2	4	1	5	9	750
Miami	166	1,169	196	55	10	9	0	1	177	0	40	126	1,949
New York	20	412	147	42	0	4	0	2	58	0	42	88	815
OLC/HDQ	87	40	164	57	25	17	7	10	21	1	29	1	459
Philadelphia	4	872	182	2	55	27	1	6	28	1	63	130	1,371
Phoenix	17	325	96	2	28	0	0	1	14	0	61	6	550
San Francisco	36	302	125	214	0	2	0	1	19	0	14	55	768
St. Louis	14	853	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	886
WFO	0	120	41	2	15	0	0	0	3	0	15	8	204
AGENCY OVERALL	553	11,940	2,081	728	180	144	15	31	389	24	472	757	17,314

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
Atlanta	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	96
	Files Destroyed	54
	Files Lost	7
	Premature	35
Birmingham	Access to records provided under separate agency process	5	28
	Files Destroyed	9
	Files Lost	14
Charlotte	Access to records provided under separate agency process	1	28
	Files Destroyed	26
	Files Lost	1
Chicago	Access to records provided under separate agency process	1	32
	Files Destroyed	28
	Files Lost	2
	Premature	1
Dallas	Access to records provided under separate agency process	23	47
	Files Destroyed	20
	Files Lost	4
Houston	Access to records provided under separate agency process	2	16
	Files Destroyed	9
	Files Lost	1
	Premature	4
Indianapolis	Access to records provided under separate agency process	4	43
	Files Destroyed	15
	Files Lost	24
Los Angeles	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	37
	Files Destroyed	22
	Files Lost	15
Memphis	Access to records provided under separate agency process	1	9
	Files Destroyed	7
	Files Lost	1
Miami	Access to records provided under separate agency process	7	126
	Files Destroyed	40
	Files Lost	78
	Premature	1
New York	Access to records provided under separate agency process	8	88
	Files Destroyed	39
	Files Lost	41
OLC/HDQ	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	1
	Files Destroyed	1
	Files Lost	0
Philadelphia	Access to records provided under separate agency process	9	130
	Files Destroyed	11
	Files Lost	105
	Premature	5
Phoenix	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	6
	Files Destroyed	6
	Files Lost	0
San Francisco	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	55
	Files Destroyed	54
	Files Lost	1
St. Louis	Access to records provided under separate agency process	0	7
	Files Destroyed	7
	Files Lost	0
WFO	Access to records provided under separate agency process	6	8
	Files Destroyed	1
	Files Lost	1
AGENCY OVERALL			757

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

Agency / Component	Ex. 2	Ex. 3	Ex. 4	Ex. 5	Ex. 6	Ex. 7(A)	Ex. 7(C)	Ex. 7(D)	Ex. 7(E)
Atlanta	0	6	0	1,086	1	42	311	0	0
Birmingham	0	584	0	776	0	30	699	0	0
Charlotte	0	27	0	940	0	6	374	0	0
Chicago	0	135	3	481	142	49	234	5	0
Dallas	0	563	6	1,334	114	112	758	6	4
Houston	0	58	1	628	47	146	510	5	0
Indianapolis	0	100	0	1,419	596	221	656	12	0
Los Angeles	0	665	0	497	479	66	23	0	0
Memphis	0	182	0	579	351	47	399	1	0
Miami	0	100	0	1,133	212	200	370	7	0
New York	0	398	0	400	14	84	260	0	0
OLC/HDQ	0	617	1	4	7	2	161	0	2
Philadelphia	1	696	1	869	174	240	293	2	1
Phoenix	0	355	6	320	236	137	287	5	1
San Francisco	0	450	0	294	166	98	191	1	0
St. Louis	0	27	2	845	10	8	23	1	0
WFO	0	46	0	118	0	27	84	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	1	5,009	20	11,723	2,549	1,515	5,633	45	8

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
OLC/HDQ	15	296	295	16
				0
AGENCY OVERALL	15	296	295	16

The difference between the number of requests pending at the end of FY2013 and the number pending at the beginning of FY2014 is attributable to the Government Shutdown in October. OLC/HDQ inadvertently failed to close three requests in a timely manner. When the appeals were closed the overall pending numbers changed. FY2014 numbers are the correct numbers.

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
OLC/HDQ	183	57	55	0	295
					0
AGENCY OVERALL	183	57	55	0	295

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
OLC/HDQ	0	0	286	0	11	0	26	0	48	0	0	0	0	0

AGENCY OVERALL	0	0	286	0	11	0	26	0	48	0	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
OLC/HDQ	13	10	4	0	0	20	0	33	0	0	0

AGENCY OVERALL	13	10	4	0	0	20	0	33	0	0	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
OLC/HDQ	N/A	0
OLC/HDQ	N/A	0
AGENCY OVERALL

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
OLC/HDQ	18.00	18.27	1.00	87.00

AGENCY OVERALL	18.00	18.27	1.00	87.00

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

Agency / Component		10th Oldest Appeal	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	Oldest Appeal
OLC/HDQ	Date of Appeal	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-18	2014-09-15	2014-09-11	2014-09-08	2014-08-08	2014-02-12	2014-02-12
OLC/HDQ	Number of Days Pending	5	5	5	7	11	12	15	35	160	160
AGENCY OVERALL	Date of Appeal	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-18	2014-09-15	2014-09-11	2014-09-08	2014-08-08	2014-02-12	2014-02-12
AGENCY OVERALL	Number of Days Pending	5	5	5	7	11	12	15	35	160	160

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

Agency / Component	SIMPLE				COMPLEX				EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Agency / Component	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
Atlanta	1	5.67	1	61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birmingham	29	29.63	1	89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Charlotte	17	16.51	1	267	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1.87	1	5
Chicago	15	13.26	1	70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dallas	11	21.56	1	161	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Houston	12.5	13.9	1	107	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Indianapolis	6	7.45	1	34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	1	2.13	1	226	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Memphis	19	21.73	1	57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Miami	16	16.59	1	63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New York	23	37.05	1	176	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLC/HDQ	18.5	20.71	1	184	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	10	10	10
Philadelphia	25.5	29.3	1	316	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phoenix	15	14.06	1	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
San Francisco	18	28.8	1	232	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	1	2.95	1	91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFO	19	16.9	1	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	13	16.87	1	316	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	14	14.12	5	24

The EEOC FOIA Tracking System does not have the capability to separately track complex and simple requests.

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

Agency / Component	SIMPLE				COMPLEX				EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Agency / Component	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
Atlanta	1	5.02	1	58	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birmingham	31	31.18	1	89	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Charlotte	17	17.34	1	267	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1.87	1	5
Chicago	17	15.46	1	70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dallas	11	22.1	1	152	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Houston	13	14.68	1	75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Indianapolis	7	7.74	1	34	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	2	3.41	1	226	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Memphis	20	24.45	1	57	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Miami	17	18.31	1	63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New York	29	38.04	1	176	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLC/HDQ	21	28	1	184	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10	10	10	10
Philadelphia	26	30.96	1	316	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phoenix	17	16.24	1	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
San Francisco	36	46.84	1	232	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	1	2.83	1	91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFO	19	18.35	3	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	14	17.85	1	316	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1.87	1	5

The EEOC FOIA Tracking System does not have the capability to separately track complex and simple requests.

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	TOTAL
Atlanta	1,213	85	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,310
Birmingham	250	635	210	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,114
Charlotte	945	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1,032
Chicago	628	94	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	723
Dallas	1,200	96	182	101	39	10	5	3	1	0	0	0	1,637
Houston	647	98	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	772
Indianapolis	1,703	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,738
Los Angeles	1,116	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1,117
Memphis	471	208	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	749
Miami	1,302	295	62	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,687
New York	338	171	71	43	47	26	25	18	4	0	0	0	743
OLC/HDQ	297	114	16	4	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	438
Philadelphia	513	501	132	86	41	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1,284
Phoenix	491	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	536
San Francisco	454	114	46	49	49	24	4	2	0	0	2	0	744
St. Louis	870	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	884
WFO	185	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	199
AGENCY OVERALL	12,623	2,599	827	333	186	70	34	23	5	1	5	1	16,707

VII.C. PROCESSED COMPLEX 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
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birmingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Memphis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OLC/HDQ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WFO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

The EEOC FOIA Tracking System does not have the capability to separately track complex and simple requests.

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

Agency / Component	<1-20 Days	TOTAL
Atlanta	0	0
Birmingham	0	0
Charlotte	8	8
Chicago	0	0
Dallas	0	0
Houston	0	0
Indianapolis	0	0
Los Angeles	0	0
Memphis	0	0
Miami	0	0
New York	0	0
OLC/HDQ	1	1
Philadelphia	0	0
Phoenix	0	0
San Francisco	0	0
St. Louis	0	0
WFO	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	9	9

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

Agency / Component	SIMPLE			COMPLEX			EXPEDITED PROCESSING
Agency / Component	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
Atlanta	25	1	7.48	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Birmingham	81	18	16.95	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Charlotte	77	18	17.142	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Chicago	29	16	17.517	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Dallas	136	18	25.544	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Houston	50	23	22.9	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Indianapolis	42	5	6.404	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Memphis	40	10	11.125	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Miami	87	13	13.367	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
New York	54	12.5	12.388	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
OLC/HDQ	46	17	29.369	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Philadelphia	100	20	19.18	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
Phoenix	64	15	20.406	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
San Francisco	115	40.5	42.614	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
WFO	25	11	14.24	0	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	970	16	20.971	0	N/A	N/A	0	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
Atlanta	Date of Receipt	2014-09-30	2014-09-30	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-24	2014-09-22	2014-09-22	2014-09-20	2014-08-19	2014-08-19
Atlanta	Number of Days Pending	1	1	2	2	3	5	5	13	28	28
Birmingham	Date of Receipt	2014-09-08	2014-09-08	2014-09-08	2014-09-08	2014-09-05	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-09-04
Birmingham	Number of Days Pending	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17
Charlotte	Date of Receipt	2014-09-10	2014-09-05	2014-09-05	2014-09-05	2014-09-05	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-06-03
Charlotte	Number of Days Pending	13	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	82
Chicago	Date of Receipt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chicago	Number of Days Pending	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	Date of Receipt	2014-07-28	2014-07-25	2014-07-25	2014-07-25	2014-07-24	2014-07-24	2014-07-23	2014-07-21	2014-07-18	2014-07-18
Dallas	Number of Days Pending	44	45	45	45	46	46	47	49	50	50
Houston	Date of Receipt	2014-09-30	2014-09-29	2014-09-29	2014-09-26	2014-09-26	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-23	2014-09-16
Houston	Number of Days Pending	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	5	10
Indianapolis	Date of Receipt	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-25	2014-09-24	2014-09-23	2014-09-23	2014-09-18	2014-09-18
Indianapolis	Number of Days Pending	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	7	7
Los Angeles	Date of Receipt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	Number of Days Pending	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Memphis	Date of Receipt	2014-09-18	2014-09-17	2014-09-17	2014-09-16	2014-09-16	2014-09-16	2014-09-15	2014-09-15	2014-09-12	2014-09-03
Memphis	Number of Days Pending	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	18
Miami	Date of Receipt	2014-09-12	2014-09-10	2014-09-04	2014-08-21	2014-08-20	2014-08-19	2014-08-18	2014-08-15	2014-08-12	2014-08-11
Miami	Number of Days Pending	11	13	17	27	28	29	30	31	34	35
New York	Date of Receipt	2014-09-05	2014-09-04	2014-09-04	2014-08-26	2014-08-14	2014-08-04	2014-07-30	2014-07-30	2014-07-30	2014-07-30
New York	Number of Days Pending	16	17	17	23	31	39	42	42	42	42
OLC/HDQ	Date of Receipt	2014-08-19	2014-08-15	2014-08-06	2014-07-28	2014-06-30	2014-07-21	2014-07-15	2014-06-23	2014-06-16	2013-10-22
OLC/HDQ	Number of Days Pending	29	31	38	44	50	50	53	70	74	236
Philadelphia	Date of Receipt	2014-08-27	2014-08-27	2014-08-27	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	2014-08-25	2014-08-22	2014-08-19
Philadelphia	Number of Days Pending	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	29
Phoenix	Date of Receipt	2014-08-14	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13	2014-08-13
Phoenix	Number of Days Pending	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
San Francisco	Date of Receipt	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-12	2014-06-12	2014-06-12	2014-06-09	2014-06-09
San Francisco	Number of Days Pending	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	78	78
St. Louis	Date of Receipt	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	Number of Days Pending	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WFO	Date of Receipt	2014-09-18	2014-09-17	2014-09-17	2014-09-16	2014-09-15	2014-09-15	2014-09-11	2014-09-11	2014-09-04	2014-09-04
WFO	Number of Days Pending	7	8	8	9	10	10	12	12	17	17
AGENCY OVERALL	Date of Receipt	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-16	2014-06-12	2014-06-12	2014-06-12	2014-06-09	2014-06-09	2014-06-03	2013-10-22
AGENCY OVERALL	Number of Days Pending	74	74	74	75	75	75	78	78	82	236

The 6th oldest OLC/HQ FOIA was received on 6-30-2014 and tolled for 14 days.

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
Atlanta	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
Birmingham	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
Charlotte	8	0	5	4.5	8
Chicago	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
Dallas	0	1	8	8	1
Houston	0	7	3	3.428571429	7
Indianapolis	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
Los Angeles	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
Memphis	0	5	0	2.6	0
Miami	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
New York	0	18	0	0.166666667	3
OLC/HDQ	1	3	4.5	5	4
Philadelphia	0	2	1	1	2
Phoenix	0	5	1	2.2	5
San Francisco	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
St. Louis	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
WFO	0	0	N/A	N/A	0
AGENCY OVERALL	9	41	1	2.34	30

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

Agency / Component	Number Denied	Median Number of Days to Adjudicate	Average Number of Days to Adjudicate
Atlanta	0	N/A	N/A
Birmingham	0	N/A	N/A
Charlotte	0	N/A	N/A
Chicago	0	N/A	N/A
Dallas	0	N/A	N/A
Houston	0	N/A	N/A
Indianapolis	0	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	0	N/A	N/A
Memphis	0	N/A	N/A
Miami	0	N/A	N/A
New York	5	N/A	N/A
OLC/HDQ	1	N/A	N/A
Philadelphia	1	N/A	N/A
Phoenix	0	N/A	N/A
San Francisco	1	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	0	N/A	N/A
WFO	0	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	0	N/A	N/A

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

Agency / Component	PERSONNEL			COSTS
Agency / Component	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
Atlanta	1	0	1	$53,772.00	$0.00	$53,772.00
Birmingham	1	0	1	$69,616.00	$0.00	$69,616.00
Charlotte	1	0.05	1.05	$78,245.00	$0.00	$78,245.00
Chicago	1	0.29	1.29	$93,736.00	$0.00	$93,736.00
Dallas	2	0.5	2.5	$168,843.00	$0.00	$168,843.00
Houston	1	1	2	$131,294.00	$0.00	$131,294.00
Indianapolis	4	0	4	$317,334.00	$1,400.00	$318,734.00
Los Angeles	1	0.65	1.65	$191,990.00	$0.00	$191,990.00
Memphis	1	1.63	2.63	$148,262.00	$0.00	$148,262.00
Miami	3	0.8	3.8	$264,570.00	$0.00	$264,570.00
New York	1	0.01	1.01	$82,516.00	$60.00	$82,576.00
OLC/HDQ	5	1.28	6.28	$854,396.00	$0.00	$854,396.00
Philadelphia	3	0	3	$194,489.00	$0.00	$194,489.00
Phoenix	1	0.02	1.02	$83,010.00	$0.00	$83,010.00
San Francisco	1	0.3	1.3	$134,126.00	$0.00	$134,126.00
St. Louis	1	0.44	1.44	$78,269.00	$0.00	$78,269.00
WFO	1	0	1	$97,625.00	$0.00	$97,625.00
AGENCY OVERALL	29	6.97	35.97	$3,042,093.00	$1,460.00	$3,043,553.00

X. Fees Collected for Processing Request

Agency / Component	Total Amount of Fees Collected	Percentage of Total Costs
Atlanta	$0.00	0.00%
Birmingham	$0.00	0.00%
Charlotte	$233.01	0.30%
Chicago	$2,202.55	2.35%
Dallas	$219.50	0.13%
Houston	$6,379.59	4.86%
Indianapolis	$4,286.51	1.35%
Los Angeles	$1,840.60	0.96%
Memphis	$7,234.12	4.88%
Miami	$3,266.86	1.23%
New York	$707.13	0.86%
OLC/HDQ	$1,655.38	0.19%
Philadelphia	$133.65	0.07%
Phoenix	$5,662.90	6.82%
San Francisco	$660.00	0.49%
St. Louis	$810.95	1.04%
WFO	$2,613.87	2.68%
AGENCY OVERALL	$37,906.62	1.25%

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
Atlanta	2	0
Birmingham	0	0
Charlotte	1	0
Chicago	5	0
Dallas	51	0
Houston	8	0
Indianapolis	0	0
Los Angeles	0	0
Memphis	0	0
Miami	7	0
New York	7	0
OLC/HDQ	12	3
Philadelphia	19	0
Phoenix	13	0
San Francisco	70	0
St. Louis	0	0
WFO	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	195	3

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
Atlanta	0	0	0	0
Birmingham	0	0	0	0
Charlotte	0	0	0	0
Chicago	0	0	0	0
Dallas	0	0	0	0
Houston	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles	0	0	0	0
Memphis	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0
New York	0	0	0	0
OLC/HDQ	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	0	0	0	0
Phoenix	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	0	0	0	0
St. Louis	0	0	0	0
WFO	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	0	0	0	0

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
Atlanta	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atlanta	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birmingham	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birmingham	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Charlotte	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chicago	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dallas	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Houston	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indianapolis	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Indianapolis	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Los Angeles	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Memphis	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Memphis	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Miami	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New York	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
OLC/HDQ	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OLC/HDQ	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philadelphia	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Philadelphia	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phoenix	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phoenix	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
San Francisco	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
San Francisco	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St. Louis	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
St. Louis	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WFO	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
WFO	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	Date	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGENCY OVERALL	Number of Days	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

EEOC had no consultations with other agencies or components during Fiscal Year 2014.

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
Agency / Component	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
Atlanta	1,419	1,245	1,433	1,329
Birmingham	1,279	1,111	1,310	1,115
Charlotte	1,269	1,053	1,291	1,046
Chicago	962	731	980	730
Dallas	1,659	1,644	1,658	1,653
Houston	938	803	944	791
Indianapolis	2,088	1,758	2,166	1,778
Los Angeles	992	1,119	1,011	1,120
Memphis	694	734	678	750
Miami	2,110	1,909	2,052	1,949
New York	935	812	918	815
OLC/HDQ	483	473	466	459
Philadelphia	1,553	1,266	1,470	1,371
Phoenix	591	575	575	550
San Francisco	724	809	725	768
St. Louis	1,064	953	1,188	886
WFO	186	218	190	204
AGENCY OVERALL	18,946	17,213	19,055	17,314

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
Atlanta	4	2
Birmingham	0	0
Charlotte	0	1
Chicago	2	5
Dallas	102	51
Houston	0	8
Indianapolis	0	0
Los Angeles	0	0
Memphis	8	0
Miami	8	7
New York	11	7
OLC/HDQ	4	12
Philadelphia	9	19
Phoenix	0	13
San Francisco	42	70
St. Louis	0	0
WFO	0	0
AGENCY OVERALL	190	195

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
Agency / Component	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
OLC/HDQ	291	296	291	295

AGENCY OVERALL	291	296	291	295

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
OLC/HDQ	0	3

AGENCY OVERALL	0	3

FISCAL YEAR 2014 REPORT OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ON ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552

I. Basic Information Regarding Report

II. How To Make A FOIA Request

III. Acronyms, Definitions, And Exemptions

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

X. Fees Collected for Processing Request

XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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FISCAL YEAR 2014 REPORT OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ON ITS ADMINISTRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552

I. Basic Information Regarding Report

II. How To Make A FOIA Request

III. Acronyms, Definitions, And Exemptions

IV. Exemption 3 Statutes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VIII.A. REQUESTS FOR EXPEDITED PROCESSING

VIII.B. Requests for Fee Waiver

IX. FOIA Personnel and Costs

X. Fees Collected for Processing Request

XII.A. Backlogs of FOIA Requests and Administrative Appeals

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

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

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

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

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

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