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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
22 DAYS TO RESPOND TO ARCHIVE; OUTSTANDING REQUESTS AS
OLD AS 9 YEARS
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Ten Oldest - EPA responded within 22 business days
after the request was made; it reported ten FOIA requests
ranging from May 23, 1994 to October 10, 1997. These included
a request from the Arizona Department of Emergency Management
regarding air dispersion models, a request for a list of corporate
sponsors for the President's Environmental Awards program,
and the winners for 1994, a request for a 1994 memorandum
of the EPA Assistant Administrator that states that participants
in the EPA's new common sense Initiative on multimedia regulations
will not be targeted for enforcement action, a request for
records regarding claims brought by the EPA against any company
engaged in the business of metal finishing alleging a violation
of the community Right to Know Act, records relating to fill
activities involving Carmen Reahard, the official cancer designation
of specified chemicals, a transcript of a telephone call between
EPA Administrator Carol Browner and the press concerning Hazardous
Waste Combustor Regulations, and specified Pesticide Reports
for the years 1991-1995. |
Workload Statistics - EPA's reported statistics from
1998 through 2002 indicate that the agency has received a
decreasing number of FOIA requests (down 37% from 21,220 in
1998 to 13,443 in 2002). The number processed each year has
increased (up 2.18% from 18,848 processed in 1998 to 19,259
processed in 2002). EPA's processing rate per year -- a comparison
of the number of requests processed to the number received
-- increased from 97.56% in 1998 to 98.51% in 2002. |
Backlog Statistics - EPA's reported statistics from
1998 through 2002 indicate that the agency has received a
decreasing number of FOIA requests (down 37% from 21,220 in
1998 to 13,443 in 2002). The number processed each year has
increased (up 2.18% from 18,848 processed in 1998 to 19,259
processed in 2002). EPA's processing rate per year -- a comparison
of the number of requests processed to the number received
-- increased from 97.56% in 1998 to 98.51% in 2002. |
Processing Time - Under its two track system, EPA
reports a median processing time in 2002 for simple requests
of 15-1113 days, while complex requests in 2002 have ranged
from a median of 31-123 days. Expedited requests have a median
processing time range of 7-44 days over the 1998-2000 time
period with a range of 8-105 reported for 2001 and a range
of 6-75 reported for 2002. The median days that backlogged
requests have been pending is reported as 11-438 for 2002. |
TEN
OLDEST REQUESTS
EPA
Response Letter
EPA May 23,
1994 Letter
EPA January
26, 1995 Letter
EPA February
25, 1995 Letter
EPA March 6,
1995 Letter
EPA July 25,
1995 Letter
EPA August
30, 1995 Letter
EPA April 24,
1996 Letter
EPA May 16,
1996 Letter
EPA May 21,
1996 Letter
EPA September
26, 1997 Letter
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