Table 2 Number of full denials based on reasons other than exemptions, 2008–2017
Agency | No records | All records referred to another agency or component | Request withdrawn | Fee-related reason | Records not reasonably described | Improper FOIA request for other reason | Not an agency record | Duplicate request | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMS | 48401 (48.6%) | 4937 (5.0%) | 7096 (7.1%) | 5197 (5.2%) | 2397 (2.4%) | 8677 (8.7%) | 2356 (2.4%) | 2746 (2.8%) | 17809 (17.9%) | 99616 |
FDA | 6083 (20.1%) | 288 (1.0%) | 16644 (55.0%) | 1325 (4.4%) | 203 (0.7%) | 954 (3.2%) | 41 (0.1%) | 1995 (6.6%) | 2721 (9.0%) | 30254 |
Other HHS agencies | 6717 (24.4%) | 8993 (32.7%) | 5111 (18.6%) | 449 (1.6%) | 656 (2.4%) | 1251 (4.6%) | 1800 (6.5%) | 694 (2.5%) | 1812 (6.6%) | 27483 |
HHS total | 61201 (38.9%) | 14218 (9.0%) | 28851 (18.3%) | 6971 (4.4%) | 3256 (2.1%) | 10882 (6.9%) | 4197 (2.7%) | 5435 (3.5%) | 22342 (14.2%) | 157353 |