FOIA Annual Report Workbook
2023-03-01
FOIA Annual Report
DOCDepartment of CommerceBEABureau of Economic AnalysisBISBureau of Industry and SecurityCENCensus BureauEDAEconomic Development AdministrationInfoLawInformation Law DivisionIOSImmediate Office of the SecretaryITAInternational Trade AdministrationMBDAMinority Business Development AgencyNISTNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNTIANational Telecommunications and Information AdministrationNTISNational Technical Information ServiceOIGOffice of Inspector GeneralOSOffice of the SecretaryOUSEAOffice of the Under Secretary for Economic AffairsPTOU.S. Patent and Trademark Office202241 U.S.C. § 2102Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection informationLegal & Safety Employer Research, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum).22 U.S.C. § 3144Foreign direct investment and international financial dataN/A35 U.S.C. § 122 Applications for patents; certain information pertaining to applications for patentsIrons & Sears v. Dann, 606 F.2d 1215, 1220 (D.C. Cir. 1979).41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1))Contractor proposals that are in the possession or 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. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, 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 granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004)5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employeesN/A54 U.S.C. § 307103 (formerly at 16 U.S.C. § 470w-3)Information about the location, character, or ownership of a historic resourceN/A50 U.S.C. § 4555(d) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. §2155(d))Information obtained under the Defense Production Act of 1950 that the President deems confidential or the person furnishing such information requests confidential treatment of the informationN/A15 U.S.C. § 7306(d)"[A]ny information . . . receive[d] in the course of an investigation under this chapter if the Director finds that the disclosure of that information might jeopardize public safety”Quick v. Dep't of Com., 775 F. Supp. 2d 174, 180-81 (D.D.C. 2011).10 U.S.C. § 130bPersonally identifiable information pertaining to “any member of the armed forces assigned to an overseas unit, a sensitive unit, or a routinely deployable unit” and “any employee of the Department of Defense or of the Coast Guard whose duty station is with any such unit”Freedom Watch, Inc. v. NSA, 197 F. Supp. 3d 165, 174 (D.D.C. 2016); Hiken v. DOD, 521 F. Supp. 2d 1047, 1062 (N.D. Cal. 2007); O'Keefe v. DOD, 463 F. Supp. 2d 317, 325 (E.D.N.Y. 2006); Windel v. United States, No. A02-306, 2005 WL 846206, at *2 (D. Alaska Apr. 11, 2005).5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employeesMeyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Off. for U.S. Att'ys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).50 U.S.C. § 4820(h)(1) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. § 4614(c)(1))Information pertaining to license applications under the Export Administration ActWis. Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 317 F.3d 275, 284 (D.C. Cir. 2003); Times Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 236 F.3d 1286, 1289-90 (11th Cir. 2001); Lessner v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 827 F.2d 1333, 1336-37 (9th Cir. 1987).16 U.S.C. § 1881a(b)(1)Certain information submitted to the Secretary, a State fishery management agency, or a marine fisheries commission by any person in compliance with the requirements of this chapterN/A50 U.S.C. § 4820(h)(1) (formerly at 50 U.S.C. § 4614(c)(1)) Information pertaining to license applications under the Export Administration ActWis. Project on Nuclear Arms Control v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 317 F.3d 275, 284 (D.C. Cir. 2003); Times Publ’g Co. v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 236 F.3d 1286, 1289-90 (11th Cir. 2001); Lessner v. U.S. Dep’t of Com., 827 F.2d 1333, 1336-37 (9th Cir. 1987).1111101047111111553311223023255112192011989891972157141881555423601219638574896994511794910673821274844691426594817013103346472376289408257101039230242271134176817741128After reviewing its database, DOC adjusted the number of requests pending at the start of the fiscal year for the following components: PTO, OS, NIST, MBDA, ITA, IOS, CEN, and BIS.110NoRecords4Referred1ImproperRequest8NotAgency3Duplicate1Other12042127NoRecords16Withdrawn1NotDescribed2ImproperRequest4NotAgency10Duplicate3Other18925335NoRecords15Referred2Withdrawn23NotDescribed3ImproperRequest23NotAgency4Duplicate5Other314126100NoRecords12Withdrawn2FeeRelated2NotDescribed1Duplicate1546210NoRecords25Referred1Withdrawn5NotDescribed3NotAgency1Duplicate24Other10964143NoRecords28Withdrawn15ImproperRequest2Duplicate369020NoRecords3Withdrawn1NotAgency171156NoRecords21Withdrawn5FeeRelated15NotDescribed2ImproperRequest3NotAgency5731271493NoRecords51Referred1Withdrawn43FeeRelated29NotDescribed15ImproperRequest18Duplicate10Other234692160NoRecords3Withdrawn12FeeRelated1NotDescribed3NotAgency1Duplicate148710NoRecords2102185NoRecords5Withdrawn3FeeRelated3ImproperRequest5NotAgency2Duplicate3Other14735152NoRecords103Referred3Withdrawn6NotDescribed71ImproperRequest1NotAgency151Duplicate13Other84080101526514NoRecords35Withdrawn20FeeRelated6NotDescribed2ImproperRequest41NotAgency3Duplicate424232136265NoRecords323Referred8Withdrawn136FeeRelated56NotDescribed102ImproperRequest105NotAgency181Duplicate68Other47242Directed requester to publicly available information11Directed requester to publicly available information11Directed requester to publicly available information33N/A00Directed requester to publicly available information1010N/A00N/A00N/A00Aggregate cases8Directed requester to publicly available information1523N/A00N/A00Directed requester to publicly available information11Aggregate cases5Directed requester to publicly available information38N/A00N/A0047Ex. 31Ex. 41Ex. 51Ex. 61Ex. 12Ex. 332Ex. 415Ex. 526Ex. 616Ex. 7(A)5Ex. 7(C)14Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 21Ex. 49Ex. 56Ex. 624Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 41Ex. 52Ex. 69Ex. 32Ex. 48Ex. 510Ex. 620Ex. 7(E)6Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 31Ex. 43Ex. 58Ex. 610Ex. 42Ex. 33Ex. 44Ex. 54Ex. 61Ex. 316Ex. 430Ex. 547Ex. 6102Ex. 7(A)6Ex. 7(C)15Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 11Ex. 31Ex. 42Ex. 55Ex. 65Ex. 7(E)5Ex. 61Ex. 53Ex. 620Ex. 7(A)4Ex. 7(C)20Ex. 45Ex. 51Ex. 66Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)1Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 315Ex. 410Ex. 534Ex. 655Ex. 7(C)4Ex. 7(E)4Ex. 13Ex. 21Ex. 371Ex. 490Ex. 5147Ex. 6270Ex. 7(A)16Ex. 7(C)56Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)19Ex. 7(F)2151471318503210131301516328186After reviewing its database, DOC adjusted the number of appeals pending at the start of the Fiscal Year for InfoLaw.4117130200291031313411028Ex. 32Ex. 41Ex. 52Ex. 61Ex. 52Ex. 62Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 31Ex. 41Ex. 56Ex. 63Ex. 33Ex. 42Ex. 510Ex. 66Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 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