CEQ · 2024 Annual Report
Council on Environmental Quality
Requests Received
420
348 processed
Grant Rate
12%
22 full + 19 partial
Simple / Complex
61.36d / 131.89d
avg days to respond
Backlog
83
was 27 last year
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Grant Rate
12%
22 full grants, 19 partial grants out of 348 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
61.36 days avg
Median 28 days · Range 2 days–899 days for simple requests.
Request Backlog
83 backlogged
+207% vs last year (was 27).
Complex Request Speed
131.89 days avg
Median 14 days · Range 1 day–919 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
25%
0 fully reversed + 1 partial reversals out of 4 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
18%
63 of 348 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
420 received
+244% vs prior year (122 received last year).
Processing Cost
$411,612
$1,183 per request processed. Staff: 4.55 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Mailing address
Howard Sun, FOIA Public Liaison
730 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20503
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$411,612
Staff (FTE)
4.55
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
10
Affirmed (denied)
3
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
1
Data from Council on Environmental Quality FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.