CFTC · 2024 Annual Report
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Requests Received
443
430 processed
Grant Rate
22%
42 full + 53 partial
Simple / Complex
2.15d / 23.46d
avg days to respond
Backlog
11
was 4 last year
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Grant Rate
22%
42 full grants, 53 partial grants out of 430 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
11 backlogged
+175% vs last year (was 4).
Simple Request Speed
2.15 days avg
Median 1 day · Range N/A–17 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
23.46 days avg
Median 12 days · Range N/A–247 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
100%
0 fully reversed + 1 partial reversals out of 1 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
12%
51 of 430 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
443 received
+53% vs prior year (290 received last year).
Processing Cost
$783,675
$1,822 per request processed. Staff: 3.5 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.cftc.gov/FOI/request/index.htmPhone
202-418-5912
Mailing address
CFTC FOIA Office, Three Lafayette Centre
1155 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20581
Reading room
https://www.cftc.gov/FOI/foiareadingrooms.htmlhttps://www.cftc.gov/FOI/cftcfoiaguide.htmlFOIA page
https://www.cftc.gov/FOI/index.htmCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$783,675
Staff (FTE)
3.5
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
1
Affirmed (denied)
0
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
1
Data from Commodity Futures Trading Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.