CO · 2024 Annual Report
United States Copyright Office
Requests Received
79
72 processed
Grant Rate
8%
4 full + 2 partial
Simple / Complex
25d / 95d
avg days to respond
Backlog
7
was 6 last year
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Grant Rate
8%
4 full grants, 2 partial grants out of 72 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
7 backlogged
+17% vs last year (was 6).
Simple Request Speed
25 days avg
Median 19 days · Range 11 days–143 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
95 days avg
Median 62 days · Range 1 day–454 days for complex requests.
No Records Denial Rate
36%
26 of 72 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
79 received
+68% vs prior year (47 received last year).
Processing Cost
$80,910
$1,124 per request processed. Staff: 0.3 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-707-3000
Mailing address
FOIA Requester Service Center
P.O. Box 70400
Washington, DC 20024-0421
FOIA page
http://www.copyright.gov/foia/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$80,910
Staff (FTE)
0.3
Fees Collected
N/A
Data from United States Copyright Office FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.