CSB · 2024 Annual Report
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Requests Received
138
261 processed
Grant Rate
15%
14 full + 24 partial
Simple / Complex
360d / 392d
avg days to respond
Backlog
127
was 70 last year
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Grant Rate
15%
14 full grants, 24 partial grants out of 261 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
360 days avg
Median 264.5 days · Range 1 day–892 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
392 days avg
Median 452.5 days · Range 1 day–1735 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
127 backlogged
+81% vs last year (was 70).
No Records Denial Rate
27%
70 of 261 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
138 received
-30% vs prior year (197 received last year).
Processing Cost
$94,777
$363 per request processed. Staff: 0.45 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/homePhone
202-261-7600
Mailing address
1750 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 910
Washington, LA 20006
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$94,777
Staff (FTE)
0.45
Fees Collected
N/A
Data from Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.