FMC · 2024 Annual Report
Federal Maritime Commission
Requests Received
103
75 processed
Grant Rate
29%
15 full + 7 partial
Simple / Complex
52d / 440d
avg days to respond
Backlog
28
was 7 last year
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Simple Request Speed
52 days avg
Median 41 days · Range 3 days–354 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
440 days avg
Median 440 days · Range 413 days–468 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
28 backlogged
+300% vs last year (was 7).
Grant Rate
29%
15 full grants, 7 partial grants out of 75 total requests processed.
No Records Denial Rate
52%
39 of 75 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
103 received
+145% vs prior year (42 received last year).
Processing Cost
$332,992
$4,440 per request processed. Staff: 1.35 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-523-5725
Mailing address
Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission
800 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC 20573
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$332,992
Staff (FTE)
1.35
Fees Collected
N/A
Data from Federal Maritime Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.