FMCS · 2024 Annual Report
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Requests Received
100
94 processed
Grant Rate
46%
20 full + 23 partial
Simple / Complex
11.71d / 30d
avg days to respond
Backlog
1
was 0 last year
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Grant Rate
46%
20 full grants, 23 partial grants out of 94 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
1 backlogged
1 requests pending at year end. No prior year comparison available.
Simple Request Speed
11.71 days avg
Median 10 days · Range N/A–52 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
30 days avg
Median 30 days · Range 30 days–30 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
50%
0 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 4 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
37%
35 of 94 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
100 received
+117% vs prior year (46 received last year).
Processing Cost
$9,590
$102 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: $80.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-606-3737
Mailing address
Anna Davis, Chief FOIA Officer
250 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20427
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$9,590
Staff (FTE)
1
Fees Collected
$80
Appeals (2024)
Received
4
Affirmed (denied)
1
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
2
Data from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.