FRB · 2024 Annual Report
Federal Reserve System
Requests Received
1,098
1,072 processed
Grant Rate
31%
259 full + 76 partial
Simple / Complex
5d / 80d
avg days to respond
Backlog
47
was 36 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
47 backlogged
+31% vs last year (was 36).
Appeal Success Rate
3%
1 fully reversed + 1 partial reversals out of 58 appeals decided.
Grant Rate
31%
259 full grants, 76 partial grants out of 1,072 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
5 days avg
Median 2 days · Range N/A–20 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
80 days avg
Median 50 days · Range 4 days–557 days for complex requests.
No Records Denial Rate
16%
170 of 1,072 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
1,098 received
+42% vs prior year (772 received last year).
Processing Cost
$1,384,979
$1,292 per request processed. Staff: 14 FTE. Fees collected: $3,836.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.federalreserve.gov/secure/forms/efoiaform.aspxPhone
202-452-3684
Mailing address
Federal Reserve System
2001 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20551
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$1,384,979
Staff (FTE)
14
Fees Collected
$3,836
Appeals (2024)
Received
65
Affirmed (denied)
10
Reversed (granted)
1
Partial reversal
1
Data from Federal Reserve System FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.