FTC · 2024 Annual Report
Federal Trade Commission
Requests Received
1,938
1,919 processed
Grant Rate
53%
414 full + 608 partial
Simple / Complex
6.88d / 31.49d
avg days to respond
Backlog
38
was 37 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
38 backlogged
+3% vs last year (was 37).
Grant Rate
53%
414 full grants, 608 partial grants out of 1,919 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
6.88 days avg
Median 3 days · Range N/A–159 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
31.49 days avg
Median 16 days · Range N/A–419 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
26%
5 fully reversed + 3 partial reversals out of 31 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
9%
166 of 1,919 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
1,938 received
+6% vs prior year (1,820 received last year).
Processing Cost
$1,745,769
$910 per request processed. Staff: 24 FTE. Fees collected: $14,683.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.ftc.gov/foia/request-formPhone
202-326-2735
Mailing address
Freedom of Information Act Request Office of General Counsel
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW H-585
Washington, DC 20580
Reading room
https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/foia/foia-reading-roomshttps://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/office-inspector-general/oig-reading-roomFOIA page
http://www.ftc.gov/foia/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$1,745,769
Staff (FTE)
24
Fees Collected
$14,683
Appeals (2024)
Received
29
Affirmed (denied)
19
Reversed (granted)
5
Partial reversal
3
Data from Federal Trade Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.