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MMC · 2024 Annual Report

Marine Mammal Commission

Requests Received

57

70 processed

Grant Rate

21%

13 full + 2 partial

Simple / Complex

28d / N/A

avg days to respond

Backlog

6

was 4 last year

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Grant Rate

21%

13 full grants, 2 partial grants out of 70 total requests processed.

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Request Backlog

6 backlogged

+50% vs last year (was 4).

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Simple Request Speed

28 days avg

Median 22 days · Range 5 days–245 days for simple requests.

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Complex Request Speed

N/A

No complex request data reported.

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No Records Denial Rate

74%

52 of 70 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

57 received

+2% vs prior year (56 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$10,000

$143 per request processed. Staff: 0.05 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Phone

301-504-0087

Mailing address

Michael Gosliner, FOIA Officer, Suite 700
4340 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814

FOIA page

https://www.mmc.gov/

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$10,000

Staff (FTE)

0.05

Fees Collected

N/A

Data from Marine Mammal Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.