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NIGC · 2024 Annual Report

National Indian Gaming Commission

Requests Received

74

83 processed

Grant Rate

36%

19 full + 11 partial

Simple / Complex

10d / 121d

avg days to respond

Backlog

4

was 5 last year

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Grant Rate

36%

19 full grants, 11 partial grants out of 83 total requests processed.

Note

Complex Request Speed

121 days avg

Median 49 days · Range 18 days–622 days for complex requests.

Note

Simple Request Speed

10 days avg

Median 2 days · Range 1 day–48 days for simple requests.

Good

Request Backlog

4 backlogged

-20% vs last year (was 5).

Good

No Records Denial Rate

60%

50 of 83 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

74 received

+35% vs prior year (55 received last year).

Info

Processing Cost

$160,000

$1,928 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: $349.

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How to submit a request

Email

foia@nigc.gov

Phone

202-632-7003

Mailing address

1849 C Street, NW, MS 1621
Washington, DC 20240

Reading room

https://www.nigc.gov/freedom-of-information-act-electronic-reading-room/

FOIA page

https://www.nigc.gov/

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$160,000

Staff (FTE)

1

Fees Collected

$349

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