NTSB · 2024 Annual Report
National Transportation Safety Board
Requests Received
703
561 processed
Grant Rate
16%
23 full + 67 partial
Simple / Complex
35.23d / 151.19d
avg days to respond
Backlog
226
was 96 last year
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Grant Rate
16%
23 full grants, 67 partial grants out of 561 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
226 backlogged
+135% vs last year (was 96).
Simple Request Speed
35.23 days avg
Median 11 days · Range N/A–461 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
151.19 days avg
Median 72 days · Range N/A–653 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
10%
0 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 20 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
34%
189 of 561 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
703 received
+26% vs prior year (558 received last year).
Processing Cost
$893,236
$1,592 per request processed. Staff: 6 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://foiarequest.ntsb.gov/palMain.aspxPhone
202-314-6540
Mailing address
National Transportation Safety Board
Attn: FOIA Requester Service Center, CIO-40 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20594
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$893,236
Staff (FTE)
6
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
20
Affirmed (denied)
3
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
2
Data from National Transportation Safety Board FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.