PBGC · 2024 Annual Report
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Requests Received
2,733
2,773 processed
Grant Rate
87%
2,078 full + 327 partial
Simple / Complex
10.28d / 12.56d
avg days to respond
Backlog
0
was 0 last year
Transparency checks
Appeal Success Rate
0%
0 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 6 appeals decided.
Grant Rate
87%
2,078 full grants, 327 partial grants out of 2,773 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
10.28 days avg
Median 10 days · Range 1 day–29 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
12.56 days avg
Median 12 days · Range 1 day–67 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
No backlog
Zero backlogged requests at end of 2024.
No Records Denial Rate
8%
209 of 2,773 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
2,733 received
+2% vs prior year (2,682 received last year).
Processing Cost
$2,106,495
$760 per request processed. Staff: 16 FTE. Fees collected: $3,031.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://securefoia.pbgc.gov/Phone
(202) 229-4040
Mailing address
Disclosure Division
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
FOIA page
http://www.pbgc.gov/about/foia.htmlCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$2,106,495
Staff (FTE)
16
Fees Collected
$3,031
Appeals (2024)
Received
7
Affirmed (denied)
1
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
0
Data from Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.