PCLOB · 2024 Annual Report
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Requests Received
130
69 processed
Grant Rate
19%
3 full + 10 partial
Simple / Complex
105d / N/A
avg days to respond
Backlog
89
was 9 last year
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Grant Rate
19%
3 full grants, 10 partial grants out of 69 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
105 days avg
Median 17 days · Range 1 day–1068 days for simple requests.
Request Backlog
89 backlogged
+889% vs last year (was 9).
Appeal Success Rate
0%
0 fully reversed + 0 partial reversals out of 3 appeals decided.
Complex Request Speed
N/A
No complex request data reported.
No Records Denial Rate
17%
12 of 69 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
130 received
+160% vs prior year (50 received last year).
Processing Cost
$86,050
$1,247 per request processed. Staff: 0.5 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-331-1986
Mailing address
Privacy & Civil Liberties Oversight Board
800 North Capitol Street NW
Washington, DC 20002
Reading room
https://www.pclob.gov/Foia/FoiaFOIA page
https://www.pclob.gov/Foia/FoiaCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$86,050
Staff (FTE)
0.5
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
3
Affirmed (denied)
3
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
0
Data from Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.