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SEC · 2024 Annual Report

Securities and Exchange Commission

Requests Received

10,811

10,985 processed

Grant Rate

21%

1,530 full + 734 partial

Simple / Complex

5.86d / 71.27d

avg days to respond

Backlog

475

was 819 last year

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Grant Rate

21%

1,530 full grants, 734 partial grants out of 10,985 total requests processed.

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Simple Request Speed

5.86 days avg

Median 4 days · Range N/A–20 days for simple requests.

Good

Complex Request Speed

71.27 days avg

Median 32 days · Range N/A–1059 days for complex requests.

Good

Request Backlog

475 backlogged

-42% vs last year (was 819).

Good

Appeal Success Rate

28%

112 fully reversed + 58 partial reversals out of 597 appeals decided.

Good

No Records Denial Rate

58%

6,320 of 10,985 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

10,811 received

+14% vs prior year (9,481 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$13,277,679

$1,209 per request processed. Staff: 37.22 FTE. Fees collected: $311.

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How to submit a request

Online submission

https://www.sec.gov/forms/request_public_docs#no-back

Email

foiapa@sec.gov

Phone

202-551-7900

Mailing address

Office of FOIA Services
100 F Street, NE, Mail Stop 2465
Washington, DC 20549-2465

Reading room

https://www.sec.gov/foia-frequently-requested-documents

FOIA page

https://www.sec.gov/foia-services

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$13,277,679

Staff (FTE)

37.22

Fees Collected

$311

Appeals (2024)

Received

598

Affirmed (denied)

391

Reversed (granted)

112

Partial reversal

58

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