STB · 2024 Annual Report
Surface Transportation Board
Requests Received
89
99 processed
Grant Rate
24%
18 full + 6 partial
Simple / Complex
9.82d / N/A
avg days to respond
Backlog
0
was 0 last year
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Grant Rate
24%
18 full grants, 6 partial grants out of 99 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
9.82 days avg
Median 8 days · Range 1 day–35 days for simple requests.
Request Backlog
No backlog
Zero backlogged requests at end of 2024.
Complex Request Speed
N/A
No complex request data reported.
No Records Denial Rate
70%
69 of 99 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
89 received
-23% vs prior year (116 received last year).
Processing Cost
$58,900
$595 per request processed. Staff: 0.25 FTE. Fees collected: $827.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://www.stb.gov/foia/foia-request/Phone
202-934-0375
Mailing address
Chris Oehrle, FOIA Officer
395 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20423-0001
FOIA page
http://www.stb.gov/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$58,900
Staff (FTE)
0.25
Fees Collected
$827
Data from Surface Transportation Board FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.