TVA · 2024 Annual Report
Tennessee Valley Authority
Requests Received
262
264 processed
Grant Rate
52%
57 full + 80 partial
Simple / Complex
15.42d / 133.52d
avg days to respond
Backlog
34
was 35 last year
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Complex Request Speed
133.52 days avg
Median 81 days · Range 26 days–574 days for complex requests.
Request Backlog
34 backlogged
-3% vs last year (was 35).
Grant Rate
52%
57 full grants, 80 partial grants out of 264 total requests processed.
Simple Request Speed
15.42 days avg
Median 18 days · Range N/A–29 days for simple requests.
Appeal Success Rate
33%
0 fully reversed + 3 partial reversals out of 9 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
14%
38 of 264 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
262 received
+27% vs prior year (206 received last year).
Processing Cost
$360,242
$1,365 per request processed. Staff: 1.7 FTE. Fees collected: $1,243.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://foia.tva.gov/Phone
865-632-6945
Mailing address
FOIA Requester Service Center
400 West Summit Hill Drive, 6a
Knoxville, TN 37902-1401
FOIA page
http://www.tva.gov/foia/Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$360,242
Staff (FTE)
1.7
Fees Collected
$1,243
Appeals (2024)
Received
8
Affirmed (denied)
6
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
3
Data from Tennessee Valley Authority FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.