USCCR · 2024 Annual Report
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Requests Received
140
84 processed
Grant Rate
45%
36 full + 2 partial
Simple / Complex
51d / 63d
avg days to respond
Backlog
64
was 0 last year
Transparency checks
Simple Request Speed
51 days avg
Median 9 days · Range 1 day–199 days for simple requests.
Grant Rate
45%
36 full grants, 2 partial grants out of 84 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
64 backlogged
64 requests pending at year end. No prior year comparison available.
Complex Request Speed
63 days avg
Median 63 days · Range 6 days–173 days for complex requests.
No Records Denial Rate
19%
16 of 84 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
140 received
+141% vs prior year (58 received last year).
Processing Cost
$70,685
$841 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-839-7255
Mailing address
David Ganz, General Counsel, Suite 1150
1331 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20425
FOIA page
http://www.usccr.gov/foia/index.phpCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$70,685
Staff (FTE)
1
Fees Collected
N/A
Data from U.S. Commission on Civil Rights FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.