WhatAboutFOIA

USIBWC · 2024 Annual Report

United States International Boundary and Water Commission

Requests Received

79

25 processed

Grant Rate

56%

8 full + 6 partial

Simple / Complex

26.343d / N/A

avg days to respond

Backlog

110

was 54 last year

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Request Backlog

110 backlogged

+104% vs last year (was 54).

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Simple Request Speed

26.343 days avg

Median 9.5 days · Range 1 day–158 days for simple requests.

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Grant Rate

56%

8 full grants, 6 partial grants out of 25 total requests processed.

Good

Appeal Success Rate

100%

0 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 2 appeals decided.

Good

Complex Request Speed

N/A

No complex request data reported.

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No Records Denial Rate

44%

11 of 25 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

79 received

+55% vs prior year (51 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$50,000

$2,000 per request processed. Staff: 0.75 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Online submission

http://www.ibwc.gov/Organization/FOIA.html#How

Phone

915-832-4729

Mailing address

Rebecca Rizzuti, FOIA Officer & Public Liaison, FOIA - Legal Office
4191 N. Mesa
El Paso, TX 79902

Reading room

https://www.ibwc.gov/Organization/FOIA_RR.html

FOIA page

http://www.ibwc.gov/Organization/FOIA.html

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$50,000

Staff (FTE)

0.75

Fees Collected

N/A

Appeals (2024)

Received

2

Affirmed (denied)

0

Reversed (granted)

0

Partial reversal

2

Data from United States International Boundary and Water Commission FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.