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USITC · 2024 Annual Report

United States International Trade Commission

Requests Received

271

173 processed

Grant Rate

20%

3 full + 31 partial

Simple / Complex

16d / 52d

avg days to respond

Backlog

102

was 17 last year

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Grant Rate

20%

3 full grants, 31 partial grants out of 173 total requests processed.

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Request Backlog

102 backlogged

+500% vs last year (was 17).

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Appeal Success Rate

16%

3 fully reversed + 4 partial reversals out of 45 appeals decided.

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Simple Request Speed

16 days avg

Median 18 days · Range 2 days–20 days for simple requests.

Good

Complex Request Speed

52 days avg

Median 22 days · Range 21 days–471 days for complex requests.

Good

No Records Denial Rate

64%

111 of 173 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

271 received

+747% vs prior year (32 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$2,200

$13 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Online submission

https://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/foia/request.asp

Phone

202-205-2000

Mailing address

Lisa R. Barton, Chief FOIA Officer, 112-AA
500 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20436

Reading room

https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/foia/foia_ereadingroom.htm

FOIA page

https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/foia/index.htm

Cost & staffing (2024)

Processing Cost

$2,200

Staff (FTE)

1

Fees Collected

N/A

Appeals (2024)

Received

51

Affirmed (denied)

37

Reversed (granted)

3

Partial reversal

4

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