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.
Request Backlog
102 backlogged
+500% vs last year (was 17).
Appeal Success Rate
16%
3 fully reversed + 4 partial reversals out of 45 appeals decided.
Simple Request Speed
16 days avg
Median 18 days · Range 2 days–20 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
52 days avg
Median 22 days · Range 21 days–471 days for complex requests.
No Records Denial Rate
64%
111 of 173 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
271 received
+747% vs prior year (32 received last year).
Processing Cost
$2,200
$13 per request processed. Staff: 1 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Online submission
https://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/foia/request.aspPhone
202-205-2000
Mailing address
Lisa R. Barton, Chief FOIA Officer, 112-AA
500 E Street, SW
Washington, DC 20436
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.