USTR · 2024 Annual Report
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Requests Received
136
112 processed
Grant Rate
71%
21 full + 59 partial
Simple / Complex
29d / 96d
avg days to respond
Backlog
32
was 6 last year
Transparency checks
Request Backlog
32 backlogged
+433% vs last year (was 6).
Simple Request Speed
29 days avg
Median 20 days · Range 2 days–131 days for simple requests.
Grant Rate
71%
21 full grants, 59 partial grants out of 112 total requests processed.
Complex Request Speed
96 days avg
Median 89 days · Range 37 days–253 days for complex requests.
Appeal Success Rate
67%
0 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 3 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
25%
28 of 112 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
136 received
+106% vs prior year (66 received last year).
Processing Cost
$161,000
$1,438 per request processed. Staff: 0.9 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-881-7849
Mailing address
Janice A. Kaye, FOIA Officer, Anacostia Naval Annex Building 410/Door 123
250 Murray Lane SW
Washington, DC 20509
Cost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$161,000
Staff (FTE)
0.9
Fees Collected
N/A
Appeals (2024)
Received
3
Affirmed (denied)
1
Reversed (granted)
0
Partial reversal
2
Data from Office of the United States Trade Representative FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.