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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

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Request Backlog

32 backlogged

+433% vs last year (was 6).

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Simple Request Speed

29 days avg

Median 20 days · Range 2 days–131 days for simple requests.

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Grant Rate

71%

21 full grants, 59 partial grants out of 112 total requests processed.

Good

Complex Request Speed

96 days avg

Median 89 days · Range 37 days–253 days for complex requests.

Good

Appeal Success Rate

67%

0 fully reversed + 2 partial reversals out of 3 appeals decided.

Good

No Records Denial Rate

25%

28 of 112 requests denied because no responsive records were found.

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Request Volume

136 received

+106% vs prior year (66 received last year).

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Processing Cost

$161,000

$1,438 per request processed. Staff: 0.9 FTE. Fees collected: N/A.

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How to submit a request

Email

FOIA@ustr.eop.gov

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

Reading room

https://ustr.gov/about-us/reading-room/foiahttps://ustr.gov/about-us/reading-room/freedom-information-act-foia/foia-library

FOIA page

https://ustr.gov/about-us/reading-room/foia

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.