FOIA Annual Report Workbook2019-11-13FOIA Annual ReportDOIUS Department of the InteriorBIABureau of Indian AffairsBLMBureau of Land ManagementBOEMBureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBORBureau of ReclamationBSEEBureau of Safety and Environmental EnforcementFWSFish & Wildlife ServiceNPSNational Park ServiceOIGOffice of Inspector GeneralOSOffice of the SecretaryOSMREOffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and EnforcementSOLOffice of the SolicitorUSGSUnited States Geological SurveyFOIA/PA AppealsFOIA/Privacy Act Appeals Office201916 U.S.C. § 470hh (Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979)Information pertaining to the nature and location of certain archaeological resourcesHornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004); Starkey v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, 238 F. Supp. 2d 1188, 1193-94 (S.D. Cal. 2002).41 U.S.C. § 2102 (amending 41 U.S.C. 423(a)(1)) (Procurement Integrity Act)Contractor bid or proposal information; source selection informationLegal & Safety Employer Research, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Army, No. Civ. S001748, 2001 WL 34098652, at *3-4 (E.D. Cal. May 4, 2001) (dictum).Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1977, Pub. L. No. 95-78, 91 Stat. 319Certain records pertaining to grand jury proceedings.Sussman v. USMS, 494 F.3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Widi v. McNeil, No. 12-CV-00188, 2016 WL 4394724, at *23 (D. Me. Aug 16, 2016); Durham v. U.S. Atty. Gen., No. 06-843, 2008 WL 620744, at *2 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 3, 2008); Cozen O'Connor v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury, 570 F. Supp. 2d 749, 776 (E.D. Pa. 2008).54 U.S.C. § 307103 Information about the location, character or ownership of a historic resourceN/A26 U.S.C. § 6103 (Internal Revenue Code)Certain tax return information, to include Taxpayer Identification Numbers of third parties, and certain tax convention informationChurch of Scientology v. IRS, 484 U.S. 9, 15 (1987)(26 U.S.C. § 6103); Leonard v. U.S. Dep't of Treasury, 590 F. App'x. 141, 143-44 (3d Cir.2014) (per curiam); Pac. Fisheries, Inc. v. IRS, 395 F. App'x. 438, 440 (9th Cir. 2010)(unpublished disposition) (26U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6105); Tax Analysts v. IRS, 217 F. Supp.2d 23, 27-29 (D.D.C. 2002)(26 U.S.C. § 6105).41 U.S.C. § 4702 (formerly at 41 U.S.C. § 253b(m)(1))Contractor proposals that are in the possession or control of an executive agency and that have not been set forth or incorporated by reference into contractsSinkfield v. HUD, No. 10-885, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35233, at *13-15 (S.D. Ohio Mar. 15, 2012); Margolin v. NASA, No. 09-CV-00421, 2011 WL 1303221, at *6 (D. Nev. Mar. 31, 2011); Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep?t of the Interior, 305 F. Supp. 2d 21, 30 (D.D.C. 2003), summary affirmance granted, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004).16 U.S.C. § 470aaa-8 (Paleontological Resources Preservation Act)Information concerning the nature and specific location of a paleontological resource.N/A54 U.S.C. § 100707 (formerly at 16 U.S.C. § 5937) (National Parks Omnibus Management Act)Information pertaining to: "endangered, threatened, rare, or commercially valuable" National Park System resources; "mineral or paleontological objects within units of the National Park System"; or "objects of cultural patrimony within units of the National Park System"Hornbostel v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior, No. 03-5257, 2004 WL 1900562 (D.C. Cir. Aug. 25, 2004); Sw. Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. USDA, 314 F.3d 1060, 1062 (9th Cir. 2002); Pease v. U.S. Dep't of Interior, No. 1:99CV113, slip op. at 2, 4 (D. Vt. Sept. 17, 1999).5 U.S.C. app. 4 § 107(a)(2)
(Ethics in Government Act of
1978)Confidential financial disclosure report pertaining to certain government employeesMeyerhoff v. EPA, 958 F.2d 1498, 1500-02 (9th Cir. 1992); Boyd v. Exec. Office for U.S. Attorneys, 161 F. Supp. 3d 1, 7 (D.D.C. 2015); Seife v. NIH, 874 F. Supp. 2d 248, 254 (S.D.N.Y. 2012).133161424224141343342261455251211130214081364346719105890487334192184421925722947322472493046810811004545394152711577642327226431140812698401837731481269512728624616748228215613647797367824838After reviewing its database, DOI adjusted the number of requests pending at the start of the fiscal year for components BIA, BLM, BSEE, FWS, NPS, OIG, OS, and OSMRE.52431881NoRecords232Referred9Withdrawn69FeeRelated39NotDescribed14ImproperRequest28NotAgency7Duplicate20Other23136427029413NoRecords144Referred12Withdrawn96FeeRelated14NotDescribed5ImproperRequest13NotAgency3Duplicate16Other2490459260NoRecords55Withdrawn6FeeRelated3NotDescribed3ImproperRequest3NotAgency11Duplicate11Other7184106446NoRecords30Referred2Withdrawn10FeeRelated8NotDescribed9ImproperRequest5NotAgency1Duplicate2Other622982521NoRecords81Withdrawn8FeeRelated1NotDescribed6ImproperRequest1NotAgency5Duplicate2Other1024934531726NoRecords183Referred5Withdrawn46FeeRelated11NotDescribed8ImproperRequest8Duplicate24Other31100436645629NoRecords162Referred1Withdrawn44FeeRelated14NotDescribed15ImproperRequest8NotAgency1Duplicate27Other3411571410834NoRecords83Referred13Withdrawn4NotDescribed4ImproperRequest3Other12641771284NoRecords112Referred4Withdrawn40FeeRelated25NotDescribed62ImproperRequest2NotAgency2Duplicate35Other2498402660NoRecords65Referred1Withdrawn16FeeRelated1NotDescribed1NotAgency1Duplicate4Other512657810NoRecords73Referred1Withdrawn5NotDescribed1ImproperRequest20NotAgency4Duplicate1Other324656453NoRecords49Referred3Withdrawn16FeeRelated18NotDescribed10NotAgency2Duplicate1Other1221520821875197NoRecords1269Referred51Withdrawn360FeeRelated134NotDescribed138ImproperRequest91NotAgency37Duplicate143Other4056782Directed 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Cases10Unable to Locate Requester4Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information153249Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA2Court Sealed1Unable to Locate Requester25Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA2Unable to Locate Requester13Directed Requester to Another Entity Subject to the FOIA2Aggregate Cases2Directed Requester to Publicly Available Information812405Ex. 21Ex. 35Ex. 426Ex. 551Ex. 6249Ex. 7(A)36Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)141Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 26Ex. 347Ex. 439Ex. 5138Ex. 6187Ex. 7(A)32Ex. 7(B)2Ex. 7(C)38Ex. 7(D)3Ex. 7(E)5Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 94Ex. 41Ex. 518Ex. 621Ex. 7(F)1Ex. 24Ex. 36Ex. 49Ex. 515Ex. 622Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 48Ex. 527Ex. 642Ex. 7(C)3Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 91Ex. 21Ex. 36Ex. 423Ex. 5159Ex. 6252Ex. 7(A)30Ex. 7(C)75Ex. 7(D)9Ex. 7(E)19Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 11Ex. 222Ex. 317Ex. 418Ex. 554Ex. 6410Ex. 7(A)20Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)260Ex. 7(E)14Ex. 7(F)6Ex. 91Ex. 45Ex. 56Ex. 614Ex. 7(A)29Ex. 7(C)116Ex. 7(D)16Ex. 7(E)6Ex. 21Ex. 34Ex. 41Ex. 576Ex. 6123Ex. 7(A)3Ex. 7(C)22Ex. 7(E)6Ex. 7(F)2Ex. 43Ex. 55Ex. 62Ex. 567Ex. 660Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 34Ex. 44Ex. 521Ex. 628Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(B)2Ex. 7(C)6Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)3Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 11Ex. 235Ex. 389Ex. 4137Ex. 5637Ex. 61410Ex. 7(A)153Ex. 7(B)6Ex. 7(C)665Ex. 7(D)30Ex. 7(E)57Ex. 7(F)25Ex. 9637815910543229110380168116432After reviewing its database, DOI adjusted the number of appeals it had pending at the start of the fiscal year for FOIA/PA Appeals.16236511056230112243951116Ex. 31Ex. 45Ex. 51Ex. 67Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 7(C)6Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 31Ex. 45Ex. 51Ex. 67Ex. 7(A)2Ex. 7(C)8Ex. 7(D)1Ex. 7(E)1NoRecords2Withdrawn1InLitigation18Other30Other2NoRecords2Withdrawn1InLitigation18Other32Adequate search conducted7Improper Appeal5Appeal withdrawn1Unable to locate or contact requester2Moot1530Improper 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