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Clone of FOIA Reports

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  • Annual reports
  • Chief FOIA Officer reports
  • Special reports

Annual Reports

The FOIA requires all federal agencies to submit an annual report to the attorney general each year. These reports contain detailed statistics on the number of requests received and processed by each agency, the time taken to respond, and the outcome of each request.

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  • EPA's Annual 2013 FOIA Report | XML format
  • EPA's Annual 2012 FOIA Report | XML format
     
  • EPA's Annual 2011 FOIA Report | XML format
     
  • EPA's Annual 2010 FOIA Report | XML format | Data Dictionary (XLS)(219 K)

  • EPA's Annual 2009 FOIA Report | CSV format | XML format | Data Dictionary (XLS)(219 K)
     
  • EPA's Annual 2008 FOIA Report | CSV format | XML format | Data Dictionary (XLS)(219 K)
     
  • EPA's Annual 2007 FOIA Report | XML format 

Chief FOIA Officer Reports

The Attorney General’s FOIA Guidelines require the Chief FOIA Officer to submit a report to the Attorney General containing a detailed description of the steps taken by the agency to improve FOIA compliance and transparency. These reports contain details of FOIA administration at EPA, as well as the steps taken to implement the Attorney General's FOIA Guidelines during each reporting year.

  • Report of the Chief FOIA Officer to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2014
  • Report of the Chief FOIA Officer to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2013
  • Report of the Chief FOIA Officer to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2012
  • Report of the Chief FOIA Officer to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2011
  • Report of the Chief FOIA Officer to the U.S. Department of Justice, 2010

Special Reports

These reports were created by EPA.

  • Freedom of Information Act Workgroup Report for the Deputy Administrator, June 2011
  • EPA’s Backlog Reduction Goals for FY 08, 09 and 10 in accordance with E.O. 13.392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information", 2008
  • EPA’s Report in Response to Executive Order 13392 “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information”, 2006
  • FOIA Task Force Report, 2001

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Last updated on September 19, 2025
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