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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
13 DAYS TO RESPOND TO ARCHIVE; ONLY RECENT REQUESTS PENDING
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Ten Oldest - SBA responded approximately 13 business
days after the request was made; it reported ten FOIA requests
ranging from January 19, 2003 to January 30, 2003. The requests
concerned records regarding SBA's cooperative agreements with
organizations in establishing a SNDC Lead Center and responses
to proposals for the Lead Center, records concerning the written
determination of Flathead Contractors LLC and records concerning
the Contracting Officer's request for Certification of Competency
to SBA, records of Ted Kassinger, General Counsel of the Office
of the Secretary of Commerce, contract with CPA firms performing
financial statement audits of entities listed in OMB Bulletin
10-12, prices and quantity for a specified solicitation, a
request from a victim of identity theft for assistance dealing
with credit agencies, records regarding federal funds awarded
to Nipon's Conservatory of Music, lists of buyers or cardholders
requested by a GSA Contracted Vendor, records on the program
used by SBA loan personnel to evaluate the amount to be granted
for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, and a request for guidance
on information to obtain a business loan. |
Workload Statistics - SBA's reported statistics from
1998 through 2002 indicate that the agency received an increasing
number of FOIA requests through 2000 with decreases in 2001
and 2002 (down 13.43% from 2368 in 1998 to 2050 in 2002).
The number processed each year also rose and then decreased
(down 7.68% from 2293 processed in 1998 to 2117 processed
in 2002). SBA's processing rate per year -- a comparison of
the number of requests processed to the number received --
increased from 96.83% in 1998 to 103.27% in 2002. |
Backlog Statistics - SBA's backlog of pending FOIA
requests increased through 2001 and then decreased in 2002
(from 72 FOIA requests pending at the end of 1998 to 65 FOIA
requests pending at the end of 2002). SBA's backlog as a percentage
of FOIA requests processed each year has decreased from 3.14%
in 1998 to 3.07% in 2002. Its backlog rate per year -- a comparison
of the number of requests pending at the end of the year to
the number received during that year -- has decreased from
3.04% in 1998 to 3.17% in 2002. |
Processing Time - SBA's median days to process has
ranged from 2-12 days over the 1998-2002 period. In 1998 and
1999, the median days that backlogged requests have been pending
is reported as 10 and 8 days respectively. Expedited requests
have a median processing time range of 1-9 days over the 1998-2002
time period, with none reported for 1999, 2000 or 2002. |
TEN
OLDEST REQUESTS
SBA Response Letter
SBA January 19, 2003 Letter
SBA January 21, 2003
(1) Letter
SBA January 21, 2003
(2) Letter
SBA January 21, 2003
(3) Letter
SBA January 22, 2003
(1) Letter
SBA January 22, 2003
(2) Letter
SBA January 23, 2003 Letter
SBA January 27, 2003
(1) Letter
SBA January 27, 2003
(2) Letter
SBA January 30, 2003 Letter
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