Consumer Product Safety Commission
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2025). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
Dashed verticals mark presidential inaugurations.
Recent quarterly activity
Last 22 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026).
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2025 (Sept 30, 2025)
Agencies report days pending in working days, counted from the day the request was received; the years column converts to calendar years. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Working days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2018-04-09 | 1,851 | 7.5 |
| #2 | 2018-04-17 | 1,845 | 7.5 |
| #3 | 2018-07-16 | 1,783 | 7.2 |
| #4 | 2018-07-25 | 1,776 | 7.2 |
| #5 | 2018-07-30 | 1,773 | 7.2 |
| #6 | 2018-11-14 | 1,699 | 6.9 |
| #7 | 2019-01-28 | 1,653 | 6.7 |
| #8 | 2019-04-11 | 1,601 | 6.5 |
| #9 | 2019-04-25 | 1,591 | 6.4 |
| #10 | 2019-04-25 | 1,591 | 6.4 |
Exemption invocations, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
How often each FOIA exemption (b1–b9) was invoked when redacting or denying records. Exemption 5 (deliberative process, attorney-client) is highlighted — it’s the most-fought exemption in FOIA litigation.
FOIA staffing, FY2025 (Oct 1, 2024 – Sept 30, 2025)
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 702 | 735 | 325 |
| FY2024 | 783 | 701 | 358 |
| FY2023 | 601 | 844 | 274 |
| FY2022 | 459 | 521 | 514 |
| FY2021 | 596 | 548 | 591 |
| FY2020 | 460 | 506 | 512 |
| FY2019 | 505 | 316 | 563 |
| FY2018 | 554 | 440 | 373 |
| FY2017 | 664 | 617 | 260 |
| FY2016 | 702 | 697 | 204 |
| FY2015 | 715 | 770 | 199 |
| FY2014 | 1,240 | 1,249 | 238 |
| FY2013 | 1,935 | 1,946 | 247 |
| FY2012 | 2,357 | 2,452 | 258 |
| FY2011 | 2,545 | 2,560 | 353 |
| FY2010 | 3,220 | 3,195 | 368 |
| FY2009 | 3,435 | 3,465 | 343 |
| FY2008 | 3,930 | 3,837 | 373 |
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