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Federal Maritime Commission
Most recent quarterly backlog
123
End of FY2026 Q2 (Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026)
Latest annual report
43
End of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
17-year change
+291%
FY2008 → FY2024 (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024)
Annual backlog, FY2008–FY2024
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2007 – Sept 30, 2024). Federal fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept 30, named for the year it ends.
FY08: 11
FY10: 20
FY12: 16
FY14: 16
FY16: 3
FY18: 3
FY20: 2
FY22: 12
FY24: 43
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).
Backlog
123
Received per quarter
14
Processed per quarter
7
10 oldest pending requests, end of FY2024 (Sept 30, 2024)
Days pending counts forward from the day the request was received. The longer this list runs, the more litigation-ripe the agency’s backlog.
| Rank | Date received | Days pending | Years pending |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 2022-01-24 | 674 | 1.8 |
| #2 | 2023-07-14 | 305 | 0.8 |
| #3 | 2023-07-20 | 301 | 0.8 |
| #4 | 2023-07-24 | 299 | 0.8 |
| #5 | 2023-09-15 | 261 | 0.7 |
| #6 | 2023-11-04 | 226 | 0.6 |
| #7 | 2023-11-10 | 222 | 0.6 |
| #8 | 2024-08-02 | 41 | 0.1 |
| #9 | 2024-08-02 | 41 | 0.1 |
| #10 | 2024-08-02 | 41 | 0.1 |
Exemption invocations, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
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, FY2024 (Oct 1, 2023 – Sept 30, 2024)
Full-time employees
0
Equivalent FTE
1.4
Total FTE
1.4
Annual report history
| FY | Received | Processed | Pending end |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 103 | 75 | 43 |
| FY2023 | 42 | 39 | 15 |
| FY2022 | 45 | 38 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 30 | 27 | 5 |
| FY2020 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
| FY2019 | 22 | 23 | 2 |
| FY2018 | 26 | 28 | 3 |
| FY2017 | 35 | 33 | 5 |
| FY2016 | 27 | 36 | 3 |
| FY2015 | 35 | 39 | 12 |
| FY2014 | 41 | 43 | 16 |
| FY2013 | 26 | 24 | 18 |
| FY2012 | 30 | 50 | 16 |
| FY2011 | 39 | 23 | 36 |
| FY2010 | 37 | 33 | 20 |
| FY2009 | 31 | 26 | 16 |
| FY2008 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
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