Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
Annual backlog, FY2022–FY2025
Pending requests at end of each fiscal year (Oct 1, 2021 – 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 5 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2024 Q1 (Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2023).
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 | 2025-08-06 | 40 | 0.2 |
| #2 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #3 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #4 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #5 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #6 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #7 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #8 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #9 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
| #10 | — | 0 | 0.0 |
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 | 42 | 41 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 60 | 52 | 9 |
| FY2023 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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