Occupational Safety and Health Review 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 23 quarters of received, processed, and backlog. Most recent: FY2026 Q3 (Apr 1 – Jun 30, 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 | 2024-01-26 | 419 | 1.7 |
| #2 | 2024-09-03 | 267 | 1.1 |
| #3 | 2024-12-09 | 201 | 0.8 |
| #4 | 2025-01-03 | 185 | 0.7 |
| #5 | 2025-01-06 | 184 | 0.7 |
| #6 | 2025-03-03 | 147 | 0.6 |
| #7 | 2025-04-14 | 117 | 0.5 |
| #8 | 2025-04-28 | 107 | 0.4 |
| #9 | 2025-07-22 | 49 | 0.2 |
| #10 | 2025-08-04 | 40 | 0.2 |
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 | 253 | 259 | 17 |
| FY2024 | 242 | 235 | 23 |
| FY2023 | 150 | 137 | 16 |
| FY2022 | 94 | 92 | 3 |
| FY2021 | 143 | 148 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 94 | 108 | 6 |
| FY2019 | 89 | 70 | 20 |
| FY2018 | 69 | 69 | 1 |
| FY2017 | 63 | 64 | 1 |
| FY2016 | 69 | 67 | 2 |
| FY2015 | 53 | 55 | 0 |
| FY2014 | 61 | 62 | 2 |
| FY2013 | 50 | 47 | 3 |
| FY2012 | 84 | 85 | 0 |
| FY2011 | 76 | 76 | 1 |
| FY2010 | 61 | 66 | 1 |
| FY2009 | 58 | 57 | 6 |
| FY2008 | 78 | 74 | 5 |
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