| Agency: | Department of Justice |
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| Category: | Information and Communications |
| Date Released: | The various datasets were made available on a rolling basis beginning 1/16/2009 and ending approximately 4/1/2009 |
| Date Updated: | Throughout early 2009 |
| Time Period: | 10/1/07 - 9/30/08 |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Description: | Data pertaining to federal departments' and agencies' Freedom of Information Act requests and appeals |
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Tool Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Statistical |
| Keywords | request, appeal, consultation, processed, pending, median, average, backlog, exemption, simple, complex, expedited, component, perfected, grant, release, denial |
| Unique ID | 1195 |
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Citation
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Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports - Fiscal Year 2008
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| Agency Program Page | http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/oip.html |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://www.justice.gov/oip/fy08.html |
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Unit of Analysis
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agency overall, and individual agency components
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| Geographic Coverage | National |
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Collection Mode
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computer, paper, phone
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| Data Collection Instrument | http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/guidance-annualreport-052008.pdf |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/guidance-annualreport-052008.pdf |
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Technical Documentation
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Statistical Methodology
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