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Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports - Fiscal Year 2008

Dataset Summary

Agency: Department of Justice
Sub-Agency:
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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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
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

Contributing Agency Information

Citation
Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports - Fiscal Year 2008
Agency Program Page http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/oip.html
Agency Data Series Page http://www.justice.gov/oip/fy08.html

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
agency overall, and individual agency components
Granularity
Geographic Coverage National

Data Description

Collection Mode
computer, paper, phone
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

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation
Additional Metadata

Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology
Sampling
Estimation
Weighting
Disclosure avoidance
Questionnaire design
Series breaks
Non-response adjustment
Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics
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