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1 | Survelliance | Business Records | US Person's Information | Other Info | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Year | FISA Applications | Year/Year Change | Electronic Surviellance Apps | % involving Electronic Surviellance | Approvals | % of Approvals | Denials | % of Denials | Withdrawn | Modified / Denied in Part by FISA | % Modified | Business Record Requests | Approvals | % Approved | Modifications | % Modified | US Person's Information Requests | Across # National Security Letters | # of Corrective Requests | Estmated number of people in need of correction | Estmated number of people in need of correction | Source | Notes | |
3 | 1979 | 199 | 207 | 104.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1979rept.html | Guessing Carry-Over/Late Filing | ||||||||||||||||
4 | 1980 | 319 | 60.30% | 322 | 100.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1980rept.html | guessing Carry-Over/Late Filing | |||||||||||||||
5 | 1981 | 431 | 35.11% | 433 | 100.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1981rept.html | guessing Carry-Over/Late Filing | |||||||||||||||
6 | 1982 | 473 | 9.74% | 475 | 100.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1982rept.html | guessing Carry-Over/Late Filing | |||||||||||||||
7 | 1983 | 549 | 16.07% | 549 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1983rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
8 | 1984 | 635 | 15.66% | 635 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1984rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
9 | 1985 | 587 | -7.56% | 587 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1985rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
10 | 1986 | 573 | -2.39% | 573 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1986rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
11 | 1987 | 512 | -10.65% | 512 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1987rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
12 | 1988 | 534 | 4.30% | 534 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1988rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
13 | 1989 | 546 | 2.25% | 546 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1989rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
14 | 1990 | 595 | 8.97% | 595 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1990rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
15 | 1991 | 593 | -0.34% | 593 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1991rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
16 | 1992 | 484 | -18.38% | 484 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1992rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
17 | 1993 | 509 | 5.17% | 509 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1993rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
18 | 1994 | 576 | 13.16% | 576 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1994rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
19 | 1995 | 697 | 21.01% | 697 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1995rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
20 | 1996 | 839 | 20.37% | 839 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1996rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
21 | 1997 | 749 | -10.73% | 748 | 99.87% | 1 | 0.13% | 1 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1997rept.html | In one case, although satisfied as to the probable cause to believe the target to be an agent of a foreign power, the court declined to approve the application as plead for other reasons, and gave the government leave to amend the application. The government has filed a motion to withdraw that case as it has become moot. No orders were entered which modified or denied the requested authority. | |||||||||||||||
22 | 1998 | 796 | 6.28% | 796 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1998rept.html | ||||||||||||||||
23 | 1999 | 886 | 11.31% | 880 | 99.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/1999rept.html | 6 missing apps approved in 2000 | |||||||||||||||
24 | 2000 | 1005 | 13.43% | 1012 | 100.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0.10% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2000rept.html | he Court approved 1003 of these applications in 2000. Two of the 1005 applications were filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in December 2000 and approved in January 2001. Nine applications were filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in calendar year 1999 and approved in calendar year 2000. Thus, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved 1012 applications in calendar year 2000. One order was modified by the Court. No orders were entered which denied the requested authority. | |||||||||||||
25 | 2001 | 932 | -7.26% | 934 | 100.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 4 | 0.43% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2001rept.html | Two of the 934 applications were filed with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in December 2000 and approved in January 2001. Two orders and two warrants were modified by the Court. No orders were entered which denied the requested authority. | |||||||||||||
26 | 2002 | 1228 | 31.76% | 1228 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 2 (Overturned on Appeal) | 0.00% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2002rept.html | ||||||||||||||
27 | 2003 | 1727 | 40.64% | 1724 | 99.83% | 4 | 0.23% | 3 | 79 | 4.58% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2003rept.pdf | Note the introdution of the text "in whole or in part" - applications made solely for electronic surveillance, applications made solely for physical search, and combined applications requesting authority for electronic surveillance and physical search simultaneously . | |||||||||||||
28 | 2004 | 1758 | 1.80% | 1754 | 99.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 94 | 5.36% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2004rept.pdf | ||||||||||||||
29 | 2005 | 2074 | 17.97% | 2072 | 99.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 61 | 2.94% | 155 | 155 | 100.00% | 3501 | 9254 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2005rept.html | In his April 4, 2005 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Gonzales noted that the Justice Department was increasingly using business records orders to obtain subscriber information, such as names and addresses, for telephone numbers captured through court-ordered pen register or trap and trace devices. | ||||||||
30 | 2006 | 2181 | 5.16% | 2176 | 99.77% | 1 | 0.05% | 5 | 73 | 3.35% | 43 | 43 | 100.00% | 4790 | 12583 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2006rept.pdf | Note that NSL info was in a separate letter | ||||||||
31 | 2007 | 2371 | 8.71% | 2370 | 99.96% | 4 | 0.17% | 0 | 86 | 3.63% | 6 | 6 | 100.00% | 4327 | 16804 | 471 | 157 | 3.63% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2007rept.pdf | 2 carry into next year | |||||
32 | 2008 | 2082 | -12.19% | 2083 | 100.05% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 2 | 0.10% | 13 | 13 | 100.00% | 7225 | 24722 | 4929 | 1643 | 22.74% | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2008rept.pdf | ||||||
33 | 2009 | 1376 | -33.91% | 1329 | 96.58% | 1320 | 95.93% | 2 | 0.15% | 8 | 14 | 1.06% | 21 | 21 | 100.00% | 9 | 42.86% | 6114 | 14788 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2009rept.pdf | |||||
34 | 2010 | 1579 | 14.75% | 1511 | 95.69% | 1506 | 95.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 14 | 0.93% | 96 | 96 | 100.00% | 43 | 44.79% | 14212 | 24287 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2010rept.pdf | |||||
35 | 2011 | 1745 | 10.51% | 1676 | 96.05% | 1674 | 95.93% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 30 | 1.79% | 205 | 205 | 100.00% | 176 | 85.85% | 7201 | 16511 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2011rept.pdf | |||||
36 | 2012 | 1856 | 6.36% | 1789 | 96.39% | 1788 | 96.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 40 | 2.24% | 212 | 212 | 100.00% | 200 | 94.34% | 6223 | 15229 | http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fisa/2012rept.pdf | |||||
37 | Avg | 1,000 | 8.41% | 1,576 | 96.18% | 992 | 99.67% | 0 | 0.02% | 1 | 42 | 2.04% | 94 | 94 | 100.00% | 107 | 66.96% | 6,699 | 16,772 | 2,700 | 900 | ||||
38 | Totals | 33996 | 6305 | 33731 | 99.22% | 13 | 0.04% | 27 | 498 | 2.38% | 751 | 751 | 1 | 428 | 56.99% | 53593 | 134178 | 5400 | 1800 | 15.58% | |||||
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