USDA Meat Inspectors Vacancies

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Food & Water Watch writes a letter to USDA requesting the number of Federal meat inspector vacancies under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA Case No.: 07-216 Number of Vacancies).

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United States Department of Agriculture
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Washington, D.C. 20250
October 23, 2007

Mr. Tony Corbo
Food & Water Watch
1400 16th Street N.W.
Suite 225
Washington, D.C. 20036

RE: FOIA Case No.: 07-216 Number of Vacancies

Dear Mr. Corbo:

This letter is in reference to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated July 6, 2007.

In responding to a FOIA request, the Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) search will include responsive records in its control on the date the search began. FSIS' search began on August 17, 2007.

Your request is granted in full at no cost to you. Enclosed is a spreadsheet that lists vacancy data for Fiscal Year 2007, and a page with explanatory notes.

For your information, your FOIA request, including your identity and the information made available, is releasable to the public under subsequent FOIA requests. In responding to these requests, FSIS does not release personal privacy information, such as home address, telephone number, or social security number, all of which are protected from disclosure under FOIA Exemption 6.

Thank you for your interest in FSIS' programs and policies.

Sincerely,

Janice G. Carpenter
Acting, Deputy Director
Executive Correspondence
and Issues Management Staff

Enclosures

Chart 1 –– Indicates the number of Permanent Full Time inspection and relief personnel (i.e. Inspectors and Veterinarians) and the Other Than Permanent staff years (SY) that were used to provide coverage for inplant assignments.

Other Than Permanent (OTP) staff year usage is utilized as an efficient means of providing short term coverage for emergency and planned leave situations in certain parts of the country. (Example: there was approximately 20 OTP staff years used in the month of October 2006. Those 20 staff years were added to the employment count).

Chart 2 –– Indicates the vacancy rate for each month, by district.

Neither chart includes employment or vacancies associated with those assignments that are covered by agreements with the States under the Talmadge–Aiken (TA) Act because such coverage is provided by State employees. Approximately 92 new inspection positions, which reflect new industry demand for service, were established in FY 2007. Federal inspection positions associated with designating the State of New Mexico (11) are included in these 92 new inspection positions.

Nine districts experienced a decrease in their vacancy percentage rates with the most notable being Raleigh and Jackson.

Two districts experienced no change in vacancy percentage.

Four districts experienced an increase in their vacancy rates.

Nationally, vacancy percentage rates throughout the Agency went down by .8 %.

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