diff --git a/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/README.md b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/README.md
index 329aebabe..f8e18e131 100644
--- a/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/README.md
+++ b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/README.md
@@ -34,9 +34,16 @@ Use a lease longer than the maximum processing duration and avoid overlapping
 runners. Revisit the lease and server PHP resource limits when CSV conversion
 is implemented; a lease is not a processing timeout.
 
-`RawDataToReportProcessing::generateXmlReport()` is the conversion stub. It
-currently writes a **zero-byte placeholder**, not valid XML, and attaches it to
-`field_request_data_xml`. It uses the field's configured directory and storage
+`RawDataToReportProcessing::generateXmlReport()` uses `XmlReportBuilder` to
+create a **metadata-only XML stub** and attaches it to `field_request_data_xml`.
+The document uses the example's `iepd:FoiaAnnualReport` root and namespaces,
+with `nc:DocumentApplicationName` set to `FOIA Annual Report Workbook`
+(application version `1.1`), `nc:DocumentCreationDate/nc:Date` set to the current
+generation date (`YYYY-MM-DD`, Drupal runtime timezone), and
+`nc:DocumentDescriptionText` set to `FOIA Annual Report`. It is well-formed XML,
+but is not yet a complete, schema-valid annual report. CSV-derived sections
+will be added to this module's builder; `foia_export_xml` is not modified.
+It uses the field's configured directory and storage
 scheme, with a unique filename, and replaces the current field reference.
 Each filename includes the generation timestamp in `YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS`
 format using the Drupal runtime timezone (normally the site default). Drupal
@@ -49,8 +56,8 @@ manage file permanence and usage on node save.
 Each click creates a separate job. The worker reads the latest node state when
 processing; it does not snapshot the CSV selection. Deleted nodes are skipped.
 Processing exceptions leave the item available for retry after its lease expires.
-The CSV is validated before the placeholder XML is generated; conversion is not
-implemented yet.
+The CSV is validated before the XML stub is generated; CSV-derived report
+sections are not implemented yet.
 
 ## CSV validation and messages
 
@@ -219,7 +226,7 @@ Import the exported configuration and rebuild caches before running the queue.
 The old node-level CSV field is replaced, with no migration of existing uploads.
 This follows the pre-launch assumption that existing upload content is disposable.
 The queue payload remains the parent node ID. Edits during processing are not
-locked or snapshotted. CSV conversion remains a stub, producing one empty XML
+locked or snapshotted. CSV conversion remains a stub, producing one metadata-only XML document
 only after every component upload passes validation.
 
 Local integration verification (creates and removes temporary fixtures):
diff --git a/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/RawDataToReportProcessing.php b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/RawDataToReportProcessing.php
index 66ef61be5..eb2f1561c 100644
--- a/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/RawDataToReportProcessing.php
+++ b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/Plugin/QueueWorker/RawDataToReportProcessing.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Drupal\node\NodeInterface;
 use Drupal\foia_raw_data_to_report\CsvValidator;
 use Drupal\foia_raw_data_to_report\UploadAssignments;
+use Drupal\foia_raw_data_to_report\XmlReportBuilder;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
@@ -108,9 +109,10 @@ public function processItem($data) {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Attaches an empty XML placeholder; future CSV conversion belongs here.
+   * Builds and attaches report XML after all component CSVs pass validation.
    */
   protected function generateXmlReport(NodeInterface $node): void {
+    $xml = (new XmlReportBuilder())->build();
     $field = $node->get('field_request_data_xml');
     $previous_file = $field->entity;
     $item = $field->first() ?? $field->appendItem();
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ protected function generateXmlReport(NodeInterface $node): void {
 
     // Include the generation time so users can identify the latest report.
     $filename = 'raw-data-report-' . $node->id() . '-' . date('Y-m-d-H-i-s') . '.xml';
-    $file = $this->fileRepository->writeData('', $directory . '/' . $filename, FileExists::Rename);
+    $file = $this->fileRepository->writeData($xml, $directory . '/' . $filename, FileExists::Rename);
     $file->setOwnerId($node->getOwnerId());
     $file->save();
     $node->set('field_request_data_xml', ['target_id' => $file->id()]);
diff --git a/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/XmlReportBuilder.php b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/XmlReportBuilder.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..566fc9dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docroot/modules/custom/foia_raw_data_to_report/src/XmlReportBuilder.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\foia_raw_data_to_report;
+
+/**
+ * Builds annual report XML independently of the node-based foia_export_xml.
+ */
+final class XmlReportBuilder {
+
+  /**
+   * Namespaces used by the annual report example and existing XML exporter.
+   */
+  private const NAMESPACES = [
+    'iepd' => 'http://leisp.usdoj.gov/niem/FoiaAnnualReport/exchange/1.03',
+    'foia' => 'http://leisp.usdoj.gov/niem/FoiaAnnualReport/extension/1.03',
+    'i' => 'http://niem.gov/niem/appinfo/2.0',
+    'j' => 'http://niem.gov/niem/domains/jxdm/4.1',
+    'nc' => 'http://niem.gov/niem/niem-core/2.0',
+    's' => 'http://niem.gov/niem/structures/2.0',
+    'xsi' => 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance',
+  ];
+
+  /**
+   * Builds the metadata stub; CSV-derived report sections will be added later.
+   */
+  public function build(): string {
+    $document = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
+    $document->formatOutput = TRUE;
+    $root = $document->createElementNS(self::NAMESPACES['iepd'], 'iepd:FoiaAnnualReport');
+    $document->appendChild($root);
+    foreach (self::NAMESPACES as $prefix => $uri) {
+      $root->setAttributeNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/', 'xmlns:' . $prefix, $uri);
+    }
+    $root->setAttributeNS(self::NAMESPACES['xsi'], 'xsi:schemaLocation', self::NAMESPACES['iepd'] . ' ../schema/exchange/FoiaAnnualReport.xsd');
+
+    $application = $document->createElementNS(self::NAMESPACES['nc'], 'nc:DocumentApplicationName', 'FOIA Annual Report Workbook');
+    $application->setAttributeNS(self::NAMESPACES['nc'], 'nc:applicationVersionText', '1.1');
+    $root->appendChild($application);
+
+    // Use the current generation date in Drupal's runtime timezone.
+    $creation_date = $document->createElementNS(self::NAMESPACES['nc'], 'nc:DocumentCreationDate');
+    $creation_date->appendChild($document->createElementNS(self::NAMESPACES['nc'], 'nc:Date', date('Y-m-d')));
+    $root->appendChild($creation_date);
+    $root->appendChild($document->createElementNS(self::NAMESPACES['nc'], 'nc:DocumentDescriptionText', 'FOIA Annual Report'));
+
+    $xml = $document->saveXML();
+    if ($xml === FALSE) {
+      throw new \RuntimeException('Unable to serialize the raw data report XML.');
+    }
+    return $xml;
+  }
+
+}