IA-97-422, Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Forwards Document Listed in App a & Available in Pdr.App a Document Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7).App B Document Completed Withheld in Entirety (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)

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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Forwards Document Listed in App a & Available in Pdr.App a Document Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7).App B Document Completed Withheld in Entirety (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)
ML20199A649
Person / Time
Site: Maine Yankee
Issue date: 11/14/1997
From: Racquel Powell
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Hathaway R
External (Affiliation Not Assigned)
Shared Package
ML20199A653 List:
References
FOIA-97-422 NUDOCS 9711180058
Download: ML20199A649 (4)


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No agency records subject to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

Requested records are available through anoth r pubhc distribution program. See Comruents section.

Agency records subject to the request that are Identified in Appendix (es) N are already avaFable for pubhc inspection and copying at the X NRC eubhc oocement Roommo L Sueet. m. Washing 1on, DC.

Agancy records subject to the request that are 6dentified in Appendim(es) are being made available for pubhc inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N W,. Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOI A number, The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agteed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staf f is n w be.nq made available for public mspection and copying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOI A number.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified 6n Appendix (es) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Public Document Room identified in the Comments section.

Inclosed is mformation on how you may obtain access to and the charges for cooying records located at the NRC Pubiic Document Room,2120 L Street, N W , Washington, DC K Agency records subject to the request are enclosed j g lp g Iy i Rscords subject to the request hJve been refevred to another rederal apncybes) for review and direct response to you.

F ees You will be billed by the NRC for recs totaling S You will receive a refund from the NRC m the amount of S in view of NRC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated , No.

PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE C4rtain Information in the requested records is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described in J for the reasons stated y m Part 11, D, C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being wit hheld are being made available for public

/\ inspection and copying in the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC 6n a folder under this FOIA number, COMME NTS The N of lmestgations (01) has informed my office that there is no report with the number 1-96-1h The search time requ red to process your reouest did not exceed two free hours and reproduction did tx4 exceed 100 free pages. Consequently, you wd not be beed by tte NRC for processrg, s 0 hJ hI s

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PART N.8- APPUCABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendiales) are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the Eremption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552M anc' 10 CF R 9.17(a) of N R C regulations.

1 The withheld mformation as property classified pursuant to Executive Order. (Exemption il

2. The withheld enforresteon relates solely to the mtemel personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (Enempton 21 l l 3. The withheld mformaten is spoofically esempted from pubhc disclosure by statute trwhcated. (E nemption 3)

Sections 141145 of the Atomic Energy Ac.c. which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Date or Formerly Restricted Date (42 UIC. 21612166).

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act. which prohibits tne declosure of Unciassified Seferjuards information (42 UTC. 2167L 4 The withheid mformaten as e trade secret or commercat or fin.incial aformation that is bemg withheld f or the reason (s) indicated. (Exemption 4) i The mformaten es considered to be confidential busmess (pioprietary) miormation The eformaton es considered to be proprestary mformation pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790iddli The information was submitted end received m confidence pursuan' to 10 E.FR 2 790tduh (5 The withneid informaten consists of meeeagency or etraeaency records tnat s'e not arailabie 'nrough dicovery dunno hboaten (Exemption 6L Applicabse Privdege:

Deliberstive Process Desciosure ci predecisenal mtormation would tend to inhibit the open and frank enchange of edees essential to the tiehborstmo procesa Where records are withheed m their er%rety. the f acts are meatncabiv etertwined with the predecisionat intormation There also are no reasonabiy seyegabie f actuoi !

por*ons because the release of the f acts would permit en mawect mousiv mio the predecisenal process of the agency ,

! Attornev wora product privdeus iDocuments prepared by an attome, in t ontempiahort of istmatii>n l Attorney chent pnvisege. (Confidential communications between an ettorney and his' hor chentJ l l

f6 rne w:thheid ineormanon is enemeted from pubhc disciosuce because its <bscasare wouid resuit in a ciearav u nes santed invasion of tersonal or vacy (Ememption 6)

,3 7 The withheid informaten consists of socords comoded for la* enf artement purposes and is being withheld f or thu reasonist mdicated (Enemotion 7) i Disciosure could reasonably be enoected to interfore with'an enforcement proceedmg because it could revsa! the scope direction. and focus of V ~ enbrcement efforts and thus couid possibly allow recipients to take action to sheeld potenttal wrongdomg or a vioiation of NRC requirements

/\ i from in*Htigators. (Ememption 7 l All l f

r Ll Disclosu e would constreute en unwarranted evason of personal pnvecy. (Enemption 7800 .  ;

the enemmat on consists of names of im,vido.im and nthe mmatiors to o.sciouire ei *nicn ccmics <easvabi t* e=oecten to re. eat iaenues of confidentia sources (Ememptmn 7 (D)i l OtHER PART 11 C-DENYtNG OFFICIALS a L _ - _ _ _ . - _ __ _

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Re: FOIA 97422 APPENDIX A RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN PART MCL DAIE DESCRIPTION /(PAGE COUNTl/ EXEMPTIONS-

1. 05/30/97 Report of Investigation, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station:

Incomplete and inaccurate Information Willfully Provided to the -

N !C Regarding the Emergency Feedwater System, Case No. i-96-040 (26 pages) EX. 7C

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Vg-i Re: FOIA 97-422 APPENDIX B RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY NO2 DATE DESCRIPTIONHPAGE COUNTfs:XEMPTIONS
1. Office of Investigations' Report, 1-96-025 (36 pages) EX. 7A 3

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