ML18002A136
| ML18002A136 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/26/2017 |
| From: | NRC/OCIO |
| To: | Tyler P Project on Government Oversight |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18002A126 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2017-0610 | |
| Download: ML18002A136 (16) | |
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE NUMBER (03-2017)
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DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:
All records of Congressional correspondence that request information or briefings received by the agency during the months of May and June 2016 and 2017, and all records of the agency responses to those requests PART I. -- INFORMATION RE~EASED You have the right to seek assistance from the NRC's FOIA Public Liais~m. Contact information for the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison is available at.!JttQs://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/foia/contact-foia.html 0
Agency records subject to the request are already available on the Public NRG Website, in Public ADAMS or on microfiche in the NRG Public Document Room.
0 Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
D Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (see comments section) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.
D We are continuing to process your request.
0 See Comments.
PART l,A -- FEES NO FEES AMOUNT' D You will be billed by NRG for the amount listed.,
II II D Minimum fee threshold not met.
D You will receive a refund for the amount listed.
D Due to our delayed response, you will
- See Comments for details D Fees waived.
not be charged fees.
PART 1.8 -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE D
We did not locate any agency records responsive to your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records as not subject to the FOIA ("exclusions"). 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification giv,en to all requesters: it should not be taken to mean that any excluded records do, or do not, exist.
0 We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and for the reasons stated, in Part II.
D Because this is an interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination.
You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response by sending a letter or e-mail to the 0
FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or FOIA.Resource@nrc.gov. Please be sure to include on your letter or email that it is a "FOIA Appeal." You have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the NRC's Public Liaison, or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). Contact information for OGIS is available at httgs://ogis.archives.gov/about-ogis/contact-information.htm PART I.C COMMENTS ( Use attached Comments continuation page if required)'
Enclosed with this final response is an ADAMS listing ofresponsive records that are already publicly available. In addition, the following responsive records were also located in ADAMS as already publicly available: ML17167A120, ML17173A265, MLI 7173A260, and ML17186A263.
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NRC FORM 464 Part I (03-2017)
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RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST Continued PART I.C COMMENTS (Continued)
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11 12/26/2017 Records with an ML Accession Number are publicly available in the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http:www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. If you need assistance in obtaining these records, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) at 301-415-4737 or l-800-397-4209, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
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12/26/2017 PART II.A ** APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the FOIA exemption(s) as indicated below (5 U.S.C. 552(b)).
D Exemption 1: The withheld information is properly classified pursuant to an Executive Order protecting national security information.
D Exemption 2: The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of NRC.
D Exemption 3: The withheld information is specifically exempted from public disclosure by the statute indicated.
D Sections 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S.C. 2161-2165).
D Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards Information (42 U.S.C. 2167).
D 41 U.S.C. 4702(b), which prohibits the disclosure of contractor proposals, except when incorporated into the contract between the agency and the submitter of the proposal.
D Exemption 4: The withheld information is a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information that is being withheld for the reason(s) indicated.
D The information is considered to be proprietary because it concerns a licensee's or applicant's physical protection or material control and accounting program for special nuclear material pursuant to 1 O CFR 2.390(d)(1 ).
D The information is considered to be another type or confidential business (proprietary) information.
D The information was submitted by a foreign source and received in confidence pursuant to 1 O CFR 2.390(d)(2).
0 Exemption 5: The withheld information consists of interagency or intraagency records that are normally privileged in civil litigation.
0 Deliberative process privilege.
D Attorney work product privilege.
0 Attorney-client privilege.
0 Exemption 6: The withheld information from a personnel, medical, or similar file, is exempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
D Exemption 7: The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes.and is being withheld for the reason(s) indicated.
D (A) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with an open enforcement proceeding.
D (C) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
D (DJ The information consists of names and other information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to reveal identities of confidential sources.
D (E) Disclosure*would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or guidelines that could reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law.
D (F) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.
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PART 11.B -- DENYING OFFICIALS In accordance with 10 CFR 9.25(g) and 9.25(h) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, the official(s) listed below have made the determination to withhold certain information responsive to your request DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE/OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL EDD SECY I
Stephanie Blaney 11 FOIA Officer/OCJO 11 PTT, predecisional and attorney-client info 0
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D D Appeals must be made in writing within 90 calendar days of the date of this response by sending a letter or email to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, or FOIA.Resource@nrc.gov. Please be sure to include on your letter or email that it is a "FOIA Appeal."
NRC Form 464 Part II (03-2017)
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ADAMS Documents as of 09/11/2017 02:46:48 PM Accession Number ML16202A030 Document Date 7/19/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type Letter Document Title 07-19-16 Ack Ltr to Senator John McCain Concerning Current Fleet of Nuclear Power Plants.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name McCain J Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16221A568 DocumentDate 8/11/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 3 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Page 1 of 1 Document Title 08/11/16, Letter to Senator John McCain, from Victor Mccree, responds to Constituent Correspondence Requesting Respqnse to an Issue Posted on the NRG Blog Web Page.
Author Name Mccree V M Addressee Name McClain J Availability Publi_cly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 09/11/2017 03:13:00 PM Page 1 of 1 Accession Number ML17193A142 Document Date 7/10/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type Letter Document Title 07-10-17 Acknowledgement Letter to Senator Dean Heller-Yucca Mt.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name Heller D Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML17202G446 Document Date 7/28/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type Congressional Correspondence
- Letter, Document Title 07-28-17 Letter to Senator Dean Heller from Chairman Svinicki, responds to his letter regarding questions about Yucca Mountain and future safety and economic security of the state of Nevada.
Author Name Svinicki K L Addressee Name Heller D Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML17202G448 Document Date 7/28/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count 2 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Letter Document Title 07-28-17 ~etter to Senator Dean Heller from Chairman Svinicki, responds to his letter regarding questions about Yucca Mountain and future safety and economic security of the state of Nevada (Enclosure).
Author Name Svinicki K L Addressee Name Heller D Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 09/11/2017 03:24:49 PM Accession Number ML17177A142 Document Date 6/7/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type - No Document Type Applies Document TiUe Chairman Svinicki EPW Nominee Hearing Statement 2017.
Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML17177A158 Document Date 6/7/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type - No Document Type Applies Document Title Chairman Kristine Svinicki Official Biography.
Author Name Svinicki K L Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Page 1 of 1
ADAMS Documents as of 09/111/2017 03:27:08 PM Accession Number ML16196A383 Document Date 7/14/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 1 Document Type Congressional Correspondence
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Document Title Acknowledgement Receipt of Letter to Congressman S.P. Maloney RE: Letter Submitted to NRC on 06/17/2016.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name Maloney S P Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16208A430 Document Date 8/15/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 2 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Letter Document Title 08/15/16, Letter to Congressman Maloney from Chairman Burns responds to this letter with concerns regarding the restart of Indian Point Energy Center Unit 2 and the need for a safety review of Unit 3.
Author Name Burns S G Addressee Name Maloney P Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Page 1 of 1
ADAMS Documents as of 08/28/2017 12:37:33 PM Accession Number ML16137A516 Document Date 5/13/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 8 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Page 1 of 1 Document Title L TR-16-0274 Ed Whitfield, Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, Letter re: Questions* for the Record from the April 20, 2016 Hearing entiUed Fiscal Year 2017 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget.
Author Name Shimkus J Whitfield E Aadressee Name Bums S G Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16138A320 Document Date 5/17/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 2 Document Type Letter Document Titie 05-17-16 Acknowledgement Letter to Hon. Whitfield-Hon Shimkus - QFRs from 4-20-16 Hearing Entitled:
"Fiscal Year 2017 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Budget."
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name Whitfield E Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16172A070 Document Date 6/15/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 28 Document Type - No Document Type Applies Document Title 06/15/16 Responses to Questions for the Record from the 04/20/2016 FY 2017 NRC Budget Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Author Name Addressee Name Shimkus J M Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 08/28/2017 12:41 :57 PM Page 1 of 1 Accession Number M.L17177A134 Document Date 6/1/17 6:00AM Estimated Page Count 2
. Document Type Letter Document Title 06-01-17 Ur from Sen. Barrasso re Invite Kristine L. Svinicki to testify on June 7, 2017.
Author Name Barrasso J Addressee Name Svinicki K L Availability Publicly Available Official Record?
Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 08/28/201712:25:10 PM Accession Number ML16196A366 DocumentDate 6/17/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 2 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Document Title L TR-16-0374: Representative Sean Patrick Maloney, Letter re: Concern with Restarting Operations at Indian Point Unit 2 without having Completed a Comprehensive Root Cause Analysis that includes Metallurgical Testing of the Failed Baffle Bolts.
Author Name Maloney S P Addressee Name Burns S G Availability Publicly Available Official Record?
Yes Replicated Yes Page 1 of 1
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ADAMS Documents as of 09/11/2017 03:46:42 PM Accession Number ML16124A153 Document Date 5/2/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 1 Document Type Letter Page 1 of 1 Document Title 05-02-16 Ltr from Director, OCA, to Hon James M. lnhofe forwarding Responses to QFRs from 4-21-16 Hearing.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name lnhofe J M Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16144A283 Document Date 5/18/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 28 Document Type Letter Document TiUe 05-18-16 Acknowledgement Ltr to Senator Ron Wyden. er al - Rulemaking.
Author Name Colgary J J Dacus E Addressee Name Wyden R Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16147A198 Document Date 5/25/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type Congressional Correspondence Document Title 05/25/2016 Acknowledgement Letter to Senator lnhofe Regarding His Letter Forwarding Follow-up Questions from 04/21/2016 Committee Hearing.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name lnhofe J M Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16147A217 Docu!"!)ent Date 5/25/16 12:00AM Estimated Pag~ Count Document Type Congressional Correspondence Document Title 05/25/16 Acknowledgement Letter to Senator James lnhofe Regarding Forwarded Follow-Up Questions From 04/06/2016 Committee Hearing.
Author Name Dacus E Addressee Name lnhofe J M Availability Publidy Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
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ADAMS Documents as of 09/13/2017 08:37:29 AM Accession Number ML16188A303 Document Date 8/24/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 23 Document Type Commission SECY Paper Page 1 of 1 Document Title SECY-16-0100: Enclosure - Staff Review and Response to National Academy of Sciences Study of the Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML 16245A~18 Document Date 10/7/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 3 Document Type Congressional QAs Document Title Response to Re'!1aining Questions Senator Edward J. Markey Letter Dated June 30, 2016 (Enclosure 1).
Author Name Burns S G Addressee Name Markey E J
, Availability Publicly Available Official Record?. Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16250A381 Document Date 10/7/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count Document Type Congressional Correspondence Letter Document Title 10/07/16, Letter to Sen Markey from Chrm Burns provides remaining responses to his letter regarding the recent study from the NAS entitled, Lessons Learned from he Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of US Nuclear Plants, Phase 2 Author Name Burns S G Addressee Name Markey E J*
Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
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ADAMS Documents as of 09/13/2017 08:46:48 AM Accession Number ML13231A069 Document Date 8/22/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 23 Document Type Meeting Briefing Package/Handouts Slides and Viewgraphs Page 1 of 3 Document Title 8/22/2013, Public Meeting Presentation Slides Re: Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel to Dry Cask Storage.
Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML13282A632 DocumentDate 11/12/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 26 Document Type Commission Action Memoranda (COM)
Non-Concurrence Process Document Title COMSECY-13-0030- Enclosure 2 - Non-Concurrence Process Record for NCP-2013-013 Author Name Wagner B Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML13290A497 Document Date 10/17/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 333 Docum.ent Type Meeting Transcript Document ntle Transcript of the 608th ACRS Meeting, October 2, 2013 [OPEN] Pages 1-333.
Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record?
Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML13346A241 Document Date 11/19/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 205 Document Type Meeting Transcript Document Title Transcript of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels Subcommittee - November 19, 2013- [Open]
Author Name Brown C L Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number M L1 3346A 739 Document Date 12/18/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 10 Document Type Committee Letter Report
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Document Title Staff Evaluation and Recommendation for Japan Lessons-Learned Tier 3 Issue on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 09/13/2017 08:46:48 AM Accession Number ML14008A249 Document Date 1/6/14 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 142 Document Type Transcript Page 2 of 3 Document Title M140106A: Briefing on Spent Fuel Pool Safety and Consideration of Expedited Transfer on Spent Fuel to Dry Casks.
Author Name Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML14014A084 Document Date 12/4/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 184 Document Type Meeting Transcript Document Title Transcript of 610th ACRS Open Meeting, December 4, 2013, Pages 1-70.
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Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML14017A375 Document Date 1/16/14 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 12 Document Type Letter Document Title G20140060/LTR-14-0039 - Diane Curran, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg and Eisenberg, LLP, et al., Ltr re:
Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel from Reactor Storage Pools.
Author Name Curran D Goldstein M Addressee Name Apostolakis G Macfarlane A M MagwoodWD Ostendorff WC Svinicki KL Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16201A078 Document Date 8/23/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 1 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Letter Document Title 08/23/16 Letter to Senator Markey from Chairman Burns, Response to his Letter Regarding the Recent Study from the National Academy of Sciences "Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident for Improving Safety and Security of U.S. Nuclear Plants.
Author Name Bums S G Addressee Name Markey E J Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 09/13/2017 08:46:48 AM Accession Number ML16201A257 Document Date 8/23/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 6 Document Type Congressional QAs Document Title Response to Questions from Senator Edward J. Markey's Letter Dated June 30, 2016 (Enclosure).
Author Name Burns S G Addressee Name Markey E J Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16242A403 Document Date 1/8/14 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 7 Document Type Letter Page 3 of3 Document Title Draft Letter with Edits to John Stetkar. ACRS from Mark Satorius, EDO Responds to ACRS Letter on the Staff Evaluation and Recommendation for Japan Lessons Learned Tier 3 Issue on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel.
Author Name Satorius M'A A;ddressee Name Stetkar J W Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16242A405 Document Date 10/2/13 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 2 Document Type - No Document Type Applies Document Title Remarks by Donald Helton, Office of Research at the October 2, 2013, ACRS Full Committee Meeting on Expedited Fuel Movement.
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Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes Accession Number ML16242A409 Document Date 1/6/14 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 18 Document Type Slides and Viewgraphs Document Title UCS Perspective on Expedited Transfer of Spent Fuel to Dry Casks Slides for the Commission Briefing on Spent Fuel Pool Safety, January 6, 2014.
- Author Name Lyman E S Addressee Name Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes Replicated Yes
ADAMS Documents as of 09/13/2017 09:26:14 AM Accession Number ML16203A200 Document Dale 7/28/16 12:00AM Estimated Page Count 3 Document Type Congressional Correspondence Letter Page 1 of 1 Document Title 07/28/16 Letter Representative Lou Barletta from V. M. McCree responds to his letter from a constituent on Talen Energy and Township Zoning Board undermining the action of citizens of Salem Township.
Author Name Mccree V M Addressee Name Barletta L Availability Publicly Available Official Record? Yes, Replicated Yes