ML18284A147
| ML18284A147 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/25/2018 |
| From: | Stephanie Blaney Information Services Branch |
| To: | Evans A Andre Evans & Associates, PLLC |
| References | |
| FOIA, NRC-2018-000740 | |
| Download: ML18284A147 (2) | |
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC ; RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)
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TYPE D INTERIM 0 FINAL REQUESTER: DATE:
!Andre Evans 09/25/2018 11 I DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:
Records pertaining to the storage, processing, manufacturing, handling and/or disposal of toxic, radioactive and hazardous substances a the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (hereinafter "MEDVA MC") from 1990-present, as specified PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED D The NRG has made some, or all, of the requested records publicly available through one or more of the following means:
(1) https://www.nrc.gov; (2) public ADAMS, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html; (3) microfiche available in the NRG Public Document Room; or FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home.
D Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to D that agency (See Part I.D -- Comments) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.
D We are continuing to process your request.
0 See Part I.D -- Comments.
PART I.A -- FEES AMOUNT D You will be billed by NRG for the amount indicated.
D Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, you will not be charged fees.
D You will receive a refund for the amount indicated.
Due to our delayed response, you will not be 11 11 D Fees waived. D charged search and/or duplication fees that would otherwise be applicable to your request.
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"). See 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it should not be taken to mean that any excluded.records do, or do not, exist.
D 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.
D You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response. If you submit an appeal by mail, address it to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-2 F43, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. You may submit an appeal by e-mail to FOIA.resource@nrc.gov. You may fax an appeal to (301) 415-5130. Or you may submit an appeal through FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Please be sure to include on your submission that it is a "FOIA Appeal."
PART I.C -- REFERENCES AND POINTS OF CONTACT You have the right to seek assistance from the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison by submitting your inquiry at .b.tms://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
foia/contact-foia.html, or by calling the FOIA Public Liaison at (301) 415-1276.
If we have denied your request, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the NRC's Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). To seek dispute resolution services from OGIS, you may e-mail OGIS at ogis@nara.gov, send a fax to (202) 741-5789, or send a letter to: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001. For additional information about OGIS, please visit the OGIS website at https://www.archives.gov/ogls_.
NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)
RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF 1 201s-000740 1 11 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE TYPE D INTERIM I./ I FINAL PART I.D -- COMMENTS In your FOIA request letter dated August 21, 2018, you stated, in part, "I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of unconstitutional practices."
In response to your request for a fee waiver, the NRC send an email on 09/05/2018 attaching 10 CFR 9.41; identifying the factors that a requested must address for consideration of a fee waiver and setting a deadline for submission of 09/17/2018.
To date, no response has been received.
Unfortunately, the NRC is administratively closing your FOIA request at this time as unperfected for failure to respond.
Thank you for your interest in the NRC.
Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Designee y, Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney Stephanie A. Blaney ,,/ *,Gate: 2018.09.25 09: 13:02 -04'00'