ML18302A342

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NRC-2018-000392 - Resp 1 - Final
ML18302A342
Person / Time
Issue date: 10/29/2018
From: Stephanie Blaney
NRC/OCIO
To: Tarver J
- No Known Affiliation
References
FOIA, NRC-2018-000392
Download: ML18302A342 (3)


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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)

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RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF 2018-0003 92

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_INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST

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RESPONSE

TYPE D INTERIM 0 FINAL REQUESTER: DATE:

!Julian Tarver DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:

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SECY 17-0095, SECY 17-0100 and SECY 17-0099.

  • . PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED*

0 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..

  • 0 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 yciu.

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 NRC for the amount indicated. 0 Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, you will not be charged fees.

I $0.00 I D D You will receive *a *refund for the amount indicated. Due to our delayed response, you will not Fees waived. D be charged fees.

PART 1.8 -- INF.ORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLO$URE We did not locate any agency records responsive to.your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law D enforcement and national s~curity 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 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 ~ime. We will notify you 9f your right tc;> appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination. *

[Z] You may appeal this final i:letermination 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 Regulatoh' Commission, Mail Stop T-2 F43; Washington, D.C. 2055500001. You may submit an appeal by e-mail t9 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." 1 . . .

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 https://www.nrc.gov/reaaing-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 207 40-6001. For additional information about OGIS, please visit the OGIS website at bttps:/Jwww.arcbives,govlogis.

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~ INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RE~~~SE INTERIM . FINAL PART I.D .:.. COMMENTS The requested records as described above are already publicly available documents that are being provided to you, except for Enclosure 1 of SECY 17-0095, which has not been made available to the public, and is beirig withheld in its entirety under the Deliberative Process Privilege of FOIA Exemptiqri 5. *

  • Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Designee

),. Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney Stephanie A. Blaney .'/

I ~Date: 2018.10.29 06:37:46 -04'00' I

NRC FORM 464 .Part II U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC (04-2018)

RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF 1 2018-000392 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST DATE:

1 1o,2s,2018 PART II.A -- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request are being withheld in their entirety or in part unde_r 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 Ex~mption 2: The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel rules arid practices of NRG.

o* 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 _E.nergy 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 b_etween the agency and the D Other:

Exemption 4: The withh~ld information is a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information that is being withheld for the reason(s)

D indicated.

The information is considered to be proprietary because it concerns a licensee's or applicant's physical protection or material control and D accounting program for special nuclear material pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).

D The information is considered to be another type of confidential. business (proprietary) information.

D The information was submitted by a foreign source and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(2) .

.[ZJ Exemption 5: The withheld information consists of interagency or int~agency records that are normally privileged in civil litigation.

[Z] Deliberative process privilege.

  • D Attorney work product privilege.

D Attorney-client privilege.

Exemption 6: The withheld information from a personnel, medical, or similar file, is exempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result D in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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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 (D) :~r:~~mation consists of names and other information the disclosure _of which could reasonably be expected to reveal identities of confidenti_al (E) Disclosure would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or guidelines that could reasonably be

. D expected to risk circumvention of the law.

D (F) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the_ life or-physical safety of any individual.

D Other:

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 inade the determination to withhold certain information responsive to your request.

APPELLATE OFFICIAL DENYING OFFICIAL "TITL!=fOFFIC E . RECORDS DENIED EDD SECY.

I Rochelle Bavol I Executive Assi_stant to the Secretary I Deliberative Process Information D 0 I I Select Titie/Oflice from drop-down list 11 ID D I I Select Title/Office from drop-down list 11 ID D I I Select Title/Office from drop-down list 11 ID D NRG Form 464 Part II (04-2018)