ML19210C363
| ML19210C363 | |
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| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1979 |
| From: | Green D LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL |
| To: | Cyphert S JUSTICE, DEPT. OF |
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| NUDOCS 7911140137 | |
| Download: ML19210C363 (5) | |
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Susan Cyphert, Esquire HAND DELIVERED U.S.
Department of Justice Old Star Building 414 lith Street Washington, D.C.
Re:
Pending Houston Lighting & Power Request for Expert Witness Materials
Dear Ms. Cyphert:
We still have not received the Department's supplementary response to Houston Lighting & Power's Interrogatory (2nd set)
No.
2, relating to expert witness testimony, workpapers and documents.
The deposition of the Department's chief economic witness, Dr. Gordon T.C. Taylor, is set for October 25, just ten days away, and the materials we have requested concerning Dr. Taylor are essential for the preparation of that deposition.
These material.' were first requested by Houston in Inter-rogatory No. 2 o f the "Second Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents from Houston Lighting & Power Company to Antitrust Divisicn, U.S.
Department of Justice," dated February 9, 1978, to which the Department replied on April 3, 1979 in preliminary form (without providing any documents at all) and promised to supplement its response in the future.
In order to prepare for depositions Houston renewed its request for expert witness materials by letter dated June 25, 1979, and again renewed its request orally on September 17, 1979.
The Department has not responded.
With the near pendency of Dr. Taylor's deposition, we need all materials relating to him immediately.
We have been very 5()
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LowzxsTrts. NEWMAN. REIs. AxELRAn & TOLL Susan Cyphert, Esquire October 15, 1979 Page Two patient, but any further delay will seriously interfere with our preparation efforts.
I would appreciate receiving these materials today or tomorrow. */
I have been informed by Mr. Copeland that the Department wishes to inspect the expert witness materials of Houston's witness Abraham Gerber
- me York on Thursday, October 18.
It will not be possible ts inspect the documents that day; NERA'has just reo ganized its * :w York of fices and af ter these documents were produced to counsel for the NRC they were boxed up and relocated and are not yet readily accessible.
- However, it is anticipated that the documents can be made available on Monday, October 22.
Mr. Gerber's deposition, it must be noted, is a month away.
It seems only fair that before the Department embarks on a document review for that future deposition, it should ensure prompt and complete production of the materials Houston has requested for a deposition only ten days away.
I will be phoning you on these matters today so that we can expeditiously resolve them.
Very truly
- ours, i
uglas G.
Green DGG/ar cc: Service List
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While our need for materials relating to the Department's other expert, Mr. Scott, is not as urgent, it would be appreciated if a supplemental answer relating to him could be provided promptly, so as to avoid recurrence of this problem.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER
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Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, et al.
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50-499A
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(South Texas Project,
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Units 1 and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al.
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50-446A
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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric
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Station, Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing:
Letter to Susan Cyphert, Esquire, U.S.
Department of Justice from Douglas G.
Green was served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 15th day of October, 1979.
Marshall 3. Miller, Esquire Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman U.S. Nucitar Regulatory Commission Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity Washington, D.C.
20555 Group U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 J.
Irion Worsham, Esquire Merlyn D.
Sampels, Esquire Sheldon J.
Wolfe, Esqa re Spencer C.
Relyea, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels Washington, D.C.
20555 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Jon C. Wood, Esquire U.S.
Nuclear Regulato ry Commission W.
Roger Wilson, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20555 Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane
& Barrett Chase R.
Stephens, Suoervisor (20) 1500 Alama National Building Cocketing and Service Branch San Antonio, Texas 79205 U.S.
Nulcear Regulatory Commission
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Washington, D.C.
20555
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e Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esq.
E.W.
Barnett, Esq.
Michael I. Miller, Esq.
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Theodore F.
Weiss, Esq.
David M.
Stahl, Esq.
J.
Gregory Copeland, Esq.
Martha E.
Biggs, Esq.
Baker & Botts James A. Carney, Esq.
3000 One Shell Plaza Isham, Lincoln & Beale Houstcn, Texas 77002 One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 R.
Gordon Gooch, Esq.
Steven R.
Hunsicker, Esq.
Don R.
Butler, Esq.
Baker & Botts Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue
& Perry Washington, D.C.
20006 P.O.
Box 1409 Austin, Texas 78767 Roy P.
Lesay, Jr., Esq.
Michael B.
Blume, Esq.
Jerry L. Harris, Esq.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Richard C.
Balough, Esq.
Cc= mission City of Austin Washington, D.C.
20555 P.O. Box 1083 Austin, Texas 78767 Roff Hardy Chairman and Chief Executive Joseph B.
Knotts, Jr., Esq.
Officer Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esq.
Central Power and Light Co.
Debevoise & Liberman P.O. Box 2121 1200 17th Street, N.W.
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Washington, D.C.
20036
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G.K.
Spruce, General Manager Don H. Davidson A
City Public Service Board City Manager P.O.
Box 1771 City of Austin San Antonio, Texas 78203 P.O.
Box 1038 Austin, Texas 78767 Mr. Perry G.
Brittain President Jay Galt, Esq.
Texas Utilities General Co.
Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays 2001 Bryan Tower 219 Couch Drive Dallas, Texas 75201 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 R.L.
Hancock, Director Knoland J.
Plucknett City of Austin Electric Utility Executive Director P.O.
Box 1086 Committee on Power for the Austin, Texas 78767 Southwest, Inc.
5541 East Skelly Drive G.W.
Oprea, Jr.
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Executive Vice President Houston Lighting & Pcwer Co.
John W.
Davidson, Esq.
P.O.
Ecx 1700 Sawtell, Goode, Davidson & Ticilo Houston, Texas 77001 1100 San Antonio Savings Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 Richard D.
Cudahy, Esq.
Joseph Gallo, Esq.
Douglas F.
John, Esq.
Robert H.
Loeffler, Esq.
Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.M.
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1350 17th Street, N.W.
Suite 400 Suite 701 Washington, D.C.
20036 Washington, D.C.
20036
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s Ronald Clark, Esq.
Robert M.
Rader, Esq.
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Frederick H. Parmeter, Esc.
Conner, Moore & Corber Susan B.
Cyphert, Esq.
1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Energy Section Antitrust Division Washington, D.C.
20006 U.S.
Department of Justice 414 lith Street, N.W.
- 9412 W.N.
Woolsey, Esq.
Washingtcn, D.C.
20004 Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Morgan Hunter, Esq.
Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Bill D.
St. Clair, Esq.
McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Donald M.
Clements, Esq.
Fifth Floor Gulf States Utilities Company Texas State Bank Building P.O. Box 2951 900 Congress Avenue Beaumont, Texas 77704 Austin, Texas 73701 W.S.
Robson General Manager South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Route C, Building 102 Victoria Regional Airport Victcria, Texas 77901 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esq.
Eccert A.
Jabion, Esq.
" arc R. Poirier, Esc.
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Spiegel & McDiarmid ~
hvFogglhs' G.' Green 2500 virginia Ave.,
N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20036 Kevin B.
Fratt Te::as Attorney General's Of fice P.O.
Box 12548 Austin, Texas 78711 William H.
Burchette, Esq.
Frederick H.
Ritts, Esq.
Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Watergate 600 Building
'0037 Washington, D.C.
Tom W.
Gregg, Esq.
P.O.
Box Drawer 1032 San Angelo, Texas 76902 Leland F.
Leatherman, Esq.
"c:!a th, Leatherman & Ncods, P.A.
711 West Third Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Paul W.
Eaton, Jr., Esq.
Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield &
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Hensley
'J L 600 Henkle Building P.O.
Box 10 Roswell, New Mexico 88201