ML19224C898
| ML19224C898 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/1979 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907100180 | |
| Download: ML19224C898 (3) | |
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Lee V. Gossick, EDO FROM:
Samuel J. Chilk, SECY
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COMMISSION FOIA GUIDANCE IN RE THREE MILE ISLAND The Comission has adopted the attached Guidance to establish a uniform Commission policy on the release of documents subject to Three Mile Island F0IA requests.
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Guidance cc:
Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Comissioner Kennedy Comissioner Bradford Comissioner Ahearne SECY (2)
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Procedures for Review.
As a starting point, the usual procedures in Part 9 of the regulations should be used.
Decisiens to withhcid or release staff-level documents are r.ade by cognicant staff offices, subject to appeal to the EDO.
Cottission office papers are reviewed by Cottission offices, subject to appeal to the Commission itself.
'dhere the office director is concerned that particular documents may, if released at this time, significantly inpair the Connission's investigation of TMI, the director may seek the advice of the Comnission's investiga: cry staff, when named, or before such staff is assettled, the Director of OIA.
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Guidance en 'dithholding or Disclosure of Documents.
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to its establishment, with the Director of CIA.
Exar;1es of records of this kind could be inter-views,.treliminary reports and drafts of con-clusions and recommendations, and communications between investigators and their superiors.
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possible that much of this information could later be disclosed when the investigation is ccepleted.)
[See 10 CFR 9.5(a)(7)]
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Internal Adv.4ce and Recorrendations.
Portions of docu.ents containing internal advice and recc=-
mer.daticns may be withheld where disclosure might "esult in de=0nstrable harm to the NRC's ability to deal effectively with the Three Mile Island accident and its consecuences.
In this regard the usual Exemption (5) criteria ray be applied to b:th deliberati'.a and investigative materials.
[See 10 CF? 9.5(a)(5)]
(c)
References to Mamed Persons.
Portions of sc=e TMI docunents refer to naced it.dividuals.
Such por-tions nay be withheld if tneir disclosure would invcive~ an unwarranted invasion of cersonal pri-vacy.
_See 10 CFR 9.5(a)(6)]
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Frcerietary Information.
Documents containing conficential business information should be with-held if disclosure would either (1) cause sub-to the competitive position of the stantial har.c rerson fron whc= the information was obtained, or (2) inpair the NRC's ability to obtain such infor-nacion in the future.
[See 10 CFR 9 5(a)(4)]
3 Modificaticn cf Procedures if Hecessary.
If these pro-cedures begin to inpede the ability of any segment of the agency to fulfill its primary duties, the situation shculd be brought to the attention of the EDO for resolu-
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