ML19238A223
| ML19238A223 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/22/2019 |
| From: | Stephanie Blaney Information Services Branch |
| To: | Davis T Albuquerque Journal |
| References | |
| FOIA, NRC-2019-000386 | |
| Download: ML19238A223 (2) | |
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NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (06-2019)
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TYPE D INTERIM 0 FINAL REQUESTER: DATE:
ITheresa Davis, Albuquerque Journal 11 08/22/2019 I
DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:
Any materials related to an investigation by NRC into Holtec International that was opened after Garcia Richard accused Holtec of making statements that "mislead federal regulators and the public alike" regarding Holtec's proposed consolidated interim storage facility in Lea County, New Mexico, as well as the results of that investigation by NRC PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED D The NRC 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 NRC Public Document Room; or FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/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.
[ZJ See Part I.D -- Comments.
PART I.A -- FEES AMOUNT D You will be billed by NRC for the amount indicated. [ZJ Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, you will not be charged fees.
$0.00 D You will receive a refund for the amount indicated.
Due to our delayed response, you will not be I I D Fees waived. D charged search and/or duplication fees that wou_ld otherwise be applicable to your request.
PART I.B -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE
[ZJ 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.
[ZJ 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-6 A60M, 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. Please be sure to include on your submission that it is a "FOIA Appeal." Only a pre-registered user may file an appeal through FOIA Online, https://
foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home. A user who has not registered an account prior to filing the initial FOIA request may still submit their appeal by one of the above mentioned options.
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/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_.
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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RE~~~SE D INTERIM I./ I FINAL PART I.D -- COMMENTS We note that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was not the addressee of Garcia Richard's letter, but was merely copied on it. Nonetheless, we tasked the Offices of the Secretary (SECY), Enforcement (OE), Office of Investigations (01),
and Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) to conduct a search for any responsive records to your request. No records were located.
Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Designee 1, Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney Stephanie A. Blaney (,/ * 'Gate: 2019.08.22 06:20:02 -04'00'