ML19260C683

Third Set of Interrogatories & Requests for Production of Documents,Directed to Nrc.Requests All Info Re Alleged intrastate-only Restriction Identified in Facility Advice Ltr.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19260C683
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Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	12/18/1979
From:	Franklin W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To:	NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
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p 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 ) Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, et al. ) 50-499A

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(South Texas Project, )

Units 1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al. ) 50-446A

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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

THIRD SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FROM HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY TO NRC STAFF Preface Pursuant to Sections 2.720, 2.740, 2.744 and 2.790 of the Commission's Rules of Practice, Houston Lighting & Power Company propounds the following Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents to the NRC Staff ("Staf f") . Each interrogatory should be answered separately and fully in writing under oath or affirmation by the person or persons making them no later than 14 days after service of these Interrogatories and Requests for Production, and each document Yequested should be produced no later than 30 days after service of these Interrogatories and Recuests for

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Definitions As used herein the terms listed below are, unless other-wise sepcifically indicated, intended to have the following me anings :

1. "First Set" refers to the First Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents from Houston Lighting

& Power Company to NRC Staff, dated October 17, 1978.

2. All Definitions of the First Set are incorporated in these Definitions by reference.

3. " Comanche Peak TMPA advice letter" is the advice letter dated September 5, 1979, published in 44 FR 53594-95 (September 14, 1979).

4. " Comanche Peak Brazos advice letter" is the advice letter dated September 25, 1978, from John H. Shenefield to Howard K. Shapar.

General Instructions The following General Instructions apply to each of the discovery requests contained herein:

1. Restate the interrogatory or document request as the first part of the answer.

2. Documents in the possession of any other party to this proceeding or publicly available are not to be regarded as being in Houston's possession.

3. All General Instructions of the First Set are incor-porated in these General Instructions by reference.

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.e Interrogatories

1. With respect to the Comanche Peak operating license antitrust review, (a) identify those persons with whom the Staff com-municated in the course of its Comanche Peak operating license antitrust review prior to September 18, 1978, the date on which a licensing board was established in the Comanche Peak antitrust proceeding; and (b) provide all documents relevant to such communica-tions or otherwise to the review.

2. With respect to the Staff's antitrust review relating to participation by the Texas Municipal Power Agency in Comanche Peak, (a) identify those persons with whom the Staff com-municated in the course of its antitrust review; and (b) provide all documents relevant to such communica-tions or otherwise to the review.

3. With respect to the Staff's antitrust review relating to participation by the Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., in Comanche Peak, (a) identify those persons with whom the Staff com-municated in the course of its antitrust review; and (b) provide all documents relevant to such communications or otherwise to the review.

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4. With respect to each alleged intrastate only re-striction identified in the Comanche Peak TMPA advice letter, (a) state whether the Staff contends that Houston directly influenced, participated in the negotiations for, is a party to, or is otherwise responsible for, each such alleged intrastate.only provision; and (b) unless your answer to subpart (a) is an unqualified negative, identify and provide all evidence re-lating to your answer to subpart (a).

5. With respect to the 1973 agreement between the City of Garland and TP&L, as described in the Comanche Peak TMPA advice letter, (a) state whether the Staf f contends that Houston directly influenced, participated in the negotiations for, is a party to, or is otherwise responsible for, the 1973 agreement between the City of Garland and TP&L; and (b) unless your answer to subpart (a) is an unqualified negative, identify and provide all evidence relating to your answer to subpart (a).

6. With respect to each alleged intrastate only re-striction identified in the Comanche Peak Brazos advice letter, (a) state whether the Staff contends that Houston directly influenced, participated in the negotiations for, is a party to, or is otherwise responsible for, each such alleged intrastate only provision; and (b) unless your answer to subpart (a) is an unqualified negative, identify and provide all evidence relating to your answer to subpart (a). 1702 213

7. Identify all documents which the Staff has received (i) by any method other than formal discovery procedures pursuant to 10 CFR 5S2.740-2.742 (ii) from any person other than Houston, TU, or an attorney, expert witness, or employee of Houston or TU (iii) in the course of either the South Texas or Comanche Peak antitrust proceeding.

Include as part of such identification, (a) the name of the person who furnished each such document to the Staff, (b) the circumstances under which the Staff received each such document, and (c) all objective identifying identification (for example, production or document control numbers) assigned to each such document by the Staff.

(Note that tests (i)-(iii) are cumulative).

Respectfully submitted, A

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Attorney for Houston Lighting

& Power Company Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Dated: December 18, 1979 Washington, D.C. 20036 1702 214

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY, et al. ) 50-446A

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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing Third Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents From Houston Lighting & Power Company to Antitrust Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, with associated cover letter, and the Third Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents From Houston Lighting & Power Company to NRC Staff with associated cover letter, all dated December 18, 1979, were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, th.s 18th day of December, 1979.

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5 Marshall E. Miller, Esquire *Frederic D. Chanania, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 Michael B. Blume, Esquire Ann P. Hodgdon, Esquire Michael L. Glaser, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Roff Hardy Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Chairman and Chief Executive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Officer Washington, D.C. 20555 Central Power and Light Company Post Office Box 2121 Atomic Safety and Licensing Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G.K. Spruce, General Manager Washington, D.C. 20555 City Public Service Board Post Office Box 1771

• Chase R. Stephens, Supervisor (20) San Antonio, Texas 78203 Docketing and Service Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Perry G. Brittain Washington, D.C. 20555 President Texas Utilities Generating Company Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman 2001 Bryan Tower Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity Dallas, Texas 75201 Group U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G.W. Oprea, Jr.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Executive Vice President Houston Lighting & Power Comoany J. Irion Worsham, Esquire Post Office Box 1700 Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Houston, Texas 77001 Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels R.L. Hancock, Director 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 City of Austin Electric Utility Dallas, Texas 75201 Post Office Box 1086 Austin, Texas 78767 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Joseoh Gallo, Esquire

& Barrett Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire 1500 Alamo National Buildin9 Isham, Lincoln & Beale San Antonio, Texas 78205 1050 17th Street, N.W., Suite 701 Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire E.W. Barnett, Esquire Michael I. Miller, Esquire Theodore F. Weiss, Esquire James A. Carney, Esquire J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Sarah Welling, Esquire Baker & Botts Isham, Lincoln & Beale 3000 One Shell Plaza One First National Plaza Houston, Texas 77002 Suite 4200

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R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Steven R. Hunsicker, Esquire David M. Stahl, Esquire Baker & Botts Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue 1050 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006 Suite 701 Washington, D.C. 20036 1702 216

Don R. Butler, Esquire

• David A. Dopsovic, Esquire Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman Frederick H. Parmeter, Esquire

& Perry Susan B. Cyphert, Esquire Post Office Box 1439 Nancy A. Luque, Esquire Austin, Texas 78768 Energy Section Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice Mr. William C. Price P.O. Box 14141 Central Power & Light Company Washington, D.C. 20044 P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Morgan Hunter, Esquire Bill D. St. Clair, Esquire Mr. G. Holman King McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore West Texas Utilities Company Fifth Floor P.O. Box 841 Texas State Bank Building Abilene, Texas 79604 900 Congresa Avenue Austin, Texas 78701 Jerry L. Harris, Esquire Richard C. Balough, Esquire W.S. Robson City of Austin General Manager P.O. Box 1088 South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Austin, Texas 78767 Route 6, Building 102 Victoria Regional Airport

.Toseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esquire Victoria, Texas 77901 Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Debevoise & Liberman Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire 1200 17th Street, N.w. Robert A. Jablon, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20016 Marc R. Poirier, Esquire

. Spiegel & McDiarmid Don H. Davidson 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

City Manager Washington, D.C. 20037 City of Austin P.O. Box 1088 Kevin B. Pratt Austin, Texas 78767 Texas Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 12548 Jay Galt, Esquire Austin, Texas 78711 Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays 219 Couch Drive William H. Burchette, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Knoland J. Plucknett Watergate 600 Building Executive Director Washington, D.C. 20036 Committee on Power for the South-west, Tnc. Tom W. Gregg, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive P.O. Box Drawer 1032 Tulsa, Ok]ahoma 74135 San Angelo, Texas 76902 John W. Davidson, Esquire Leland F. Leatherman, Esquire Sawtell, Goode, Davidson & Tioili McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.

1100 San Antonio Savinsg Building 711 West Third Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Douglas F. John, Esquire Paul W. Eaton, Jr., Esquire Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 600 Henkle Building Suite 400 P.O. Box 10 Washington, D.C. 20036 Roswell, New Mexico 88201 1702 217

Robert M. Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006 W.N. Woolsey, Esquire Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Donald M. Clements, Esquire Gulf States Utilities Company P.O. Box 2951 Beaumont, Texas 77704 Dick Terrell Brown, Esquire 800 Milam Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 C. Dennis Ahearn, Esquire Debevoise & Liberman 1200 Seventeenth Ftreet N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 1702 218