ML19262C534

Application for Issuance of Subpoena Duces Tecum for Dow Chemical Corp.Requested Subpoena Coincides W/Subpoena to Testify Included in DOJ 791129 Motion for Mod.W/Draft Subpoena & Certificate of Svc

ML19262C534
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	01/28/1980
From:	Luque N JUSTICE, DEPT. OF
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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NUDOCS 8002140318
Download: ML19262C534 (10)

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,. 5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION lie f o r e the Atonic Safety and I,icensing Board In the Matter of )

IIOUSTON LIGUTING t, PONER ) Docket Nos. 50-498A COMPANY, et al, (South ) 50-499A Texas Project, Units 1 )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING )

COMPANY, et al. (Comanche ) Docket Mos. 50-445A Peak Steam Electric ) 50-446A Station, Units 1 and 2) )

APPIICATION FOR ISSUA' ICE OF SUBPOENAS The Department of Justice (" Department"), pursuant to 10 C.P.R. S 2.720, hereby makes an application for the issuance of a subpoena to produce documents identified here-inafter and attached to this application.

On November 29, 1979, the Department issued the " Motion of the Department of Justice for Modification of the July 24, 1979, Order of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and Application for Issuance of Subpoenas" (" Motion") requesting that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (" Board") issue the subpoenas for which the Department applied in the Motion.

The Board subsequently issued said subpoenas and, in the

" Order Modifying IIcaring Schedule" of December 14, 1979, denied "TUGCO's Opposition to the Motion of the Department of Justice for Modification of Discovery and Hearing Schedule; Motion to Quash Subpoenas; and for Other Relief" 200'2140 3P I El

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of December 10, 1979. The subpoena for documents attached herein is to coincide with the subpoenas to testify which the Deportrent requested in its Motion and the board sub-sequently issued.

This subpoena docen tecum calls for the production of documents which are relevant to the issue of competition in the electric utility industry in the State of Texas and currounding states, the structure of the electric utility industry in and reasonably adjacent to the State of Texas, access to nuclear power plants, other sources of gener ation and tr ansmission and the interstate versas intrastate operation of utilities in and around the State of Texas.

I Subpoenas for Documents Dow Chemical Corporation, Freeport, Texas.

Respectfully submitted, Nancy Luque Washington, D.C. Attorney January 28, 1980 Antitruct Division U.S. Department of Justice (202-724-7482)

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DEFINITIONS

1. " Document" meann, without J i m i t i~ng the generality of i ts rean ing, all or iginal (or copies wher e or iginals ar e unavailable) and non-identical copies (whether different from originals by reason of notation made on such copien or otherwise) of all wr itten, recorded or graphic matter, however produced or reproduced, whether or not now in existence, of correspondence, telegrams, notes or sound recordings of any type of conversation, meeting or con-ference, minutes of directors' or committee meetings, memoranda, inter-office communications, studies, analyses, notes, books, records, reports, summaries and results of investigations and tests, reviews, contracts, agreements, namphlets, diaries, calendar or diary entries, maps, graphs, charts, statistical records, conputer data or papers sinilar to any of the foregoing, however deno:'inated, including prelinirmry versions, drafts or revisions of are of the f or egoing and any supporting, underlying or preparatory r.a t e r i a l .

2. "Dow" means the Dow Chemical Corporation.

3. "TU" reans Texas Utilities Co. and its subsidiaries Texas Power & Light, Texas Electric Service Company, and i Dallas Power and Light.

4. " Wheeling" means the transportation of electricity by a utility over its lines for another utility, including the receipt from and delivery to another system of like amounts of energy, but not necessarily the same energy.

5. "HL&P" means the IIouston Lighting and Power Company.

6. "GSU" means Gulf States Utilities.

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CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE If any document is withheld under claim of privilege, f ur nish a list which identifies each document for which pr ivil ege is claimed and which includes the following information for each such document: date, subject matter, sender, recipient, persons to whom copies were furnished together with their job titles, the basis on which pr ivilege is claimed, and the paragraph of this subpoena to which such documents responds.

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INSTRUCTIONS It is requested that the documents submitted be grouped accor. ng to the individual paragraph of the subpoena section to which they are r esponsive and, within each each group, the docurents should be arranged, as much as possible, in chronological or de r .

In order to f acil i tate the handling of the documents which will be received it would be appreciated if each of the documents would be tumbered consecutively. It is suggested that in numbering the documents each page be numbered, except in those instances where the documents are bound together, when numbering only the first page is appr opr i a te . This procedure, if followed, will preserve the identity of all the documents coming f r om the company, and also insure the accurate and expeditiou. return of these doeurents to the company.

In lieu of producing these documents at a deposition, the L e pa r trce n t of Justice is willing to discuss other arrangements for production which may be agreeable to counsel for Dow and the Department attorneys.

The time period covered by this subpoena is 1976 to the l present. This subpoena specifically requests that the Keeper of Records search the files of William Howelwage, Frank Taylor, and E. B. Barnes documents responsive to this request.

Should any questions arise concerning this subpoena, please contact Susan B. Cyphert (202-724-6472 or 724-6361) or Nancy Luque (202-724-7482) at the following address:

Department of Justice P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044 IV.

DOCUMENTS TO DE PRODUCED

1. All documents which relate or refer in any manner to communications between Dow and TU concerning:

a). Purchasing power from TU.

b). The cost of purchasing power from TU.

c). Lignite mine site power generation. - '

d). The transmission or wheeling of power over'TU's lines.

e). Co-generatio'n.

f). Joint ge ne r a t io n , including generation using nuclear fuel.

2. All documents which relate or refer in any manner to communications between Dou and HL&P concerning:

a). The amount of power Dow has purchased or anti-cipates purchasing from HLSP.

b). The cost of power Dow has purchased or anticipates purchasing from HL&P.

c). Lignite mine site power generation.

d). The transmission or wheeling of power from outside of HL&P service territory to Dou.

e). Co-generation, f). Joint generation, including generation using nuclear tuel.

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3. All documents which relate or refer in any manner to comnunications between Dow and GSU concerning:

a). The amount of power Dow has purchased or anti-cipates purchasing from GSU.

b). The cost of power Dow has purchased or anticipates purchasing from GCU.

c). Lignite mine site power generation, d). The transmission or wheeling of power from outside of GSU service territory to Dow.

e). Co-g ene r a t io n ,

f). Joint generation, including generation using nuclear fuel.

4. All other documents not provided under Items 1 or 2 which show Dow's study or inquiry into alternative methods, wayn, or sour ces of obtaining electric power for its facil-ities in Texas (including any studies regarding the costs of constructing or adding to existing tr anstni ssion li nes) ,

other than purchasing f r om !!L&P.

5. All docut: ento which contain a compar icon of elcctric power costs (e.g. , r ate studies) in any area of the United States.

6. All docurients filed before Tc xas Public Utilities Commincion relating to !!LLP or TU's electric power rates.

7. All documents which relate or refer, in any way, to an assessment (engineering, economic, or otherwise) of the intrastate operations of any electric utility compar y in Texas.

8. All documents which refer or relate in any way, to the proposed Dow-HL!.P Freeport Joint Generation Project, and such documents vinich reflect Dov 's pur chase of IILE P 's lignite leases.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board In the Matter of )

HOUSTON LIGIITING AND POWER ) Docket Nos. 50-498A CO., et al.(South Texas ) 50-499A Project, Units 1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445A COMPANY (Comanche Peak ) 50-446A Steam Electric Station, )

Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIPICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that service of the foregoing Application For Issuance of Sub; oena has been made on *he following parties listed hereto this 28th day of January 1980, by depositing copies thereof in the U..ited States mail, first class, postage prepaid.

Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire ChairLan Chairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Michael C. Farrar, Esquire I

Panel Thomas S. Moore, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Atomic Safety and Licensing Commission Appeal Board Panel Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Washington, D. C. 20555 1150 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Jerome E. Sharfman, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Washington, D. C. 20555 Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chase R. Stephens, Secretary Commission Docketing and Ser vice Branch Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Samuel J. Chilk, Sacretary Washington, D. C. 20555 Office of the Secretary of the Commission Jerome Saltzman U.J. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitruct and.

Commission Indemnity Group Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

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Mr. William C. Price Roy P. Lessy, Esquire Central Power & Light Co. Michael Blume, Esquire P. O. Btx 2121 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 G. K. Spruce, General Manager City Public Service Board Jerry L. Harris, Esquire P.O. Box 1771 City Attorney, San Antonio, Texas 78203 Richard C. Balough, Esquire Assistant City Attorney Perry G. Brittain City of Austin President P.O. Box 1088 Texas Utilities Generating Austin, Texas 78767 Company 2001 Bryan Tower Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Dallas, Texas 75201 Robert A. Jablon, Esquire Spiegel and McDiarmid R.L. Hancock, Director 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.U.

City of: Austin Electric Washington, D. C. 20036 Utility Department P. O. Box 1088 Dan H. Davidson Austin, Texas 78767 City Manager City of Austin t G. W. Oprea, Jr. P. O. Box 1088 Executive Vice President Austin, Texas 78767 Houston Lighting & Power Company Don R. Butler, Esquire P. O. Box 1700 1225 Southwest Tower Houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78701 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Joseph Irion Worsham, Esquire W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire

& Barrett Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels 1500 Alamo National Building 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Dallas, Texas 75201 David M. Stahl, Esquire Joseph Knotts, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Suite 701 Debevoise & Liberman 1050 17th Street, N.M. 1200 17th Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Washington, D. C. 20036 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Douglas P. John, Esquire James A. Carney, Esquire Akin, Gump, Hauer & Peld Sarah N. Welling, Esquire 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.

Isham, Lincoln & Beale Suite 400 4200 One First National Plaza Washington, D. C. 20036 Chicago, Illinois 60603

P Morgan Hunter, Esquire Robert Lowenstein, Esquire McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore J. A. Bouknight, Esquire 5th Floor, Texas State Bank William J. Franklin, Esquire Building Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, 900 Congress Avenue Axelrad & Toll Austin, Texas 78701 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Jay M. Galt, Esquire Looney, Nichols, Johnson E. W. Barnett, Esquire

& Hayes Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire 219 Couch Drive J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Theodore F.. Weiss, Jr., Esquire Baker & Dotts Knoland J. Plucknett 3000 One Shell Plaza '

Executive Director Houston, Texas 77002 Committee on Power for the Southwest, Inc. Kevin B. Pratt, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Assistant Attorney General Tulsa, Oklahoma 74'135 P.O. Box 12548 Capital Station John U. Davidson, Esquire Austin, Texas 78711 Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson

& Tioilo Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire 1100 San Antonio Savings Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Building Watergate 600 Building i San Antonio, Texas 78205 Washington, D.C. 20037 W. S. Robson Donald M. Clements, Esq.

General Manager Gulf States Utilities Company South Texas Electric P.O. Box 295]

Cooperative, Inc. Beaumont, Texas 7/704 Route 6, Building 102 Victoria Regional Airport Mr. G. Holman King Victoria, Texas 77901 West Texas Utilities Co.

P. O. Box 841 Robert M. Rader, Esquire Abilene, Texas 79604

- Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. W. N. Woolsey, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20006 Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil 1030 Petroleum Tower R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire -Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 John P. Mathis, Esquire Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20006 Nancy Luque, Attorney Energy Section Antitrust Division Department of Justice

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