ML19263D588

Motion by Houston Lighting & Power for Extension Until 790419 to Respond to Central Power & Light'S Answers & Objections to Former'S First Set of Interrogatories. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19263D588
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Site:	Byron, South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	04/02/1979
From:	Franklin W LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICilSING 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) )

MOTION OF HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY FCR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO RESPOND TO CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S ANSWERS AND OBJECTIONS TO HOUSTON'S FIRST 3FT OF WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES AND CENTRAL POWEJ & LIGHT COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO HOUSTON'S FIRSP REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS In accordance with Section 2. 711 of the Commission's Rules of Practice, 10 C.F.R. S2.711, Houston Lighting & Power Company (Houston) hereby respectfully moves this Board for an extension of time from April 5, 1979, until April 19, 1979, in which to review answers and objections of Central Power & Light Ccmpany (CP&L) to Houston's first set of written interrogatories and CP&L's response to Houston's first request for production of documents and to respond to CP&L's objections thereto.

On February 6, Houston served on CP&L both HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CONPANY'S FIRST SET OF WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES TO CENTRAL POWER AND 790413 OG 'f/

LIGHT COMPANY and HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY.

Purcuant to informal agreement between Houston and CP&L and to this Board's February 28 Order, on March 26 CP&L served CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY'S ANSWERS AND OBJECTIONS TO HOUSTON LIGHTING

& POWER COMPANY'S FIRST SET OF WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES TO CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY and CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS TO CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY.

Pursuant to Section 2.740 (f) the Commission's Rules of Practice, 10 C.F.R. S2. 740 ( f) , Houston would be permitted on or before April 5, 1979, to move the Board for an order compelling CP&L to respond to Houston's interrogatories and requests for production of documents.

However, CP&L's answers and produced documents are quite extensive. To Houston's 59 interrogatories, CP&L has responded with answers or objections totalling 56 pages, and has attached another 235 pages of documents. In addition, CP&L has offered to make available for inspection and copying documents as identified in its answers and objections to Houston's interrogatories. CP&L also indicated that it would prepare an index of privileged documents. Because of the volume and technical nature of these materials, Houston will be unable to review CP&L's production and determine whether a motion to compel is required by the April 5 deadline. Houston hopes, however, that it and CP&L can complete

the review process and discuss -- and resolve -- any disagreements over CP&L's production by April 19, 1979. If CP&L and Houston are not able to reach informal agreement by that date, however, Houston does not wish to be precluded from invoking Section 2.740 (f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice to obtain the full responses to its discovery request to which it believes it is entitled.

Houston is authorized by counsel for CP&L to state that CP&L does not object to the extension of time requested herein.

Wherefore, Houston Lighting & Power Company, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S2.711, respectfully moves for an extension of time until April 19, 1979, in which to respond to CP&L's answers and objections to first set of written interrogatories and CP&L's response to its first request for production of documents directed to CP&L by Houstria, and, if necessary, move to compel CP&L to provide fuller responses thereto.

Respectfully tubmitted, OF COUNSEL: E.W. Barnett Baker & Botts Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Houston, Texas 77002 Washington, D.C. 20004 J.A. Bouknight, Jr.

William J. Franklin Lowenstein, dewman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C.

By: t M Williauf J. Franklin Attorneys for Houston Lighting & Power Company Dated: April 2, 1979

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. ) 30-446A

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(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFTCATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing MARCH 1979 MONTHLY PROGRESS REPORT OF HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY and MOTION OF HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY FOR EXTENSION OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO RESPOND TO CENYRAL POWER

& LIGHT COMPANY'S ANSWERS AND OBJECTIONS TO HOUSTON'S FIRST SET OF WRITTEN INTERROGATORIES AND CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S RESPONSE TO HOUSTON'S FIRST REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, both dated April 2, 1979, were served upon the following persons, by hand *, or by deposit in the United States Mail, first class postage prepaid, this 2nd day of April, 1979.

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Marshall E. Miller, Escuire Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Michael B. Blume, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Michael L. Glaser, Esquire 1150 17th Street, N.W. Roff Hardy Washington, D.C. 20036 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Central Power and Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 2121 Washington, D.C. 20555 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Atomic Safety and Licensing G.K. Spruce, General Manager Appeal Board Panel City Public Service Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1771 Washington, D.C. 20555 San Antonio, Texas 78203 Chase R. Stephens, Supervisor (20)* Mr. Perry G. Brittain Docketing and Service Branch President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Texas Utilities General Company Washington, D.C. 20555 2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman Chief, Antitrust and Indemnity R.L. Hancock, Director Group City of Austin Electric Utility U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 1066 Washington, D.C. 20555 Austin, Texas 78767 J. Irion Worsham, Esquire G.W. Oprea, Jr.

Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Executive Vice President Spencir C. Relyea, Esquire Houston Lighting & Power Company Worsham, Forsyth & Sampels P.O. Box 1700 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77001 Dallas, Texas 75201 Richard D. Cudahy, Esquire Jon C. Wocd, Esquire Joseph Gallo, Esquire W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Robert H. Loeffler, Es'uire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Isham, Lincoln & Beale

& Barrett 1050 17th Street, N.W., Ecite 701 1500 Alamo National Building Washington, D.C. 20036 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Michael I. Miller, Esquire Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire Richard E. Powell, Esquire E.W. Barnett, Esquire David M. Stahl, Esquire Theodore F. Weiss, Esquire Thomas G. Ryan, Esquire J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Isham, Lincoln & Beale Baker & Botts One First National Plaza 3000 One Shell Plaza Chicago. Illinois 60603 Houston, Texas 77002 R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Don R. Butler, Esquire Morgan Hunter, Esqttre Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman Bill D. St. Clair, Esquire

& Perry McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore P.O. Box 1409 Fifth Floor Austin, Texas 78767 Texas State Bank Building 900 Congress Avenue Jerry L. Harris, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 Richard C. Balough, Esquire City of Austin W.S. Robson P.O. Box 1088 General Manager Austin, Texas 78767 South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Joseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esquire Route 6, Building 102 Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Victoria Regional Airport Debevoise & Liberman Victoria, Texas 77901 1200 -- 17th Street, N. W.

Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Washington, D. C. 20036 Robert A. Jablon, Esquire Marc R. Poirier Spiegel & McDiarmid Don H. Davidson _

2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

City Manager ,

W shington, D.C. 2003G 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. 20037 Committee on Power for the Southwest, Inc. Tom W. Gregg, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive P.O. Boy Drawer 1032 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 San Ang:lo, Texas 76902 John W. Davidson, Esquire Leland F. Leatherman, Esquire Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson & Tioilo McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.

1100 San Antonio Savings Building 711 West Third Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Douglas F. John, Esquire Paul W. Eaton, Jr., Esquire Akin, Gump, Haver & Feld Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield &

1100 Madison Office Building Hensley 1155 15th Street, N.W. 600 Henkle Building Washington, D.C. 20005 P.O. Box 10 Melvin G. Berger, Esquire Eonald Clark, Esquire Frederick H. Parmenter, Esquire Judith Linda Harris, Esquire Energy Section Antitrust Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 14141 Washington, D.C. 20044