ML19282B553

Motion by Tx Utils Generating Co for Extension of Time to Respond or File Appropriate Motions to 790131 Discovery Request.Could Not Reach Counsel for Public Util Board of Brownsville,Tx.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19282B553
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	02/14/1979
From:	Knotts J DEBEVOISE & LIBERMAN
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NUDOCS 7903150350
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~ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIOfW PUBLIC DOC In the Matter of )

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TUGCO'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME On January 31, 1979, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville served by mail its interrogatories and request for production of documents to TUGCO, et al in the South Texas docket, in which TUGCO, et al is a party intervenor. Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. S2.740b, S2.741 and S2.711 TUGCO hereby moves for extensions of time as follows:

(a) to and including. March 7, 1979 within which to file objections or motions for protective orders or other appropriate pleadings, (b) to and including April 1, 1979 within which to file answers or produce documents in response to interrogatories or requests which are not objected to or as to which a protective order is not sought and, (c) to and including April 1, 1979, or 30 days from the date when a Board order is received 790315DS56

(whichever is later) denying objections or requests for protective orders; and (d) April 1, 1979 or 20 days from the date on which a Board order is received (whichever is later) requiring or permitting a limited or partial or modified response in accordance with objections or requests for protective orders as proposed by TUGCO.

It should be noted that the subject interrogatories and document requests are quite extensive and far-ranging and require a very considerable effort even to prepare objections and requests for protective orders, much less res-ponses. The timing of these initial interrogatories and document requests comes not only very late in the discovery process (which has been open in South Texas for more than six months) but also overlaps with the period when knowledgeable personnel are occupied with responding to interrogatories and document requests of the NRC Staff. Accordingly, the time routinely permitted by NRC Regulations is not sufficient for response or pleadings with respect to these interrogatories and document requests, and extensions are warranted.

We attempted to reach counsel for the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville by telephone this date to 4

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inform,them of this request for extensions and to discuss whether an agreement on schedule could be reached, but all three attorneys involved were unavailable.

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Jos,sph B. Knotdy s, Jr.

DEBEVOISE & LIBERMAN 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 Date: February 14, 1979

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER CO., )

Docket Nos. 50-498A

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING )

COMPANY, et al. ) Docket Nos. 50-445A I

50-446A (Comanche Peak Steam Electric )

Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "TUGCO'S Motion for Extension of Time" dated February 14, 1979 were served upon the following persons by deposit in the United States mail, first class postage prepaid (or caused to be delivered by hand in the case of those shown by an asterisk) this 14th day of February, 1979.

• Marshall E. Miller, Esq. Mr. Jerome D. Saltzman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitrust and Commission Indemnity Group Washington, D.C. 20555 Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

• Michael L. Glaser, Esq. Commission 1150 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20036 J. Irion Worsham, Esq.

• Sheldon J. Wolfe,Esq. Merlyn D. Sampels, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Spencer C. Relyea, Psq.

Commission Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Washington, D.C. 20555 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Jon C. Wood, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory W. Roger Wilson, Esq.

Commission Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane &

Washington, D.C. 20555 Barrett 1500 Alamo National Building Chase R. Stephens San Antonio, Texas 78205 Docketing and Service Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esq.

Commission E. W. Barnett, Esq.

Washington, D.C. 20555 Theodore F. Weiss, Esq.

J. Gregory Copeland, Esq.

Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77002

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. R. Gordon Gooch, Esq. Jerry L. Harris, Esq.

John P. Mathis, Esq. Richard C. Balough, Esq.

Baker & Botts City of Austin 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P.O. Box 1088 Washington, D.C. 20006 Austin, Texas 78767 Roy P. Lessy, Jr., Esq. Don H. Davidson Michael B. Blume, Esq. City Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory City of Austin Commission P.O. Box 1088 4ashington, D.C. 20555 Austin, Texas 78767 Roff Hardy Robert Lowenstein Chairman and Chief Executive J. A. Bouknight, Jr.

Officer William J. Franklin Central Power and Light Company Lowenstein, Newman, Reis &

P.O. Box 2121 Axelrad Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036 Mr. Perry G. Brittain President John W. Davidson, Esq.

Texas Utilities Generating Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson &

Company Tioilo 2001 Bryan Tower 1100 San Antonio Savings Dallas, Texas 75201 Building San Antonio, Texas 78205 R. L. Hancock, Director City of Austin Electric Utility Douglas F. John, Esq.

P.O. Box 1086 Akin, Gump, Haver & Feld Austin, Texas 78767 1100 Madison Office Building 1155 15th Street, N.W.

G. W. Oprea, Jr. Washington, D.C. 20005 Executive Vice President Houston Lighting &, Power Morgan Hunter, Esq.

Company McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore P.O. Box 1700 Fifth Floor, Texas State Houston, Texas 77001 Bank Building 900 Congress Avenue Judith Harris, Esq. Austin, Texas 78701 Ronald Clark, Esq.

U.S. Department of Justice Lichard D. Cudahy, Esq.

Antitrust Division Joseph Gallo, Esq.

P.O. Box 14141 Robert H. Leoffler, Esq.

Washington, D.C. 20044 Isham, Lincoln & Beale 1050 17th Street, N.W.

Don R. Butler, Esq. Suite 701 Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Washington, D.C. 20036 Selman & Perry P.O. Box 1409 Austin, Texas 78767

Michael I. Miller, Esq. Kevin B. Pratt Richard E. Powell, Esq. Attorney General's Office David M. Stahl, Esq. State of Texas Thomas G. Ryan, Esq. P.O. Box 12548 Isham, Lincoln & Beale Austin, Texas 78711 One First National Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60603 Frederick H. Ritts, Esq.

William H. Burchett, Esq.

Bill D. St. Clair, Esq. Northcutt Ely McGinnis, Lockridge & Kilgore Watergate 600 Building Fifth Floor, Texas State Bank Washington, D.C. 20037 Building 900 Congress Avenue Marshall E. Miller, Esq.

Austin, Texas 78701 Michael L. Glaser, Esq.

Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esq.

W. S. Robson Atomic Safety and Licensing General Manager Board Panel South Texas Electric U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cooperation, Inc. Commission Route 6, Building 102 Washington, D.C. 20555 Victoria Regional Airport Victoria, Texas 77901 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esq.

• Robert Jablon, Esq.

2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

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