ML19308B192

DOJ Objections to Applicant'S Interrogatories & Document Production Requests & Motion for Protective Order. Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19308B192
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	11/30/1973
From:	Brand W JUSTICE, DEPT. OF, ATTORNEY GENERAL, OFFICE OF
To:	US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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UiITED STATES OF 7l! ERICA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

) Docket !!cs. 50-269A, 50-270A DUKE POMER CO:IPAi;Y ) 50-287A, 50-369A (Oconee Units 1, 2& 3 ) 50-370A McGuiro Units 1 & 2) )

OBJECTIO:!S OF T;IE DEPART:12::T OF JUSTICE TO APPLICA:!T'S II;TERROGATORIES A::D DOCUMh :T PRODUCTIO:I REQUESTS A!!D MOTION FOR PROTECT!*/E ORDER Pursuant to Section 2.740b (a) of the Commission's Rules of Practico, the Department hereby objec ts to 1) Appli-cant's Interrogatory : o. 1 and, 2) the scope of all of Applicant's Document Product RCquests. Pursuant to Section 2.74 0 (c) of the Commission's Rules, the Department hereby moves for a protective order.

Interroaatorv No. 1 Applicant's Intcrrogatory :Jo. 1 requects the Depcrtment to draw precise boundaries on large scale maps of several of the geographic areas involved in this proceeding. The Depart:nent contands 'diat to draw the maps as requested would require a lengthy and c:: pensive series of enginacring and economic studies based on voluminous data not presently cvailable to the Depart-mant. The Department cs timatos that such studies would cost in excess of several hundred thousand dollars.

Moreover, the Department's current answer to Intarro-gatory No. 1 provides sufficient information ro 20? rise Applicant 7 912160 OM

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of the general boundarios of the areas in question. It cannot seriously be contended that Applicant is being misled by the i lack of a precise map or. that the precise boundarias of these areas will be an issue in this proceeding.

The Scope of Aoplicant's Document Production Requests Applicant requests that the Department provide "all

] relevant, non-privileged documents presently or hereafter within the possession, custody or control of the Department of Justice . . . . The Department contends that this is a burden-

, some request in that it literally requires a scarch of every i

file folder in the Department of Justice. The Department has made a complete search of all places where it believes dis-coverable material relevant to this proceeding might be found.

T These areas are limited to the offices of the Public Counsel Section of the Antitrust Division. We do not believe that i

any further search would be productive of sufficient material to justify the tremendous expenditure of time and money necessary to conduct it. Accordingly, the Department requests the Eoard to enter a protective order 1) which relieves the Department of its obligation to draw precise maps and 2) which restricts the 4

scope of the Applicant's Document Product Request.

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November 30, 1973 I

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. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE O ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION t

In the Matter of )

) Dochet Nos. 50-269A, 50-270A i DUKE POWER COMPANY (Oconce Units 1, 2 and 3 ) 50-287A, 50-369A McGuire Unita 1 and 2) ) 50-370A i

i CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereb'/ certify that ccpics of ANSUERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

, TO INTERR00ATORIES CC THE APPLICANT and OnJECTIOPF TO INTERROGATORII'S 1

. AND DOCUMEET PRODUCTICU REQUEST 3 AUD MOTION FOR PCTECTIVE ORDER, dated Novc=ber 30, 1973, in the above-captioned aceter have been served on the follouing by deposit in the United Sences mail, first class or air mail, this 30th day of November,1973:

ilonorable Ualter W. K. Donnett Mr. Frsnk W. 1: ares, Chief Chairnan, Atcmic Safety and Public Proceedings Branch Licensing Ecard Office of the Secretary of Post Of fice 9::: 135 the Ccmmisnica Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374 U. S. Atemic Energy Cc=iacien Washington, D. C. 20543 l# lionerable Joseph F. Tubridy 1 Atcric Safety and Liccucing Board Joseph Rutberg, Esc;uire 4100 Caen2dral Avenue. U.U. Benjemin H. Vo::ler, Escuire Ucchington, D. C. 20016 Robert J. Verdisco. Escuire Antitruct Ccunnel- for AEC Honarchla John B. Farmskie ilegulatory Scaff Ateni.c Safety-and Lie,enning Dcard U. S. Atomic Energy Ocmr.ission U. S.' Atomic,, Energy Ler:ic lon Washington, D. C. 20545 Wa.thingten, v. C. 20545 Uilliam Unrfield Ross, Esquire Mr. Abraham P.rcitman, Chief George A. Avery, Escuire Office of Antitrust and Indc=nity Keith Unston, Escuire U. S.~ Atomic Energy Cca ission Toni K. Golden, Escuire Uashington, . D. C. 20545 Wald, Harkrader & Rcss 1320 Ninctaenth Street, U.N.

Accele Safety and Licensing Washington, D. C. 20036 Bocrd Panci U. S. Atomic Energy Cor:lission Carl Horn, Ecouire Washingtca, D. C. 20545 -President, Duke Pouce Company 422 Scuch Church Stract Chaim:n, Atenic .9afety and Charlotte,-North Carolina '28201 -

.Liccus in;, !.npea.'.s Scard -

' U. S. . Atemic Energy. Cc:wiscion Wachington, D. C. 20545

l William H. Grigg, Esquire Troy E. Conner, Escuire

'. Vice President and General' Counsel Conner & I:notts

! Duke Power Cc :any 1747 Pennsylvania .\ venue, N.W.

i 422 South Church Street Washington, D. C. 20026

! Charlotte, North Carolina 20201

! David Stover, Esquire W. L. Porter, Esquire Tally & Tally Duke Power Cc=cany Suite 307 422 South Churi:h S' treet 1300 Connecticut Avenue, N.U.

i Charlotte, North Carolina 28201 Washington, D C. 20036 1

J. O. Tally, Jr., Esquire '

a Tally.& Tally Post Office Drawer 1660 3

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28302 Lzw b

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MARK M. LEVIN Attorney, Antitruct Division Departcent of Justice

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