ML19316B132
| ML19316B132 | |
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| Site: | South Texas, Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 06/09/1980 |
| From: | Cyphert S JUSTICE, DEPT. OF |
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| Download: ML19316B132 (6) | |
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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
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COMPANY, et al. (South
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Docket Nos. 50-498A Texas Project, Units 1
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50-499A and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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COMPANY, et al. (Comanche
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Docket Nos. 50-445A Peak Steam Electric
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50-446A Station, Units 1 and 2)
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SETTLEMENT STATUS REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE On May 13, 1980, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
(" Licensing Board") issued an Order extending the period for settlement discussions an additional tnirty days to June 9, 1980.
On the same day, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board (" Appeal Board") filed an accompanying Order deferring action on the production of documents for which Applicants have claimed a settlement privilege.
Both Orders encouraged tne parties to use this additional time to further explore settlement and required the parties to file supplemental Settlement Status Reports on June 9, 1980.
Therefore, pursuant to the aforementioned Orders, the Department of Justice (" Department") hereby submits its Settlement Status Report.
Since filing the Department's Settlement Status Report on May 9, 1980, the Department's participation in settlement discussions has been limited.
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. Participants Places of Date of Meeting in Meeting Meeting May 14, 1980 Department of Washington, D.C.
Justice Staff TUGCO counsel HL&P counsel May 30, 1980 Department of Washington, D. C.
Justice Staff NRC Staff FERC Staff In addition to these personal meetings, telephone confer-ences were held among the governmental and private parties on May 13, 14, 19, and 20, 1980.
A telephone conference was also held among the governmental parties on May 15, 1980 and June 2, 1980.
In its May 21, 1980 Motion to Establish a Trial Date and Other Procedural Dates, the Department notified the Licensing i
Board that counsel for Texas Utilities Generating Company
("TUGCO") and Houston Lighting and Light Power Company ("HL&P")
had informed the Department that a potential settlement on the basis of its May 14, 1980 meeting was not presently possible, thus making a trial more likely than the Department's May 9, 1980 Settlement Status Report had indicated.
The Department's recent efforts to reach a basis for set-tlement appear to have reached a point of diminishing returns.
Thus, while the Department believes that an optimum resolution of the complex issues presented in these proceedings might be achieved by an amicable settlement of the private and governmen-tal parties, the Department also believes _that any further extension of time to explore settlement without an established trial date would not appear to serve the public interest.
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Accordingly, the Department urges the Licensing Board to establish a trial dr.te at its earliest convenience to accomodate completion of outstanding discovery, including a resolution of the discovery matter pending before the Appeal Board, and to expedite final trial preparation.
Respectfully submitted, A
/ Susan Braden Cyphert Washington, D. C.
Attorney, Energy Section, June 9, 1980 Antitrust Division, U.S.
Department of Justice
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIOW Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWLR
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COMPANY, et al. (Soutn
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Docket Nos. 50-498A Texas Project, Units 1
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50-499A and 2)
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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING
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COMPANY, et al. (Comancne
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Docket Nos. 50-445A Peak Steam Electric
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50-446A Station, Units 1 and 2)
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I nereby certify that service of the foregoing Settlement Status Report of Department of Justice has been made on the following parties listed hereto this 9tn day of June, 1980, by depositing copies tnereof in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid.
Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Alan S. Rosenthal, Esquire Chairman Cnairman Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Michael C. Farrar, Esquire 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 Micnael L. Glaser, Esquire Washington, D.
C.
20555 i
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 Service Branch Washington, D. C.
20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary Washington, D. C.
20555 Office of-the Secretary of the-Commission Stephen H. Lewis, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i
Commission Commission Wasnington, D. C.
20555 Office of the Executive Legal Director Wasnington, D. C.
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Jerome Saltzman Michael I. Miller, Esquire Chief, Antitrust and James A. Carney, Esquire Indemnity Group Sarah N. Welling, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Isnam, Lincoln & Beale Commiscion 4200 One First National Plaza Washington, D. C.
20555 Cnicago, Illinois 60603 Mr. William C. Price Michael Blume, Esquire Central Power & Light Co.
Fredric D. Chanania, Esq.
P. O. Box 2121 Ann P.
Hodgdon, Esq.
Corpus Cnristi, Texas 78403 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G.K. Spruce, General Manager Washington, D. C.
20555 City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 Jerry L. Harris, Esquire San Antonio, Texas 78203 City Attorney, Richard C. Balougn, Esquire Perry G. Brittain Assistant City Attorney President City of Austin Te::as Utilities Generating P.O. Box 1088 Company Austin, Texas 78767 2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire Robert A. Jablon, Esquire R.L. Hancock, Director Spiegel and McDiarmid t
City of Austin Electric 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.
Utility Department Wasnington, D.
C.
20036 P. O. Box 1088 i
Austin, Texas 78767 Dan H. Davidson City Manager G.
W. Oprea, Jr.
City of Austin Executive Vice Presioent P. O. Box 1088 Houston Lighting & Power Austin, Texas 78767 Company P. O. Box 1700 Don R. Butler, Esquire Hcraton, Texas 77001 1225 Soutnwest Tower Austin, Texas 78701 Jon C. Wood, Esquire W.
Roger Wilson, Esquire Joseph Irion Worsham, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire
& Barrett Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire 1500 Alamo National Buildin9 Robert A. Wooldridge San Antonio, Texas 78205 Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 David M. Stahl, Esquire Dallas, Texas 75201 Isham, Lincoln & Beale Suite 325 Joseph Knotts, Esquire 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Nicholas S.
Reynolds, Esquire Washington, D. C.
20036 Leonard W.
Belter Debevoise & Liberman 1200 17th Street, N.W.
Wasnington, D.
C.
20036
Douglas F. John, Esquire Robert Lowenstein, Esquire McDermott, Will and Emery J. A.
Bouknignt, Esquire 1101 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
William J. Franklin, Esquire Suite 1201 Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Washington, D.C.
20036 Axelrad & Toll 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Morgan Hunter, Esquire Washington, D.
C.
20036 McGinnis, Locnridge & Kilgore 5th Floor, Texas State Bank E.
W.
Barnett, Esquire Building Charles G. Tnrasn, Jr., Esquire 900 Congress Avenue J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Austin, Texas 78701 Theodore F.
Weiss, Jr., Esquitc Baker & Botts Jay M. Galt, Esquire 3000 One Shell Plaza Looney, Nicnols, Johnson Houston, Texas 77002
& Hayes 219 Couch Drive Kevin B. Pratt, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 Knoland J. Plucknett Capital Station Executive Director Austin, Texas 78711 Committee on Power for tne Southwest, Inc.
Frederick H.
Ritts, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Law Ofiices of Northcutt Ely Tulsa, Oklanoma 74135 Watergate 600 Building John W. Davidson, Esquire Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson Donald M. Clements, Esq.
& Tioilo Gulf States Utilities Company 1100 San Antonio Savings P.O.
Box 2951 Buildin9 Beaumont, Texas 77704 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Mr. G. Holman King W. S.
Robson West Texas Utilities Co.
General Manager P. O.
Box 841 South Texas Electric Abilene, Texas 79604 Cooperativa, Inc.
Route 6, Building 102 W. N. Woolsey, Esquire Victoria Regior.al Airport Kleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil Victoria, Texas 77901 1030 Petroleum Tower Robert M.
Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber Robert A. O'Neil 1747 Pennsylvania Ave.,
N.W.
Miller, Balis & O'Neil, P.C.
Wasnington, D.C.
20006 776 Executive Building 1030 Fifteenth Street, N.W.
R. Goroon Goocn, Esquire Washington, D.C.
20005 John P. Mathis, Esquire Steven R.
Hunsicker Baker & Botts 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.
C.
20006 Susan B.
Cyphert, Attorney Energy Section Antitrust Division Department of Justice