ML19317E237

Notifies That DOJ Is Unable to Comply W/Conditions of ASLB 730108 Order.Discusses Subpoena for Production of Documents

ML19317E237
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee, Mcguire, McGuire
Issue date:	01/15/1973
From:	Brand W, Kauper T JUSTICE, DEPT. OF
To:	Bennett W K Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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Dear Judge Eennett:

i This in to advice you that ue vill be uncbic to cc:1 ply at the precent titre uith the ccaditionc of your Order of Jencary C, 1973.

Ecch of the cubpoenacd parties ic a ncjor integrated

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clectric utility op::rnting c . //. plicent'r cycten'a periph"rv.

' We coch to establich that there han been lietic if any cc:veti-tion nt wholcocle bota:cen ecch of the subpoenc.ed partica cud l Appliennt--cither for cale at uholocale of buil peuer cupply t uhcre thic is fcccible, or for purchcon o f distribution p>:ap-creien capnble of being integrnted by either of .tha:1. /.c eord-ingly, we did not believe the cubpoenna 1.ould Le burdcacom.

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becauce ue belicyc that the ):eupoase to our cubpcenas wou7d i

be that no cuch docunents c:r'.s ced or thr t only caa , or et the j cost, tm. cpicodes which could have given Thece rice t.o cor petition episodes, if l.

had occurred in the last thirty years.

i eny c:d 7t, uculd be uithin the h tculedge of the cubpnanced It

! par tic but are that not hncun to the Departent at this ti'nc.

t.hc caso 135.' governing deccription of docu-I uns o e vict.'

. i man to in cubn. conec narmitted our rec.uca to under,.t..h.a..c..e. .c.i. r.cc..m..-

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Com;olid .ted Me.nlerim Cn . v. Vcmen t, 207 U.S. 541 (LoOUs/ ;

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rule uhich had been subject to criticisu. 8 UriPht and

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The recent chan3cs in the AEC's discovery rules were i intended to follow districc court practico under the FedoraL

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Each of the several parties involved in the Consumers Poucr Ccmpany (AEC Dochet No. 50-329A, et al) m.ade a response j as outlined abcve. Uc do not believe the parties herein have

centended that there 1.; a grant degree of cc= petition at wholesale or for distributica propercies.

Uc hope that the Eoard uould want to reconsider this aspect of its ruling in the lin.ht of the foregoing. Other-wise we vill attempt to establish these propositions as to competition betwoca Applicant and the subpoenaed parties by i

other methods availabic under the rules , or to rencu our-request af ter \;c have :cccived docu.nnts n:a:n Applicant v.hich l may permit the Departrcent to com;)1y with e-uch conditions.

Sincerely yours, TIIOm S E. KliUPER 4

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lionorable John B. Farr.nhides

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! Uilliara 11. Grigg, Esquire

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