ML19320D637
| ML19320D637 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png |
| Issue date: | 07/17/1980 |
| From: | Sohinki S NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD) |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8007220021 | |
| Download: ML19320D637 (4) | |
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'e July 17,1980 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY C041ISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWE9 COMPANY
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Docket No. 50-466
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(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating
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Station, Unit 1)
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NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO J. F. DOHERTY'S MOTION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NRC FUNDS THROUGH THE BOARD On June 27, 1980, Intervenor John F. Doherty, alleging indigence and citing a S moved that this Board "make available recent Comptr 11er General's opinion to him certain financial assistance" from " funds appropriated to the Comission by Congress." The financial assistance was requested to assist the Intervenor in the payment of copying, mailing and transcript costs and other related matters.
As a general proposition, this Board is presently precluded from authorizing 2/ n a recent decision dealing with the matter financial assistance to intervenors I
of financial assistance to intervenors the Commission considered the forementioned General Accounting Office decision referred to by Intervenor Doherty, along with other relevant matters,'and detennined that no financial assistance for intervenors was available, at least for FY 1980, which ends on September 30, 1980. -
S -92288, " Financial Assistance to Intervenors in Proceedings of Nuclear B
Regulatory Commission" (January 25,1980).
2/ Financial Assistance to Participants in Comission Proceedinas, 4 NRC 494 (1976).
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!1 11 NRC (May 16, 1980), (Slip op. at 5).
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However, with respect to that aspect of Intervenor Doherty's motion which relates to desired financial assistance for transcript costs and service costs, a forthcoming change in the NRC Rules of Practice,10 C.F.R. Part 2, will provide the requested relief.
On December 10, 1979, the Commission approved a pilot program which will provide (1) free copies of transcripts to intervenors in NRC proceedings, (2) free copies of certain other documents to intervenors, and (3) assistance to intervenors in the service of documents.
The put,.ication of an effective rule change in the Federal Register is insninent. When this rule change is published, a copy will be sent to Intervenor Doherty and all other parties to this proceeding for their guidance.
For the foregoing reasons, the Staff is of the view that the Licensing Board must deny Intervenor Doherty's motion.
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S'tepher>M. Sohinki Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Bethesda, Maryland, this 17th day of July,1930.
UNITED STATES 0F.,, M.: CA NUCLEAR REGULATURY CO":4ISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD
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In the Matter of
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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY Docket No. 50-466-(Allens Creek Nuclear Generating
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Station, Unit 1)'
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO J. F. DOHERTY'S MOTION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NRC FUNDS THROUGH THE BOARD" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, or, as indicated by an asterisk by deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission internal mail system, this 17th aay of July,1980:
Sheldor) J. Wolfe, Esq., Chairman
- Richard Lowerre, Esq.
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Asst. Attorney General for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State of Texas Washington, DC 20555 P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Dr. E. Leonard Cheatum Austin, Texas 78711 Route 3, Box 350A Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 Hon. Jerry Sliva, Mayor City of Wallis, Texas 77485 Mr. Gustave A. Linenberger
- Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Hon. Johri R. Mikeska U.S. Nuclear Regulatory' Commission Austin County Judge Washington, DC 20555 P.O. Box 310 Bellville, Texas 77418 Mr. John F. Doherty 4327 Alconbury Street Houston, Texas 77021 J. Gregory Copeland, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Framson Baker & Botts 4822 Waynesboro Drive One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77035 Houston, Texas 77002 Mr. F. H. Potthoff, III Jack Newman, Esq.
N 7200 Shady Villa #110 Lowenstein, _ Reis, Newman & Axelrad Houston, Texas 77055 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037 D. Marrack 420 Mulberry Lane Carro Hinderstein Bellaire, Texas 77401 8739 Link Terrace Houston, Texas 77025
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- Texas Public Interest Margaret Bishop Research Group, Inc.
11418 Oak Spring c/o-James. Scott, Jr., Esq.
Houston, Texas 77043 13935 Ivymount Sugarland, Texas 77478 Brenda A. McCorkle 6140 Darnell Houston, Texas-770/4 J. Morgan Bishop 11418 Oak Spring Mr. Wayne Rentfro Ho ston, Texas 77043 P.O. Box 1335,
Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Stephen A. Doggett, Esq.
Pollan, Nicholson & Doggett Rosemary N. Lemmer P.O. Box 592 11423 Oak Spring Rosenberg, Texas 77471 Houston, Texas 77043 Bryan L. Baker
,1923 Hawthorne Houston, Texas 77098 Robin Griffith Leotis Johnston 1034 Sally Ann 1407 Scenic Ridge Rosenberg, Texas 77471
-Houston, Texas 77043 Elinore P. Cummings Atomic Safety and Licensing
- 926 Horace Mann Appeal Board Rosenberg, Texas 77471 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conmission Washington, DC 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing
- Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. William Perrenod Washington, DC 20555 4070 Merrick Houston, TX 77025 Docketing and Service Section
- Office of the Secretary Carolina Conn U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1.414 Scenic Ridge Washington, DC 20555 Houston, Texas 77043 Mr. William J. Schuessler U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission 5810.Darnell Region IV Houston, Texas 77074 Office of Inspection and Enforcement '
611 Ryan Plaza Drive The Honorable Ron Waters Suite 1000 State Representative, District 79
' Arlington, Texas 76011 3620 Washington Avenue, No. 362
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