ML19347E993

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Addl Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Burial of Radioactive Thorium on Property of Maywood Chemical.Forwards Documents Listed in App A.Info Partially Withheld:Business Info (Ref FOIA Exemption 4). W/O Encls
ML19347E993
Person / Time
Issue date: 05/08/1981
From: Felton J
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Kuhles E
AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
FOIA-81-50 NUDOCS 8105150027
Download: ML19347E993 (2)


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Dear Ms. Kuhles:

This is in further response to your letter of January 29, 1981 in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, copies of documents pertaining to the burial of radioactive thorium on the property of Maywood Chemical.

Please find enclosed the documents listed on Appendix A.

Document two of the appendix con *.ains the estimated costs in an engineering proposal which are confidential business (proprietary) information.

This information is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (4) of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(4) of the Commission's regulations. The non-exempt portions of the document are enclosed.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Commission's regulations, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest.

The persons responsible for this denial are the undersigned and Mr. Victor Stello, Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.

This -denial may be appealed to the Commission's Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter.

As provided in 10 CFR 9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

This completes NRC action on your request.

Sincerely, J. M. Felton, Director Division of Rules & Records l

Office of Administration

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January 13, 1981 Lettcr to Frank Costello from S. Victor De Lucia,

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I also understand that as 'a' citizen of these United States, I am permitted by tho ?reedom of Info rma tiun Ac t to obtain copics of. reports reia,ed to-this case.

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