ML19350B548
| ML19350B548 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/10/1981 |
| From: | Bickwit L NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
| To: | Bradford P, Gilinsky V, Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| ML19350B546 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-81-104, REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 8103200845 | |
| Download: ML19350B548 (7) | |
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March 10, 1981 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Ahearne FROM:
dI) Leonard Bickwit, Jr.
General Counsel Attached -are several charts to be used in connection with this af ternoon's discussion on licensing procedures.
Attachments cc:
OPE OCA SECY EDO OELD NRR ASLBP
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ASLAP 8 1032008.45
Schedule Suggested Bevill Schedule Optional Report Based on Revised by Past Experience 77 Assumptions Rules 4/
Schedule SER Supplement to start of hearing
- 9. 7 months 2/
5 months 7 months 3 months Start of hearing to ASLB decision 8.3 months 3/
7-8 months 4 months 5 months Total 18 months 12-13 months 11 monthe 8 months (10 months planning assump.)-
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tio sense of urgency since licensing not on critical path.
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Estimated average based on 9 recent contested OL cases.
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Average f rom all contested OL cases with FSARs docketed 1970-1974.
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See OELD schedule (Chart tio. 2).
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2 TIME LitiE F0P C_0t1 TESTED CP OR OL HEARIttG SCHEDULES DAY Notice of Hearing Published in Federal Register (30 days '2.104a) 0 Final day to file Petition for Leave to Intervene [(Responses 30 required 15 days after date of filing (10 days for other Response)s)- (15 days Staff + 5 days mail - 2.714c) carties.
50 75 Amend Petitions and Contentions due (2.714(b) - 15 days before Special Conf.)
90 Parties' response to contentions and Special Prehearing Conference (9 2.751a - 90 days af ter Notice or such other time).
95 Staff Response to contentions (2.714c - 15 days + 5 days mail) 125 Board Order, following prehearing setting schedule and opening (SER 155)*
discovery (assumed - 30 days af ter last responses) 185 Discovery concluded (assumed - 60 days) 245 Second prehearing conference to rule on issues (2.752 - 60 days af ter discovery or such other time) 280 Goard Order setting hearing (assumed - 35 days) 290 Objections to Order from parties (2.752(c) - 5 days plus 5 days cail) 295 Staff Objections to Order (2.752(c) - 10 days plus 5 days mail) 310 (Approx) Final Board Order (assumed - 15 days after last objections) 315 Motions for Summary Disposition due (assumed - earliest possible date after setting of issues in Board Order) 345 Testimony filed 345 Responses to Summ. Disp. motions (20 days after motion + 5 days mail -
but extra 5 days added to account for devel. of testimony upon which 355 Board ruling on Summ. Disp. (assumed - Board rules response based' end of week before hearing starts) 360 Hearing Cormiences (2.749a) - 45 days af ter motions for S.D.)
390 Record closes (assumed - 30 days) 410 Applicant Proposed Findings due (2.754(a)(1) - 20 days) 420 Parties' Proposed Findings due (2.754(a)(2) - 30 days).
430 Staff proposed findings due (2.754(a)(2) - 40 days) 445 Applicant's reply findings due -(2.754(a)(3) - 10 days)
- SER Supp. which closes up on.aain areas of contentions - has to be before close of discovery - at least 30. days before discovery concludes.
- DAY 485 Initial decision (35 days Appendix A. VI.d) 500 Exceptions on Appeal and/or Motions for stay (2.788 - 10 days + 5 days mail) 51 5 Responses to Stay Request (2.788(a) - 10 days + 5 days mail) 530 Appellant's Brief on Appeal 545 Appeal Board decision on stay motion ( App. B #2 - 60 days af ter decisi:n',
565 Commission decision on stay motion (App. B #3 - 20 days after ASLAB decision)
It is noted that 1 year 6 months is the minimum schedule for a contested
' 0L or. CP proceeding.
This assumes a complete application, timely Staff testicony.and strict adherence to Part 2 times by licensing boards.
Exper-ience indicates none of the foregoing assumptions is warranted.
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3 OPTIONAL REVISED SCHEDULE (AS COMPARED WITH SCHEDULE BASED ON RULES)
Schedule Event Optional Based on Rules SSER 0
0 End discovery 25 30 Revised contentions 25 75 Prehearing (and settlement) conference 40 90 Final decision after prehearing 50 155 Eummary disposition motions 55 160 File testimony 80 190 Summary disposition decision 90 200 Begin hearing 95 (3 mo.)
205 (7 mo.)
End hearing 135 235 All proposed findings filed 175 285 ASLB decision 240 (5 mo.)
325 (4 mo.)
(8 mo.)
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No. 4 Needed for Optional Revised Schedule 1.
Rule Changes a.
Change 2. 720, 2.740 - 2.742, 2.744, 2.790 - no discovery against NRC staff -- NRC staff will agree to informal discovery per NRC policy statement.
b.
Change 7. 730, 2.751a, 2.752, and 2.771 to allow ASLB to issue oral order at prehearing not subject to reconsideration.
c.
Change 2.721 to authorize ASLB Chairman to act for ASLB on all prehearing matters.
d.
Change 2.754 to confirm that proposed findings can all be filed simultaneously and to eliminate right of reply.
e.
Change 2.749 to allow greater flexibility in filing times for summary disposition.
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Conforming changes to Part 2, App. A.
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Policy Statement on Need for Expedition 3.
No. 5 Other Agreed-on Options 1.
Rulemaking on TMI issues 2.-
Revision to 2.714 contention rule 3.
Rulemaking on financial qualification 4.
Rulemaking on generic NEPA issues 5.
Better define scope of " sufficiency" challenges under TMI Action Plan Policy Statement 6.
Restrict cross-examination and proposed findings to contentions (rule change) 7.
Further study of substituting ALJs for ASLBs
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