ML20004E365
| ML20004E365 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 05/05/1981 |
| From: | Felton J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Reynolds N DEBEVOISE & LIBERMAN |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19252A551 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-81-97, RTR-NUREG-0588, RTR-NUREG-588 NUDOCS 8106120085 | |
| Download: ML20004E365 (3) | |
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May 5,1981 Mr. Nicholas S. Reynolds Debevoise & Liberman 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
IN RESPONSE REFER Washington, DC 20036 TO F01A-81-97
Dear Mr. Reynolds:
This is in partial response to your letter dated March 10,.1981 in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, copies of documents relating to 18 categories on CLI-80-21 regarding environmental qualifications of safety-related electrical equipment.
The documents listed on the appendix are enclosed.
The NRC has not completed its review of the remaining documents subject to your request.
We will respond as soon as the review is completed.
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Re: F01A-81-97 APPENDIX 1.
3/9/81 Task Control Form from H. I. Gregg to SD, NRR IE, and RES, for approval to Initiate Task to Develop Regulation on Qualification of Mechanical Equipaont via Advance Notice of Rulemaking la. 3/10/81 (Attachment to item 1) Schedule prepared by H. I. Gregg for the proposed rulemaking lb. 2/23/81 (Attachment to item 1) Draft Preliminary Value/ Impact Statement for the proposed rulemaking 2.
2/23/81 Early drafts A, B, C, and D of Draft Preliminary Value/
Impact Statement 3.
10/3/80 Memo to H. R. Denton from R. B. Minogue re: Standard for Qualification of Safety Related Equipment 4.
9/2/80 Memo to R. B. Minogue from H. R. Denton re: Standard for Qualification of Safety Related Equipment 5.
8/14/80 Draft-Anderson, - User's request to SD on H. R. Denton to R. B. Minogue letter (includes other draft comments) 6.
3/12/81 Comments on Draft Preliminary Value Impact Statement on Laboratory Accreditation 7.
2/5/81 Schedule prepared by E. T. Baker f or the proposed rulemaking 8.
1/6/81 Memo to W. J. Dircks from R. G. Smith - Rulemaking on Environmental Qualification of Safety Grade Electric Equipment 9.
3/10/81 Transmittal to G. H. Cunningham, ELD from E. C. Wenzinger of memo entitled Proposed Rulemaking and Associated Regulatory Guide 1.89 dated 3/2/81 10.
9/2/80 Memo to R. B. Minogue from H. R. Denton, Standard for Qualification of Safety Related Equipment 11.
7/2/79 Summary of IE Bulletin 79-01 24 HOUR REPORTS OF UNQUALIFIED CLASS IE EQUIPMENT, and Copy of July 11 Briefing Material 12.
Copy of NUREG-0588 schedule, as of 2/13/81 i
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9/11/80-INFORMATION REPORT - SECY-80-423 - Bimonthly Report on Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment for the Period Ending August 1,1980 14.
10/8/80 INFORMATION REPORT - SECY-80-485 - Bimonthly Report on Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment for the Period Ending October 1,1980 15.
Staff Responses of views on issues raised by the UCS Petition for Reconsideration 16.
8/31/78 Memo to Commissioners from H. R. Denton, UCS Petition for Reconsideration dated 5/E/78 17.
8/27/79-Memo to E. L. Jordan from V. D. Thomas Summary of Screening Review of Written Response From Licensees of Operating Facilities to IE Bolletin 79-01 and 79-01A 18.
6/25/79 Letter to N. C. Moseley from C. M. Stallings re: IE Bulletin 79-01 l
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e LAW QFFICE S OF DEBEVOISE & LIBERMAN 8700 S EVENTE ENTH STREET,N W WASHINGTON. O C 20036 T ELEPHONE (2 0218 57-9800 March 10, 1981 J. M.
Felton EREIDOM OF INFORMATION Division of Rules and Records
~ACT REQUEST Director
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Freedom of Information Act Request
Dear Mr. Felton:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
$552) and NRC Regulations (10 C.F.R. Part 9), Debevoise &
Liberman requests copies of all documents prepared by the NRC, its Staff and consultants relative to the following:
1.
Any assessment (including, but not limited to, those generated by OELD and/or OGC) regarding the decision not to issue the draft " Final Rule,"
transmitted to Thomas R. Gibbon, Jr., by Howard Shapar on August 29, 1980, to codify re-quirements related to environmental qualifica-tions of safety-related electrical equipment, announced by the Commission in CLI-80-21 (May 30, 1980, 11 NRC 707, "CLI-80-21").
2.
The September 2, 1980 letter from H.
R.
Denton to R.
B. Minogue concerning "the advisability of developing in a broad single rulemaking action an amendment to 10 C.F.R. 50 which would include (1) the rulemaking directed by the Commission, on environmental qualification of electrical equipment (CLI-80-21), 12) the rulemaking proposed in the Commission paper from I&E (Secy-80-139), on inde-pendent verification and testing and inspection of equipment's environmental qualification, and (3) broadly assess the qualification of both electrical DutC
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Felton March 10, 1981 Page two and mechanical equipment... for seismic and dynamic loading conditions...", all responses thereto, any assessments thereof, and a list of persons to whom copies of the letter were sent.
3.
The July 11, 1979 Commission briefing by the Staff concerning licensing responses to I&E Bulle-tin 79-01 and any resulting documents.
4.
The schedule for revising NUREG-0588 in response to any previously received public comments and any status reports concerning achievement of such schedule.
5.
The basis for the assertion in H.
R.
Denton's August 24, 1979 memorandum to Commissioner Kennedy entitled "UCS Petition for Rulemaking" at p. II.3 that compliance with IEE STD 323-1974 could be demonstrated in three to four years.
6.
The basis for the ass artion in H. R.
Denton's August 24, 1979 memorandum to Commissioner Kennedy enti-tied "UCS Petition for Reconsideration" at p. II.3 that there are adequate test facilities to enable affected NRC licensees to demonstrate compliance with IEE STD 323-1974.
7.
All bi-monthly progress reports advising the Commission and public of the status of incomplete environmental qualification of safety-related i
electrical equipment, along with corrective actions taken or planned, prepared pursuant to CLI-80-21 l
and/or all statements concerning the status of such progress reports if they were not prepared.
8.
The basis for the statement on page 9 of CLI-80-21 that "some licensees did not meet the time dead-lines imposed and did not provide the information l
required by Bulletin 79-01, that others had un-qualified equipment in their plants, that others did not have the documentation required to show qualification and that still others did not in-clude such documentation".
9.
The basis for the statement in CLI-80-21 at page 12 that "by no later than June 30, 1982, all
J. M.
Felton March 10, 1981 Page three safety-related electrical equipment in all oper-ating plants shall be qualified to DOR Guidelines or NUREG-0588."
10.
All Commission questions directed.to the Staff in-cluding but not limited to those of October 6, December 6, and December 12, 1978 concerning issues raised by the UCS May 2, 1978 Petition for Recon-sideration.
11.
The July 6, 1978 Staff responses to the June 27, 1978 Commission Order that the Staff provided views on all issues raised by the UCS Petition for Recon-sideration submitted on May 2, 1978.
12.
The October 26, 1978 Staff response to questions directed to it by the Commission in response to issues raised in the May 2, 1978 UCS Petition for reconsideration.
13.
The August 4, 1978 memorandum from Commissioner Bradford to the Staff requesting it to provide generic Staff responses to industry questions on the DOR Guidelines and NUREG-0588.
14.
The August 24, 1979 Staff response to Commission questions raised by the May 2, 1978 UCS Petition for Reconsideration and the March 7, 1979 UCS Motion for Expedited Decision Making.
15.
The August 31, 1978 Staff response to the June 27, 1978 Commission request that the Staff previde its views on all issues raised by the UCS
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16.
The September 19, 1978 Staff clarification of its responre to the June 27, 1978 Commission request that the Staff provide its views on all issues raised by the May 2, 1978 UCS Petition for Recon-sideration.
17.
Any assessments, evaluations, or surveys regarding the ability of operating plant licensees to compPi with the requirements for environmental qualifica-tion of safety-related electrical equipment by June 30, 1982 as required in the CLI-80-21.
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Such documents should include any drafts, supporting materials, studies, or other such reports, correspondence, or testimony, regarding the aforementioned areas of interest.
We would appreciate your prompt response to this request within the ten working day period af forded by 10 C.F.R. Part 9.
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