ML20012B874

Final Response to FOIA Request for Records.App H & Releasable Portions of App I Records Encl & Available in Pdr.App I Record Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20012B874
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/14/1990
From:	Philips J NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Rolfe R HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO.
Shared Package
ML20012B875	List: ML20012B874 ML20012B877
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FOIA-89-192 NUDOCS 9003190080
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1 J The withheld information is property classified pursuant to Esecutive Order IEXEMPTION 1)

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3. The withheto information is specifically esempted from public disclosure by statute indicated: (EXEMPTION 3)

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and'10 CPR SS 9.1, et sea.

This request is made on behalf of the Long Island Lighting-Comoany whose principal place of business is located

'in Suffolk' County, New York.

z In this request, the. term " documents and records" is.

' defined to include the f ollowing:

All reports, records, lists, inter-office memoranda, intra-office memoranda, data, telegrams; correspon-dence, schedules, photographs, sound reproductions, ledger books, log books, 1

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data sheets, graphs,. catalogues, cor-puter taoes, records or printouts, notes, records of teleohone conversa-tions, meeting agendas,' attendance lists,4 minutes or notes of meetings, statements-or any other' handwritten, typewritten, printed, recorded or graohic material of any kind or do-

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H UNTON & WI LLI AM S August 29, 1986 Page 2 All documents and recoris of any kind pertaining in any way to Nuclear Regu-latory Commission audits, insoections or investigations of Transamerica Delaval, Inc. from 1974 to the present.

If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission decides to with-hold from our client and the public or to refrain from disclosing to our client and the public any documents or records responsive to this request, then we request that you furnish us with a detailed statement of the reasons for denying access t'.

each document withheld and the following information regarding each such document or record in order to enable our client to consider whether to seek.a judicial remedy under_the Acts (a) the date of each such docu-ment or record; (b) the identity of the author or authors and addressee or cddressees of each such document or record; (c)-

the identity.of all persons in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or elsewhere who received copies of each such document or record;.

(d) the title of each such docu-ment or record; (e) the gene r e'l natu ro and sub-ject matter of each such doeunent or record; and (f) whether each such docunent or record contains any factual informa-tion, including, but not limited to, data, descriptions, and critiques of methodologies or statements of policy.

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August 28,_1986 Page 3 If portions of any responsive documents are deleted before disclosure, we request, pursuant to 10 CFR s 9.6, a

statement in writing describing the scope and reasons for any j

deletion.

It is not necessary that the documents be copied and H

delivered to us.

'4e will be happy to review the documents at the production location.

Note that LILCO is willing to pay any appropriate copying costs or fees attributable to this request and neeis no prior notice of the amount of such fees?

We respectfully request a response within ten working days of receipt of this request pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

S 552(a)(6)(A) and 10 CPR S 9.9.

Finally, I ask that you cell me if you have any gues-tions regarding this request.

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Dear Mr. Ellis:

This is in further response to your letter dated August 28, 1986, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (f01A), all records pertaining to _NRC audits, inspections, or investigations of Transamerica Delaval,-Irc., from 1974 to the present.

During a telephone conversation between our staffs, it was agreed that the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Investigations, and the Vendor Inspection Branch within the Office of Inspection and Enforcement would be requested to search for records' subject to your request. At this time, two of these offices have completed their search.

The Office of the General Counsel has no records subject to your request.

The files of the Office of f

Investigations do contain records subject to your request. However, these records are being withheld pursuant to Exemption (7)(A) of the FOIA (5 U.S.C.

552(b)(7)(A)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(7)(i) of the Consnission's regulations.

The information withheld pursuant to Exemption (7)(A) consists of investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.

Release of the information would interfere with an ongoing enforcement proceeding and could allow those-being investigated to learn the scope, direction, and focus of investigatory efforts and-thus could possibly allow them to take action to shield potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements _from investigators.-

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.15 of the Comission'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 person responsible for this denial is Mr. Ben B. Hayes, Director, Office of Investigations.

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'from the receipt of t1is letter. Any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Secretary of the' Commission, 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 FOIA Decision."

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Dear Sir:

This is a request for documents and records pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. S 552 (1982) and 10 C.F.R.

.SS 9.1.204.

This request.is made on behalf of the Long Island Lighting Company whose principal place of-business is located in Hicksville, New York.

In this request, the terms " documents and. files" are defined to include the following:

All reports, records, lists, inter-office memoranda, intra-office memoranda, data, telegrams; correspon-dence, schedules, photographs, sound reproductions, ledger books, log books, data sheets, graphs, catalogues, computer tapes, records or printouts, notes, records of telephone conversa-tions, meeting agendas, attendance lists, minutes or notes of meetings, statements or any other handwritten, typewritten, printed, recorded or graphic material of any kind or description whatsoever.

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HUNTON & WILLIAMS April 26, 1989 Page 2 Th'e documents and files sought in this-request are:

All files of the Office of Investi-gations that pertain to any investi-gation of Transamerica Delaval, Inc. (or Imo Delaval, Inc. and Imo Industries, reflecting name changes since 1986) that previously were withheld under Exemption 7(A) of the Freedom of Information Act, l

5 U.S.C. S 552(b)(7)(A) and 10 C.F.R. -9.5(a)(7)(1).- (See August 28, 1986-letter from T.S.-Ellis to NRC and October 6, 1986 letter f rom Donnie II.

Grimsley to T.S.

Ellis, III, enclosed) and any subseque-t' documents pertaining to Transamerica Delaval, Inc., Imo Delaval, Inc. or Imo Industries in the file of the NRC's Office of Investigation and all documents bearing report or tracking number 0 5-84-008.

If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission withholds documents or records re'sponsive to this request, then we request that you furnish us with a detailed statement of the reasons for denying access to each document withheld and the following information regarding-each such document so that we may determine whether to seek a judicial remedy under the Acts (a) the date of each such document or record; (b) the identity of the author or authors and addressee or addressees of each such document or record; (c) the identity of all persons in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or elsewhere who received copies of each such document or record; (d) the title of each such document or record; L

(e) the general nature and subject matter of each such document or record; and l'

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l (f) whether each such document or record contains any factual l

information, including, but-not 1

limited to, data, descriptions, and i

critiques of methodologies or

' statements of policy.

If-portions of any responsive documents are deleted before disclosure, we request, pursuant to 10 C.F.R.c ).19, a written statement describing the scope and reasons fer any_ deletion.

It is not necessary that;the, documents ce, copied and,'at the delivered to us.

We.will be happy.toireview the documents

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' costs or fees attributable to'this; request and.needs no prior

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We request a response within ten working days of receipt of this request pursuant to 5 U.S.C. S 552(a)(6)(A) and 10 C.F.R S 9.25.

Please call me if you have any questions regarding this request.

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