ML20034B414
| ML20034B414 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/28/1990 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Degrazia B BURDITT, BOWLES & RADZIUS, CHARTERED (FORMERLY BURDIT |
| References | |
| FOIA-89-376 NUDOCS 9004270124 | |
| Download: ML20034B414 (4) | |
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I aiove m a Bruce C deGrazia PART l.- AGENCY RECORDS RELE ASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checAed benesl
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l No ag.ney reco,ds sub,ecno the,eavest he,e be.n iocated.
1 No add,isonas agency,eco,ds sub,ecoo the,eavesi as.e be.n iocsted.
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Reouesi.d,eco,ds e., avsaabie ih,ough anoth., pubsic distribuien p,og,am. See Comm.nis Secuan.
I Ag.ncy,eco,ds sub,eci ie ihe,eovesi ihai a.e ideniif 40 on appendees>.
a,e si,,ady a.aaabie fo, puehe inspeci.on and copymg m the.-
NRC Puche Document Room 2120 L Street. N W.. Washmoton. DC 20665
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Agency,eco,ds sub,.ci io ihe,e.
si n a.e ideei f.ed onappend.iesi
..e bemg m.de e,siiabie to, pubiac inspecison and copy g ihe j
NHC Pubhc Documi,nt Room. 2120 L Street. N.W. WasNngton. DC. m a folder undes this FOLA numt,et and seovester name.
l The nonproprietary version of the propotalisi thei vou agreed to accept in a telephone conversaten with a member of my staff is now being made avaaabte for pubhc inspecten and copying at the NRC Pubiac Document Rcom 2120 L Street. N W., WasNngton. DC. in a folder undei this /OIA number and reovestes name.
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Agency records subsect to the sequest that are ident>fied on Appeno niesi
_may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Pubke Document Room identif.ed in the Commer,ts Secten.
Enclosed is mformaten on how you may obtem access to and the charges for copymr, ecords placed m the NRC Pubhc Ducument Room. 2120 L Steest N W..
WasNngton. DC.
Agency escoeds subsect to the reevest are enclosed.
R; cords subrect to tf e request have bsen referred to another fede<a1 agencybes) for revie = snd direct response to you You wili be billed by the NRC foi tees totahng 8 -
In view of NRC's eesponse to this esquest. no furthee action is being toen on appeallettet dated
- No PART 11. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC OtSCLOSURE t
C rtain info <mation m the reavested eecords is bems aithhed tiom public d sciosv e puesvant to the enemptions desenbed in and foi the reasons stated m Part II.
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s:ctions B C. and D. Any eeieased pnr1 ons of the documenis foe which only part of the secoed is bems withheid a,e being made e.a taoie for pubhc inspection and copying m the NRC Pubhc Document Rocm. 2120 L St'eet. N W. Washington. DC. m a totee' under this FOLA numbei and sequester name COMMENTS f
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE rOiA NuMetan FOIA 376 DA4AR 2 a inas' PART 5.8-APPLICABLE EXEMPDONS i
Records subject t) th) request that are described on the enclosed Apper.c'.sfes)
I are bein0 withheld in their entir:ty or in part undef the E:ernptions and for the teetons set forth below pursuant to 6 U.S.C. 662(b) and 10 CFR 9.17(e) of NRC Regulations.,
- 1. The wHhheld information is property classifed pursvent to Esecutive Order (EXEMPTION tl
- 2. The withheld informaten relates solely to the intomal personnel rules and procedures of NRC (EXEMPTION 21 -
- 3. The withheld information is specificetty exempted from public disclosure by statute mdicated: (EXEMPTION 31 j
Sections 141 146 of the Atoms **ergy Act wfuch prohibits the disclosure of Restncted Date or Formerly Resticted Data f42 U.S C. 216121661.
Section 147 of the Atomic Errgi act wNch prohibits the disclosure of Unclassifed Safeguarde informaton (42 U.S.C. 2167).
4 The wtthheld mformaten is a trade secret or commercial or fmancialinformation that is being withheld for the reasonts) mdicated: (EXEMPTION 4) e The information is consiciered to be confidential busmess (proprietaryl information.
The informaton to considered to be propnetary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790td1(11.
The mfoemation was submitted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790tdH2).
1,5. The withheld mformaten consists of interagency or intraagency records that are not available through discovery durmg htigaten. (EXEh4PTION 61 Apphcable Pnvilege:
Deliberative Process: Disclosure of predecisionalinfo#mation would tend to mNbit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the dehberative process.
Wh* ca'd* ** "eh"d 'a '"*"e'a*'v '"' 'ac" e*n*m"' direct mouiry mto thepredecisional process 'o'f the'aa Th** ' aa **aa*b'v **S*S*6**'u*'
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portions because th release of th f acts would permit
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Attorney work product privilege. (Documents prepared by an attorney in coromplation of htigation i Attorney - client pnvilege (Confidential comniunications between an attomey and his'her chent i
- 6. The withheld informaton is exempted from pubhc disclosure because its disclosure would result in a cleativ unwarranted invasion of personal privscy. IEXEMPfl0N W
- 7. The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is bemg withield for tbs reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION h I
Disclosure could reasonably be expected to mterfere with an enforcement proceeding because it could reveri the scope, direction. and focus of er..
forcement efforts. and thus could possibly allow them to take acton to sNeld potential wrongdomg or e violation of NRC requirements f rom investigators.
E XEMPTION 7 (An Disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal pervacy (EXEMPTION 7tC))
The mformation consists of names of edividuals and other information the disclosure of wNch could et esonably be exoected to revealidentities of confidential sources IEXEMPTION 7 IDH OTHER l
PART H. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.25tbl and or 9 25 lc) of the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations. it has been determned that the information withheld 63 exempt from production or disclosure, and that its producten or disclosure is contrary to the pubhc mterest. The persons responsebte for the denial are those officials identified below as denying officials and the Director. Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services. Office of Admmistration and Resources Management, for any dentle that may be appepled to the Executive Otructor foe Operations (EDOL DENYING OFFICIAL TfTLE/ OFFICE RECO'tOS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL l
Deputy General Counsel for I/l - I/7 Seca'T^av
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Joseph Scinto Hoarins and Fnfnrenmont I/9.1/11 & I/12
-X Assist 5nt Secretary of the John C. Hoyle Commission I/8s 1/10 & I/13 X
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PART N. D-APPEAL RfGHTS The deniaf by each denying officialidentified in part ll.C may be oppealed to the Appellate Officialidentifed in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 days of receipt of tfwa response. Appeals must be address *1 as appropnate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commesson.
U.S. Nucteer Regulatory Commissaon. Washmgton DC 20555. and should clearty state on the envelope and in the letter that e is an " Appeal from an Initial FOt A Decision."
NRC M Rail 464 (Pert 2)
U.S. NUCLEU REGULATORY COMMfS860N FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION i
Ret FOIA-89-376 APPENDIE I DOCUMENTS WEING WITHRELE IN THEIR ENTIRETY NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1.
10/21/81 Response of Defendant Nuclear Regulatory Commission to-the Court's October 15, 1981 Request for Briefing ' (33 pages)
Exemption 5 - Deliberative Process (Draft) 2.
12/10/84 Document entitled, "Kress Creek - Staff Affirmative Case" (18 pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product 3.
8/6/85 Letter from Lillian Cuoco to James D.'Berger,-
subject: Kress Creek Decontaimination Proceeding (5 pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product 4.
10/2/85 Note from James P. Murray to John Davis, subject:-Kress Creek Order Denying Staff's l
Motion to Hold Proceeding in Abeyance (1
page)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product 5.
2/5/86 Note from Robert L. Fonner to Steve Lewis, subject: Application of revised criteria in
-Appendix A to West Chicago Factory Site (5
pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product' 6.
8/86 NRC Staff Brief on Appeal from Initial Decision (19 pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product 7.
6/14/88 Note from Steve' Lewis to Tom Combs regarding legislative proposals
-(1 page)
Exemption 5 - Deliberative Process 8.
7/19/88 Memorandum from Myron.Karman to Commissioner Kenneth Rogers, subject: SECY-88-164 (1.
page)
Exemption 5 - Deliberative Process 9.
8/11/88 Mmemorandum from James P. Murray to Commissioner Roberts, subject: Kress Creek (8 pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product
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NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 10.
7/20/89 Note from-Steve Burns to Commissioner Kenneth Carr and his' assistants, subject: SECY-88/164/133 - Resolution of Jurisdiction over Kerr-McGee site in West Chicago and off-site contamination under Illinois-agreement _
(2 pages)
Exemption 5'- Deliberative Process 11.
undated OGC Notes (6 pages)
Exemption 5 - Attorney Work-product 12.
undated Note from Steve Lewis to-Tom Combs (draft) regarding legislative proposals-(3 pages)
Exemption 5 - Deliberative Process 13.
undated Comments of Commissioner Bernthal on SECY l 104 (1 page)
Exemption 5 - Deliberative Process a
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Dear.Mr. Lavins:
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yjji tNutyty I received the package of documents you sent ocosan s NoatoN pursuant to the abcve request.
I was surprised to find w.nMd@}a" that so few documer.ts fulfilled that request.
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consulting with my colleague John Pfeifer who, as you n
51g*,TQj recall, was present during our telephone discussion regarding our FOIA requests to your agency, we i
wuS@a3 concluded that there had been a misunoerstanding about j
H%%fe the scope of the request, which we believe was much l
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.mMSN As a result, in order to eliminate any further misunderstandings, I am making ~another FOIA request to csoncic snuant I
include all documer.ts after 1970 not in the NRC Public wo, a. sea n wmNcron cena Document Room and which refer or relate to any of the io2"1A*S ^\\t%N W folloWing entities and their Connection with. the thorium milling facility in West Chicago, Illinois:-
% As>C'CioN. D C. 2Nos nufdN {$!! }$*dij Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corpora =
tion, American Potash and Chemical Corporation and/or m me cwna 2oi srt^g* g the Lindsay Light Company.
m r:ANcisco, cA ecos nufd#l*ljj jy%8 Moreover, inasmuch as there may be some duplication between the documents fulfilling this.
wt3y m suont. nowttsg request and those aircady in our possession, we-request ou'iEIAS T11DL Alaose DaVNOSI CABLIS BauoLExMllAN rAX WJ)7eco1473 TitintoNE.402)7000e+e6
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BURDITT,- BOWLES G RADzius, Carnnato Dick Lavins, FOIA Officer August 25, 1989 Page Two-that we be permitted to examine these documents at_.your offices, so that we may select-those items we~wish-duplicated.
l Very truly yours,.
M Bruce C. deGrazia cc:
John G.
Pfeifer, Esq.
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