ML20043E256
| ML20043E256 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/12/1989 |
| From: | Curtiss J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Udall M HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
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| ML20043E242 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-90-3, FOIA-90-A-14 NUDOCS 9006120201 | |
| Download: ML20043E256 (1) | |
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4 ril 12, 1989 CHAIRMAN The Honorat*.e Morris K. Udall, Chairman Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am responding to a March 22, 1989 letter from Representatives Miller and Gejdenson of your Subcommittee that recuests a cepy of the contractual document NRC entered into with fir. Douglas Ellison, correspondence and other documents produced in the course of this centract, and any work product prepared by the contractor se the NRC staff as a result of this contract.
'These documents are being reproduced and prepared for transmittal to the Committee.
A meeting was held with members of Mr. Miller's and Mr. Gejdenson's staff on April 6,1989 and it was agreed that only one set of the documents was needed and it would be provided to Mr. Gejdenson's personal office, 1522 Longwc.-:h House Office Building.
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a request from Mr. Young, Ranking Minority Member, for a set of the documents and they will be provided to him at the same time at his personal office in Room 2331 Rayburn Heuse Office Building.
Judge Alan Rosenthal who has been gke-responsibility by the Commission for all Office of Inspector and Audu
A) investigations of the Office of Investigations (01) needs to completi.. t work before any of these.
documents are made available to the publis Therefore, we respectfully l
recuest that access to these documents be limitea to the Members and staff of the Committee.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely, h.
James R. Curtiss Acting Chairman cc:
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[/ PAffr 1.- AGENCY RECORDS RELLASED OA NOT LOCAf t0 (See checaed tioneel No esency records out$ set to the reguset have toen lacetes, les addeonel agency records subsect to the request have been located.
Rochooted recorde s<e evenetne through emother putAc distribution program. See Commente Secten.
Agency recoeds subpoet to the reovest that are adentified on Appendentest o<e already evodetdo for pubhc espection end copvog en esmC Putdec Document Room 2120 L Street. N W.. WesNagion. DC 20666,
Apency temdi tut,,.ci io the request inei e,e.deni.f d on Apoond.sint 35.A k Ole 6,e t.cg mode evenetdo ior puid.c espect.on and copying e NRC Putdec Document Room. 2120 L Sveet. N W.. WnNngton. DC. en a fEidet mdee this FOIA numtwe and reguntee name.
The nonproprietary verpon of the proposelW that you egreed to eccept m o telephone conversetson with a member of my staff is non teeng m66e svedetse foe pu' inspection and copying et the NRC Putdec Document Room 2120 L Street N W.. WnNngton. DC. m o foldee undes tNs FOIA numter and roovester nome Apency records out> pet to the request that e's identified on Appendistest may te anspected and copied et the NRC Local Putdec Docuenent Raum ident Wi the Comments Section.
Enclosed se eformation on how you may obtain eccess to end the charges for copyeg eeco<ds ptoced ei the NRC Public Document Room. 2120 L Steeet. N W.
Washeyton. DC.
_,g. cy._ds s,,c,,o ~ eeovest..e e sed y Recorde out,,ect to the request have teen eetened to another Feders) agencyfiest for reviea and direct vesminse to you.
You na be tulled by the NRC for fees toteling i in vwe of NRC's enponse to thes request, no furthee echon is teeng teken on oppeal lettee dated No PART I. A-lNFORMATION WITHl. ELD FROM PUBLIC OISCLOSURE Certaan enformathDn in the 'eQuested records is being *dhheld from put4c disclosu e pu'svent to the esemplecms descrit> eft en and for the 'essons stated e Part e r
4 sections S. C. and D Any released por1*ons of the documents foe wh.ch ont, part of the eecord is teing withheld are t.eitig made sie.lebte for public instection one copyng in the NRC PutAc Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W. WnNngte. DC m a fo4dee unde < th s f D'A numter and eeovesie, name g
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- 4. The wett*eid eformeten se e trade secret et commercel or financio anformation thet es bone withheid for the eensontsi andcoed (txtMetsON el The intoemeten e considered to be conhdentist busmese (peopretaryl informaten.
The enformation es cons 4ered to to propretary enformation purewent to 10 CFR 2 790toitti.
The mfoemeten was submitted and receeved en conteexe pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790teH2r x^ i. the wim..nfo,muen cons.us of niereg.nc, or mies..ency,xords ihei.,e,et.. i.Se i.vou.., escover, d.m. i nen it miMetioN si Appi.ceus Pr,vesse Delet.eestive Process Disclosure of p'edecisenal mtor.naten would tend te mNtut t%e open and frank encharv e of ideas essentel to the detbeesteve process s
Wtere secoeds one wahheld an then entuety, the f uts s'e me atric ably etertweed with the predecisenai enforms aon. There etso e's no reasonably sea'oseble f actu ;
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E xtMPtION 7 iAll Disclosure wou d Constitute en Wnmeff 86ted mvesion of personal preveCy it KEMPTION 7tCli n
The enformation cons'sts of names of mdividuais and other eformateon the disclosu'e of e.hech could reasomebly be etoected to seveal e0 entities of conf.dential sou tes *E KtMPTION ? 8016 e
OTH fi PART 5. C-OtNYING Of flCIALS Puesvent to 10 CFR 9 26(bi and'oi 9 26 sci of the U S Nuciev Regulatory Commission reesistens. it has been onormmed that its meermation withhod is esempt from production or disclosure. and that its producten er discionwee es conteavy to the pubiec eterest the persons eesponsibie for the ceniet are those officios oisent fed below as denveg othciais and the Duectae. Devisen of f reedom of inf ormation end Putdiceeons Sovices Office of Admmenteet.on and Resoueces Management, for an, eenials that may be appes,ed to the Isecutive Doector toe Opereiens it001 OtNYING OFFICIAL flitt/ OFFICE RECORDS DEN 650 APPELLAf f OFFICtAL j
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W PART E. D-APPEAL Rf0 HTS The denid by each denying officiW identihed in Pvt a C may be appesied to the Appetiete Officialidentifed h that secten. Any a wch eppeet must be m wettme ord must be made withen 30deve of receipt of tNs response Appeele enust be addressed as opproprete to tte Ese:Utive Duector for Operatens or to the Secretary of the Cu..
U S. Nocteer Regulatory Commessen. WesNngton DC 20655. end should c6sety state on tte envdopo and in the letter that it k en "Apped from en initiW FOIA Deceen."
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F0!A.90 3 APPENDIX B j
RECORDS RELEASED TO REQUESTER t
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Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal, 1/5/90, PROGRESS REPORT -December 1-31-1989 2.
Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal, '
11/01/89, PROGRESS REPORT -October 1-31, 1989 3.
Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal, 10/02/89, PROGRESS REPORT -September 1-30, 1989 4
Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal, 9/1/89, PROGRESS REPORT -August 1-31, 1989 5.
Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal, 8/1/89, PROGRESS REPORT -July 1-31, 1989 6.
Letter to Stephen G. Burns from Alan S. Rosenthal 7/3/89, PROGRESS REPORT -May 31-June 30, 1989 7.
Letter to Bradley W. Jones from Alan S. Rosenthal, 6/1/89, i
PROGRESS REPORT -April 1-30, 1989 8.
Letter to Bradley W. Jones from Alan S. Rosenthal, 5/1/89, PROGRESS REPORT -April 1-30, 1989 9.
Letter to Bradley W. Jones from Alan S. Rosenthal, 4/3/89, PROGRESS REPORT -February 28-March 31,1989
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Ret F01A-90-3 APPENDIX C BECQEDS_lARTIALLY WITHHE4) 1.
8/2/89 Note to named individual. (1 page) Exemption 5 2.
10/24/89 Letter to named individual. (1 page) Exemption 5 3.
12/1/89 Letter to named individual, subject:
Contract No.
NRC-34-89-347, with attachment. (4 pages)
Exemption 5 4.
12/8/89 Note to named individual. (2 pages) Exemption 5 5.
Undated Handwritten nots (1 page) transmitting following letters:
(a) 4/25/89 Letter to named individual re r
Investigation.
(1 page) Portions withheld Exemption 6 and 7C (b) 4/24/89 Letter to named individual re Investigation. (1 page) Portions
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(c) 4/24/89 Letter to named individual re Investigation.
(1 page) Portions
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Myron Karman's note tc Commissioner Kenneth Rodgers dated r
2/28/89 on CR-89-038 subj: Ltr to Alan Rosenthal confirming request for him to assume supervisory responsibilities of OIA investigations 1 page 2.
Myron Karman's memo to Commissioner Rogers dated 2/28/89 on CR 89-039 subj:
Ltrs to Sen. Glenn and Reps. Miller and Gejdenson re release of information on investigations of the OIA by OIA 1 page 3.
Myron Karman's memo to Commissioner Rogers dated 12/28/89 on CR-89-190 subj:
Ltr f rom Rep. Peter Kostmayer re Judge Rosenthal's statments made concerning Mr. Comley 1 page 4.
Jack Scarborough's memo to Commissioner Rogers dated 3/27/89, subj: Delegation of subpoena authority to Alan Rosenthal 1 page 5.
Jack Scarborough's note to Commissioner Rogers dated 3/27/89, subj: Delegation of subpoena authority 1 page 6.
Commissioner Rogers' memo to Chairman Kenneth Carr dated 12/4/89, subj: Comments on COMKC-89-16 1 page
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Jack Scarborough's note to Commissioner Rogers dated 6/23/89, subj: Matter of Comley 1 page
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Commissioner James Curtiss' ( Acting Chairman) 4/12/89 cover letter to Rep. Udall 1 page l
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f January 2, 1990 Washington, D.C.
Mr. Donnie crimsley FREEDOM Of IllFORMAll0N Director, Division of Rules & Records Office of Administration & Resources Management ACT RE UEST U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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D D:ar Mr. Grimuley Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. 3 hereby requent the following catorial.
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All recordo pertainino to NRC contract 34-09-347, including. but not limited to, monthly full letter progresu reports filed by Alan Rouenthal
-t o ei ther Stephen }'urnct Itr ad 3 ey Jonec t other NRC commincioners' otaff members; members of the Office of the General Councel; members of the Office of Inves t i g a t i ons t memberr, of the Office of the lnspector General.
including. but not limited to. Inspector General David Williamt, and former acting ins.pec t or General Martin Malsch.
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- 2) All correspondence pertaining to the contract or matters covered under terms o-f the con tr ac t, between Alan Rouentha) and Assistant U.S.
Attorney Eileen Hagerty; Ancistant U.G. Attorney Paul Levenson: NRC attorney Dennis Damb)yt memberu of the NRC commicr,ioners* ntaf f b n mornbern of the Office of Genetal Counsel, including General Counnel William Parlers members of the Office of 3 nvent a ga t i ons ; rnembesn of the Office of t he Inspector General, including. but not 3imied to. 10 Williams and former acting IG Malsch.
- 3) A31 correspondence per tain.i ng to the contiact, mattern coverect under the contract, or mattur tulating to congressional inquiries into the NRC inves-tigation of Roger Fortuna. between Alan Rosenthal and members or staif of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
i Thin requent is made on beh ni-f of lnside N.R.C..
a McGraw-Hill newsletter i
with readers in government. Industry, and non-prof 21 organizations. The in-f orma tion 1 am seeking will be ut,ed in the pr eparation of n ewt, ar ti c 3 et,.
which will bene-f t t the pubitc. Therefore. I ask that all search and copying fees be waived. If t hey are no t, McGraw-Hjl3 in prepared to pay normal NRC fees.
If you haVe any queO li onE. Pleabe Ca33 202-463-36b9.
'incerely, ave Air Zo Managing Editor Insicie NRC i