ML20044A132
| ML20044A132 | |
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| Issue date: | 05/22/1990 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Mcgranery J DOW, LOHNES & ALBERTSON |
| References | |
| FOIA-90-206 NUDOCS 9006280108 | |
| Download: ML20044A132 (3) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR PEOULATORY OMMISSIOgl Nac. e oia Rsout 61 NutdO4.htts m
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PART l.-- AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED ISee checAed tesesl No agency records outW to the request have been located.
No edrertional agency recorde subsect to the request have beet' located.
Requested records are available through another pubhc distributen program. See Comments Section.
I Agency records subtect 80 the request that are identifed on Append nles) are already availab6e for pubhc mapection and copymg m the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street. N W., WasNngton. DC 20666 Agency recceds subeect to the request that ar'e identified on Apperdales) are teing modo evodable for public inspector > end copying m the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W., Washmotun. DC, in a folder undee this FOIA numter and requester name.
The nonproprietary version of the proposalist that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversaten with a member of my staff is now bemo made available for pubhc hspection end copying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street. N W., Washington. DC. m o folder undes this FOIA numter and requester name.
l Agency records sub eet to the request that are identifed on Appendiales) may be mspected and copied at the NRC Local Pubhc Document Room identifed t
m the Comments Secten.
Enclosed 6s mformation on how you may obtsm access to and the charges for copymg records placed in the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2t20 L Street. N W.
Washington. DC.
Agency records subtect to the request are enclosed.
Recorde subsect to the request have been referred to another Federal agencybes) for review and dwoct response to you,
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You w61: be bdled by the NRC for fees totaling 9 in view of NRC's responaa to tNo request no further acton is being taken on appeal letter dated No.
PART I. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUSUC DISCLOSURE Certam mformaton in the requested records is bemg withhekt from put.hc disclosure pursuant to the esemptons described m and for the reasons.s4 ed in Part 8.
sections B. C. and D. Any released portions of the documents for wh,ch only part of the secord as being withheld are bemg made available for pusa mspecten and l
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copying m the NRC Pubhc Document Room, 2120 L Street. N W., Washeryton DC. m a folder under this FOLA number and requester name I
COMMENTS i-9006280100 900522 PDR FOIA MCGRANE90-206 PDR
_, DWlEC, TOR. DIVISION OF FftEE If4 FORMATION AND PUBUCATIONS SERVICES C
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f NRC FORM 464 so r1 fi sie ng a
I' PREEOOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE MAY ! 2 1990 '
FOIA NUMBERP FOlA - oo.pos DATc PART BL-APPLICABLE ExfM8til0NS O
are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the 7
Records subiect t; the foguest thet are desenbed on the enclosed Appendiales) j Enem,ptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5521b) and 10 CFR 9.17(a) of NRC Regulations.
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- 1. The withheld information 6s property classifed pursuont to Enocutive Order itx(MPTION 1)
- 2. The 6tfdeld information relates toiety to the internet personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (ExtMPTION 21
- 3. The withheid 6nformation a specificepy enempted from pubhc disclosure by statute indicated (E::EMPTION 31 Sections 141146 cf the Atomic thergy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Deta or Formairly Restucted Data 142 U S C. 216121661.
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Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Unclaswfed Safeguards information (42 UAC. 2167)
- 4. The withheld information as a trade secret or corvnercial or fmancial information that is bemg withhe6d for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 41 The information is considered to be conhoential busmess (propretaryl mformaten-The enformation es considered to be propnetary mformaton pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dHIL The mformaten was submitted and received m confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790tdH21 y
- 6. The witnheid informaten consists of trueragency or mtraegency records that are not available through discovery dunng htigation IEKEMPflON 51 Apphcab3 Pnvilege Dehberative Process: Disclosure of predecisional informaten would tend to inhetat the open arid frank eschange of adeas essential to the deliberative process.-
Where records are withheld m their entirety, the f acts are meutncably mtertwined with the predeciseonelinformation lhete also are no reasonably seipegable f actual '
X portens because the release of the f acts would permet an sndirect inquiry mto the predecisenal process of the agericy.
Attorney work product pnvilege (Documents prepared by an attorney m contemplaten of htigation i Attorney.chent pnvolege (Confidential communications between an attorney and his her chent i
- 6. The withheld information m esempted from pubhc disclosure because its disclosure would result m a clearly unweeranted mvasion of personal pnvecy. ItxEMPTION 61
- 7. The withheld mformaten consists of records competed for law enforcement purposes and is bemg withheid for the reasonll) mdecated. ([xEMPTION 76 fl.
Disclosure could reasonably be espected tu meeffere wiin an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, daecten and focus of en-forcement offorts. and tnus could possebry allow them to tabe action to shield potential weongdoing'or a violaten of NRC requwements from mvestigators.
t XEMPTION 7 L4ll Oisclosure would constitute en unwarranted invasion of personal pnvecy (EXEMPTION 7tCil The mformation consisis of names of mdividuals and other mformation the disclosure of which could reasonably be espected.o revealidentit4es of confidentic' sources IExEMPTION 7 (DH OTHEH PART tt. C-DENYING OFFICIALS
- Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 251bl and'or 9 25 tel of the U.$ Nuclear Regulatory Commessen reguratens it has been determmed that the mformatiun withheld is esempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public mierest. The persons responsible for the deneal are those officials identified below as denymg officials and the Director Divis#on of Freedom of Informaten and Publicatens Services. Of fice of Administraten and Resources Management, for any dentais that may be appepied to the Esecutive Director for Operanons (EDOi DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE /OFFICc RECORDS DENIED APPcLLATc OFFICIAL Assistant Secretary of the SECRETARY EDO JohnC. Hoyle enmm usinn Ano. B X
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l PART H. D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentified in Part Il C may be oppealed to the Appellate Officialidenti'+
- hat section. Any such appeal must be in writmg and must j
be made withm 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropnate to the tuec.
-etor for Operatens or to the Secretary of the Comrnissen, j
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washmgton. DC 20555 and should clearfy state on the envekspe ee.
ste* that it is an " Appeal f rom en Initial FOIA Decisen."
i NRC FORM 464 (Part 2)
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION l
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8/24/89 Chairman Kenneth Carr's Notation Vote Sheet for SECY-89-247.
(1 page) Exemption 5 2.
8/16/89 Commissioner Thomas Roberts' Notation. Vote Sheet for SECY-89-247.
(2 pages)
Exemption 5
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8/24/89 Commissioner Kenneth Rogers' Notation Vote Sheet for SECY-89-247.
(1 page)
Exemption'5 4.
8/18/89 Commissioner James Curties' Notation Vote i
Sheet for SECY-89-247.
(3 pages)
Exemption I
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These documents are responsive to Item (b) of the request.
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2055 ramagou or rzfoamawrom sne amonna, Deer Mr..Grimsley Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 9 9 23(b) (1989), I hereby request one (1) copy of (a) 8EcY-89-247 relating to p probably dated between July 1,1389 and August 25,1989,- (b) the related vote sheets, (c) documents referred to within and1(d) 500-5285.
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I~do not believe that the search for the requested records should exceed two hours or that the records are i of 100 pages and, therefore, I do not believe that there will be any charge for the requested search and records, pursuant to 10 However, if there are fome.to be (1989).
c.F.R. I 9.39(b) A(c)dicate my w)illingness to pay such fees I hereby in charged,ith 10 C.F.R. I 9.40(a records and their release may proceed as expeditiously as accord w possible.
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2055 r1EngoM or Irroasterou aae amorrmay Dost Mr. Grimsleyi pursuant to 10 C.F.R. I 9 23(b) (1989), I hereby request one -(1) copy of- (a) sEcY-89-247 relating to 25, 1989, (b) the probably dated between July 1, 1989 and August (c) documente re related vote sheets,247 which have not yet been pieced in the Public Doc and' (d) 5D0-5285.
INTuuT To nAv Fan.s I do not believe that the search for the requested records should exceed two hours or that the records are i of 100 pages and, therefore, I do not believe that there will be any charge for the requested search and records, pursuant to 10 However, if there are fees to be (1989).
C.F.R. 6 9 39(b)ti(c)dicate my w)illingness to pay such fees I hereby in charged,ith 10 C.F.R. I 9 40(a recorde and their release may proceed as expeditiously as accord w poseihie.
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.Nay 3page$1990 numase rom ran wnvan If fees would otherwies be charged, I also request waiver or reduction of the fees, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 8 9.41 on the basis that the records will be used to further the public), understanding of the Commission's actions in connection (1949 with Shoreham and to aid the participation of the Shorehan-Wading River Central School District (which is a state created Inc.
entity)is a 501(c)(3)d to tae shoreham Plant.and soi tax exempt organisation) in part Kwhich It is difficult to j
- ,n proceedings relate describe precisely the likJ1y impact on the public understanding of the subject without seeing the records themselvest however, he thstr availability will surely improve public understanding.
T public affected here are all of the people of Long. Island who would benefit from t;he supply electricity from shorehan end-whose.
electric supply and reliability may be damaged by the absence of the-Shoreham plant.
The intended means for dissemination to the general,public incluess the turnishing of the records to NRc Licensing Boards an2 the Federal Courts considering various i
proceedings on the question of whether Shoreham should be decommissioned.
Public access to the information would be There is no commercial or private provided free of charge.
interest which I, the School Distriot, or SE: have in those recorde.
R RECQRDS MOT EXEMPT I do not believe that;the requested records are exempt from publio-disclosure ;pursuant to 10 C.F.R. 5 917(a)
I also suggest that tTese records should be-made 1
availa)ble to the public in accordance with the memorandum from (1989.
l samuel 3. Chilk, Secretary, to the commissioners on the subjects "Public Release of Staff Requirements, Memoranda, Commissioner's Votes, and 8 BOY Pay >ere# dated December 13, 1939, beoeuse more than ten (10) days hAve passed since the related SRM was issued (Au et 25, 1989) and placed in the public Document Room (59 tamber 20, 1989).
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Given the press of mattere before the NRC and impending E
litigation in Federal court, it-is respectfully retruested that the rolesse of the roguested records be expedited by telecopy to L'
me at (202) 857-2787.
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Mr. Donnie M. Grimaley May 3Page$1990 i
canonsre.ATrows If any sinrification or additional information is required, please call me at (302) 857-3939.
With many thanks for your attention to this matter, !
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mes P. McGranary, L
JPN4 dab con Joseph F. Scinko, Esq.
8taven F. crockett, Esq.
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