ML20044D421
| ML20044D421 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/1993 |
| From: | Colapinto D NATIONAL WHISTLEBLOWER CENTER |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
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| ML20044D405 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9305190104 | |
| Download: ML20044D421 (3) | |
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I NArioxAt WHISTLEBLOWER CENTER l
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Washincton DC 20001-1850 (202) 667-7515 Fax (202)462-4145 January 21, 1993 i
Chief, FOIA/LPDR Branch Division of Freedom of Information i
and Publications Services Office of Administration l
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 i
Re: FOIA Reouest
Dear Chief:
l Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 5 552, et seo.. the j
National Whistleblower Center (NWC) hereby requests a copy of any and all records and information pertaining directly or indirectly to the following:
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All investigations of allegations made by Thomas J. Saporito, Jr. about the l
South Texas nuclear power plant and/or Houston Lighting and Power Co.-
("HL&P") investigated by the NRC Office ofInvestigations ("OI") between l
February,1992 and the present; f
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Thomas Saporito's February 10, 1992 2.206 Petition regarding the South l
Texas nuclear power plant and/or Houston Lighting and Power Co.;
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Any and all communications between NRC and any other person or entity related to NRC-OI investigation (s) of Mr. Saporito's allegations about HL&P and/or the South Texas nuclear power plant between February 1992 and the present.
This request includes but is not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, drafts, l_
minutes, diaries, logs, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data, -
notebooks, books, telephone messages, computations, interim and/or final reports, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connection with i
the above-listed, categories ofinformation.
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Mr. Saporito's signed and notarized authorization is enclosed herewith.
As you are aware, the FOIA requires you to release documents in segregable i
portions in the event they contain exempt material. For any documents or portions that you deny due to a speci5c FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents withheld.
We also ask that all fees be waived because the information requested will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of the operations or activities of the government and/or is primarily in the public interest and is not in the commercial interest of the requester. The National Whistleblower Center is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization. The purpose of the NWC is to assist whistleblowers to bring allegations of corporate wrongdoing and/or government corruption to the attention of the public.
i See. FOIA-91-114.
The specific allegations and whistleblowing activities of Thomas Saporito concerning the South Texas nuclear plant and/or HL&P have already received widespread anention in the national and Texas media. In addition, there is great public interest in the NRC's investigations of Mr. Saporito's allegations. The NWC and/or Mr.
Saporito intend to disseminate to the public the information received from the NRC pursuant to this request.
We look forward to hearing from you within ten (10) working days as the law stipulates.
Sincerely, f-David K. Colapinto for the National Whistleblower Center 1
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NOTARIZED AUTHORIZATION I HEREBY AUTHORIZE the National Whistleblower Center and/or i
their agents or representatives to have access to, and request on by behalf, any and all records and documents maintained by the U.S.
Department of Labor, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and/or any other government agency pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.
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