ML20045F699

Partially Withheld Commission Paper Re Plant Issues in NRC Hearings

ML20045F699
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	05/28/1980
From:	Bickwit L NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
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FOIA-92-436 SECY-80-271, SECY-A-80-271, NUDOCS 9307080264
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May 28,1980 SECY-80-271 COMMISSIONER ACTION For:

The Commission From:

Leonard Bickwit, Jr., General Counse1

Subject:

TMI-2 ISSUES I!! !!RC HEARINGS Discussion:

A question has been raised regarding possible use of the Tt!I Action Plan to restrict or better focus litigation of new issues raised by the TMI-2 accident in NRC licensing hearings by issuance of either a Concission statement g policy or an inmediately effective rule.

'This memorandum discusses this legal question

'and makes some alternative proposals General Administrative I,aw Principle 1

__.._..__Z" Section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C.

5553, generally requires that agency statements of general applicability and future effect which implement or prescribe law or policy be issued only after prior public not, ice and opportunitv for tublic corcent.

Soliciting public comment after the statement is.ssuec in effective form does not excuse failure to comply with the APA section 6 requirement.

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EPA, 595 F.2d 207 (5th Cir. 1970);

Sharon Steel Corp. v.

EPA, 59 7 F. 2d 377 (3rd Cir.

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General Counsel Commissioners' comments should be provided directly to the Office of the Secretary by c.o.b. Thursday, June 5, 1980.

Commission Staff Office coments, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT June 3,1980, with an information copy to the Office of the Secretary.

If the paper is of such a nature that it requires additional time for analytical review and comment, the Commissioners and the Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may be expected.

DISTRIBUTION Commissioners Commission Staff Offices Exec Dir for Operations ACRS ASLBP ASLAP Secretariat

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