ML20055F260

Partial Response to FOIA Request.App a Record Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20055F260
Person / Time
Issue date:	06/25/1990
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Riccio J NUCLEAR INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICE
References
FOIA-90-220 NUDOCS 9007160161
Download: ML20055F260 (3)

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A C<'4h PART 1.- AGENCY RECORD $ RELE ASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checAed bones)

No ageney reco d sut.,.a io the requesi heve i en ioc,ied.

No add #ticeal agency records subsect to the request have been located.

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Requested socords s's avouable through another publc d>st'ibution prog'am See Comments Secten.

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NRC Pubiec Document Room 2120 t $t<eet. N W.. Washington. DC 20tSS 4

Agency reco'ds subs ct to the request that a*e ident.f.ed on Append slest.

are being made availeNe fo# public inspection and copymg m the i e

NRC Pu%c Document Room. 2120 t Steeet. N W. Washington. DC. m a fo'dee under this iOIA number and eequester name The t sproprietae, version of the proposal'sl that you agieed to accept in a telephone conversation with a membe# of my staff is now being made avadable lur pubhc i, 6fsspection and copying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street, N W Washington. DC. in a foldee unde. this FOIA numbe: and requestee r.ame~

Ager.cy recoeds sut, rect to the request that c'e dent.fied on Ant.endimiese may t,e enspected and copied at the NRC Local Public Documet i Roam identiteio in the Commerts Section.

Enclosed is enformation on hcw you may obtain access to and the cha>ges for copymg secords placed m the NRC Public Document Room. 2 20 t stieei. N w,

Washington, DC Agency recoeds subject to ne neovest are enclosed Reco<es subject to the eeovest have teen refe' red to anothee Fede'ai agencybest for seven and daect vesponse to you You will t,e tulled by the NRC fce fees totaling i

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In view of NRC's restwse to this tequest, no furthee actiofs is being taken on appea'lettet dated No PART 11. A -lNFORM ATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE '

i Certa.n enfo<mation in the reavested escords is oe.ng aithheid l'om pub'c. d..ciesw e po'suant to the enerret.ons described in anc foi tt e reasons statec in Pa t u

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sections 8 C and C Any released portions of the documents for which only Da't of the reco*d is being withPeld are being made sea *latie foe pubhc respect.on and i

copying in the NRC Pvtec Document Room. 2120 t Street. N W. Washangton. DC e a f oldet undet th.6 F otA numt,et ant" vequesies name l

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE -

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PART ll.8-APPUCABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the fequest that are described ott the enclosed Appendextes) _

_are being withheld in their entirety of in part under (5e I,memptions and for the reasons set fotth below puf suant to 6 U S C. 552M and 10 CFR 9.17(al of_ NRC Regutations.

' 1. The wittiheld information is property classified pursuant to Enocutive Order (EXEMPTION 1) 2.1be withheld information relates solely to the interrios personnel rules and procedures of NRC t[XEMPTION 21

-,3. The withheld snh,rmation is specifica'ly esempted from pubhc disclosure by statute mdecated. (EXEMPTION 31 Secoons 141146 of the Atomic Energy Act whech prohibits the Oisclosure of Restucted Data ct Formerly Restncted Dets 442 U $ C 216141651 Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act whEh prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards information 142 U S C. 2267)

4. The withheld information is a trede secret or commercial or finaricialinformation that is bemg withheld lor the reason (s) indicated AEXEMPTION 4)

The er. formation is considered to be conf.dential busmess fpropnetary)information.

The informattoriis Considered to be proprietary mformation pursuant to to CFR 2,790tdH11 The mformation was submitted ant.f received th confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH21.

The withheld mformattGn Consists of Mt"ragency or intfaagency records that are not Akal able through 6*stobery during ht.gation (EXEMPTION EL Apphcable Pnvilege:

l Deliberatsve Process: DiscicAure of predecisionci mformat on would tend to inhibit the open and tra% enchange of ideas essential to the dobberative piocess.

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wtare records are withheid in their eni.rety the futwo mentricably intertwwied with the predecisitnal mtoemaison. There aiso see no reasunabiy segregobie factual.

portions because the release of the f acts would peint an mdirect inquiry into the pie'iecisional process of the spency Atwney work product povnege (Documents ptepared bg an attorney e contemplation of litigation 1 Attorney - chent privdege iConfidential communicatens between an attorney end his het chent i

6. The withheld information is exempted from pubbc d'sclosure because its disclosure would result en a clearg -unnarretati mvaston of personal pnvacy (EXEMPTION 61

7. The mtMeid information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for the reasonis) mdicated (EXEMPTION h,

Disclosure could reasonatAv be espected to mterfere wah an enforcement proceedm[becisiise it could revea' the scope. direction and focus of en-forcement efforts and thus could posubiy allow them to take action to sNeld potential weongdoir g os a violaten of NRC requirements from mvestigators E XEMFTIDN 7 IAu Disclosura would constitwo an unwarruted mvasion of pe%or'ei privacy (FKEMPTION hCn

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The mformateon conssts of names of ir co,ed.sals and other mformanon the drsclosure of whech could reasonably be encected to theat identites of confidential sources tE XEMPTION 7 (DH PART 18. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 't0 CF R 9 251br anu or 9 2$ iciof the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations it has been determmed that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure. and that its prothsetion or disciosure is ccentrary to the pubhc interest The perser.s respons:ble for the denial are those ofbcaals ident4 ed -

below as derNing nf hcials and the Director. Divisen of Freedarv of information a id Pubhcations Services. Othee at Admmistration and Resources Management, for en s denials that may be appea:ed to tSe Executrve Director for Operations tEDOi DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE > OFFICE RECORDS DENIED

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eue PART li. D-APPEAL RIGHTS The dental by each darWng of ficialidentified in Part R C may be oppealed to the Appellate OfGeiat identified m that section. Any seh appeal must be in writie.g arid must be mad? within 306ays of roCeipt of this respof48 Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Esecutive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commission.

U2. riuclear Regulatory Ccmtmssion. Washingtun. DC 20555, and should clea ty state cn the envelope and n the letter that it is an Appeat from an Imfist FOtA Decision."

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48. 7UCLAR ftEGULATORY COMMISSION FO!A RGPONSE CONTINUATION

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-APPENDIX A RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD-HIHil}EB DATE

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Curtiss' comments.. on:-

l draft. testimony of R. Bernero.for 3/6/90 hearing on' Uranium Enrichment (28.pages)

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