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Third Partial Response to FOIA Request for Records.Apps E,F, G,H & J Records Available in Pdr.App G,H & J Records Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 5,6 & 7).Apps I & K Records Withheld in Entirety (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20055G674
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 07/20/1990
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Garde B
ROBINSON, ROBINSON, PETERSON, BERK, RUDOLPH, CROSS
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FOIA-89-540 NUDOCS 9007240058
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J' INFORMATION ACT (FOlA) REQUEST JUL 2 0 saan owf DOCe.El WURAGER@ Wr **w 8ttOUE STER Garde, Billie- Pirner-PART 1.- AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked bones)

No opency recorde outgect to the requesi have been located.

No addetsonal egency records subgect to the request have been located.

Requested records are eveAable through another pubhc d,str6bution program. See Comments Section.

Agency records outgect to the request that are adentified on Appendiales! E .,e si, sed, eve,ieve fo, pus,c mopeci,on and co,ying m the XX NRC Pubb Document Room 2120 L Street, N.W., WesNngton. DC 20656 A9ency records subpect to the request that er's adentifed on Appe'entest. F , Go H and_0_e,e bem, mede evenobie fo, puu.c inspeci,on and copymg in the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street, N W., WesNngton, DC, in a folder under tNs FOIA number and requester name.

yy The nonproprietary v reson of the proposeltsi thes you agreed to accept m a telephone conversetson with a member of any staff se now being made eveilable for pubhc trypoct6on and copyng et the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street, N W., WesNngton, DC. m a folder undes tNs FOlA numter and requester name.

Agency records notgect to the requezt that ere identified on Apper@ntesi _ may be mopected arid copied et the NRC Local Pubhc Document Room identifed in the Comments Section.

i Encioso4 is information on how you may obtain access to evid the charges for copymg records pieced an the NRC Public Document Room. 2120 L Street. N W.,

W eahamston, DC.

Agency recorde outgoct to the request are enclosed.

Records outgoct to the request hose been referred to another Federal egencytees) for review and drect response to you.

1 You will be tulled by the NRC for fees totsiing 4 in view of NRC's response to tNs request, no further action is being talien on appeal letter dated No.

PART 5. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUSUC De$ CLOSURE I Certem informstron m ths requested records is bemg withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the exemptions described in and for the reasons stated m Port H.

es;tione 9. C, and D. Any released porteons of the documents for wNch orwy part of the record is bemg withheld are bemg made eveleble for pub 4 c mspect.on and l-

    • 'Y""'"' ""C ""6"' **"**"i Room, air L Street, N.W.. Washangton, DC.m a foider under tNs FOIA number end requester name.

XX COMMENTS a TURE, OtRECTOR, OfvtSION F DOM OF INFORMATION AND PU90 CATIONS SERVICES vW '

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9007240058 900'20 PDR FOIA GARDEB9-D40 PDR NRC FEM 464 (Part 1) tu esi

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PESPONSE ""

FoiA NUueenisi. - FOIA 540 ~

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PART s.8- ArruCAsts $xEuPTiows Records subsect to'the request that are de'ocribed on the enclosed Appendiates9 s H,!,,Q,,3);,,,,,nsioinis,i,enii,,,,,,in,,,,uno,,,3,

. E~emptions and fof the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U S C. 562(b) and 10 CFR 9.17tel of NRC Regulationse 1; The withhold informaten is property close6fied pursuant to Enocutive Order (EXEMPTION il

2. The withheld information relates solely to the biomel personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2)
3. The withheld information is specifically enempted from pubhc disclosure by statute indicated. (EXEMPTION 31 Sections 141 145 of the Atomic Energy Act which proNbits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restncted Data (42 U S.C. 216121651.

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act wNch prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards information (42 U S.C. 2167).

4. The withheld Information is a trade secret or commercial or fmancial mformeten that 6s bemg withheld for the reasontal md cated. (EXEMPTION 41 The informaten 6s considered to be confidential busmess (proprietary) mformaten.

The informaten is considered to be proprietary m.ormation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.78tOldH1).

The information was submitted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.7904dH21 X 6. The withheld informaten consists of 6nteragency or entraegency records that are not avealable through discovery during htigation eEX(MPTION 5) Apphcable Pnvilege:

Deliberative Process: Disclosure of predecisionalinformation would tend to inhibit the open and frank enchange of ideas essential to thn delEsteve process X Where poriions record.s b.c use iheare withheld r.ieas. of the fin their acts entirety, wooid theinoirect p rmii en fac.tsinausty are nextncably entertwined inio the pred.cisionai withofthe p,ocess th. predecisenal agency. mformaten. There also are no reasonably se X Attorney work-product pnvilege. (Documents prepared by an attorney m contemplation of htigation i Attorney -chent privilege (Confidenteel communicatens between an attorney and h.s her chent i

6. The withheld mformaten is esempted from putAc disclosure because its disclosure would result m a clearty unwonanted mvesion of personal privacy. IEXEMPEION 6) 7[ The wtthheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is beeng withheld for the reasontsi 6ndicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Disclosure could reasonably be expected to mterfere with an enlo'coment proceeding because it could reveal t*'s scope, directen. and focus of on-forcement offorts, and thus could possibly allow them to take action tc shield potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements from ovestigators EXEMPTION 7 (All Disclosure would constitute an unwarranted mvasoon of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7tCH The mformation consists of names of mdividuals and other mformation the disclosure of which could reasonably be exoected to revealidentities of confidential sources (EXEMPTION 7 (DH OTHER PART N. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 26tbl and/or 9 25 (c) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissen regulations. it has been determined that the mformation withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the pubhc mterest. The persons responsible for the denial sie those of ficials identified below as denymg officials and the Director, Division of Freedom of Information and Pubhcations Se: vices. Office of Administration and Resources Management, for any denials that may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operatens (EDO DENYING OFFICIAL TITLEIOFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPEUTE OFFICIAL

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SECRETARY T4 EDO Leo'3.'Norton Assistant inspy tnr Gnnnral fnc Pprti ons- Ann. G X for Investigatinnt Of fim nf Insoector General JoseDh Scinto DeDuty General Counsel for ADDendices H andl X Hearinas and Enforcement.

Office of the General Counsel Thomas T. Martin Reaional Administrator. Reaion I\ Appendices 3 and K X PART E. D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying or fecialidentified in Part II C may be appealed to the Appeltate Officiel identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in wnting and must be made withen 30 days of roc ept of this response, Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations j as.no the becretary of the Commission. 0l(

U.S. Nuclear Reguletory Corr. mission Washington, DC 20656, and should clearfy state t egeg 'get gtj ig ggal from en initial FOtA Decisaan."

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NRC FORM 464 (Part 2) U.S. NUCL'E'AR REGULATORY COMMISSION '

FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

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APPENDIX E DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED AMONG PDR FILES NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

1. 4/5/85 Letter from Martin to Parker, HL&P. PDR
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8506030384 850530 (3 pages)

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APPENDIX F .

RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE AB0VE REQUEST NUMBER

1. Various Chronology. (1 page) r
2. 5/21/85 NRC Inspection Report, re: Dockets 50-498 and 50-499.

(6 pages)

3. 1/4/88 Memorandum for James G. Partlow from Richard L. Bangart, ,

re: Referral of Technical Issues Provided to 0IA During the South Texas Project Investigation, with enclosure, a (15 pages)  !

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4. 8/10/88 Memorandum for Sharos. Connelly from Robert D. Martin, re:

Memorandum from James A. F. Kelly. (1 page) l 5. 11/2/88 Memorandum for Sharon R. Connelly from Robert D. Martin, re:

OIA Investigation - South Texas Physical Security Program.  !

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! 6. 11/14/88 Report of Interview, re: .

Charles Laurence Kern. (1 page)

7. 11/14/88- Report of Interview, re: Larry George. (1page)

J 8.- 11/15/88 Report of Interview, re: David Sheesley. (2pages) 9.. 11/17/88- Memorandum from James Kelly from Mark E. kesner, re: Review of' .

Transcript, with attachment. (37 pages)

10. 11/18/88 EDO Principal Correspondence Control Ticket Cover from l Sharon R. Connelly, OIA, to Robert D. Martin, Region IV, re: Investigation of Alleged Improper Actions by NRC Inspectors (South Texas Project). (1page)
11. 11/26/88 Memorandum for Mark E. Resner from James A. F. Kelly, re: Review of Transcript. (2pages)
12. 12/1/88 Report of Interview, re: David Moore. (1page)
13. 12/6/88 Report of Interview, re: David Lamb. (1 page)
14. -12/6/88 Report of Interview, re: Mark McBurnett. (2 pages)  ;
15. 12/21/88 Memorandum for Robert D. Martin from Sharon R. Connelly, re:

Investigation of Alleged Improper Actions by NRC Inspectors.

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APPENDIX F RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE AB0VE REQUEST NUMBER (Continued) 16, 2/8/89 Memorandum for Robert D. Martin from Richard L. Bangart, re:

Safeguards Information Classification of Supplemental Interviews Transmitted by Connelly to Martin 12/21/88 Memo, w/o attachment.

(1page) 17, 3/8/89 Memorandum for Bill Brown from Donald D. Driskill, re: STP Investigation. (2 pages) 18, 4/10/89 Letter to Walter Dressler from William L. Brown. (1 page)

19. 4/14/89 Memo from Martin to Dambly and Cradock, (1 page), transmitting 4/14/89 ltr from Dressler. (NOTE: Dressler letter addressed in2ndPartial' response.)
20. 4/17/89 Letter to Robert D. Martin from Walter E. Dressler, re:

Supplemental Information Recuest and Caldwell and-Kelly Adverse Action. (2 pages) 21, 4/21/89 Letter to Robert D. Martin from Walter E. Dressler, re:

Supplemental Information Request and Caldwell and Kelly Adverse Action. (2 pages) 22.- 5/11/89- Oral Reply of Mr. Kelly by Mr. Dressler. (24pages)

23. 5/12/89 Letter to Robert D. Martin from Walter E. Dressler, re:

Proposed Discipline, regarding James Kelly, Senior Inspector, with attachment. (13pages)

24. 5/16/89 Letter to Walter Dressler from William L. Brown, with enclosure. (2pages).
25. 7/18/89 Letter to Office of Arbitration, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service from Walter E. Dressler, re: Request for List of Arbitrators. (1 page)
26. 8/7/89 Memo from Taylor to Malsch with attachment: Memo dated 8/1/89 from Martin to Taylor. (2 pages)
27. 8/31/89 Letter to Don B. Hays from James E. Cradock, re:

In the Matter of James Kelly, NRC Adverse Action fAA 61.

(1 page)

FOIA-89-548 APPENDIX F ,

RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUMBER

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Trips For Selected Employees, Destinations, Dates (1 page)

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Trips to Bay City - 1987 (2 pages)

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Telecon's related to STP (June - September.1987) (1 page).

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FOIA-89-549-Re s' APPENDIX G DOCUMENTS PARTIALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTI"W

l. 11/16/88 Memorandum re Review g.s franscript.- (1 page)

- Release - with'iollowing attachments

a. 11/18/88 Investigative Interview of an individual - (15 pages) Portion deleted -

Exemption 6

2. 11/17/88 Memorandum re Review of-Transcript. (1 page)

- Release - with following attachments

a. 11/9/88 Investigative Interview of an individual - (29 pages) Portion deleted -

Exemption 6

3. 11/17/88 Memorandum re Review of Transcript. . (1 page)

- Release - with following attachments-

e. 11/9/88 Investigative Interview of an individual - (92 pages) Portion-deleted -

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1. 3/22/89 Facsimile Transmittal Sheet with notation (1 page) - Exemption 5 - withheld in entirety -

Attachments:

t a. List of Interviewees.with NRC Attorney 2/16/89 ( 1 page)- - withheld in entirety -

Exemption 5 i b. Interviews with HL&P Personnel 2/16/89

l. (17 pages) Portions witthold - Exemption 5' l (noter pages 1 through 5 and pages 7 through ,

L 17 withheld in entirety. Portions of page 6 l -- released).

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APPENDIX I DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY EXEMPTION 5

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1. Draft Cradock to Dresslar letter, re Adverse Action of James A. F. Kelly. (1 page)
2. Draft Cradock to Martin (12/18/89) transmittal (1 page) of draft Settlement Agreement .3

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.3. Draft Cradock to Martin (12/19/89) transmittal (1 page) of draft Settlement Agreement (3 pages) 4

4. Draft -Cradock to Martin (12/19/89) transmittal (1 page) of Proposed Settlement Agreement (3 1

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Res POIA-89-549 APPENDIX J DOCUMENTS PARTIALLY WITHRELD e.

NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION

1. 18/19/88 Memorandum re Observations Concerning the OIA Memo dated September 26, 1988, Transmitting Their' South' Texas Report. (4 pages) Portions deleted - Exemptions 6 and 7C
2. 12/8/89 Handwritten' note with a Public Affairs release and an organizational chart. (3 pages) - Portions deleted - Exemption 5
3. Undated Handwritten notations on the bottom half of typed note which is dated 11/23/88. Deleted =

- Exemption 5. Note the 11/23/88 typed upper portion of this record has already been addressed in the previous response dated 4/16/98.

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1. Handwritten note to Bob from Bill (2 pages) with 23-page attachment (Legal opinions given during deliberative process)

-2. Handwritten note to Bob from Bill (2 pages) with note at top stating the 1 note was " Privileged-Lawyer / Client Infonnation." (Legal opinions given  !

during deliberative process) b 3.

L Handwritten note to Bob from Bill dated 1/24/89. (Legalopinionsgiven during deliberative process)_ (2 pages)

4. Handwritten analysis (4 pages) with note at top stating " Privileged i Lawyer-Client Information 1-27-89.' (Legal opinion given during deliberative: process)
5. Five-page typewritten note entitled: har (Predecisional, deliberative process),'_C_ha_ry Conclusion Characterization"
6. Handwritten note to Bob from Bill (1 page) dated 11/28/89. (Legal '

. analysis given during deliberative process)

7. Draft typewritten note to Taylor from Martin; subject: Proposed OIA Actions, with 2 attached typewritten draf t memoranda, with 4-line handwritten note. (Drafts, predecisional) (5 pages) i
8. Draf t Questions for. Bob Martin (15 pages). (Record covered by Lawyer-Clientprivilege) 9.~ Typewritten 7-page note.with handwritten notation: "This may be' helpful in answering questions." (Record covered by Lawyer-Client-privilege)  :
10. Handwritten note (6 lines). (Predecisional,deliberativeprocess)(1page)
11. Handwritten note. Bob M. 'to Sharon Connelly: OlA Report Things Needed, dated 11/9/88. (Predecisional, deliberative process) (1 page)
12. Proposed Settlement Agreement (2 pages). (Predecistor.al, deliberative l

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APPENDIX E DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY EXEMPTION S

13. SuggestedprovisioninsettlementAgreement(1page). (Predecisional, deliberative pr_ocess
14. ProposedSettlementAgreement(2pages)withhandwrittennotetoBill at top. -(Predecisional, deliberative process)
15. Draf t Settlement (Predecisional, Agreement deliberative (2 pages))with numerous handwritten changes.

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16. Draf t Counter-Offer (2 pages) with handwritten changes on 1st page.

(Predecisional,deliberativeprocess)

17. Handwrittennotes(1page). (Predecisional, deliberative _ process)
18. ,(Predecisional, Draf t Settlement Agreement (2 pages,)1 of which is legal size).

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D ese Farmer Gards December 15, 1989 SENT BY FAC81 MILE FREEDON OF INFORMA QQN-ACT RSQUEST fRfEDOM OF INFORMATION DonoldGrimslebonofRulesandRecords Director, Divi ACT REQUEST  ;'

office of Administration and Resources Management U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission b'IN[%! '

L Washington, D.C. 20555 b 'C/ -/d -/8 Y 7 Freedom of Informat. ion Officer Nuclear Regulatory Commission d1l Ryan Plasa Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011  ;

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Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.

- 5 5 2,. as amended, I request copies of ar.y and all transcripts, '

l- testimony, agency records and information, including but not limited to notes,- letters mer.oranda,- draf ts, minutes, diaries, logs, calenders, tapen, summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, allegation ' summary sheets, interim and/or final- i reports, status _ reports, computer disks, and any and all other

! records relevant to and/or generated in connection with:

THE JIM KELLY ARBITRATION - HEARING CONDUCTED DURING THE WEEK ,

OF DECEMBER 11 - 15, 1989, IN ' REGION IV NEADQUARTER$. THIS REQUEST INCLUDNS ANY AND ALL DEPOSITIONS AND TRANSCRIPTS OF '

TR$T1 MONY CONDUCTED HITH RESPECT.TO THIS MATTER, AND ANY AND ALL INVEST! CATIONS, MEMORANDUMS, REPORTS, . NOTES OF Bf8CU8810N8, MINUTES OF -MESTINGS, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER WRITTEN MATERIAL HITR RESPECT TO SAM 2. ,

The information and records subject to this request will be used to inform and educate the public and concerned citizen 6 about the agency's activities regarding the NRC's operation and conduct of business in regards to their employees.

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,1 This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.P.R. 9.3 (a) (b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.A.2 and A.3 (approved october 8, 1980) whether they currently exist in the NRC official " working" investigative or other flies, or at l

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- any other location,-including. private residences.

-If any records, as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9,3 (a) (b), and the i NRC Manuale. supra., and covered by- this request have-- been i destroyed, provide all-  !

surroundingand/or removed, records, including af terbut this. re$uest, not 1mited pleaseto.a j.ist of-all records which have been or are destroyed and/or removed,. a

.taken relevant to, generated in description of the s.otions(s) connection-implementing the action (s),  ;

We are requestin this information as part of an cagoing- '

monitoring project of.gthe HRc's. of forts to protest publie health and safety at and near nucitar power plants. l We request that fees be waived, because " finding the '

information can be considered as primarily benefitting the-I work regularly with general public" 5 U.S.C. 552-(a) (4) (a).

publie interest non-profit, non-partisan organisations concerned with honest and ope:n governtner,t , and especin11y-in assuring-that  ;

the truth is made pablic about the nuclear plants across the.

country, and the condJot of the NRC management In this regard.

For any documents or- portions that deny due to a

,: specific FOIA exemption, please provide an youladex itemising and L describing the documents or portions of -documents withhold.- The l index should provide 4 detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the dcoument or portion of the Secument withheld.

This index .is reqvtred under Vaughn v JRen I ', 464 F2d $20

'(D.C. Cir. 1973), ej.g t, de n i ej, TTl U . S . 977 Ti .

We antielpate a complete or partial response to this request within ten working days, as required by the F0fA. t Sincernly UD Billie Pirner Garde b bc l

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