ML20056C510

Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re 930209 NRC Meeting at Region III Ofcs.Forwards Documents Listed in App a Which Are Being Made Available in Pdr.Records Subj to Request in App B,Partially Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20056C510
Person / Time
Issue date:	03/24/1993
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Williams O JRA ASSOCIATES
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FOIA-93-123 NUDOCS 9306240329
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U.S. NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISSloN Nac FOiA RLOULSt NUMtstR(S)

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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST DATE

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MAR 2 41993 DOCKE i NUMBE R(S) (!/ apphcable/

RE QUEST E R Ophelia G. Williams PART 1.-AGENCY RECORDS RE LEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checAedboaes)

No agency.ecords subject to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

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Requested records are available through another public distribution program. See Comments section.

I Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Append;xies) are already available for public inspection and copying at the l

NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC, Agency records subject to the request that are Identified in Appendixtes)

A are being made available for public inspection and copying X

si the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC,in a fo! der under this FO!A number.

The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agteed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Pubbe Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC,in a folder under this FOIA number.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendix (es) may be inspected and copied at the N RC Local Pubhc Document Room identified in the Comments section.

Enclosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W, Washengton, DC.

X Agency records subject to the request are enclosedf j

Records subject to the request have been referred to another Federal agencybes) for review and direct response to you.

X Fees X

You will be billed by the NRC for fees totaling $ 31.59 I

You will receive a refund from the NRC in the amount of $

in view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated

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PART ll. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCl.OSURE Certain information In the requested records is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the ewemptions described in and for the reasons stated l

y in Part II, B, C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for pubbe inspection and copying in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number.

COMME NTS

• The agency record subject to your F0IA request that is identified on the enclosed I

Appendix A and the releasable portions of the record identified on the enclosed Appendix B are enclosed.

The fees associated with the processing of your request are as follows:

Professional Search / Review - 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> = $30.19 Reproduction of Records - 7 pages = $1.40 Total = $31.59 l

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f olo NUM8t Ris) oATE RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST FOIA 93-123 4 1993 (CONTINUATION)

PART li.0- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS O

RGcords subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendix (es) are being withhelJ la their erttirety or in part under the Exemption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CF R 9.17(a) of NRC regulations.

1. The withheld mformation as properly classified pursuant to luecutive Order. (Exemption 1)

2. The wethheld enformation relates solely to the internal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (Ememption 2)

3. The withheld mformation es specahcally exempted fsom public disclosure by statute indicated. (Exemption 3) e

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Sections 141145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohitnis the dnclosure of Restricted Date or Formerty Restncted Data (42 U.SA 2161-2165).

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=[ g Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards Information (42 U.S.C. 2167).

0. The withheld information is a trade secret or conimercial or financial information that is being withheld for the reason (s) indicated. (Exemption 4) 1 The mformat on is considered to be confidential business iprennetaryl inf ormation ia The mformat on is considered to be propnetary mformation pursuant to 10 Cf R 2 790idHit The intc,rmation was subrmited and received m confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790fdH2)

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5. The withheld eformation consists of intemgency or mtesagency recordIthat are not a.aitat'ie nrough disr.overy during litigat.on (Ememption 5). Applicable Privilege:

e Dehberative Process Disclosure of predec sional mformation would tend to inhibit the open and trank enchange of ideas essential to the debberative process

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Where records are withheld m their entirely, the f acts ye ineathcably intertwined with the piedeCtsiGnal efoirnanon There also are no reasonably segregab6e factual portions because the release of the f acts would permit an indirect movity mto the predecisional proc ess of,the agency Attorney work product prmiege (Documents prepared by an attorney in c onteniptation of I tegation i Attorney.ci:ent privilege. (Confidendal s:ommunications between an attorney and his/her cl ent.)

6. The withbeid inforrnation is e mempted l'om pubiec disclosu e bec ause <ts d sclosure *ould resutt in a cleaov u waeranted mession of personal prevacy (Exemption 6) n 7 The withheld mformation cor sists of records compiled f or law enforcement purposes and is being withheld f or the reasonts) indicated (Exemption 7)

Disclosure could reasonably be espected to mterfere with an enforcement procee:8mg because it could reveal the scope,d>rection, and focus of enforcerr'ent of forts, and thus could possibiy aHow recipients to take action to shield potential wronpoing or a violation of NRC requirementr, from investigators. (E xemption 7 (A))

Disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal pnvacy. (Ememption 7(C))

The information consists of names of indmduais and other inf ormation the deviosure of n hech r ould reasonabi,, be emoected to revea identities of s

cor fident>a! sources. (Exemption 7 (D))

OTHLR PART 11. C-DENYtNG OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CF R 925fb) and or 9 25(c) of the U S. Nuclear Regwarory Comm<ssion regulat ons it has been determmed that the info,mation withbeid is exempt from pro.

ductson or disclosure, arx.f that its product:on or d.sciosure is contery to the pub'.c interest. The persor s respons.ble for the denial are those of ficials identified below as denying officeafs and the Director. Dw s on of F reedom of Information and Publ. cations Services. Off.ce of Admmistration. for any denials that rnay be appestert to the Executive Director for Operations (E DO).

DENYING OF FICIAL 11 T L E tOF FICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL

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Bert Davis RegjDD_Ill PART II. 0- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denymg official identified in Part ll.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified there. Any such appeal must be made in wntmg withm 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed, as appropriate, to the E xecutive Director for Operations to the Societary of the Commission, or to the inspector Generaf, (15. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should citarly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an initial FOI A Decision."

NRC FORM 464 (Part 2) (191)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Appendix A F0IA 93-123 To be released entirely Ra1.a

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Undated 1993 Outage (5 pages) a 1

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Appendix B FOIA 93-123 To be withheld in part Qal_q Description Exemption 1.

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