ML20057B576
| ML20057B576 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/09/1983 |
| From: | Fitzgerald J NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
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| FOIA-92-436 SECY-83-094, SECY-83-94, NUDOCS 9309220252 | |
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- FOIA APPEAL'-(FOIA-83-10) 5 Discussion:
'On' January 6,"1983 Bill Hafner
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Interim Operating License provision."
On Februt.ry,7,1983 the NRC responded, releasing.one paper and withholding a
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' on February 28 Mr. Hafner appealed that denial.T MrP Hafner maintained that "docmnants~ pertaining to decisions already*made must be released," and, i
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commissioners' comments or consent'should be provided directly to the Offico of the Secretary by.c.o.b. Thursday, March 24, 1983.
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comission Staff Office comments 7,'if any, should be submitted to the commissioners NLT Thursday, March 17, 1983, with an information copy to the Office of the Secretary.
If the paper is of such a natur.e that'it requires additional time for analytical review and crunmant, the commissioners and the Secretariat should be apprised of when comments may be expected.
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Exemption (5)oftheFreNo..g.: des.of Information Act 5 USC 552(b)(5)) applies to winter-agency.or intra-agency (memoran-dums or letters which would not-be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency.*
The exemption claimed undar 10.CFR 9.5 a language and is comparable in~ meaning.-(. )(5) uses similar
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However it must be n6tedithat.the U has drawn a, distinction between' agency c.S. Suprem Court omunications prior to the rendering of a decision and communications concerning a decision once it has been made.'; Documents which reflect pre-decisional attitudes!regarding policy alternatives are exempt from disclosure. However7 documents pertaining to decisions already made must'betreleasedE e8 As described by staff id'k#f&tSt2ESM their<17' February 1983 corres-pondence, the document in question-the four page 25 September 1981 memo from General Counsel to the Com inaioners entitled
" Interim Licensing Legislation *- contains:
the legal analysis, opinions and recnemen-dations of the, General Counse,l concerning legislation inNongress on interia licensing and was prepared to assist the. Commission in deceiding what reconsendations, if any.
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&!pgrA,g Accordingly, I urge,GeneralCounsel to re-evaluate the matter documen,t available to interested members of the publicreverse its e within 30 days after such decision.
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