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l ADJUDICATORY ISSUE GNQjOd Fer:
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LEITHAUSER MOTION FOR OFFICIAL NOTICE OF i
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In a March 10 motion addressed to the Commission, John Leithauser requested that the Cor:: mission clarify his status in the Big Rock Point spent fuel pool amendment proceedin5 r th sons iven be tha l
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Commissioners' comments or consent should be provided.directly to the Office of the Secretary by c.o.b. April 24, 1981.
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Commission Staff Office comments, if any, should be submitted to the Commissioners NLT April 17, 1981, 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.
This paper is tentatively scheduled for affinnation at an Open Meeting during the week of April 27, 1981.
Please refer to the appropriate weekly Commission Schedule, when published, for a specific date and time.
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(Sig Rock Point Nuclear Plant))
March 10, 1981 Motion and Supporting 3rief for Official Notice by the Commissien Intervenor Leithauser hereby motions that the Cc= mission take official notice of his status as an intervenor in regards to the Need-for-Power-Issue in the above natter.
In the above ceptiened proceeding in which one issue is now before the Appeals Board, the A.S.L.A.3. issued an order on February 25, 1981 in which they support their position with two argunents.
On the seccnd point, the status of Intervenor Leithauser, the Appeals Board is clearly in error.
On page 3 of that - Order, the Appeals Scard states that "the Licensing Scard, however, did grant Mr. leithauser leave to brief a N.E.P.A. issue the 3 card was to consider further...
Mr. Leithauser, therefore is not a party to this proceeding..."
The question of Intervenor Leithauser's status was de-i cided long ago.
Although the original petitlen to intervene was denied (due to Intervenor Leithauser's failure to subnit i
at least one cententien with reasonable specificity to spent-fuel licensing trier to the srecial pre-hearine conference. )
in the Order following Special Pre-Hearing Conference (Jan. 18, 1980) of the A.S.L.B.,
the Licensing Board ruled that "Mr.
Leithauser, if he desires, nay also brief this question within
2 the time limit and submit, with his brief, a notien to reconsider his Satitic* te intervene on this issue if the issue is admitted into the proceeding" (emphasis mine) (page 34).
Intervener Leithauser did in fact respend to the Licensing Board's invitatien when the Need-f er-?cwer Issue (N.I.F.A. appli-cability) was before the licensing Board, filing both a Motien i
to Intervene en the single issue and his 3rief in support of consideraticn cf the Need-for-Power Issue.
The Motion to Intervene (encaptiened " Motion to 3e Heard en the Need-for-Power Issue") was granted and his brief accepted en March 19, 1980 when the Licensing Board issued its "Crder Accepting Late-filed 3riefs" which states in full:
"The motions of intervenor John O'Neill, II and John Leithauser to file their briefs on the Need-for-Power Issue out of time are eranted.
The Briefs will be accepted and filed."
l In the Motien the Board referred to Intervener Leithauser phrased his Metion '.'.. that his brief en the Need-for-Fower Issue be accepted and aceerded the same status as others." (e:phasis mine) (page '1). According to "Words and Phrases" Vol. 5A, West Public Co.
...a brief is an abridged statement of the party's case - a su= mary of the points or questions in issue."(lamy v i
Lamy 12 P650,4N.M. (Johns) 43)
The Appeals Board itself has on at least three occasions recognized Mr. Leithauser's status as an intervenor on this issue.
On page 2 of its letter of September 12, 1980 inviting C. Foster Knight, Acting General Counsel of the Council en In-vironmental Quality, the opportunity of filing a brief amicus i
curiae, the Appeals 3 card first refers to Mr. leithauser as a
_3 participant and later fails to note seme unique status for in-tervenor leithauser in its final words of that letter.
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cci All Parties)
The Appeals 3 card over three menths later in its order cf December 19, 1990 states: "t'e have now received a brief from another intervener John A. Leithauser" (emphasis mine) (page 1)
This order was necessary to correct the Board's order of December 12, 1980 for the reasons it puts forth.
In its order dated December j
31, 1980, the A.S.L.A.B. more frequently identifies J'ohn Leithauser as an intervenor.
The Crder begins: Intervenor John Leithauser has moved..."
In foot note 1 on page 2 (in respense to pro se intervenor John O'Neil's query of the Appeals Board as tb.the l
orror found in its order dated December 12, 1980) the Appeals Soard " directs Mr. O'Neils attention to our oder of December 19, 1980 with respect to the intervener status of Mr. Leithauser and the delayed receipt of his brief." (emphasis mine)
In paragraph 3 of the same page the Appeals Board states that "...on1v ene counsel may argue en bejalf of all intervencrs jointly (O'Neil, Leithauser and Christa-Maria et al)." (emphasis found in Board's Order)
As this was the last Order issuing frem the Appeals Soard prior to the Order in questien this matter could not have been raised by intervenor Leithauser before the Appeals Beard issued the Order of February 25, 1981 because in the earlier Orders, f
the Appeals Board had clearly recognized Mr. Leithauser's status as in intervenor.
(The later Order came in response to a request 1
One can made to the Appeals 3 card by Intervener Leithauser).
' hus only speculate as to how the Appeals Board arrived at its t
second argument.
...There is a general provisbn that prc=pt
-E-n:ti:e shall be given of the denial in whcle or in part of any i
v rit en app 1'ication, petitien, er other request cf an;- interested pers en made in connection with any agency proceeding." -5U.s.C.
Se:ti:n 1005(d).
As Intervenor Leithauser's petiti:n :: inter-vene was docketed en :: arch 17, 1980, the A;;eals 3 card Order of February 25, 1981, a full eleven menths later can hardly be c:nsidered prc=pt notice.
It is necessary for the Cc =ission to take official notice of this point cf law in order to rectify this gress procedural errer en the part of the A.S.L. A.B. which if entered into the reccrd without ccrrecticn would effectively deny Intervenor Icithauser's right to protect bcth his liberty and preperty, where that right has already been recognized by the A.S.L.A.3.
It is also necessary to obviate delay and a multiplicity of actions Furthermore, "In ad=inistrative proceedings of a judicial er quasi-judicial character, the liberty and property cf the citi er.
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t fair play." (F.C.C. v Poetsville 3roadcasting Co. 304 U.S.134)
Although seemingly unnecessary due to the clarity of the situation found in the record, in light of the Appeals Beard Order, ti would perhaps be beneficial to note that "... great liberality as to form and substance ic to be indulged especially where the applicant is unrepresented by Counsel." (Palle v Industrial Cc=missicn 7P2d 284. see also: Roberts v Knoxville fransit Lines 259 5.W. 2d 883) i I would merely state in passing that I am not an attorney ner an I represented by Counsel.
I live en our wholly-owned ho y g,-in,
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Sefere the Cornissier Docket Ec. 155-CLA In the !:atter of
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i (Spent Fuel ?ocl Expansien) j C;NSC: IRS 7 ';23 CC:GA':Y March ih 1991 (Iig 3och ?: int Nuclear Plant) i CIRCIFICATI CF SIRVICI I hereby certify that copies of "Me: ion and Supporting 3rief for Official Notice -by the Connission" in the above-captioned proceeding have been served en the following by depesit l
in the U.S. Mail, first class en March 14, 1981.
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Herber: Sennel U.S. N.R.C.
Antioch School of Law Washington, D.C. 20555-2633 16th St., N.E.
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-i t-O' UNITED STATES OF A': ERICA mm NUCLEAR REGULATORY CO: MISSION ype BEFORE THE COINISSION C
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CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY 1
Docket No. 50-155 (Big Rock Point Plant)
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(Spent Fuel Pool Modification)
NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO i:0 TION OF JOHN A. LEITilAUSER FOR OFFICIAL NOTICE The Staf f of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Staff) hereby responds to the jurisdictional question raised by the filing of Mr. Leithauser's i
motion before the Commission.
Mr. Leithauser is not appealing any Licensing Board or Appeal Board Order.
There are no matters pending before the Comission in this spent fuel pool c.odification proceeding.
i Therefore, Mr. Leithauser's motion should be referred to the Lice.ising Board delegated to preside over the above-captioled proceeding for further action.
If any clarification of Mr. Leithauser's status is necessary, the Licensing Board should be given an opportunity, in the first instance, to rake such a clarification, since it is the tribunal which initially determined Mr. Leithauser's status in this proceeding generally, and particularly with respect to the "need for power issue."
Respectfully submitted.
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CIRTIFICATE OF SER'!!CE I hereby certify that copies of NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO MOTION OF JOHN A.
LEITl!AUSER FOR OFFICIAL T10TICE in the above-captioned proceeding have been served on the following by deposit :n the linited States mail, first class or, as indicated by an asterisk, through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Connission's internal mail system, this 2nd day of April, 1981.
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