ML20062F506

Dept of Justice Repts on Progress Made in Completing Discovery During Nov,1978 for Proc Re Subj Facils.Cert of Svc Encl

ML20062F506
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	11/30/1978
From:	Clark R JUSTICE, DEPT. OF
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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ) Docket Nos. 50-498A Co., et al. ) 50-499A

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REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - NOVEMBER, 1978 Pursuant to the order of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of June 21, 1978, the Department of Justice (Department) submits this report on the progress made in completing discovery during the month of November.

t" On November 22, 1978, the Department served upon Washington counsel for Houston Lighting and Power Company k and Texas Utilities Generating Company the FIRST SET OF INTERROGATORIES AND REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS I FROM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER AND l

TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANIES. Another set of interrogatories

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During the mo' nth of November, the Department received all volemes of transcript for the related private antitrust action, West Texas Utilities comoany and Central Power and Light Company v. Texas Electric Service Company and Houston Lighting & Power Company, U.S. Dist.~Ct. Case No. ,

CA3-76-063F. These transcripts are currently being reviewed.

In addition, the Department has received, and is reviewing, all the documents offered as exhibits in that proceeding.

By letter dated October 11, 1978, counsel for Texas a

(_' Utilities Generating Company indicated that TU was withhold-ing as privileged certain documents requested by the Depart-ment in its review of TU discovery materials. The Depart-ment shortly thereafter requested of Washington counsel for TU that a descriptive list of the documents in question, containing sufficient information so that the claims of i privilege might be assessed, be provided. As of this date, this requested information has not yet been made available to the Department.

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Throughout the entire month of November, the Depart-ment continued its process of reviewing discovery materials already received.

Please note that during the 1onth of November a new

, telephone system was instituted .n the Department resulting

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in new numbers being allotted for all attorneys. Conse-

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assigned to this proceeding are as follows: Judith L. Harris (202) 724-6319; Ronald H. Clark (202) 724-6616; Frederick H.

. Parmenter (202) 724-6619. The telephone number for Donald A.

Kaplan, Chief of -he Energy Section, is (202) 724-6670.

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! Respectfully submitted, C r ed X C# A Ronald H. Cldrk For the Department of

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER ). Docket Nos. 50-498A CO., et al. ) 50-499A

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{} CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that service of the foregoing REPORT

• OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - NOVEMBER, 1978 has been made on the following parties listed hereto this 30th day of '

November 1978, by depositing copies thereof in the United States mail, first class, postage prepaid, or by hand where an asterisk appears next to the name of the party.

Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Richard S. Salzman, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission  :

Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Jerome E. Sharfman, Esquire 1150 17th Street, N.W. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory i

Washington, D. C. 20036 (x' Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chase R. Stephens, Secretary '

Commission Docketing and Service Branch Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

, Samuel J. Chilk, Secretary Washington, D. C. 20555 Office of the Jecretary of the r

Commission Jerome Saltzman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Antitrust and Commission '. Indemnity Group Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Washington, D. C. 20555 Appeal Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 l

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. . o Roff Hardy Michael I. Miller, Esquire Chairman and Chief Executive Richard E. Powell, Esquire Officer David M. Stahl, Esquire Central Power and Light Thomas G. Ryan, Esquire

, Company Isham, Lincoln & Beale P. O. Box 2121 One First National Plaza Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Chicago, Illinois 60603 G. K. Spruce, General Manager Roy P. Lessey, Esquire City Public Service Board Michael Blume, Esquire P.O. Box 1771 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory e San Antonio, Texas 78203 Commission

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Perry G. Brittain President Jerry L. Harris, Esquire Texas Utilities Generating City Attorney, Company Richard C. Balough, Esquire 2001 Brya7 Tower Assistant City Attorney Dallas, Texas 75201 City of Austin

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R.L. Hancock, Director P.O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 City of Austin Electric Utility Department Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire P. O. Box 1088 Spiegel and McDiarmid Austin, Texas 78767 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 G. W. Oprea, Jr.

Executive Vice President Dan H. Davidson Houston Lighting & Power City Manager Company City of Austin P. O. Box 1700 P. O. Box 1088 Houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78767 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Don R. Butler, Esquire W. Roger Wilson, Esquire 1225 Southwest Tower Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Austin, Texas 78701

(_ & Barrett 1500 Alamo National Building Joseph Irion Worsham, Esquire San Antonio, Texas 78205 Marlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Spencer C. Relyca, Esquire Joseph Gallo, Esquire Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels Richard D. Cudahy, Esquire 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire Dallas, Texas 75201 Isham, Lincoln & Beale Suite 701 Joseph Knotts, Esquire 1050 17th Street, N.W. Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire Washington, D. C. 20036 Debevoise & Liberman 806 15th Street, N.W.

Suite 700 Washington, D. C. 20005 l

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Douglas F. John, Esquire R. Gordon Gooch, Esquire Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld John P. Mathis, Esquire 1100 Madison Office Building Baker & Botts 1155 15th S treet, N.W. 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20024 Washington, D. C. 20006 Morgan Hunter, Esquire Robert Lowenstein, Esquire McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore J. A. Bouknight, Esquire 5th Floor, Texas State Bank William Franklin, Esquire Building Lowenstein, Newman, Reis &.

900 Congress Avenue Axelrad Austin, Texas 78701 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Jay M. Galt, Esquire Looney, Nichols, Johnson E. W. Barnett, Esquire

& Hayes Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire 219 Couch Drive J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Theodore F. Weiss, Jr., Esquire Baker & Botts

( Knoland J. Plucknett 3000 One Shell Plaza Executive Director Houston, Texas 77002 Comm'ittee on Power for the Southwest, Inc. Linda L. Aaker, Esquire 5541 East Skelly Drive Kevin B. Pratt, Esquire Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 12548 John W. Davidson, Esquire Capital Station Sawtelle, Goode, Davidson Austin, Texas 78711

& Tioilo 1100 San Antonio Savings Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire Building Northcutt Ely San Antonio, Texas 78205 Watergate 600 Building Washington, D.C. 20037 W. S. Robson General Manager South Texas Electric

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Ronald H. Clark , Attorney Victoria, Texas 77901 Energy Section Antitrutt Division Department of Justice "e'l g M -F ~ ~r ,

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