ML20067B238

FOIA Request for NRC Records on Safety &/Or Health Complaints Re Plant

ML20067B238
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/08/1990
From:	Koury A FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI
To:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-90-361 NUDOCS 9102080188
Download: ML20067B238 (2)

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Freedom of Information Act Request I

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On behalf of the City'of Austin, andi pursuantE to the provisions of the Freedom of' Information Act,. 5 _U.S.C.

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and the implementing regulations. _of.the Nuclear -Rugulatory i

Commission, 10 C.F.R. Part 9,

we - hereby. request copiestof all i

- records of the Nuclear : ; Regulatory i Commission-1pertairiing

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safety and/or health complaints;gregarding; ithe-: South =LTexas J

Nuclear Plant located in Bay-City, Texas,R made sby2organiza-

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former employees at the South TexasiNuclear Plant.

L We have attempted lto nprovid_e a identifying _information concerning the agency records covered 'by. this. request!. -.In the L

event, however, _ that: you: -_should determine ~ that this,. request -

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that. you notify the : undersigned-persuant 'to.-10

C.F.R.

'S 9.23(b)(2) of the-basis : foriyour' determination; and allow usTto -

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so that ~ we may rer.tatei the _ request - inJsuchJ a way5 as to rectify.

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v Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley August 8, 1990-Page Two In the event - you determine that sny of the above-described agency records or portions of such agency records are exen pt from mandatory disclosure under the provisions of 5

U.S.C.

S 552(b), we request that you fully describe each such agency record (or portion of such agency record) withheld, state your reasons for withholding such-agency record or portions thereof, and state your reasons for not invoking your discretionary powers to release such agency record er portions thereof.

We request that ncn-exempt portions of agency reccrds that are segregable from the portions that you believe to be exempt f rom disclosure be released as they are identified, as opposed to being withheld-until the correctness of your decision with respect to the withheld portions of the agency records is determined.

We request that you release agency records responsive to this request to us as they become - available, rather than delaying release until your entire -search for = responsive records has been completed.

In accordance with 10 C.F.R.

S 9.41, the City of Austin believes inter alia-that the. puolic's interest in disclosure exceeds the requester's commercial interest in disclosure.

Accordingly, the City

'o f Austin respectfully requests a waiver or at least a partial waiver of fees.

In the alternative, notice is h3reby given that the City of Austin is willing to pay reasonable fees that are _. incurred and assessed for the search fo' and copying of records responsive to :this request.

However, in the event fees for the sear'ch and copying of responsive records will be in excess of

$250.00, please advise and conf er with the undersioned prior to incurring costs in excess of such amount.

All communications concerning this request should be directed to the undersigned.

Thank you for.your assistance in this matter.

Very truly yours, A. Frank Koury AFK/ml 5194B

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