ML20087F236
| ML20087F236 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/06/1993 |
| From: | Gutterman A NEWMAN & HOLTZINGER |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20087E977 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-93-642 NUDOCS 9508150200 | |
| Download: ML20087F236 (3) | |
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t NEWMAN & Hortr2INGER. E C.
4615 L STREET, N.W.
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202 955 6600 August 6, 1993 nfor Investigator Office of the Inspector General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Mail Stop EW-542, OIG) 4350 East West Highway Bethesda, Maryland 20814
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6 Thank you for your le?.ter dated July 12,1993. Your letter confirmed that the activities of the NRC Office of Inspector General (OIG) would not be adversely affected by[1
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] However, you noted that the Departmelt of Justice (DOJ) might wish to comment in view of its review of the OIG investigation of_alleced. retaliation for protected disclosures made by C
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Lighting & Power Company (HL~&P) has not received a'ny comments on these questions from the DOJ attorney, and assumes that DOJ does not object to them. 1/
Your letter states that OIG has some concern regarding the Jele,vance of certain lines of questioning in the deposition of L
j Since neither NRC nor OIG are parties to the proceeding, I assume that your real concern is that answers to HL&P's questions might be used for some improper purpose. I understand that when you expressed this concern you had received only extracts of the deposition.
Accordingly, I arranged for you to receive a complete copy of the transcript of the deposition.
I hope that review of the questions in context will help allay the OIG's concerns. In any event, I assure you that HL&P's depositions in this case are being taken solely for trial preparation, and for no other purpose.
1/ We recognize that the DOJ attorney may have decided not to l
comment because DOJ is no longer actively reviewing this case.
Based on conveIsations with y_ou and with the assigned DOJ attorney,(
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informally not3fied NRC that it is declining to prosecute in this case.
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August 6, 1993 As a separate matter, you phoned me on Jul to ask AboutareporttheNRChadreceivedfromf~y2,p,1993,~ lalleging tha$
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j As I explained to you in our telephone call, the'only filing o_f which I am aware that even remotely fits that description, is Thatnotionincludedaco[pyofExhibit16tos'lDepartment pf Labor case.
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i Jaffidavit and the other attachments to the dotEo.,....n, was provided to you on July 28, 1993.
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