ML20094G208

Raises Two Points Concerning Petitioner Argument Re Tax Phase Down & Request for Delay Predicated on Threatened Initiation of Suit.Licensees Urge NRC to Approve License Transfer W/O Stay.W/Certificate of Svc

ML20094G208
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	02/26/1992
From:	Irwin D, Schenker C HUNTON & WILLIAMS, LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO., LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, O'MELVENY & MYERS
To:	Curtiss J, Remick F, Rogers K, Selin I, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
References
CON-#192-12614, FRN-56FR66459 CLI-91-08, CLI-91-8, OLA-3, NUDOCS 9203020012
Download: ML20094G208 (4)

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Tho Hon. Ivan Solin, Chairinan Commisalonor Kenneth C. Rogers Commlusioner Forrest W. Remick Commissioner Jamon W. Curtiss Commissioner E. Gail do Planquo United States Nucloa Regulatory Commission 11555 Rockvillo Piko Rockvil10, Maryland 20052 i Long Island Lighting Company (shorcham Nuclear Power Station NRC Docket 50-322 3 - W / - 3 R9Ektfpt for Trannio_r__pf_IMgility_LiSallDA

Dear Chairman Solin and Members of the Commission:

Ac counsol for the Long Island Lighting company (LILCO) '

and the Long 7sland Power Authority (LIPA), wo are in recolpt of yet another fi)ing by petitioners Shoreham-Wading River Central School Distric': (SWRCSD) and Scientists and Engineers for Securo 1 Energy, Inc. Replying on the merits to petitioners-is impossible, as the next day simply brings more arguments never raised beforo. However, two important pointo should be ma 1e.

First, petitioners' argument about the tax phaco-down -

simply misses (or tries desperately to confuse) the key point that whatever tho size of the property tax liability for Shorcham at the beginning of the ten-year ramp-down, the ramp is still ton >

years long and, if petitioners are ultimately found to be correct in their position that a new tax year begins on March 1, delay of transfer and closing beyond that date will have do;ayed the onset of reduced payments on that ramp by another year. Such a delay in their obvious,-and publicly admitted, reason for their desperato, meritless thirteenth-hour-paper barrages. Further, under stato law and contrary to petitioners' new assertion, tho phase-down will substantially eliminato tax 1 lability associated l --

with Shoreham, as the SWRCSD has conceded until yesterday.

Second, the request for dolay predicated on threatened initiation of suit in New York challenging LIPA's continued oxistence (a wholly frivolous argument for reasons previously shown) is simply a replay v' petitioners' earlier effort to stall l NRC action by reference to other New York litigation, rejected in 9203020012 920226 w PDR ADOCK 05000322 -) 60 0 PDR

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If petitionorn wanted the Commincion to defer to a I CLI-91-08.

ruling of stato law, they should have initiated litigation in i tipo to secure rollof under 11ew York law, not merely threatened  ;

thin action in a lact-minuto bid for delay.

Wo again urgo the commission to approvo licenso trannfor, without a utay, so that the trannfor may occur this i month.

Sincerely yourn, f' (AVI ,tt /4 Donald P. Irwin C/ 3 Carl R. Schenker, d' , .

llunton_& Williamo _ O'Helveny (, Myern 951 Past Dyrd Street $55 13th Street, 11. W .

Richmond, Virginia 23219 Washington, D.C. 20004 Counsel for Long Toland Counsel for Long Island  ;

Lighting Company Power Authority Attachment cc: Janos P. McGranery, Jr. , Esq. (by fax)

Edwin J. Rein, Esq. (by fax)

Charles E. Mulljnn, Esq. (by fax)

Samuni J. Chilk liicholas S. Reynolds, Esq.

Stanley D. Kli;aberg, Esq.

Samuel A. Cherniak, Esq.

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S 2.712 (1991), I hereby certify that on February 26, 1992, I served a copy of the joint letter of :ho Long Inland Lighting Company and the Long Inland Power Authority to Chairman Selin and the Members of the Comminnion via telecopier upon the following partien, except where otherwine indicated:

Con:minoloner Ivan Selin Stephen A. Wakefield, Fnq.

Chairman General Counsel Nuclear Regulatory Commlunion 11. S . Depa rt ment of 1:norgy One White Flint North Building forrental Building 11555 Rockville Piko 1000 Independenco Avenue, S.W.

Rockville, Maryland 20852 Wanhington, D.C. 20585 (Firnt Clann Mail)

Commissioner Kennet h C. Rogers Nuclear regulatory Comminnion The lionorablo Samuel J. Chilk Ono White Flint North Building The Secretary of the Commincion 11555 Rockvilla Piko Nuclear Regulatory Comminulon Rockvillo, Maryland 20852 One White Flint North Building 11555 Rockville Piko Commissioner James R. Curtina llockville, Maryland 20052 Nuclear Regulatory con 11osion One White F1 int Nort h Building Administrative Judge 11555 Rockvillo Pike Thomas S. Moore, Chairman Rockville, Maryland 20052 Administrative Judge Nuclear Regulatory Comminulon Commicoloner Forrest J. Remick Washington, D.C. 20555 Nuclear Rcgulatory Comminnion (First C.lacu Mail)

One White Flint North Building 11555 Rockville Piko Administrative Judge Rockvillo, Maryland 20852 Jerry H. Klino Atomic Safety Commissioner E. Gail do Planque and Licensing Board Nuclear Regulatory Commisnion Nuclear Regulatory Commincion One White Flint Nort h Building Washington, D.C. 20b55 11555 Rockvillo Pike (First Class Mail)

Rockville, Maryland 20852 l

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t Administrativo Judga Donald P. Irwin, Esq. '

Georgo A. Torguson Counsel, Long Island 5307 Al Jones Drivo Lighting Company columbia Beach, Maryland 20764 Ilunton & Williama (First clanu Hall) 707 East Main Stroot Richmond, Virginia 23212 Edwin J. Rois, Esq. (Via Federal Exprenn)

Deputy Anslutant Gonoral Counsel for Reactor Licensing Gerald C. Goldatoin, Eny.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Offico of the General Counsol Ono Whito Flint North Building Power Authority of 11555 Rockvillo Piko Stato of How York '

Rockvillo, Maryland 20852 1633 Broadway '

Now York, Now York 10019

, James P. McGranery, Jr. , Esq. (Via Fodoral Exprons)

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson 1255 23rd Stroot, N.W. Samuel A. Cherniak, Esq.

Suito 500 NYS Dopartment of Law Washington, D.C. 20037 Dureau of Consumer Frauds and Protection Regulatory Publications Branch 120 Broadway ,

Division of Freedom of New York, New York 10271 Information & Publications (Via Fodoral Express)

Sorvices Offico of Administration Charlos E. Mullins, Esq.

Nuclear-Regulatory Commispion Nuclear Regulatory Commisalon Washington, D.C. 20555 Ono White Flint North Building (First Class Mail) 11555 Rockvillo Pike Rockv1110, Mary 3and 20852 a uf $/ -

Carl R. Schenkor, Jr.

O'Molveny & Myers 555 13th Stroot, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

. Dated: February 26, 1992 F

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