ML20127L698

Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Forwards Documents Listed in App D Which Are Being Made Available in Pdr.Records Subj to Request in App E Are Being Withheld in Part (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20127L698
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	10/07/1992
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Bradley Jones AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD (FORMERLY AKIN
Shared Package
ML20127B143	List: ML20127B140 ML20127C246 ML20127L698
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FOIA-92-87 NUDOCS 9301270266
Download: ML20127L698 (4)

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PAMYt.-AGENCYf (tCORDS RELE ASED OR NOT LOC AT ED /Ste cherAedtsones/

No agency records subject to the request have been located, No additionat agency records subject to the request have been located Requested records are asadable through another put>he d;stribut on program, see Comments section.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Append.aies) are aiready avadable for pub 5c mspectior and coprng at the N RC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street, N.W., WasNngton. DC.

Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appencex(es) M are being made avadable for put hc inspection and copong at the NRC Pubhc Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washmgton, DC,in a folder under this FOt A number, The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you ag'eed to accept in a telephone conve'sation with a member of my staff is now being made avadable for pubNc inspection and copiring at the N RC Pubac Document Room. 2120 L Street, N W Wash <n; ton, DC, m a folder under this F OI A nur,ber.

Agency records subject to the requee that are identified in Appenda es)_ may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Pubhc Document Room identified in the Comments wetion, Enclosed is information on t'ow you may obtain access to nd the cNrls for copymg records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2170 L Street, N W . Washington. DC Agency records subject to the request are encio3ed Records subject to the request have been referred to another Federa: agency (ies) for review and doect response to you.

Fees You wm be billed by the NRC for fees totahng S You wW receive a refund from the NRC in the amount of S In view of NRC's response to this request no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated , N o, _

PART 11. A-INFORMATlON WITHHELO FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam infcrmation in the requested records is being withheht f rom public duclosure pursuant to the eiemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part 11, B, C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record a temg withheld are being made available for pubhc inspection and copymg in the NRC Puoiic Document Room,7t20 L Ttreet, N W., Washmgton, DC in a Mder under this FOI A number.

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D Ola hW8t:4f51 DAYt RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST (CONTINUATION) .

FOIA - cfg g OCT 7 1992 PART 11 B- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS 1

Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendixfest _are being wi hheld t in their entirety or in part unoer the Exemption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pursuant to 5 U S.C. 552(b) and 10 CF R 9.17(a) of NRC tegulations.

1. The withheld nformation is property classified pursuant to Enocutive Order. (Enemption 11 2.. The withheld information relates soloty to the enternal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (Enemotion 2) 3 The withhead mformation is specif<alty exempied from pubts d>sclosure by statute mdicated. (Euemption 31 a Sections 14t 145 of he t Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data oe Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S C. 2161-2165L am.-

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[ Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohdb!ts the disclosure of Unclassif,ed Safeguards fnformation {42 U.S C. 2167).

4. The withheld mformatron is a trade secent or commercial or fmanciai nformation that is being withheld for the reasontsl Indicated. (Exemption 4) i d T[

The mforrnation is considered to be confidential busmess toroprurtaryt m'ormat.on y

o, The mformanon is considered to be proprietary mformanon pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790id411 The informat on was submitted and received rn conhoence pu%am to 10 CFH 2 790(d@

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)( 6 The mthheld inforrhabon consists of mieragency es mtvaagency records that a t not a,ad@c shrsmgh decovery during htigabon (Enemption 5). Appi, cable Pnvdege;

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j Deliberative f>tocess Disclosure of predecisionai mformation would tend to mhit,it the oien and frank enchange of ideas essentia' to the debberative proceu

• "s V Where records are withheld in their entirety. the f ac ts are me str4 cat,tv inte*t nined miti the predecisional mformenon There a'so are no reasonably seJregabte f actual

/\ porteors because the release of the f acts would permit an indrrect incum mtr, the predecisionat process of the agency _____

Attorney work product prowege ! Dot.uments peerre1 tw an astur cv m ic,w m p iton utti.uation i Attorney chent privilege. (Confide %at communic tcons between an attorriev and his'he, chent]

6 The withheld mfctmation is eserected from pubf.c 6sucsee l'erause m etwoure w&nt 'esuit in a cicativ unwa"antet1 inves.on of persocat prwacy (Exemption 6) i

! 7. The withheld enformation consats o' recordi compded for law enton emam purtees and is being withheid foe the reasonisi and cated (E xemption 7)

{ Disclosure could reatonabiy be expected to mterfere nith an enforcement peoceeeng because it codd reveal the scope. detection, and focus of i enforcement efforts. and thus cc d poss.bly aHow recipients to take action ta shield potential wrongioing or a vdation of NRC reawrements 7 ' from itwest4ators. lE uemption ?

• All Disclosgre would c onst'tute a* unwarranted mvasion of persona! prWacy (E nemption 71C1)

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3 confidentra! sources (Enemotien 7100 Olru H PART tl C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.25(b) a6d or 9 25(cl of Ibe b 5 Nue:va Regu!aiory Commwon regmat ons, it has bnn determ ned that the mformatron w<thheld is esempt from pro l duct on or disclosure. and that its productron or d4c'umre is contra y in the puboc mterest. Tne persons respons.b e for the denial are those offic+s mientif ed betow as denymg

+ of t.c als and the 04ector. D va on of Freedom oi informanon and PubLcanons Services. Of f ce of Admin'strat.on. for any den ais that may be appeaied to the Execuuve Director for Ooerations IF DO)

DENYING OFFICIAL TI TL f ,OF F IC E MCOROS Of NiED APPELL ATL OFFICIAL

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l PART 11. D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denist by each denying official identified in Part li.C may be appealed to the Appenste Official identef;ed there. Any such appeal must be made in writing withm 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed, as appropnate, to the Executive Director for Operettons, to the Secretary of tts Commission, or to the Inspector Gerieral, U.S. Nuclear I- Rsgulatory Commisa;on, Washington, DC 20555, and should crearly state on the enveiope and in the letter that it is an Appal from ari initial FOI A Decision." l.

NRC FORM 464 (Part 2) (191) U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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, b Re: FOIA-92-87 APPENDIX D BECORDS BEJNG PLACED INTO TllE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REOUEST NUMBER F_UliBER DATE DESCRIPTIOE

1. 8/7/89 Memo to C. H. Berlinger from J. E. l Rosenthal re: Transmittal of LERs for Potential Generic Communications Action with enclosures (26 pages)

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Re: FOIA-92-87 APPENDIX E BEC_ORDS PARTIALLLWITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION

1. 3/3/92 Memo to S. A. Richards from J. E.

Rosenthal re: AEOD SALP Input for,Palo Verde Units 1, 2 and3 with enclosure (8 pages) 4 I

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_ ACT REQUE'T Donnie H. Grimsley, Director fj'4_g_g Division of Freedom of Information &

Publications Service GyijQ.ygg U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

, Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Grimsley:

This is a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and 10 CFR Part 9 for documents relating to Palo Verde Units 1, 2& 3, and more particularly described below.

For the purpose of this request, the term " document" means all memoranda, letters, filings, testimony, exhibits, contracts, transcripts, minutes, notes, drafts, studies, analyses, reports, maps, diagrams, charts, books, ticles, pictures, printouts, tapes, or other written, graphic, or computerized information in any form which constitutes agency records under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents we are requesting can more particularly be described as:

1. All documents, other than the NRC Augmented Inspection Team report forwarded to Arizona Public Service (APS) on April 19, 1989; the Diagnostic Evaluation Team Report forwarded to APS on March 16, 1990, and the documents provided previously by NRC in response to FOIA request number 90-570, which relate in any way to the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty issued to APS on September 1, 1989.

7 Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5552(a)(6), a response to this request is required in ten days. We are willing to p.y all necessary search and copy fees associated with this request. Please notify

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s Akn i. 6UdP. HAVER 6 FELo. L L.P Donnie H. Grimsley February 21, 1992 Page 2 f

the undersigned at (202) 887-4558 if these fees are expected to exceed $400.00. If any. portion of this request is denied, please provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for the denial, as required by 5 U.S.C. S 552(a)(6).

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