ML20129H890

FOIA Request for All Agency Records Re NRC Insp Repts 50-413/84-89 & 50-414/84-40

ML20129H890
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	03/25/1985
From:	Garde B GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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FOIA-85-215 NUDOCS 8507220015
Download: ML20129H890 (2)

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. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT 1555 Connecticut Awnue, N.W., Suite 202 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202)232-8550 March 25, 1985 Freedom of Information Act Request Director FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Office of Administration ACT REQUEST U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 M~ N4l[

To Whom It May Concern: ($C, h2 7f W Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.

Section 552, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) requests copies of any and all agency records and information, including but not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, drafts, minutes, diaries, logs, calendars, tapes, transcripts, summaries, inter-view reports, procedures, instructions, engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, tele-phone messages, computations, voice recordings, computer run-offs, any other data compilations, interim and/or final reports, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connection with all information regarding NRC Inspection Report No. 50-413/84-89 and 50-414/84-40 (Catawba nuclear power plant) .

This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F.R. Section 9.3a(b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.A.2 and A.3 (approved October 8, 1980) whether they cur-rently exist in the NRC official, " working", investigative or other files, or at any other location, including private residences.

If any records as defined in 10 C.F.R. Section 9.3a (b) and the NRC Manual, supra, and covered by this request have been destroyed and/or removed after this request, please provide all surrounding records, including but not limited to a list of all records which have been or are destroyed and/or removed, a description of the action (s) taken relevant to, generated in con-nection with, and/or issued in order to implement the action (s . )

GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding the infor-mation can be considered as primarily benefitting the general public," 5 U.S.C. 552 ( A) (4) (A) . GAP is a non-profit, nonpartisan public interest organization concerned with honest and open 8507220015 850325 PDR FOIA CARDE85-215 PDR

. e, 2-government. Through public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability. Through its Citizens Clinic, GAP offers assistance to local public interest and citizens groups seeking to ensure the health and safety of their communities. The Citizens Clinic is currently assisting several citizens groups, local governments and inter-venors in the mid-Michigan area concerning the construction of the Midland plant.

We are requesting the above information as part of an ongoing monitoring project on the adequacy of the NRC's efforts to protect public safety and health at nuclear power plants.

For any documents or portions that you deny due to a spe-cific FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents withheld.

The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemp-tion is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld. This index is required under Vaughn v. Rosen (I),

484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973) cert, denied, 415 U.S. 977 (1974).

We look forward to your response to this request within ten days.

k Billie Pirner Garde Citizens Clinic Director