ML20137D291

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Responds to FOIA Request for Reg Guide 3 (CE-306-4), Std Format & Content for Topical SAR for Dry Spent Fuel Storage Cask, Dtd 840823.Document Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5). for Comment Draft Will Be Published in Aug 1985
ML20137D291
Person / Time
Issue date: 08/09/1985
From: Felton J
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Omealia M
DOC-SEARCH ASSOCIATES
References
FOIA-85-495, TASK-CE-306-4, TASK-RE NUDOCS 8508220444
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$ 09 25 Mr. Michael O'Mealia Doc-Search Associates P.O. S;,< 7 IN RESPONSE REFER Cabin John, MD 20818 TO F01A-85-495

Dear Mr. O'Mealia:

This is in response to your und hed letter, which was received in this office on July 12, 1985, in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Informa-tion Act (F0IA), that the NRC make available the August 23, 1984, Regulatory Guide 3. (CE-306-4), " Standard Format and Content for a Topical Safety Analysis Report for a Dry Spent Fuel Storage Cask."

The requested document is a draft working paper that was intended and used only for purposes of internal review prior to establishing the agency's position and has been subject to review and revision. Therefore, this document is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption 5 of.the FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations.

The staff expects to publish a "for comment" draft in August 1985.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 of the Comission's regulations, it has been detennined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The persons responsible for this denial are the undersigned and Mr. Robert B. Minogue, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

This' denial mty be appealed to the Commission's Executive Director for Operations within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. As provided in 10 CFR 9.11, any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comis ion, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

Sinc ely, g%

J .. F lton, Director

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