ML20140D654

Responds to 840622 Request for Authority & Rationale for Closing Arcs Research Program & Budget 840614 & 15 Meetings. Meeting May Disclose Info Prematurely,Frustrating Implementation of Proposed NRC Action

ML20140D654
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Issue date:	07/16/1984
From:	Hoyle J Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Nantz J NANTZ, J.L.
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John L. Nantz, Esq.

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Dear Mr. Nantz:

! This is in response to_your letter to me dated June 22, 2

1984, in which you requested the authority and rationale for closing the ACRS'research program and budget meetings of June 14 and 15, 1984.

The basis for my authority to make the decision whether to close any ACRS meeting is found in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. I, and .the NRC's implementation of FACA set forth in 10 C.F.R. Part 7. Particularly note that in 10 C.F.R. 7. 9 (c) , the determination to close an ACRS meeting will be made by the Commission, or pursuant to Section 7.9 (d) , by the Commission's delegate. As the Commission's designated Advisory Committee Management- officer i (see 5 U.S.C. App. I, Sec. 8 and 10 C.F.R. 7.5), I have been HeTegated responsibility to make closed meeting determinations.

j NRC Manual, Chapter - 0105-033 (b) (copy attached) . .In accordance with 10 C.F.R. 7.9(d), any determination made by me will be reviewed by the General Counsel. This delegated responsibility

would also pertain to any petition for reconsideration of those determinations. Unless the Commission decides to i consider the determination at its discretion, further appeal would lie only in the U.S. District Court. Discretionary review by the Commission would depend on the legal and i

factual considerations inv'olved.

The ACRS research program and budget meetings were closed l pursuant to the rationale of 10 C.F.R. 9.104 (a) (9)--the j meeting may disclose information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate bnplementation of a proposed ' Commission action. The Office of Research indicated that if specific details of future research budgets 4 (i.e.., who gets what money) are made public, it may frustrate 4 the effective continuation of present research contracts.

For instance, if a present contractor knew that its NRC j contract would be tenninated or significantly reduced, ,

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-people working under that contract would tend to seek work elsewhere or reduce their professional efforts under the

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. frustrate the expected results of the NRC contract. Therefore, in order to allow the ACRS to obtain this information, which it needed to fulfill its statutory obligation to report to the Commission, the meeting was held in closed session.

With respect to your additional question regarding the expectation that some portions of the budget discussions would be open, I would comment that the May 21, 1984 notice

( 4 9 Fed . Reg . 21445-46) contained an advance notification of the June meeting agenda issued before the detailed nature of the discussions was established. When the details of that proposed discussion became known as described above, I determined that those . portions of the meeting agenda should be entirely closed (49 Fed. Reg. 22728, May 31, 1984).

With respect to closure of the subcommittee meeting held on June 13, 1984, the advanced notification of May 21 was based on preliminary informstion. As the detailed nature of the discussion was established (see June 1, 1984 Memorandum to File attached), that session was fully closed. A specific notice was not considered necessary "in view of 41 CFR, i Part 101-6 and lack of public inquiry regarding detailed arrangements for the meeting in response to the May 21, 1984 notification.

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NRC MANUAL TRANSMITTAL NOTICE CHAPTER NRC-0105 ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION ,

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION 010 5-01 SUPERVISION 027 maintains liaison for certoin boards and committees reporting directly to the Commission.

Mr the sJpervision of the Secretory of the

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Commission, who reports to the Commission. 028 0105-02 FUNCTIONS Development of policies and procedures to provide: 029 coordinates activities related to (a) complete secretoriot services required for the Privocy Act end Freedom of information Act discho/ge of the Commission's roles and missions (FOIA) requests for Commission documents, and irrplementation of Commission decisions; and correspondence, end other literature.

(o) odvice and assistarce to the Commission, offices reporting directly to the Commission, the 0210 operates a reproduction and distribution i Executive Director for Operations and his facility.

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subordinate offices on the scheduling and conduct l of Commission business. Specificolly, the Offices , ,

0 211 plans and directs the bEC Historical Program.

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021 records Commission meetings. .

0 212 maintains a classified document control  !

022 plans, directs and odministers the NRC system for Commissioners and of fices reporting to Commission Paper system. the Commission. .

i 023 p: ens, directs and odministers the NRC C213 provides personnel, odministrative and Public Document Roor'n. logistical support services to the Commission and

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other Commission. level activitles.

024 plans, directs and operates the Cemrnission Correspondence and Records facility 0105-03 DELEGATION Of" AUTHORITY TO ,

and a consolidated mail focility for Commission- THE SECRETARY OF Tid level octivities. COMMISSION 025 maintains the official docket of the The Secretary of the Commission is authortzed and Commission. directed tor 026 coordinotes protocol octivities of 031 take such oction es is necessary to Commission level. Corry out the functions assigned by this or other

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directives are given in succeeding porographs in -

brie fs, motions, or other pleadings. I I

this section.) .

where such schedules moy differ from '

those elsewhere prescribed in 10 CFR l

032. serve os the custodion of the official Part 2, or 10 CFR Port 2 does not i sect of the Commission with outhority to use of prescribe o schedule. f I make ovelloble said seol whenever necessary or

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proper. . b. rule on motions for extension of time.

033 serve os the NRC Federal Advisory c. reject motions, briefs, pieodings, and Committee Monagement Officer and: other documents filed with the Com-mission toter thor. ',n* time prescribed

o. sign all notices for publication in the ,by the Secretary or established by on 1

Federal Register announcing the time order, rule, or regviction of the Com- l cnd location of Advisory Committee mission unless good covse'is shown ,for  !

meetings. the late filing. .

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b. determine on the basis of infe motion d. prescribe all procedural arrangements supplied by odvisory committee and relating to any oral argument to be held review by the veneral Counsel whether before the Commission.

meetings should be open, closed, or- ,

portiolly closed. C36 . toke sxh odminarative action as is .

necessory to carry out the provisions of the

c. ossist the Commission in conducting the Covernment in the 3vnshine Act, to include l '

onnvol comprehensive review of  ;

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feports os required by the Federal 0105-04 REDELEGATION OF AUTHOFJTY BY Advisory Committee Act. THE SECRETARY OF THE i COMMISSION ,

034 sign oil notices approved by the Com. ,

mission for public Issvonce through the Federal The Secretary of the Commission moy, emeept Register, and sign all notices of petitions for where expressly prohibited, redelegote to others rulemoaing forwarded for publication in the outhority delegoted to him by this or other official Federci Register. directives or comrr#cotions, subject to the limitations stated below and to such other stipulotions os he moy deem necessory.

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writing, and a copy filed with the Commission

• INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS 042 the Secretary of the Commission must Organization chart showing internet organization of stipulate any limitations on further redelegation of gg off;ce and a statement of functions of the ruthority which he redelegates- Mivisions of the office are issued as Appedix I 0105, Ports I and !!.

0105-05 DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO i THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE f COMMISSION I

The Assistant Secretory of the Commission is i outherized ed directed to oct in the stead of the Secretary of the Commission during the lotter's obrance.

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ORCANIZATiON AND FUNCTIONS NRC Apocadix 0105 OFFICE OF THE SECRET ARY OF THE COMMISSION P ART 11 O!STRIBUTION OF FUNCTIONS .

A. The Secretary directs and odministers overall 2. evolvetes proposols for history projects Secretoriot stoff functicns, and assures that prepared try Hrodquart ers' offices, oppropricte policies asd procedures are . Regional offices, and NRC contractorst ,

developed cnd maintained for carrying cut coordinates plans with offices involved i to assure oppropriote coveroge of NRC i these functions.

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seei/ maintains liaison with certoin boords and odvisory com- 3. establishes the scope, outline, errphosis,

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mittees; and coordinates FO!A ond Privocy and content of the official history of Act requests for Commission records. NRC.

B. The Plans Office: 4. plons and supervises ol! phases of his .

torical research for the NRC history I. performs studies cnd selected cnolyses incivding the collection and onelysis of and provides recommendations for source materiol, the evoivation of development of short and longoronge historical evidence, ond the preparation improvements in the overall NRC staff of preliminary studies.

oction process.

~5. supervises the prepcrotion of the

2. develops new procedures and monoge- official NRC history.-

ment tools to focilitate timely and occurate formulaticn of Commission D. Tne Operations Branch:

schedules, forecasts of priority items for Commission consideration, status of I. In connection with stoff pocers:

items, and suspense systems to ensure responsive sti:ff action. , c. -provides guiconce to NRC staff on the preparation, submission and

3. ossists in program development,1:vdget scheduling, where oppropriate, for forrnulation, fisect monogement. per - discussion of Commission staff sonnel outhorisction, and menogement pep,73, surveys and projects as prescribed by the Secretary. b. reviews all proposed Commission stoff pcpers for occurocy, com-C. The Hstorical Offices pleteness, conciseness, staff con.

currences, odequacy of documen.

develops policies and procedures for the

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conduct of on official history program for the NRC. c. processes and circulates documents to the Commission for

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d. odministers the Commission p ;

Consent Calendor. mission meetings and briefings; ,

and coordinoles arrangements for

e. receives, coordinates and other meetings in which the Com- {

synthesizes comments of the mission participates.  ;

Commissioners ed Commission  ! ,

1 staff relating to Commissioner b. provides, in occordance with the '

Action staff papers; provides to reqv;rements of the Government j l the staff informotion on decisims in the Sunshine Act, opprooriote and/or other required actions. public notice of open and closed meetings.

2. In connection with the timely imple-mentation of Commission business: c. prepares md maintoins oppro- '

priate records of Commission

c. maintoins o continuous and cur- meetings; records decisions or rent check on the status of Com- other octions token by the Com- -

mission stoff papers to assure mission of these meetings; and

.. a prompt action on Commission provides to the stoff, os required, decisions and clear documentation informotion on these decisions and of these actions for the officiot oc,;en3, record. This status check inelvdes review of Commission d.' ' notifies me oppropriate stoff ele-correspondence, notices, ed ments of octions reavired to other documents implementing implement Commission decisions, .

Commission action

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b. maintains a continuous and cur- E. The Correspondence and Records Bronchs rent projection of matters for f sture Commission consideration 1. receives, records, ossigns oction and ,

to assure timely notification of suspense dotes and makes oppropriate the Commission of rnotters distribution of all institutional corres-requiring future ottention and pondence oddressed to the Choirman, ,

timely submittol of such rnotters Commissioners, and those offices -

for Commission review ed reporting directly to the Commission. >

decision.

2. operates o consolidated mail focility for 3, in connection with Commission the Commissioners and other offices at meetings: ,

Commission level.

c. plons and schedvies the Commis. 3. mointoins contirusous ed current status sion's business by development, of such correspondence to assure oppro-Issvonce, and publication of the priote and timely response by NRC.

Commission schedule; coordinates .

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S. maintains Commission's officiot istrative Law .bdge(sk records. .

5. transmits to the Federal Register all

6. provides classified document control for documents issued by the NRC requiring the Commissioners ed offices publication therein.

reporting to the Commission.

C. The Public Document Branch:

F. The Docketing and Service Broneh:

1. plons, directs, ed administers .

L develops ed maintains the official octivities relating to the process of l dockets of the Commission in matters moking NRC records and documents involving hearings before the Commis- ovoiloble to the public ed operates the  ;

sion, the Atomic Safety and Licensing NRC Public Document Room (POR).

Boards, Atomic Sofety and Licensing Appel Bocrds, and special boards 2. maintoins failities fw rweiving, established by the becutive Director process % stor* rig ed retrieving docu.

for Operations ed the Administrative ments determined to be suitable for Low Judge (s), and- processes oft occess by the public and making them issvonces resulting from such hearings. ovoilable for inspection and copying.

2. maintains continuous and current infor- 3. reviews incoming meteriot for repro-motion on status of NRC odministrative g;,  ; g,7 ,ggg;

. proceedings, rulemoking and selected proprietary restrictions ed suitability litigation in which the NRC is o party for release to the public.

or hos on interest. "

. 4. crectes and maintains indices to NRC's

3. receives for the Commission all puNic h s W the @lic h i requests for intervention and limited ments of its predecessor, AEC's Office oppearances and other odjudicotory of the Director of Regulation;ossists in filings in regulatory proceedings

• the formulation of indices prepored by other NRC offices regarding specially .

4 issues o!! orders and other determino- transmitted material to be open fer tions of, the Commission; serves on the public viewing.

porties, and other persons who have l expressed m interest in matters S. maintains o collection of microfiche in involving heorings, orders and other oddition to its hard copy files; forrrw- .

determinations of the Commission and loves ed coordinates program for those issued by the Atomic Safety and microfiching documents for viewing and Licensing Boards, Atomic Sofety and copying by members of the public.

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6. insures immediate avoilobility of L provides stoff services and ossistonce to j records .ronsmitted to the POR; the Comminioners and the Secretary i e

conducts research and coordinates with and other P.ommission.ievel octivities  !

i the NRC library and other nuclear where g ar priate with regard to l

information services in locoting buildirw; monogement, personnel j documents not routinely transmitted to og,;ons, off;ee operations involving  !,

the POR; makes ovoilcole NRC press travel, supplies, office furn'eings,  ;

re'soses and other NRC documents eqv;pment, protocol ac tivities, and which are released to the public. other administrative and logist.ical support matters. ,

7. provides e information service for the.-

public concerning ovoilobility of 2. operates a reproduction facility and docketed materiol and other pertinent - peforens doily maintenance on repro. l literature. ,

duetion equipment.

H. The Administrative and Logistical Support 3,  ; ,,3 , gg9 Services Brancht  %;sitors to the Commission and pro-vides, os appropriate, odministrative and logistical support for these visitors.

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M. W. Libarkin, Assistant Executive Director

- for Project Review bag u,a am sf FROM: Sam Duraiswamy, Senior St ff Engineer ACRS SUBCOMMITTEE MEETIN'G'ON THE SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM,

SUBJECT:

JUNE 13,1984, WASHINGTON, D.C. ,

The ACRS Subcommittee on the Safety Research Program will hold a meeting on The Wednesday, June 13,1984, at 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Subcommittee will discuss the continuing and proposed research programs that will have to be deferred or eliminated if the proposed RES budget for FY 1986 and 1987 has to' be reduced by 10-20 percent; it wil.1 also discuss a preliminary ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program and Budget for FY 1986 and 1987, which would also involve a discussion of the research programs that will be affected if the proposed research budget has to be reduced significantly. Further, the Subcommittee will discuss the impact of the 530 million reduction proposed by the House Appropriations Committee (for the NRC Safety Researen Program for FY 1985) on the continuing research and Such discussions, if also on the proposed research for FY 1986 and 1987.

held in public session, might result in the premature disclosure of infonna-tion which would in turn frustrate the Commission's ability to implement the affected programs effectively. Therefore, the entire meeting should be closed ( Analogous to Sunshine Act Exemption (9)b.).

cc: R. Black, OGC J. Hoyle, ACM0 /

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. Fedrl Register / Vol. 49. No.108 / Thursday May 31. 1984 / NoticIs

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locarmg the record. such as the name of .Q th? civil rights related case or rnatter Additionalinformstron and copies of Bethesda, Maryland. May 24.19a4.

the announcement may be obtamed by -?

involved, where and when it occurred For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.'. . ( .

and the name of the judicial distnct sending a self. addressed mailing label Ivan W. Smith. -<'

involved. The requester will elso -

to: Sohcitation-Visiting Fellowship .

Program. National institute of lustice, provide a return address for transmit ing National Cnminal justice Reference c3,,rman. Admimstativelow/udge.

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lames K. Stewart. Safeguants; Meeng Individuals desiring to contest or Director. Nationa/ Institute offustice.

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cm::nd non-exempt information In accordance with the purposes of,.j-5 in ow. Muse N 6-me tu eN retrievable in the system should direct amo caos esm Sections 29 and 182b.of the Atomic .. ~~

th;ir request to the System Manager Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039,2232b.). the' v.

listed above, stating clearly and Advisory Committee on Reactor 't concisely what information is bemg NUCLEAR REGULATORY

%y contested, the reasons for contesting it. COMMISSION - Safeguarda 14-16.1984, in Roomwill holdH Street' 1046.1717 a meeting.on l cnd the proposed amendment to the NW. Washington. DC. Notice of this mformation sought. (Docket No. 50 322 OLt Emergency meeting was published in the Federal 299 pgnn,ng3 Register on May 21.1984. '} ,

g, Long taland Ughting Co. (Shoreham The agenda for the subject meeting .

Sources ofinformation contained in will be as follows:

this system may be any agency or Nuclear Power Station Unit 1); Oral  :.s person who has or offers information Argument ' !#" ' .~5 rel ted to the law ' enforcement Notice is hereby given that, in &30 a.m.-8.45 a.m.: Chairman's Report responsibilities of the Division. (Open)--The ACRS Chairman will i.

accordance with the Appeal Board's a

,,,, ,,, _ e e m n mm e.n order of May 24.1984, oral argument on the appeal of the Fedetal Emergency report briefly to the Committee regarding items of current interest.

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'" 8:45 a.m.-12:00 noon:Diablo Canyon The Attorney Generalhas exempted cens n ada ## " %L p:rts of this system from subsections . 19 rde (c)(31. (d), and (g) of the Pnvacy Act dincung the pmduchon of vanous Committee will hearrep##" orts from 9 g

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 532a documents in conecuan with the representatives of the NRC Staff and the -

(k)(2). Rules have been pro (ll(2) mulgated in and E g=Uon of emeygency plaumg licensee n garding a proposed license condition which would require a seismic ccc:rdance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(cj and (el and have been pN ng }$, ,";8d 10 .m.on

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" * ' " " * ' "*'I" I'"?'* . E' Da ted: May 25.1984 Portions of this session ws!! be closed 4

Nationalinstitute of Justice For the Appeal Board. as necessary to discuss Propnetary i Information applicable to this matter.'

Visiting Fellowships Announcement of C. lena Shoeasker. ,

E " Secretary to the AppealBoard. 1.110 p.m.-5:00 p.m.:NRCSofety 8 Research Progmm andBudget at I" 0" " **'* * *** q own caos vs c (Closed /-The members of the The NationalInstitute oflustice Committee will discuss reports from cnnounces the competitive Visiting members of the NRC Staff regardmg the .

Fsllowship Prog *am which enables IDocket No. 50 344 SFP Amendment = proposed NRC safety research program .- .

and budget for FY 1986 and 1987.

quilified criminal justice scholars and AsLsp e4-4Ss- 5 W .

- o practitioners to conduct research and This portion of the meeting willb, * ~

work with Institute staffin the Portland General Electric Co., et al. ci sed to discuss information the d:velopment and implementation of (Trojan Nuclear Power Plant); premature release of which would be N!J's research program. Candidates Memorandum and Order likely to significantly frustrats the propose their own topics for fellowship May 34.1964. agency's ability to implement the ,

research. affected programs.

The Visiting Fe!!owship Program has On April 23.1984. the Atomic Safety 5.00p.m.-5.Jop.m.: ACRS .

and Licensing Board issued its two components and dependmg on their Subcommittee Reports (Open/-The b:ckground and orientation. applicants memorandum and order admitting ,

intervenors to the proceeding and members will hear and discuss the P' msy apply to either the Practitioner or reports of designated ACRS l settmg a public prehs ring conference to RIscarcher Fellowship Program. The Subcommittees regardmg assigned -

dradline for applications to both be held the week of June 11.1984.The activities related to safety.related components is November 15,1984. preheanng conference will commence at matters. including proposed changes in Fellowships vary in length between e 9:00 a.m. PDT on June 12.1984 at the NRC Regulatory Guides.

cnd 18 months. Recipients are expected Edith Green.Wyatt Federal Buildmg.

5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: Future Agendo Room 333.1220 S.W.3rd Avenue. (Open)-The members will discuss i ta spend at least 804. of the fellowship period at the Nationalinstitute of Justice Portland. Oregon 97204. All partiesanticipated or Subcommittee activities and '

in Weshington. D.C. their counsel are directed to attend and proposed items for consideration by the to participate.

full Committee.

- Federrt Registr / Vcl. '49. Nr 106 / Thursd y. May 31, 1984 / Notices 22729 Friduy./une li 1984 . unwarranted invasion of personal by statute 15 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)]. and pnvecy. information the premature roleese of

&30 a.m -1V.30 o.m.tSofeguords and which would be likely to significantly .

Security (Open)-ne members will M p.m.-zJ0p.mJ ACRS Report on Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Openh- frustrate implementation of a proposed ,

hear reports from representatives of the Discuss proposed clarification of ACRS agency action l5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)). i NRC Staff regarding a proposed rule Further information regarding topics which would require use oflow. report on NUREG-1050 "Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA): Status Report to be discuned. whether the meeting enriched uranium in domestic non. an'd Gridance for Regulatory has been cancelled or rescheduled. the .

power reactors and requirements for Chairman a ruling on requests for the improv Application." .

e ty measures at non. 230p.m.- 4. cop.m.: 3CRSR$ports to opportunity to present oral staterner 's and the time allotted can be obtained by Portions of th'is session may be closed NRC(Open/Closedh-Complete preparation of ACRS reports to NRC. a prepaid telephone call to the ACRS d Safe rds Executive Director. Mr. Raymond F.

Portions of this session will be closed If at on and stion lassified - as necassary to discusa Proprietary Fraley (telephone 202/8M-3265).  ;

• cs National Security information. Irdormation applicable to the matters between 8:15 a.m. and $100 p.m. EST.  :

10:30 a.m.-1230p.m.:NRCSofety bemg considered and information Datepay 25. test

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Research Progrom and Budget related to Safeguards and National (Closed)-The Committee will continue John C. Hoyle, Security Information.

its discussion of the proposed NRC Advisory Committee Mantement O$cer.

Procedures for the conduct of and safety research program and budget and participation in ACRS meetings were lyn ow.mmsm M s.ames asa mt its proposed report to the NRC regarding -published in the Federal Register on enuma caos resus.es -

this matter. September:8.1983 (48 FR 44291). In This portion of the meeting will be accordance with these procedures, oral .

closed to discuss information the or written statements may be presented SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE premature release of which would be by members of the public, recordings COMMISSION -

likely to significantly frustrate the will be permitted only during those agency's ability to implement the portions of the meeting when a Inewe seo.23311; 70 48781 affected programs.

transcript is being kept, and questions 1: Jap.m.-J:30 p.m. NRCMointenance may be asked only by members of the ConsoCdated Natural Gas Co. et al; Progtum Plan (Open/--The members of Committee,its consultants, and Staff. Proposed issuance and Sa6e of Notes 'i the Committee will hear and discuss a ' to Banks and Commercial Paper to Persons desinns to make oral report from representatives of the NRC statements should notify the ACRS Dealer by Holding Company; Staff regarding the proposed Executive Director as far in advance as intrasystem Financing;lesuance and Commission maintenance program plan practicable so that appropriate Sale of Subsidiary Common Stock to for maintenance policies and procedures arrangements han be made to allow the Holding Company; Exception From

at nuclear facilities. necessary time during the meeting for Competitive Bidding i 3.30 p.m.-&30 p.m.

Severe Accident such statements. Use of still. motion May 24. test Policy (Openh.-The ACRS members will picture and television cameras dunng hear reports from representatives of the Consolidated Natural Gas Compani this meeting may be limited to selected NRC Staff and discuss proposed ACRS (" Consolidated").100 Broadway, tv,ew i portions of the meeting as determined York. New York.10003 a registered comments regardmg a proposed NRC ' by the Chairman. Information regarding policy statement regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose . holding company and its subsidiants, consideration of seure accidents in the CNG Coal Company. CNC Devehpment g may be obtained by a prepaid telephone regulation of nuclear power plants. call to the ACRS Executive Director R. Company. CNC Energy Company. CNG g

F. Freley, prior to the meeting. In view of Producing Company. CNG Research I Saturday. /une 16.19&l '

Company. Consolidated Gas the possibility that the schedule for I &Jo o.m-1230p.m.t ACRS Reports ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Transmission Corporation. Consolidated to NRCIOpen/C/osed)-The members Chairman as necessary to facilitate the Natural Gas Service. Inc. Consolidated will discuss proposed reports to NRC conduct of the meeting. persons - System 1.NG Company. Hope Cas. lac regarding items considered during this planning to attend should check with the Tne East Ohio Cas Company.The meeting. ACRS Executive Director if such People's Natural Gas Company.ne Portions of this session will be cloud rescheduling would result in major River Cas Company and West Ohio Cas j as necessary to discuss Propnetary inconvenienca. Company. have filed an application-Information applicable to the tr.atters I have determined in accordance wit.. declaration with this Commission being considered. information related to Subsection 10(d) Pub. L 92-463 that it is pursuant to sections 6. 7. 9(a).10,12(b).

Safeguards and National Secunty necessary to close portions of this and 12(f) of the Public Utility Holding .

l Information. and information the meeting as noted above to discuss Company Act of1935 ("Act") and Rulas premature release of which would be Propnetary Information l5 U.S.C. 43. 45. 50(a)(5). and 70 promulgated i likely to significantly frustrate the $52b(c)(4)) Information the release of thereunder.

agency's ability to implement affected which would represent an unwarranted Consolidated proposes to obtain funds i programs. invasion of personal pnvecy [5 U.S.C. for financing the seasonal increase in

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1:J0p.m.-sp.tru Activities of $52b(c)(6)]. information the premature gas storage inventories of subsidiary ACRSMembers(Closed)-nis portion release of which would disclose companies by borrowmg. on one or of the meeting will be closed to discuss information specifically authonzed by more dates through March 31.1985 Alp

!* the activities ofindividual ACRS cnteria established by an Executive to $175.000.000 from banks on its members.

• Order to be kept secret in the interests uncecured promissory notes having a

' This portion of the meeting will be of national defense or foreign policy [5 maturity of not more than twelve

closed to discuss information the release U.S.C. 552b(c)(1)]. information months from the date of its first of which would represent an specifically exempted from disclosure borrowing. nere will be no commitment t

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