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Partial Response to FOIA Request for Three Categories of Documents Re Backfit Rule Published in 850920 Fr.App a & B Documents Available in Pdr.App C Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5).Search for Addl Documents Continuing
ML20140E340
Person / Time
Site: Beaver Valley
Issue date: 02/14/1986
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Curran D
HARMON & WEISS
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FOIA-85-759 NUDOCS 8603270469
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FEB 14195 Diane Curran, Esquire Harmon, Weiss & Jordan 2001 S Street, NW, Suite 430 IN RESPONSE REFER Washington, DC 20009 TO F01A-85-759

Dear Ms. Curran:

This is in partial response to your letter dated November 15, 1985,-in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, three categories of documents related to the Backfit Rule published in the Federal Register on September 20, 1985.

The records listed on the enclosed Appendix A are already available in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC. There is no charge for inspecting records maintained in the PDR. We are enclosing a copy of a notice that provides charges and procedures for obtaining copies of records from the PDR.

The documents listed on the enclosed Appendix B are being placed in the PDR.

You may obtain access to these records by presenting a copy of this letter to the PDR staff or by requesting PDR folder F01A-85-759 in your name.

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The documents listed on the enclosed Appendix C are being withheld from public l

disclosure pursuant to Exemption (5) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and l

10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations. These documents are drafts containing advice, opinions, and recommendations. Release of this type of information would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of information in future deliberations and thus would not be in the public interest. There are no reasonably segregable factual portions because release of the facts j

would permit an indirect inquiry into the predecisional process of the agency.

l Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.15 of the Commission's regulations, it has been l

determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The person responsible for this denial is Mr. John Hoyle, Assistant Secretary of the Commission.

t 8603270469 860214 PDR FOIA CURR ANB5-759 PDR

Diane Curran, Esquire This denia1 nay be appealed to the Secretary of the Comission within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Any such appeal must be in writing, addressed to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

The search for and review of additional ~ documents subject to your request is continuing. As soon as our efforts are completed, we will notify you.

Sincerely, k'7 i=

Donnie H. Grimsley, Director Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

Enclosures:

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APPENDIX A 4

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02/09/83 Letter from J. E. Tribble, Yankee Atomic Electric Co., to Chairman Palladino - Accession No. 8303160617 2.

02/25/83 Letter from Chairman Palladino to J. E. Tribble - Accession No. 8303160617 3.

04/11/83 Memorandum from J. R. Tourtellotte to Chairman Palladino, Commissioners - Accession No. 8305230720 4.

05/20/83 Memorandum from J. Zerbe to Commissioner Ahearne - Accession l

No. 83101105708 j

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06/14/83 Letter from J. R. Tourtellotte to E. Weiss - Accession No.

8306160680 6.

06/22/83 Memorandum from J. R. Tourtellotte to Commissioners - Accession No. 8307080259 7.

07/07/83 Letter from C. Walske to Chairman Palladino - Accession No.

8310110570A 8.

07/20/83 Letter from Sen. George Mitchell to Chairman Palladino -

Accession No. 8310180010A 9.

08/17/83 Letter from W. G. Counsil to H. Boulden - Accession No.

8311030266AA

10. 09/13/83 Letter from Chairman Palladino to E. Weiss - Accession No.

8310070363 11.

11/01/83 Letter from H. R. Denton to M. R. Edelman - Accession No.

8311140337

12. 03/12/84 Letter from Chairman Palladino to Rep. Bevill - Accer.sion No. 8403290087
13. 08/07/84 Letter from Rep. Edward Markey to Chaiman Palladino -

Accession No. 8411140581A 14.

10/17/84 Letter from J. C. Ebersole, ACRS, to Chairman Palladino -

Accession No. 8410220056 15.

10/31/84 Letter from Chairman Palladino to Rep. Markey - Accession No. 8411140581

16. 07/19/85 Letter from W. B. Behnke, AIF, to Chairman Palladino -

Accession No. 8508260257AB 17.

11/05/85 Letter from Congressmen Moorhead to Broyhill to Chairman Palladino.

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FOIA-85-759 APPENDIX B 3

1.

03/02/83 Letter from J. E. Tribble to Chairman Palladino.

(1 page) 2.

05/02/83 Memorandum from W. Dircks to Commissioners.

(5 pages) 3.

06/!6/83 Letter from C. Walske, AIF, to Chairman Palladino.

(2 pages) 4.

06/23/83 -Letter from W. G. Counsil, Nuclear Utility Backfitting and Reform Group, to S. Chilk.

(2 pages) 5.

09/22/83 Letter from W. G. Dircks to C. Walske.

(5 pages) 6.

09/29/83 Letter from Chairman Palladino to Sen. Mitchell.

(3 pages) 7.

-10/23/84 Memorandum from J. K. Asselstine to Chairman Palladino with 10/29/84 response from Chairman Palladino to Commissioner Asselstine at bottom of page.

(1 page) 8.

03/12/85 Letter from D. A. Ward, ACRS, to Chairman Palladino.

(3 pages) 9.

03/15/85 Letter from C. Kammerer to Rep. Moorhead.

(1 page)

10. 03/15/85 Letter from C. Kammerer to Rep. Broyhill.

(1 page)

11. 03/21/85 Letter from J. S. Harrington, DOE, to Chairman Palladino.

(2 pages)

12. 08/15/85 Memorandum from W. Dircks to Chairman Palladino.

(1 page)

13. 08/21/85 Letter from J. E. Tribble to Chairman Palladino.

(1 page)

14. 09/13/84 Letter from W. Dircks to J. D. Peach, GA0.

(5 pages)

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F01A-85-759 APPENDIX C 1.

Drafts of 9/13/83 letter to Weiss from Palladino.

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Drafts of 9/29/83 letter to Mitchell from Palladino.

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Drafts of 3/12/84 letter to Bevill from Palladino.

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Drafts of 10/31/84 letter to Markey from Palladino.

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