ML20147F714

Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents That Clarify or Interpret Phrase Unreviewed Safety Question. Forwards Partially Withheld App F Documents (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20147F714
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	03/03/1988
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Lamberski J TROUTMANSANDERS (FORMERLY TROUTMAN, SANDERS, LOCKERMA
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ML20147F718	List: ML20147F714 ML20147F876
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FOIA-87-768 NUDOCS 8803080020
Download: ML20147F714 (3)

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INFORMATION ACT (FOlA) REQUEST

%o..e.h oocm os.. s, m ,-,se, MAR 3 1989 2g*QLjgg T[R John Lamberski i

t PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checaed bonest No agency records subpoet to the request have been located.

• No ad+ tor 41 ogency records subtect to the request have been located Agency records Nbrect to the request that are coettfed m Appendes are skeady avart.Ne for pubbc repecten and copvmg m the NRC Pubf4 Docurr set R 1717 H Street. N W., Washegton. DC Agency records subrect to the request that are centrfed m Apcendis are being made avadab6e for pubhc escecten and copyng m the NRC Pubhc Documen Koom.1717 H Street. N.W . WasNngton. DC, in a fo6 der under the FOIA nwrrter and req uester naw The nonpropr,etary versson of the proposaitsi that you agreed to accept e a veiephone conversat,on eth a memter of my staff e now tong made avalable for pubhc especten and covrg at the NRC Pubhc Document Room.1717 H Street. N W . Washegton DC. m a folder under the FOI A nwmte and requester name.

L inclosed e information on how you may obts.n access to aed the charges for copying records placed n t% NRC Pwbhc Document Room.1717 H Street. N.W . Washegion. DC.

Agency records subject to the request a o enciosed Any appkcatde charge for cop.es of the records proveed a4 pay %nt procedwres are noted art the comments secten  !

Rscords sotpect to the roovest have been re' erred to another Federal agency (est for revew and dnect response to vow.

I in vew of NRC's respoese to the roovest. no further acton a beeg taken on apceal leMer dated p

PART li.A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC OtSCLOSURE Cedam eformaton m the roovested records is being ethheid from pubhc deciosurs pursuant to tne FOI A enempt>oas descreed e and for the reasons stated in Pan it, sec-tons 8. C. sw D. Any reiaased port ons of the documents for which ofwy can of tre record e being etehen:t are teing made e.adatse for pubhc nspection and copyeg es X the NRC PutJac Document Room,1717 H Street. N W, Washegton DC. m a folder under the FOIA nv~ter and requesier nan Comm 4nts I

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE FOtA NUMBEQsSt 87-768 ~ DATE MAR 3 1989 PART 118 - APPLICA8LE FOIA EXEMPTIONS Records subsect to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendices F ,,,3.,ng ,,tnneid in ino,, ,ni,,,1y o, in part under FOf A Enemptons and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552tb) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulations.

1. The wthhend eformation a property class < fed pursuant to Esecutew Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 1)

2. The withho6d informatiori rotates solely to the infomat personnel rules and procedures of NRC. IEXEMPTION 2)

3. The wthheid information e specificairy exempted from pubf c disclosure by statute mecated (EXEMPTION 3)

Section 141146 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohtwts the esciosure of Restncted Data 'or Formerty Restncied Data (42 U.S C,21612146).

Secten 147 of the Atomn: Energy Act wh.c% prohbts the dociosure of Unclass4d Safeguards Informaton 142 U S C. 2167).

4. The wthheld information e e trade secret or comrnercW of fmancial informaton that es being ethheid for the reasords) indcated IEKEMPTION di The informaton a considered to be confidentel busaness (propretary) 6nformaton.

s The ir formaton a consdered to be propretary informaton pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790idHil.

The informaton was subr wited and rece'ved m confidence from a fore +gn source pu'suant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH2L

5. The ethhend informaton cones.s of inte<sgency or etrawy ecords that are not ave 4able through decovery dweg htgation. Osclosure of predece.onal informaton would tend to inhbt the open and frar* enchange of icsas essent2al to the deieberstra process Where records are swthheld m their entrety, the ' acts are spentrcabPy intertamed wth the prede.cessonal eformaton. There eleo are no reasonabiv segregab6e factual portons because the renease of the facts would permet en y edirect inquiry eto the predocsonal process of the ege~:y. (EXEMPTION h G. The wthhold information a exempted from public $nclosur e because its declosur e would result in a cleady wewananted eveson of pe'sonal pnvecy. (EXEMPTION 6)

7. The vrthhe6d informaton conersts of evestgatory records comp 4ed for law erforcement purposes and 'e beeg str+e6d for the ressor"s) ind.cated (E.xEMPTON 7)

Declosure would eterfo e wth am coment proceedeg because at could reveal the scope, detecten, and focus of enforcemet eMorts. and thus could possery snow them to tate acten to theid potented wrungdomg or a vc41.on of NRC requirements from ovestgators (EXEMPTION 74 All Osct>$ure would coretute e6 unwenacted irnason of personal pavecy (EXEMPTION 7lCD s

The eformaton consets of rames of n: lev.dve s and other informaton the tsclosure of w%ch eround revoet idee.*tiss of confidentet sou*ces ! EXEMPTION tid 1)

PART !! C- DE NYM3FF6CIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and 'or 9.1% of the J S Nvcieer Regulatory Commason regulatore, at has been determmed that the infornmon wthreid e enempt from producten or eseosure.

and that its producten or declosure e contrary to the pubic interest The persons roepons6e for the densal are those oftcals m$entifed besow as denying offaciels and the Ovector, Deve.on of Rulee and Recorde. Office of %9etratoa, for any oemals that may be appea6ed to the Executrve Dwector for Operatiore tEDoi.

DENYING OFFICIAL iiTLE < OF FICE RECORDS DENiEO APPELLATE OFFICIAL SECa(T Aav goo Thomas E. Murley Director Office of n App. p - Merno & X Nuclear Reactor Regulation Encls 1, Zs a 3 l 1

PART 11 D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official .dentifed in Part Il C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identifed in that section Any such appeat must be in writing and must be made vothin 30 days of receipt of this response. Appea4 must be addressed as appropriate to the Esecutive Director fr4 Operations or to the Secretary of the Comr Mnn, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, WesNngton, DC 20566, and should clearfy state on the envelope and in the letter that et is en "Appeal frorts an trete FOIA Decrs.on."

• Rc sonin ene ipert a Oen U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION s

Re: F01,' 768 APPENDIX F RECORDS PARTIALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION

1. 10/21/87 Note to Multiple Addressees from Joseph D. Neighbors, subject: "Indian Point 3 '., team Generator Reolacement Program," (1 page) - Release 3 with enclosures: Enclosure 1. t.1consee's Proposal, -

-(1 page).- Withhold, Exemption 5, Enclosure 2. Staff-Issues and 76sitrons. (i page) - Withhold. Exemotion 5.

Enclosure 3, tiemo for Steve A. Varga from Lawrence C. Shao, subject: "Steam Generator Replacement Program at-Indian Point 3 - Non-Applicability of '0 CFR 50.59,"

(2 pages) - Withhold, Exemption 5, Enclosure 4, Memo To All Licensees of so111ng water Reactors (BWRs),

Available in the Public Document Room (PDR)

Acc. No. 840lI6d275 and Enclosure 5, Presentation to the ViSiN.R.C. by the New York Power t.uthority, Available in POR, Acc. No. 3708190408.

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