ML20153D028

Appeals Denial of FOIA 88-28 Re Contracts Negotiated for Plant Emergency Evacuation Plan

ML20153D028
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/22/1988
From:	Bergman G ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NEWSPAPERS, INC., HAMPTON, NH
To:	NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
References
FOIA-88-28, FOIA-88-A-19 NUDOCS 8805090044
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Rockingham County Newspapers March 22, 1988 Executive Director of Operations AFPCA1. Of Wiiis. Nus w LiJAJn U. S. Regulatory Commission ((* */ ~

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Dear Sir:

)8u. ' d. 3-d S-22 I wish to appeal the denial of my FOIA reguest to 88-28.

The information in question concerns the "redacted" material including, but not limited to, contracts negotiated with bus companies, ambulance drivers and hospitals by New Hampshire Yankee for its Massachusetts emergency evacuation plans.

The information is contained in appendix A of the 'atility's plans.

I would argue that such information is not proprietary and is of no competitive use. Indeed, it is an essential part of the evacuation plans for Seabrook Station, which are in the public domain, and should also be available to the public.

Without this data, no reporter can confirm that the companies contracted with exist or that their personnel understand what their duties would be in the event of a nuclear accident. This confirmation is of vital public interest.

Fears that release cf this material might lead to harrass=ent of l co=panies or their personnel are unfounded. In the case of the New Hampshire evacuation plans, the availability of similar information l 1ed to nothing moce than healthy and informed debate. If anything, public debate of the plans may lead to improvements and to ircreased

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I see no sound reason for withholding these records and, in fact, see an overriding public policy interest in their release.

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Records subject to the request that are described en the enclosed Appendices N 4.e being ethheid en their entrety or in part under FOIA Esemptons and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U S C. 5521b1 and 10 CFR 9 Stat of NRC Regulatons t The thbed eformaton 1 propedy ctawed pu swant r to Enocut,ve order 12356 tExEMPfiON 16

2. The wthee6d eformosoe ietates sowy to the etereal pe sonees rvbe and procedwr ee o+ NRC iExf MPflON 21 3 The wthhead eformaten e sC4cif,caay esempted Nm ov'bi=C d scious by statute ed*cated IExtMPTION 31 Secten 141 145 of the AtomaC Energy Act which pron @ts f*e discloew r e of Restricted Data or Formody RootnCted Data 142 U $ C. 2161218R '

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' APPENDIX A RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION The portions of the Public Service Company of New Hampshire's Seabrook Plan for Massachusetts Comunities that were not previously made public will continue to be withheld pursuant to Exemption 4.

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