ML20195C898

NRC Staff Response to Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia Motion to Extend Discovery Period.Staff Submits That Ogd Motion Should Be Denied.Intervenor Failed to Demonstrate Good Cause as to Why Discovery Not Sought Earlier.With Certificate of Svc

ML20195C898
Person / Time
Site:	07200022
Issue date:	06/04/1999
From:	Sherwin Turk NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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CON-#299-20483 ISFSI, NUDOCS 9906090026
Download: ML20195C898 (3)

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- June 4,1999 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION e Oin Flh BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARDDJUf a jj In the Matter of )

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NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO OHNGO GAUDADEH DEVIA'S MOTION TO EXTEND THE DISCOVERY PERIOD On May 28,1999, Interveno: Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia (OGD) filed a motion seeking to extend the time for discovery to permit it to take the deposition ofChairman Leon Bear, which OGD has noticed for June 16,1999.2 While the Staff has generally declined to respond to motions concerning discovery between other parties in this proceeding, the Staffsubmits that OGD's Motion should be denied. In this regard, the Staff submits that OGD has failed to demonstrate good cause as to why it could not have sought this discovery earlier, during the three-month period ofdiscovery that was afforded by the Licensing Board's established schedule for litigation in this proceeding.

Respectfully submitted,

.u) b Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for NRC Staff Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 4th day ofJune 1999 8 "Intervenor Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia's Motion to Extend the Discovery Period" (Motion"),

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I hereby certify that copies of (1) "NRC STAFF COMMENTS CONCERNING THE EFFECT  ;

OF THE MAY 19,1999 LICENSE APPLICATION REVISION ON APPLICANT'S MOTION  !

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DISPOSITION OF UTAH CONTENTION C (DOSE LIMITS)," and (2) "NRC STAFF'S RESPONSE TO INTERVENOR OHNGO GAUDADEH DEVIA'S MOTION TO EXTEND THE DISCOVERY PERIOD" in the above captioned proceeding have been served on the following through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal  !

mail system, or by deposit in the United States mail, first class, as indicated by an asterisk, with copies by electronic mail as indicated, this 4th day of June,1999: i j G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chainnan Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

! Administrative Judge U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Washington, DC 20555 I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Office of the Secretary i

~ (E-mail copy to GPB@NRC. GOV) ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. Jerry R. Kline Washington, DC 20555 Administrative Judge (E-mail copy to:

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board HEARINGDOCKET@NRC. GOV)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Office of the Commission Appellate (E-mail copy to JRK2@NRC. GOV) Mjudication Mail Stop: 16-C-I OWFN Dr. Peter S. Lam U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Administrative Judge Washington, DC 20$55 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conunission James M. Cutchin, V Washington, DC 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

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[' Danny Quintana, Esq.* Diane Curran, Esq.*

l Danny Quintana A Associates, P.C. Harmon, Curran, Spielberg ,

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Jay E. Silberg, Esq.* dcurran@harmoncurran.com)

Ernest Blake, Esq.*

Paul A. Gaukler, Esq.* John Paul Kennedy, Sr., Esq.*

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TROWBRIDGE Salt Lake City, UT 84105 l 2300 N Street, N.W. (E-mail copy tojohn@kennedys.org)

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l paul _gaukler, and ernest _blake land and Water Fund of the Rockies

@shawpittman.com) 2056 East 3300 Socth, Suite 1 Salt Iake City, UT 84109 Denise Chancellor, Esq.* - (E-mail copy to joro61@inconnect.com) l Fred G. Nelson, Esq. ,

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' Salt lake City, UT 84114-0873 Boulder, CO 80302 l (E-mail copy to dchancel@ State.UT.US) (E-mail copy to rcondit@lawfund.org) l l Connie Nakahara, Esq.*

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• Y Sherwin E. Turk Counsel for NRC Staff I

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