ML20198D405
| ML20198D405 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07200022 |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1997 |
| From: | Silberg J External (Affiliation Not Assigned), SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE |
| To: | Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel |
| References | |
| CON-#198-18712 97-732-02-ISFSI, 97-732-2-ISFSI, ISFSI, NUDOCS 9801080208 | |
| Download: ML20198D405 (4) | |
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ASLBP No. 97-732-02 ISFSI APPLICANT'S ANSWERTO STATE OF UTAH'S LATE-FILED CONTENTIORS in a December 19,1997 pleading entitled " State of Utah's Response to Contentions of Ohnga Gaudadeh Devia, Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation and David Pete, and Castle Rock Land & Livestock, L.C., Skull Valley Co., Ltd, and -
Ensign Ranches of Utah, L.C.," the State of Utah, in addition to announcing its support for all the contentions filed by the three petitioners,' also stated that it "specifically adopts as part ofits contentions each and every contention filed by Petitioner Castle Rock Land & Livestock, L.C., Skull Valley Co., LTD, and Ensign Ranches of Utah. L.C."
The State's attempt to add new contentions by incorporatrug by reference "each and every contention" filed by another petitioner should be rejected. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board established a schedule for petitioners to file their contentions. Sec _
Septemoer 23,1997 Initial Prehearing Order, as modified by the October 17,1997 nce the State of Utah is not yet a " party" to this proceeding, it is not entitled to respond to the contentions of other petitioners. Set 10 C.F.R. 5 2.714(c)("Any pany to a proceeding may file an answer to petition for leave to intervene or a supplement thereto... ")(emphasis added),
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Time to File Conte itions). The State's attempt to add new contentions is well outside the -
deadline set by the Board and falis to make the good cause dowing for nontimely filings -.
required by 10 C.F.R. { 2.714(a). The State's attempt should also be rejected because it ~
violates the Commission's 1989 amendments to 10 C,F.R. Part 2 for the reasons set for.:1 in Applicant's Answer to Petitioner's Contentions, dated December 24,1997 at 18-20.
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ASLBP No. 97 732 02 ISFSI CERTIFlCATE OF SERVICE 1 hereby certify that copies of the Applicant's Answer to State of Utah's Late.
Filed Contentions, dated December 31,1997, were served on the persons listed below (unless otherwise noted) by facsimile with confonning copies by U.S. mail, first class,
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G. Paul. Itollwerk lit, Esq., Chairman Dr. Jerry R. Kline Adm',nistrative Judge Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 0001 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 e mail: OPil@.nrc. gov c mail: JRK2@. arc. gov Dr. Peter S. Lam.
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Administrative,ludge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 0001 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 e mail: PSL@.nre. gov J
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Catherine L. Marco, Esq.
- Charles J. llaughney Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.
A: ting Director, Spent Fuel Project Omce Omcc of the Genera! Counsel Omcc of Nuclear Material Safety and Mail Stop O 15 B18 Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 e mail: SET @.nrc. gov Denise Chancellor, Esq.
Jean Belille, Esq.
Assietant Attorney General Ohngo Gaudadeh Devia Utah Attorney General's OMce Land and Water Fund of the Rockies 160 East 300 South, $* Floor 2260 Baseline Road, Suite 200 P.O. Ilox 140873 Boulder, Colorado 80302 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 0873 c mail: landwater@lawfund.org e mail: dchancel@ state.UT.US John Paul Kennedy, Sr., Esq.
Danny Quintu, Esq.
Confederated Tribes of the Ooshute Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians Reservation and David Pete Danny Quintana & Associates, P.C.
1385 Yale Avenue 50 West Broadway, Fourth Floor Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 c mail: John @kennedys.org e mail: quintana @xmission.com Clayton J. Parr, Esq.
Omce of the Secretary Castle Rock, et al.
Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless Staff 185 S. State Street, Suite 1300 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 11019 Washington, D.C. 20555 0001 Salt Lake City, Utah 84147 0019 e mail: CJR@pwlaw.com (Original and two copies)
Diane Curran, Esq.
2001 S Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20009 e mail: dicurran@aol.com
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