ML20199C786
| ML20199C786 | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/28/1998 |
| From: | Racquel Powell NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Jim Hickey SHAW, PITTMAN, POTTS & TROWBRIDGE |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20199C790 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-97-365 NUDOCS 9801300092 | |
| Download: ML20199C786 (5) | |
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No agency records subject to the request have been located.
No additional agency tecords subiect to the request have been located.
Requested records are available through enother pubhc distribution program. See Comments section.
Agericy records subject to the request that are identified in Apperrt.s(es) are already available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Docurnent Room,2120 L Street, N.W.. Washington, DC.
y Agamcy records sub}ect to the request that are klentified in Appendiates)
F are being made available for public inspection and copymg et the NRC Public Docutnent Room,2120 L Street N.W., Washington OC. sn a folder under this TOIA number.
The nonpronnetary version of the p wosal(s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversatior; with a member of my staf f is now being made available for public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N W., Washington, DC,in a folder under thie FOI A number.
Agency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendiates) may be inspected and copied at the NRC Local Pubhc Document Room identified in the Comments section.
[nclosed es information on how you may obtem access to and the charges for u,ying records located at the NHC Publ6c Document Hoom,2120 L Street, N !., Washington DC s
X Agency recoeds subject to the request are enclosed.
- Records subject to the request have been referred to another F ederal agency (ics) for teview and direct respanse to you.
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You will be belled by the NRC for fees totalmg $
You will receive a refund f am the NRC in the an.ount of $
in view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is bemo taken on appeal letter dated
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PAHT ll. A-INFOHMAflON WITHHELD F FlOM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain information in the requested records is being withheld from publ6c disclosure porsuant to the enemptions described in and for the reasons stated in P;rt 11. 8, C, and D. Any released portions of the docurnents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public y
inspection and copying in the NRC Pubuc Document Room,2120 L Street, N W,, Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number.
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- The records identified on Appendix E and the releasable portions of the records identified on Appendix f are enclosed.
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PART 118-APPLICABLE ExtMPTIONS Cecords sub ett to the request tbst are described in the enclosed Appendiates) I are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the i
E semption No.(s) and for the renon(s) given below pursuant to 5 U.S C. $52(b) and 10 CF R 917(e) of NRC repletions.
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- 1. The withheld enformation es twopesty classefed pursuant to Isecutive Order. (Enemption 11 2 The wrthheld enformatioa relates solely to the mternal pers9nnel rules and ptocedures of NRC ([atmption 2)
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fections 141145 of he Atomic f rio#gy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data ce Formerly Restiscted Data 142 U.S C. 21612165).
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$ action 141 of the Atomic E nergy Act, which pechibsts the disclosure of Unclassified &aferaards information (42 U $ C. 2167L 4 The withheid mformaten se a trade secost of commetrial or fmancesi mformation that is being withheid for the reasontal indecated. It aemptlon 4)
The fr % *mation sa tonsidered to be tonhdential business speopretary) enformalen the enformaten as camsidsted to to proprietary information pursuant to 10 Cf R 2 790 toil 11 The enformation was submitted and received in confidence pursuant to 10 Cf R 2 790idH21 l$. The withheid enfo#maten consists of enteragent y oe miraegency tecords that are riot avanatde theough descover, du'ing lih0stion (t uomption 61. ApplHtable Privilege.
Delibeisbve Ptocess Disclosure of prodocessonai information would tend to enhibit the open and frans enchange of deas essentist to the deliberabwe prot.ess Where fecewds are withheld an thew entwety, the f acts are pientric chly entert*sned with the p<edecisional ordormate There also are no reasonabtv seJ'egable f actual porticme because the release of the f acts would permit en mdirect enouiry ento the prede(isional piocess of the agency Attorney woes pendut t pfiviege 8Do( urnents prep red by an attornew m t ontempate v8 ht yale i l
Attorney chent privilege. (Confidential commumcatens between en ettorney and his/her client.)
6 The withheld in8 smaten is esempted from public disclosure because #ts d sclosu e moutrf vesuit en a clea'i, unwananted evasion of po'sonal privsc, (E nemption 61 0
r 7 The withheld mformation consists of #er.otds compoed for le* enf orcement purposes and is being withheld for the ressantal endicated (E nemption 7)
Disclosure could reasonably be saported to enterfore with an enforcement proceedmg because it cou6d reveal the scope. direction and focus of enforcement eMutta. ered thus could possibly stiow recipients to take artnon to shield potential wronigtwng or e violation of NRC requwements hom mvestgetors ((semption 7_( Al)
D4 closure would constM* en unwarranted mves*on of personal prevocy. ([nemptton 7(CH The enf twmation ce m of narnes of individuals and othev inf ormate the disclosuee tA whw h c oulet reasonahe, tw espected to eeveal identit.es of conhdential swr.es st mempt+on 7 (01)
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PART 11 C-DENYING OUICIALS Pu'tuant to 10 Cf R 9 751bl amt os 9 26tcl of the U S Nuclese Regalato<y Comm soon regwegions. it has been ctetermined that the intuernavon w>inheid is esempt from pec duction or d sc losure. erkt that its prostuct on or d.sclosure is cont'ary to the pubhc interest The persom respons bie hw the denial are thow off.c.a s ident.fied beiow as atenying of ficiais and the Daector, D. vision of F reedom of inMtmation and Pubhcat uns Services Of f ce of Admin,etratiori, fo< any destess that snav be appraied to the E =*cutive Dweetor tot Operatens ([ DOI Dt NYING Of flCIAL flit t 'OF FICE l
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FOIA-97-365 APPENDIX E RECORDS BEING RELEASED IN THEIR ENTIRETY NL DATE DESCRIPTION /(PAGE COUNT) 1.
01/21/97 Exhibit
'T to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, (5 pp) 2.
01/28/97 Exhibit 40 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, (24 pp) 3.
4/25/95 Allegation Review Board Summary (2 pp) i
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APPENDIX F RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN PART E
DATE DESCRIPTION / f PAGE COUNT) / EXEMPTIONS 1.
12/19/96 Exhibit 24 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (13 pp) 2.
12/18/96 Exhibit 25 to OI ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (40 pp) 3.
12/16/96 Exhibit 30 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (4 pp) 4.
01/22/97 Exhibit 31 to OI: ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of -Individual, 7 (C), portiona (3 pp) 5.
01/29/97 Exhibit 32 to OI ROI 1-96-006, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (3 pp) 6.
01/21/97 Exhibit 33 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (3 pp) 7.
01/22/97 Exhibit 34 to OI:ROI i-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (2 p) 8.
12/18/96 Exhibit 35 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (4 pp)
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01/29/97 Exhibit 37 to OI:ROI-1-96-005, Interview Report 1of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (3 pp) 10.
12/18/96 Exhibit 39 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (5 pp) 11, 12/17/96 Exhibit 41 to.OI:ROI 1-96-005, Interview Report of Individual, 7 (C), portions, (3 pp)'
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01/21/97 Exhibit 43 to OI:ROI 1-96-005, 7 (C),
portions, (3 pp)
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11/01/96 Exhibit 44 to OI ROI 1-96-005, 7 (C),
portions, (10 pp)
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- "y,7,7,,"'c"";"c-September 19,1997 Mr. Russel! A. Powell, Chief Freedom of Information Act/ Local Public Document Room Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T 6 D8 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re:
Freedom of Information Act (FOlA) Request
Dear Mr. Powell,
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. S 552 (a)(3) and 10 C.F.R. 9 9.23, I am requesting all documents relating to the investigation by the NRC Region i Office of !nvestigations of Case No. 196-005 (allegatior j ' elated to Vermont Yankee).
I agree in advance to pay any reasonable fees associated with this request.
I Thank you for your prompt attention to this request. I look forward to your response within ten (10) days, as required by NRC and FOIA regulations.
Sincerely, J. Patrick Hickey (
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