ML20202B048

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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.App a Records Being Made Available in Pdr.Records in App B Withheld in Part (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)
ML20202B048
Person / Time
Issue date: 11/26/1997
From: Racquel Powell
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Mattingly S
MATTINGLY TESTING SERVICES, INC. (FORMERLY MATTINGLY
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ML20202B053 List:
References
FOIA-97-438 NUDOCS 9712030041
Download: ML20202B048 (4)


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RESPONSE T YPE gV RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF yl mat I le^aTiat

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PART 1.-AOENCY RECORD 5 RELIrf(8fD'OR NOT LOCAT ED (See checAerf bomes/

No agency records subject to the requ%t have bevn located.

No additional agenc y recoics subject to the request have been located.

Requested records are av6bte through another pubhc distribution program. See Comments section.

Agency records sabrect to the request that afe 6dentified in Appendin(es) are already availab'e for pubhc irupection and copying at the NRC Pubhc Document Roem. 2120 L Street. N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency re.ceds subject to the request that are identified in Appendiales)

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at the NRC Publec Document Room,2120 L Street, N W., Washington, DC, m a folder under this F OI A number.

The nortproprietary version of the proposaltsi that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made available for pubhe inspection and copying at the N RC Pubhc Document Room,2120 L Street. N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number.

Ayency records subject to the request that are identified in ApperKhx(es) may be inspected and copied at the N RC Local Public Document Room identified in the Comments section.

Enclosed ta mformation on how you may obtam access to and the cha ps for copying records located at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N W, Washington, DC g

Aganry records subject to the request are enclosed.

Records subjt:ct to the request have been referred to another Federal agency (ies) for review and direct response to you.

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You will be bdled by the NRC for fees totakng 5 You will receive a refund from the NRC in the amount of $

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,No in view of N RC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated PART ll. A-INFORMAllON WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC i)lSCLOSURE Certain inf ormat6on in the requested records is being withheld f rom public disclosure pursuant to the enemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part ll,8, C, and D, Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public inspection and copying in tha NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC in a folder under this FOI A number, COMME NTS In B telephone Conver35 tion with Ms Carol Ann Reed on November 18,1907 you agreed to natiow the scope of this FOIA request to the Offsoe of Investigations' Report oilnvestigations 4-05-019 and 4-05-010S, and records documenting the 2/14/95 and 2/28/95 telephone conversations with the Department of Justice referenced in Report of Investigetson 4-94-056 In that conversetson you further agreed to pay up to $50,00 for the processing of your FOIA request.

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PART 118-APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendix (es) are being withheld in their entirety or in part undst the Exemption No.(s) and for the reason (s) given below pu suant to 618 %C. $52(b) and to CF R 9.17(a) of NHC regulations.

II The wnhhold mformation es property classefed pursuant s', J meutive Order. (Enempw 11 2, The orthhead iritormation relates soety to the enternal pass nnet ru.es and procedures of NRC Oxemption 2) n l3 The withbeid mformaten is scocificalty esempted from put4c disclosure by stat 6le indicated. {Ememption 3)

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( Seestons141146 cf the Atomic f no gv Act, e fuch pruhebits the baclosure of flestricted Data or Formerly Restncted Data 142 U.S C. 21612165).

t Section 147 of the Atomac Energy Act, whbh prohbts the disch vre of Unciassir ed Safeguards information (42 U.S.C. 2167).

$4 The wrthhsHd anformaten is a trade secret or commercest at financeal mtormation that is bemg withhe8d f oe the esasontal 6ndicateil. (E xemption 4)

!*ie mformahon es considevi,d to be t.on%enbat txuseness (proprietaryl mformahon

' he ireformation is consider:' to be proprie s y informanon pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790tdH1F e

The anSematen was submsttes and received m conhdence puesuant to 10 CFR 2190idH21 1

Il The withreid information consists 08 meeragency or intresgency records that a o not avaastre thenugh discovet, durmg htigation (E memption 51, Apphcable Privilot'e.

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'Dehberative Psocess Disclosues of p<edeciseuna Wetmation would tend to nhebit the nnen and frans enchange of ideas essenhal t t the dehberative process Where records are withheld an theie enterety, the f acts a'e eneatucably etertweed with the piedecisenal mformation inere aiso are no reasonably segregable f actus' partions because the release of the facts wounti permit art er.datect w*4uits mto the p<edeuseonel peacess of the agency Attorney wod produ t p.vi6ege iDoruments Deepa'ed by an att arney m cnntemple%n of hbgaten i Attorney chent privilege, (C int denhas commuaicatens be tween en sttorney and his/hsr chent,)

The withheid eformahon is esempted tem pubbc disciosu e because its desc60sure *0uid result eri e peany un*siranted invaseon of personal peivacy (Exemption 6) 6 r

7 The withbead esformaton consists of,ecords compied fo, law ento,coment pueposes and is being withhem for the reasontsi ndicated (Exemptlon 7) l D.sclosure could reasonably be expected to meerfere with an enfoecoment proceedmg becau's it could reveal the scope, direction, and focus of i enforcer.nt e forts. end ihus couid possibly sinow recip.ents to take action to th:eid potential wronglome or a violation of NRC requrrements r

l trom savest4atorsjf aemption 7 { All Discloeuve wou6d constitute an unwaerented invason of personal pnvecy (Ememption 7(C1) p....

the mtoemanon (mos>sts ut names of md4vutumes snd ovnee 4,%rmaten the disciusis<e >i who n could reasonanf s be eispect#'d to reveaf ident Ues of ro.itersentisi sources. (Enemption 7 (DH OTHEA PARTst C-DENYING OFFICIALS rute to to 08 R 9 2W e.wi o 9 m t of ine U s Nuc.ea, Requidior y Comm ss on requiat.ons. t he been determ<nct that the stormation withheid is emernet ham pro oucten or deosure amt that its pe=tv.un o a sc owe 4 cont aev to tt'e pubLc misrest The nenons reuva.w bte for the dema are those of f<ciais atentled beiaw as denymg othe+: and the O'<ectot D.w+on of N

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PARY la D-APPE AL RIGHTS Tbv d3nes! Dy each t$enymy o facsat identibed m Part $1 C may be appeated to the Appe4 ate 04c+ identif ert there. Any such appeal must be made m wrmng withm 30 days of rece:pt e

of that estporae_ Appea e must be sodres**d es app <opoets to the E secutae Directae for Owetens to the Secreta y of tne Comm.ssion, or to the inspector General, U S. Nuc'w Mewstar, Commeon. Wuhmgton. DC 20%5, a,o inosd ciwiv state on ine enve ocw arvs m the tette, tesst et 4 en " Acosa! tmm an in.tian FOI A DecmonJ N3C F01M 464 (Part 21 (191I U.S. NUCLEAR REGtRATORY COMMISSION

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APPENDIX A RECORDS BEING RELEASED IN THEIR ENTIRETY RQ2 DATE DESCRIPTION #PAGE COUNT) 1.

Various Case Chronology on Of Case 4-94-056 (1 page) 2.

2/28/95 Memorandum to Case File, Record of Conversation on 01 Case 4-94-056 (1 page) 3.

4/16/97 01 Report of Investigation, Mattingly Testing Services, Inc.:

Alleged Discrimination for Talking to the NRC During tne Conduct of an investigation, Case No. 4-95-019S (13 pages) 4 h

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i Re: FOIA 97 438 AFPENDIX B RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN PART MCL-DATE DESCRIP.IJON/IPAGE COUNTl/ EXEMPTIONS 1.

9/20/95 01 Report of Investigation, Mattingly Testing Services, Inc.:

Alleged Termination for_ Talking to NRC During an Investigation,--

Case No. 4-95-019 (24 pages) Ex 7 6 5

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