ML20204B908
| ML20204B908 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 03/08/1999 |
| From: | Racquel Powell NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM) |
| To: | Post E AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20204B912 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-98-341 NUDOCS 9903220300 | |
| Download: ML20204B908 (4) | |
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NRC FORM 464 Part 1 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA/PA RESPONSE NUMBER e vea [" %o h\\
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ACT (PA) REQUEST TYPE REQUESiER DATE M 081999 Fdda Sara Post PART L -INFORMATION RELEASED
[ No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.
] Requested records are available through another public distribution program. S ee Comments section.
Agency records subject to the request that are identified in the listed appendi ces are already available for APPENDtCEs public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room.
APPENDICES Agency records subject to the request that are identified in the listed appendi ces are being made available for K
public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room.
] Document Room,2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC.
Enclosed is information on how yau may obtain access to and the charges for cop ying records located at the NRC Public IF APPENDICES Kfj Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
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] Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of int erest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (see comments section) for a disclosure determination a nd direct response to you.
Q We are continuing to process your request.
] See Comments.
PART l.A - FEES MOUNT
- You will be billed by NRC for the amount listed.
] None. Minimum fee threshold not met.
] You will receive a refund for the amount listed.[ Fees waived.
sgegents PART l.B -INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE
] No agency records subject to the request have been located.
] the reasons stated in Part II.Certain information in the requested records is being withheld from disclosure pursuant to
] Washington, DC 20555-0001.
This determination may be appealed within 30 days by writing to the FOIA/PA Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Clearly state on the envelope and in the letter tha t it is a "FOIA/PA Appeal."
PART 1.C COMWNTS (Use attached Comments continuation page if reauired)
The records identified with an asteri'
' on Appendix K are copyrighted and are, therefore, not being provided. You may view copies of the re ords in the NRC i oblic Documer.t Room.
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DATE DESCRIPTION /(PAGE COUNT) 1.
5/21/98 Conversation record between R. Doombos and R. Vant' >grith (1 page) 2.
5/21/98 Fax from C. Borello to R. Doornbos re: list (2 pages) 3.
5/21/98
- Fax from C. Borello to R. Doombos re: news article (2 pages) l 4.
5/23/98 Fax from C. Borello to R. Doornbos re: requested list ( 5 Pages)
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5/27/98 Conversation record between R. Doornbos and C. Borello to discuss the list (1 page) 6.
5/27/98
- Fax to R. Doornbos re: comments and newspaper article (2 Pages) 7.
5/27/98 Fax from C. Borello to R. Doornbos re: synopsis (4 pages) 8.
5/30/98 Fax to R. Doornbos to provide information (10 pages) l 9.
5/30/98 Fax frem CCLT to R. Doornbos re: uranium readings (6 l
pages) 10.
6/3/98
- Fax from C. Borello/CCLT to R. Doombos to provide information (2 pages) 11.
6/10/98
- Fax from CCLT to R. Doombos to provide information (4 Pages) 12.
6/15/98
- Fax to R. Doornbos to provide information (4 pages) l l
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6/21/98
- Fax from C. Borello/CCLT to R. Doornbos re: newspaper articles (11 pages)
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6/29/98 Fax from CCLT to R. Doombos re: information received in mail (9 pages) 15.
8/6/98
- Fax from CCLT to R. Doornbos to provide information (4 pages) l I
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Freedom ofInformation Act Reouest
Dear Freedom ofInformation Act Officer:
We represent the Board of Lake Township Trustees in Stark County, Ohio in association with the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site located in Uniontown, Lake Township, Ohio (the "IEL Superfund Site). To investigate potential sources and the nature of radioactive ' ontamination at the IEL Superfund Site on behalf of the local government'of c
Lake Township, we request the following information:
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All information in the possession of the US Nuclear' Regulatory Commis~sion and its predecessor entities (NRC) related to License No. 34-00508-06 issued to Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,142 Goodyear Boulevard, Akron, Ohio 44316 or its related or affiliated entities. By way of example and not limitation, this request includes copies of the license application form and license and any amendments, supplements, renewals, changes and modifications to the application or permit; any and all correspondence, or other communications between the NRC and Goodyear Tire and Rubbr Company, its predecessors, successors, related entities and affiliates; any and ali fuspection, investigation, notices of violation or other reports, internal or external memoranda, data, correspondence or other documents generated by the NRC in association with the nuclear and radioactive containing or contaminated materials, source materials, byproducts, articles containing source materials or byproducts, high and low level radioactive waste, mixed radioactive and hazardous waste, any other sources of radioactivity, materials contaminated by radioactivity or other materials and substances regulated by the NRC, now or in the past, or co-regulated by the NRC and the Environmental Protection Agency (collectively referred to as " Radioactive Material") possessed, used, stored, generated, transported, managed, purchase'd, sold, treated, disposed or otherwise handled by the licensee; any and all reports or i
other documents filed with the NRC by the licensee for Radioactive Material; any I
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l 08/28/98 or disposal or other handling of Radioactive Materials, by Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Akron Il Plant, its predecessors, successors and related entities l
and affiliate.=. This information includes but is not. limited to the types of-documents discussed in #1.
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Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related.to the nature, j
possession, use, storage, purchase, sale, management, transportation, generation 1
or disposal or other handling of Radioactive Materials by General Tire Company,
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its predecessors, successors and related entities and affiliates. This information includes but is not limited to the types of documents discussed in #1.
9.
Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the nature, possession, use, storage, purchase, sale, management, transportation, generation or disposal or other handling of Radioactive Materials by B.F. Goodrich i
Company, its predecessors, successors and related entities and affiliates. This information includes but is not limited to the types of documents discussed in #1.
10.
Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the nature, possession, use, storage, purchase, sale, generation, transportation or disposal or other handling of Radioactive Materials by Seiberling Company, its predecessors, successors and related entities and affiliates. This information includes but is not limited to the types of documents discussed in #1.
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Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the nature, possession, use, storage, generation, treatment, purchase, sale, management, transportation, disposal or other handling of Radioactive Material by any manufacturing, defense or research and development facilities in Stark, Portage, Summit, Medina, Mahoning, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne, Holmes, Carroll, Columbiana Counties in Ohio from 1960 to 1980. This information includes but is not limited to the types of documents discussed in #1.
12.
Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the nature, generation, transportation, treatment and disposal of high level and low level radioactive waste, mixed radioactive and hazardous waste and other Radioactive Materials by manufacturing, defense or research and development facilities in Stark, Portage, Summit, Medina, Mahoning, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne, Holmes, Carroll and Columbiana Counties in Ohio from 1960 to 1980.
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Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the nature, j
storage, generation, management, transportation, treatment, disposal or other l
handling of high and low level radioactive waste, mixed radioactive and
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KAUFMAN&CUMBERLAND Freedom ofInformation Act Request Page 4 of 5 l
08/28/98 l
I hazardous waste and other Radioactive Materials by the Ravenna Arsenal and 4
other military facilities operated by the United States in Stark, Portage, Summit, L
Medina, Mahoning, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wayne, Holmes, Carroll, Columbiana Counties in the State of Ohio from 1960 to 1980. This information includes but is not limited to the types of documents listed in #1.
14.
Any and all information in the possession of the NRC related to the Industrial-Excess Landfill located in Uniontown, Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio. By l
wayof example and not limitation, the information requested includes any license application forms and license to receive, treat or dispose of Radioactive Materials i
and any amendments, supplements, renewals, changes and modification to the application.or permit; a::y and all records, databases, reports, memoranda, notes and any other documentation of the transportation to or disposal of Radioactive Material at the Industrial Excess Landfill from 1955 to 1980; any and all information identifying the persons and entities that may have transported or disposed of Radioactive Materials at the Industrial Excess Landfill; any and all documents regarding the nature and quantity of Radioactive Materials disposed of or transported to the Industrial Excess Landfill; the identity of any and all persons with personal knowledge of the transportation to, receipt of or disposal of Radioactive Materials at the Industrial Excess Landfill.
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Any and all guidance documents, handbooks or other documents of the NRC related to the transportation and disposal of Radioactive Material from 1955 to 1980.
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Request for Waiver of Fees. Pursuant to 10 CFR l9.41 the Lake Township Board of l
Trustees requests a waiver of fees for searching for, reviewing and duplicating any agency records. This request for information is not made for commercial purposes, but rather, to gather facts necessary to ensure that the health and safety of the citizens of Lake Township is protected. The Board of Township Trustees has received reports of night dumping of wastes from rubber company trucks placarded with radioactivity signs at the l
Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site. Groundwater samples indicate that high levels of radioactivity exist at various points of the Superfund Site. The Board of Township Trustees seeks the requested information to investigate the reports of dumping, determine what people and entities may have had Radioactive Materials in their possession in the area served by the Industrial Excess Landfill and document the proper disposal of known l
Radioactive Materials. Further, without more detailed information regarding the type of Radioactive Material that was dumped, a proper investigation and remedy of the Industrial Excess Landfill may not be designed.
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Page 5 of 5 08/28/98 Our firm will review the information received from the NRC to identify the persons and entities that had Radioactive Materials in their possession and potentially disposed of l
Radioactive Material or mixed waste at the Site. The Township is currently seeking i
Technical Assistance under the EPA's TOSC program from the Hazardous Materials Research Center at Michigan State University. Technical information may be forwarded to the Center for review. Much public concern has been expressed over this issue for i
many years. To date, despite citizens' requests, the EPA has not investigated it. Once the Board of Township Trustees and their representatives complete their review of the data and communicated its findings to the EPA and the public, public access to the information will be provided; however, the cost to copy the information may be charged to defray the Township's administrative expenses.
The disclosure of the information in the NRC's records is not in the commercial interest of the Lake Township Board of Trustees. Further, the disclosure of the information is in j
the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the regulation and control of Radioactive Material and radioactive waste by the NRC and identify potential sources and types of radioactive contarrdnation that may have been disposed at the Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site. Such information will enable the EPA and the PRPs to design a proper investigation and remedy of the Site.
l Accordingly, pursuant to 10 CFR {9.41(c) and (d), the NRC should waive the fees for j
this information request.
l If you have any questions or require any additional information to process this reauest, please feel free to contact me at the telephone number listed above.
Very truly yours, Edda Sara Post ESP /jmp I
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David Herbert, Esq.
Frank J Cumberland, Esq.
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