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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.App a Records Withheld in Entirety (Ref FOIA Exmption 5)
ML20207G156
Person / Time
Issue date: 06/10/1999
From: Racquel Powell
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Liaw J
WINSTON & STRAWN
Shared Package
ML20207G161 List:
References
FOIA-99-218 NUDOCS 9906110042
Download: ML20207G156 (3)


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NRC FORM 464 Part i Q

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REQUESTER DATE Jean Liaw m 10 m PART l. -INFORMATION RELEASED r-No additional agency records subject to the request have been located.

Requested records are available through another public distribution program. See Comments section.

{ APPENDICES i Agency records subject to the request that are identified in the listed appendices are already available for l

public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room.

j-- TAPPENDICES Agency records subject to the request that are identified in the listed appendices are being made available for

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public inspection and copying at the NRC Public Document Room.

R 'Enciosedis iriformation on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records located at the N'tC Public Document Room,2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC.

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Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

~~ 'Ricoids sdbject to the request that contain informatson originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (see comments section) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.

We are continuing to process your request.

See Comments.

PART 1.A - FEES l

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You will receive a refund for the amount listed.

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PART l.B -INFORMATION NOT LOCATED CR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE I

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- No agency records subject to the request have been located.

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g~ - the reasons stated in Part II.Certain information in the requested records is being w thheld from disclosure pursua y-Washington, DC 20555-0001.This determination may be appealed within 30 days by writing to the FOIA/PA O Clearly Ftata on the envelope and in the letter that it is a "FOIA/PA Appeal."

PART 4.C CCMMENTS (ljse attached Comments continuation page if required) l SsGNATURE t REEDOM OF INF MAllON ACI A DP VAGf AGI M FIGtH

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NRC FORM 464 Part ll U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIAIPA OME TSPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOlA) / PRIVACY ACT (PA) REQUEST 99-218 MIOm 7 APPEND ES.__,

PART ll.A - APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS i

the Exemption Nofs) of the PA and/or the FOIA as indicated below (5 U i

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] Exemption t The withheld information is property classifed pursuant to Executive Order 12958.

] Exemption 2: The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel rules and procedures of NRC.

] Exemption 3: The withheld information is specifically exempted from public disclosure by statute indicated.

p Sections 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Res J

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] Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassifed Safeguards inform p-s 41 U.S.C., Section 253(b), subsection (m)(1), prohibits the disclosure of contractor proposals in the possession and executive agency to any person under section 552 of Title 5 U.S.C. (the FO!A), except when incorporated into the

. agency and the submitter of the proposal.

e p Exemption 4: The withheld information is a trade secret or commercial or financial information that is being withheld fo indicated.

] The information is considered to be confidential business (proprietary) information.

The information is considered to be propnetary because it concems a licensee's or applicant's physical protect{

r' accounting program for special nuclear material pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1).

d The information was submitted by a foreign source and received in confidence pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(2).

y; Exemption 5: The withheld information consists of interagency or intraagency records that are not availabl htigation. Applicable privileges:

dehberative process Where records are withheld in their entirety, the facts are in information. There also are no reasonably se I

into the predecisional process of the agency. gregable factual portions because the release of the facts would permit an indirect inquiry

[] Attomey work-product privilege. (Documents prepared by ar, attorney in contemplation of htigation) i

~~ g Attomey-client privilege. (Confidential communications between an attorney and his/her chent)

Exemption 6: The withheld information is exempted from pubhc disclosure because its disclosure would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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Exemption 7: The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being withhe L --

indicated.

(A) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with an enforcement proceeding (e g., it would reveal the sc

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focus of enforcement efforts, and thus could possibly allow recipants to take action to shield potential wrongdoing or NRC requirements from investigators).

- (C) Disclos9re would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

- (D) The information consists of names of individuals and other information the disclosure of which could reasonably be exp identities of confidential sources.

~ ~ (E) Disclosure would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or guidehnes tha reasonably be expected to risk circumvention of the law,

~ (F) Disclosure covN reasonably be expected to endanger the hfe or physical safety of an individual.

[ OTHER (Specify) 3 PART ll.B - DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to if CFR 9.25(g),9.25(h), and/or 9.65(b) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, it has been determi hLt the infarrr.ation withheld is exempt frorn production or disclosure, and that its production or disclosure is contr t

intMst. The person responsible for the denial are those officials identified below as denying efficials and the FOIA/

denills that may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operations (EDO).

DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000t for action by the appropriate appellate official (s). You s clearly state on the envelope and letter that it is a "FOIA/PA Appeal?

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FOIA-99-218 APPENDIX A RECORDS BEING WITHHELD IN THElR ENTIRETY NO.

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4/20/92 Memorandum for the Commission from William Parler on Criteria or Method for Reinterpretation of Existing NRC Regulations (6 pages) EX. 5 ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE l

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