ML20213G952

Response to FOIA Request.App a Document Re Alleged Conflict of Interest Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)

ML20213G952
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/14/1987
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Rubinton D GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
References
FOIA-87-226 NUDOCS 8705190056
Download: ML20213G952 (3)

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ikFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST MAY 14198j DOCKEY NUM6tR@ pr appecew MOUES k v 6 s v T o d P Avio S.

PART l.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked bones)

No agency records subsect to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subpct to the request have been located.

Agency records subject to the request that are identif ed in Appendix are already available for pubhc inspection ard copymg in the NRC Public Document Room.

1717 H Street. N W. Wash 4ngton. DC.

Agency records subr ct to the request that are identifed in Appendia are bemg made available for public enspecten and copymg in the NRC Public Document e

Room,1717 H Street N W.. Washington. DC, in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

The nonpropnetary version of the proposalts) that you agreed to accept in a telephone cornersation eth a member of my staff is now being made av83able for public inspectson and coymg at the NRC Public Document Room.1717 H Street. N W., Washington, DC,in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

En.losed is informaten on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copymg records placed m the NRC Pubhc Document Room.1717 H Street, N.W., Washington. DC.

Agency records subsect to the request are enclosed Any applicable charge for copes of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments secten.

Records subrect to the request have been referred to another Federal agencytes) for revew and direct response to you.

In vien of NRC's response to the request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated PART li.A-INFORMATION WITl* HELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain informaton m the requested records is being wchheld from public disclosure pursuant to the FOIA enemptons desenbed in and for the reasons stated in Part it, sac-g/ tions 8. C. and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record a being withheld are being made available for pubhc inspection and copymg in p

the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street. N W., Washengton. DC. m a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

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R3 cords sutfsect to the rehuest that are described in the enclosed Appendices are being withheld in their entirety or in part under FO!A Enmotions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and'10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulations.

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1. The wthheld information a property cMsifed pursuant to Executse Order 12356 (EXEMPTION II l

2. The wthheld iniormation relates soiely to the interr al personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2)

J 3 The withheld in*ormation is specifcally exempted from public disclosure by statute indicated: (EXEMPTION 3)

Secten 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formetty Restncted Data 142 U.S.C. 2161-2166).

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohibits the disclosure of Unclassifed Safeguards Informaton 142 U.S.C. 2167).

4. The wthheld information is a trade secret or commercial or fmancel mformaton that is being withheld for the reason (s) indicated: IEXEMPTION 4)

The informaton is considered to be confidential busmess (prc,pretary) information.

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q The informaton is considered to be propretary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH1).

The inforrration was submitted and rece ved m confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dH2).

l S. The wthheld information conssts o' interagency or intraagency records that are not available through decovery during litigation. Osclosure of preerisonalinformation would tend to mhibit the open and franit euchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where records are wthheld in their entirety, he tacts are irientncably intertwmed wth the predecisonal information. There aisc are no reasonabov segregable factual portons because the release of the facts would permit an i

j andirect equiry into tne preoncecnal process of the agency. (EXEMPTION b

6. The withheld eformation is exempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result in a clearfy unwarranted mvasion of personal pnvacy. (EXEMPTION 6) 2

7. The withheid information conents of investigatory records comoded for law enforcement purposes and is bemg wthheld for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Osclosure would interfere wth en enforcement proceedmg because it could reveal the scope, directon, and focus of enforcement efforts. and thus could 1

poss.bry allow tnem to take action to sheid potential wrongdomg or a volaton of NRC requirements from investigators. (EXEMPTION 7(A))

e Disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7(Cl)

The informaton consets of names of individuals and other informaton the disclosure of whch would reveal identities of confidential sources IEXEMPTION 7tD))

PART 11 C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and or 9.15 of the U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commason regulatons, it has been determined that the information withheld is exempt from production or declosure.

and that its producten cr deciosure a contrary to the pubic interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those offcials identified below as denying offcials and the Director, O* vision of Rules and Recorcs, Office of Adrrwnestraton, for any demals that may be appealed to the Executive Director for Operatonaitoot-DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL SWoy $.Cowusud piREc-tor., OF F CE oF 5' o'"'"

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