ML20214K782

Response Opposing Suffolk County,State of Ny & Town of Southampton 860602 Suppl to Motion for NRC to Establish post-exercise Procedures.Intervenors Misinterpreted FEMA 44CFR350.10 & 350.11.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML20214K782
Person / Time
Site:	Shoreham File:Long Island Lighting Company icon.png
Issue date:	06/06/1986
From:	Reis E NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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CON-#386-401 OL-3, OL-5, NUDOCS 8608220096
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TO MOTION FOR:NRC TO ESTABLISH POST-EXERCISE PROCEDURES-:-

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION l

BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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J NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO MOTION OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND TOWN OF c SOUTHAMPTON SUPPLEMENT TO MOTION FOR NRC TO ESTABLISII POST-EXERCISE PROCEDURES INTRODUCTION On June 2, 1986, the . intervenors in this proceeding filed a

" Supplement to Motion for NRC to Establish Post-Exercise Procedures".

In that motion the intervenors request inter alla that the Commission:

(i)' return to FEMA it's April 17, 1986, Shoreham Post Exercis'e ' Assessment; (ii) urge FEP1A to, hold a public meeting on the February 3,1986 exercise in the vicinity of the Shoreham plant; and (iii) hold in abeyance post-ex.ercise. litigation ;until the revised; FEMA;reporti.fs received. ,

DISCUSSION

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Tlie NRC ' Staff ; oppose' -s ' the . requests , l'n .t'his ' June 2, 1986; supplement to the intervenors' motion of March 7, 198G, to establish post-exercise procedures. The supplement is predicated solely on the e

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i intervenor's interpretation of FEMA regulations, 44 C.F.R. 8I 350.10 and 350.11, as requiring FEMA to hold a public - meeting before issuing a post-exercise report.

the attached letter of the FEMA General Counsel

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As indicated' l'n (Letter from Spece W. Perry to Farian Palomino (April 21, 1986). FEMA

, has interpreted that agency's regulations in 44 C.F.R. Part 350 as not

,- -being ' applicable to 'thi$".cas6' and thus~ has . concluded that~ no public -

hearing on the exercise evaluation is required. He further pointed out that the intervencrn would have ample opportunity in an NRC hearing to examine the basis of the FEMA evaluation.

Given the above interpretation by FEMA of its own regulaticns, it would be inappropriate ~ for the NRC to now seek to resolve questions of the meaning of.that agency.'s' regulations ~in a^ contrary manner. S The FEMA General Counsel has interpreted those regulations as not to require the meeting intervenors seek. The NRC should not ask FEMA to conduct the meeting which FEffA says is not provided- for by its regulations.

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As has been indicated in past NRC decisions, deference should be paid to determinations of other governmental authorities on the scope and meaning of matters within their primary jurisdiction. See Public Service Co. of New Hampshire (Seabrook Station, Units 1 &

2), CLI-78-1, 7 NRC 1, 23-27 (1978);

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York (Indian Point Station, Unit 2),

ALAB-399, 5 NRC 1156,1169-70 (1977).

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l' CONCLUSION For the above stated reasons the relief requested in intervenors' supplement to their motion to set post-exercise procedures should be denied.

Respectfully submitted, i

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Edwin J. Reis Assistant Chief Hearing Counsel Dated et Bethesda, Maryland this f_8 day of June,1986 1

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of , )

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LONC ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY ) Docket No. 50-322-OL-3

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

.I hereby certify, that copies of "NRC STAFF RESPONSE TO MOTION OF SUFFOLK COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK, AND TOWN OF SOUTHAMPTON SUPPLEMENT TO MOTION FOR NRC TO USTABLISH. POST-EXERCISE '

PROCEDUR1S" in the above-captioned procee<'ing have been served on the .

-~following'by dep~osit in the United States mail. 'first class:or, as indicated by an asterisk -through deposit in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's internal mail system, this 6th day of June,1986. A copy of this pleading was also sent electronically to the Office of General Counsel of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the 5th day of June,1986.

Fabian G. Palomino, Es'q.

Morton B. Margulies, Chairman

• Administrative Judge Special Counsel to the Governor Atomic Safety and, Licensing Board Executive Chamber U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission State Capitol Washington, D.C. 20555 Albany, NY 12224 L' ~- c Dr.. . Jerry. R. .'Eline* - - F. Taylor Reveley. III, Esq. - . ,

Hunton a Willianis Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 707 East Main Street U.S. !?uclear Regulatory Commission '- P.O. Box 1535

- Washington, D.C. 20555 Richmond, VA 23212

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Mr. ' Frederick J. Shon'

" Jonathan 'D; Feinberg, Esq.'

Administrative Judge New York State Department of .

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Public Service

• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Three Empire State Plaza Washington, D.C. 20555 Albany, NY 12223 l

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• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attorney Washington, D.C. 20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel' Atomic Safety and Licensing U.S. N.uclear Regulatory Commission Appeal Board Panel

• Washington, D.C. 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Dr. Monroe Schneider

- North Shore Committee P.O. Box 231

. Docketing and Sdrvice Section* ,

Wading , River, NY 11793 Office of'.the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Stewart M. Glass, Esq.

Washington, D.C. 70555 Regional Counsel Federal Emergency Management Spence Perry, Esq. Agency Associate General Counsel 26 Federal Plaza Federal Emergency Management Agency Rdom 1349 Room 840 New Ycrk, NY 10278 500 C ' Street, S.W.

• Washington, D.C. 20472 Robert Abrams, Esq.

.' Attorney General of 't.he State of New ' York '

Gerald' O. - Crotty', -Esq.- .

Ben Wiles, Esq.- Attn: Peter.Bienstock, Esq.

Counsel to the Goverr.or Department of Law Executive Chamber State of New York State Capitol Two World Trade Center Albany, NY 12224 Room. 46-14.

New' York, NY. 10047 Edward M. Barrett, Esq. Mf!D Technical Associates General Counsel 3. ,

1723 Hamilton Avenue Long Island Lighting Company Suite K 250 Old County Road San Jose, CA 95125 Mineola, NY 11501

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Hon. Peter Cohalan Martin Bradley' 'Ashare, Esq.

Suffolk County Executive 'Suffolk County Attorney County Executive / Legislative Bldg. H. Lee Dennison Building Veteran's Memorial Highway. .Ve.teran's , Memorial Highway

- Hauppauge,. NY '.11788 Hauppauge, NY 11788 m Stephen B. Latham, Esq.

John F. Shea, III, Esq. Herbert H. Brown, Esq.

Twomey, Latham & Shea Lawrence Coe .Lanpher, Esq.

Attorneys at Law Karla J. Letsche, Esq.

P.O. Box 398 Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 1900 'M Street, N.W.

33 West Second Street Riverhead, NY 11901 8th Floor Washington, DC 20036 6 e ,* # '

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Chris Nolin Mr. Robert Hoffman New York State Assembly Ms. Susan Rosenfeld Energy Committee Ms. Sharlene Sherwin 626 Legislative Office Building P.O. Box 1355 .

Massapequa, NY 11758  !!

Albany, NY 12248

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t Brookhaven Town Attorney . Office of General. Counsel 475 E. Main Street U.S. Nuclear! Regulatory Patchogue, NY 11772 Commission Washington, DC Samuel J. Chiik Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission .

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