ML20235A751

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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Ofc of Inspector & Auditor Ongoing Investigation.App a Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7)
ML20235A751
Person / Time
Issue date: 07/01/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Bauman L
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
References
FOIA-87-340 NUDOCS 8707080527
Download: ML20235A751 (3)


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No additonal agency records subpect to the request have been located.

Agency records subsect to the request that are soerafed in Appendix are already padabee for.Dubut Jrspection and copyirg in the NRC Pubhc Document Room, 1717 H Street. N W. Weshington. DC Agency records subpct to the request that are 4entifed in Appendis are beerg rade avadable foreubhc inspection and copving m the NRC Pubhc Document f oom,1717 H Street, N W, Washington, DC, m a folder under this FOIA number and requester nome

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The nonpropretary versen of the proposalist that you agreed to accept m a telephone conve sation with e* member of my staff is now being made avalabe for public irspecten and Coving at the NRC Pulac Document Room,1717 H Street, N W, Washington, DC. m a folder under thiti FOIA number and requester name.

Enclosed as information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for Copying records placed in the NBC Subhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Any apphcable charg, s, cooes of the records provided and payrnent procedures are noted m the comments section.

o T.ecords subpect to the request have been reierred to another Federal agencyles) for review and direct response to sou in vow of NRC's response to thes request, no further action is bemg taken on appeal letter dated PART li A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC@tSCLOSURE Certam mformaton in the requested records a bemg withheld from pubhc disclosure pursuant to thefotA.enemptsons described m and for the reasons stated in Part it, sec-c X

cons B, C, and D. Any released portsons of the docurnents for w*nch only part of the record is being withheid are being maoe available for pubhc mapection and copying in the NRC Pubhc Document Room.1717 H Street, N W., Washsngton, DC, m a folder vader this/01A number and requester name.

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} gg FREEDDM OF i FORMATION ACT RESPONSE PA5tT 18 8-APPLICABLE FOIA EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the reovest that are described en the enclosed Appendees are being withheld in their enterety or in part under FolA Esemptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U S C. 552 bl and 10 CF R 9 $(at of NRC Regulations.

The witnteid mformation a propeS c # ed pu suant to Executive Order - 356 (E *EMPTION f t r

1 2 The ethheld mformation relates soiety to tSe mternal personnel rules and procedu es of NRC. iEXEMF?.0% 26 r

(EXEMPTION 31 l

3 The withheld mformation a spec AcalN esempted from public disclosure by statute mdicaled Section 141 145of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohibits the declosure of Restricted Data or Forms'iy Restncted Data (42 U S C. 21612165:

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prob bits the declosure of Unclassifed Safeguards informaton (42 U.S C. 2t671.

The withheld information e a trade secret or commercsal or financial information that is being withheld for the reason (s) mdicated. fEXEMPTION 41 j

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The information a conside ed to be confidentel business (propnetaryl informaton.

The informaton is considered to be propretary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(dHtt The information was submitted and received in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790ddH2L 6 The withheld information consists of eteragency or mirangency records that are not available through decovery durmg litigaten. Daciosure of predecisional mformation would tend to inhibit the open anc frars eschange of ideas essentisi to the deliberative process Where records are ethheid m their enterety, the facts are inentencsNy insertwmed mth the predecmenal m'ormaten There also are no reasonabiy segregable factual portions because the redesse of the facts would permit an mdirect mouiry mto the predecesonai process of the agency. IEAEMPTION 58

6. The withheld information a enemsted from pubic disciosure because its drsclosure would result in a ciearly unwarranted invasion of personar pnvacy. f EXEMPTION 6i l

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7. The w*thheld informaton consists of investgatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes and a bemg ethheld for tne reason (se mdicated. (E.XEMPTION 71

' Disclosure would interfere Mtfi an enforcement proceeding because il could reveal the scope, directen. and focus of enforcement eHorts and thus could possibly allow them to take action to sheid potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requiremeets from mvestgators rEXEMPTf0N 7(AH Dsclosure would constitute an unwer anted invas on of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7tCH The mformation consets of names of individuals and other mformation the declosure of which wou'd eveal identities of confidential sources (EXEMPTION PART If C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pu suant to 10 CFR 9 9 and 'or 915 of the U $ Nucieer Regulatory Commission regulatens. it has been determirwd that the irformation ethheld is exempt from production or dsclosure.

and that rte producten or disclosure a contrary to the pubiac mterest. The persons responsible for the denial s't those offeC als identifed below as denyteg offic6als and the Dvector.

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r PART 11 D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentrfied in Part ti.C may be appealed to the Appellate Officialidentified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 asys of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commesson, U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20565 and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter l

that st is an " Appeal from an Initial FOtA Decision."

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ec sonan asa (Pen a FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

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FOIA 340 APPENDIX A

RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD w/ F0IA Exemption NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION 1.

All OIA file documents regarding an ongoing investigation Exemption 7(A) i i

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