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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Changes in Mgt & Organization at Region Iv.Forwards App B Documents. App a & B Documents Available in Pdr.App C Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 5 & 6)
ML20235G067
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/24/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Bauman L
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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FOIA-87-513 NUDOCS 8709290427
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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST V 0 e.eee.

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PART 1.- RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED ISee checked boxes)

No agency records subject to the request have been located.

No additional agency recorde subject to the request have been A ency records subject to the request that are identified in Appendiz f ere already available for public irupection and copying in the NRC P@Ac Documans Room, 0

1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency recorde subject to the request that are identified in Appendix <d are being made eveilable for public inspection and copying h the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under tE PdiA twnber and requester name.

The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being made avetsbie for public 'rupecuon and coying at the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W.

Washungton, DC, in a folder under than FolA Nrnber and requester name.

Endosed is information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying rem placed in the NRC Public Document Room.1717 H Street. N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records subject to the request are enclosed. Any applicable charge for copies of the records provk$ed and payment procedures are noted in the comments secnon.

Records subpoet to the request have been referred to another Federal agencytaes) for review and direct response to you.

In new of NRC's response to this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter osted PART ll.A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain information in the requested records is being withheld from pubiec diedusure pursuant to the FOIA exemptons described in and for the reasons useted in Part ame-tions B. C. and D. Any released portene of the documents for which ordy part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public W and copyrg m the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC. in a folder under this FOIA number and requester name.

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PA%T ft.B-APPLICABLE FO(A EXEMhlONS Recor'ds subject to the request that are desenbed in the enclosed Appendices are being wrthheld in their entirety or in part under FOIA

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Exemptpns and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulatons.

1. The withheld information is proper *v classified pursuant to Executive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 1)
2. The w6thheld information roletes so6ely to the intomal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 21
3. The withheld information is specAcally exempted from public disclosure by statute mdicated: (EXEMPTION 3)

Section 141146 of the Atome Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restncted Data'or Formerty Restnened Data 142 U.S C. 21612166).

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Section 147 of the Atome Enaryy Act which prohibits the declosure of Unc.lassified Safeguards informenon (42 U.S.C. 2167).

4. The withheld information is a trade secret or commercian or financial information that is being withheld for the reason (s) indicated: (EXEMPTION di The information le considered a) be confidential business (proprietary) information.

The information is considered a) be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790(d)(1).

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The information was subnutted and received in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.7sondH2).

5. The withheld information cotests of interagency or intraagency records that are not available through discowwy dur:1g Imgation. Osclosure of predecisionalinformation would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where records are wthhe6d in their entirety, the facts are nextncably intertwmed with the credeceamel evormation. There also are no reasonably segregable factual portionsw=== the reisese of the facts would permit an j

indirect inqurry into the predeamorum process of the egency. (EXEMPTION 5) 6 The withheld information is enormted from public disclosure because its disclosure would result in a clearty unwarrated irwasion of personal privscy. (EXEMPTION 61

7. The withheld information cornsts of investigatory records compted for law enforcement purposes and is beang wrttfeld for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7l 2

Deciosure would interfere wth an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, direction. and focus of enforcement efforts, and thus could possibir allow them to take ecuan to shield potential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requuements from invesagators. (EXEMPTION 7(A))

Doclosure would constmne an unwarranted invaseon of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7(Cl)

C The information conents of names of individuals and ether information the disclosure of which would revent idenooes of confidential sources. (EXEMPTION 7(D1)

PART ll.C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.9 and/or 9.15 of to U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commesson regulations, it has oeen determined lhet the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure, and that its oroduction or disclosure is corarary to the public interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those officais identified below as denying officials and the Directer, Division of Rules and Recorde, Office of Administration, for any denials that may be appealed to the Executive Dentcsor for Operations (Eool.

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PART ll D-APPEAL RIGHTS TM denial by each denying official identified in Part li.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made wit?un 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commisson, U.S. Nuclear Re that it is an " Appeal from an hitial FOIA Decision.gulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearfy state on the envelope and in CC FORM ese iPort 2)

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION casi FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

Re: F01A-87-513 APPENDIX A DOCUMENT ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE PDR 1.

8/11/87 Letter to the Honorable Samuel Gejdenson from Chainnan Zech. PDR Accession No. 8708170091 i

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Re: F01A-87-513.

APPENDIX B DOCUMENTS BEING PLACED IN THE PDR Memo from Roger Fortuna to Lloyd Donnell 01

. Comments on Regional Options. (2 pages) y, subject:

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Undated Routing Slip [ NOTE: The attachment to this document is beingaddressedonAppendfx.CItem20.]

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I Re: F01A-87-513 APPENDIX C DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY 1.

4/16/87 Memo from L. Zech to Commissioners, subject: Agenda for Management Meeting, April '16,1987. (1 page) Exemption 5.

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4/16/87 Handwritten note from M. Callahan'to L. Zech (1 page)

Exemption 5.

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4/16/87 Tape recording of Management Meeting on April 16, 1987.

Exemptions 5 and 6.

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4/21/87 Memo from L. Zech to Commissioners, subject:

COMLZ-87-25-Recommendations of the Executive Director (ED0) Pursuant to the Comanche Peak Reports. (2 pages)

Exemption 5.

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4/29/87 Com. Bernthal's vote /coments on COMLZ-87-25, subject:

Recommendations of the Executive Director Pursuant to the Comanche Peak Reports. (1 page) Exemption 5 u

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5/5/87 Opening and Closing remarks for Comission Management Meeting held on 5/5/87. Exemption 5 7.

5/5/87 Tape recording of Comission Management Meeting held on,

5/5/87. Exemptions 5 and 6.

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5/8/87 Com. Bernthal's vote on COMLZ-87-25, subject:

Comprehensive Review of Regional Operations, Organizations andManagement.(1page) Exemption 5 l

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5/12/87 Memo from L. Zech to V. Stello, subject:

Organizations and Management. (1 page)gional Operations, COMLZ-87-25-Comprehensive Review of Re j

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10. 5/19/87 Memo from V. Stello to L. Zech, subject: Comprehensive Review of Regional Operations, Organizations and '

Management (COMLZ-87-25) (4 pages) Exemption 5

11. 5/27/87 Memo from Com. Bernthal to Commissioners, subject:

COMFB-87-4, ED0's Proposed Comprehensive Review of Regional Operations. (1 page) Exemption 5 1

12. 6/11/87 Com. Bernthal to Commissioners, subject: Region IV, and Comanche Peak, (1 page) Exemption 5
13. 6/12/87 Note for Files from Jim Meyer, subject: Telephone Call of 6/12/87 from Paul Check. (1 page) Exemption 5 l

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Re: F01A-87-513 APPENDIX C (CONTINEUD)

DOCUMENTS BEING WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY

14. 6/15/87 L. Zech's response to meo from F. Bernthal, subject:

Regional Operations. (3 lines)prehensive Review of COMFB-87-4, ED0's Proposed Com Exemption 5

15. 6/24/87 Memo from V. Stello to Chairman Zech, subject:

Comprehensive Review of Regional Operations, Organziations andManagement(COMLZ-87-25)(121 pages) Exemption 5 16, 6/25/87 Note from M. Callahan to L. Zech, subject: Management Meeting on Regional Study. (2 pages) Exemption 5 17.

7/8/87 Com. Roberts' coments on copy of memo from Zech to Stello,7/8/87.(1page) Exemption 5 18.

7/8/87 Memo from L. Zech to V. Stello, subject: Management Meeting on Regional Operations. (1 page) Exemption 5

19. 7/17/87 Memo from V. Stello to Commission, subject:

Recommendations to Strengthen and Augment Region IV. (4 pages) Exemption 5

20. 7/17/87 Com. Roberts' coments on 7/17/87 memo from Stello to Commissioners, subject: Recommendations to Strengthen and Augment Region IV. (1 page) Esemption 5
21. 7/21/87 Memo from L. Zech to Commissioners, subject: COMtZ-87-42, Recommendation to Strengthen and Augment Region'IV. (1 page) j Exemption 5 22.

7/21/87 Memo from L. Zech to V. Stello, subject: Recommendation to Strengthen and Augment Region IV. (1 page) Exemption 5

23. Sndated Opening and Closing Remarks for Management Meeting. (1 page) Exemption 5
24. Undated Unsigned report entitled: "Short Sumary of OIA and Arlotto Group Reports." (2 pages) Exemption 5

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