ML20235N638

Forwards 84 Invoices for Period Covering 870709-29 & Work Orders for Same Period.W/O Encls

ML20235N638
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	07/31/1984
From:	Riley A TAYLOE ASSOCIATES
To:	Hagan T, Mclearen T NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
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TAYLOE ASSOCIATES Coun Reponers .4 I

1625 I street. N.W. Suite 1004

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l July 31, 1984 1

l Mr. Timothy Hagan, Contracting Officer Ms. Teresa McLearen, Contract Administrator Division of Contracts U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Tim and Teresa:

Pursuant to my conversation with you Last j week concerning early bitLing for the Comanche Peak l deposition transcripts, I am attaching 84 invoices totating $60,003.64. These invoices cover the time period July 9 to July 27.

I have also attached a copy of the work orders for this time period for your convenience.

The work order for the first two weeks required seven reporters a day for seven simultaneous depositions. We used seven reporters on July 9 and i

10. On July 11, only five reporters were used, and we charged a cancellation f ee for two reporters I (Margaret Schneider and Ann Riley).

I on July 12, there were again only five ,

reporters used, and we charged a guarantee fee j for two reporters (James Burns and Ann Riley). At ,

this point it seemed clear to me there wouldn't be a need for seven reporters, and so on Friday the 13th I sent one reporter and three transcribers home.

On Friday the 13th, there were only four simultaneous depositions, resulting in a guarantee fee for two reporters (Mary Simons and Ann Riley).

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Page 2 Letter to Hagan and McLearen I was unable to get direction from anyone in the NRC as to how to reduce my staff in order to {

conserve costs and yet stilL meet the requirements of l the parties, until Friday night, July 13, at which time the parties agreed they would need no more than ,

four reporters per day for the week of July 16.

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After getting this agreement, on Saturday )

the 14th I sent one more transcriber and two more reporters back to Washington. )

On July 16th, only two reporters were used, and I charged a guarantee fee for two reporters (Fred Coughlin and Suzanne Young).

, On July 17th, again only two reporters were  ;

used, and I charged a guarantee fee for two reporters i (James Burns and Marilynn Nations). At this point I sent Mr. Burns home, and left three reporters there.

I For the week of July 23rd, the parties agreed there would be no more than two depositions simultaneously per day, and so I Left two reporters l and two transcribers there. On July 23, there was only one hearing which was split between the two reporters.

On July 24, there was again onty.one hearing which was split between the reporters. '

On July 25, there four depositions, which necessitated bringing Mr. Burns back.

l On July 26, there were no depositions scheduled, and I charged a guarantee fee for the entire crew of two reporters and two transcribers.

The reporters were Margaret Schneider and Sandra Harden, and the transcribers were Sheryl Riley and Glenna Wright.

On July 27, there was a deposition scheduled to Last atL day starting at 9:00 a.m. The reporters were notified at approximateLy 9: 45 a.m. that the l

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Page 3 Letter to Hagan and McLearen deposition had been cancelled'due to illness of the attorney. I again charged a guarantee fee for the q

same crew as on July 26.

I would like to emphasize that I tried to avoid charging unnecessary guarantee fees by using my I own judgment and sending people home if I thought I could do it safely. I could have used alL those people elsewhere profitably, and they were very unhappy about making only their guarantee. The schedules'were changed rapidly, usualLy without notice to our crews.

Sometimes they were notified at midnight,what the next day's schedule would be. Such actions made it impossible to control our crew makeup any more than we did.

., Also, on some days you wilL see that some reporters got an almost unbelievable amount of pages and other reporters got nothing. This was because once a reporter got into a deposition room, the Lawyers vould often refuse to let us change reporters'for tha next witness, even though there was plenty of time.

I thank the both of you very much for working with me on this billing. I believe the invoices are in good shape. The transcripts were page-counted three j times by three different individuals. However, if I there are any questions, I would be pleased to try to 1 answer them. I Sincerely, 44 Ann Riley J

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