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Partial Response to FOIA Request.App a Documents Encl & Available in Pdr.App B Documents Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20236D837
Person / Time
Issue date: 10/27/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Bauman L
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
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FOIA-87-655 NUDOCS 8710280381
Download: ML20236D837 (4)


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No agency recorde subWt to the request have been located.

No addhional agency records subpoet to the request have been located.

Agency records shpect to the toquest that are identfied in Appendix are already evelable for public inspection and copying in the NRC P@lic Document Room, 1717 H Street N.W., Washmoton, DC.

Agency recorde subpect to the request that are identified in Appendix A

are being mede evailable for public inspection arid copymg in the NRC Pubic Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.

The nonpropnetary versson of the proposaHs) that you agreed to accept in a telephone corwesaten wrth a rnember of my staff is now being made avadab6e for putAc vispection and coying et tPw NRC Pubic Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, e a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.

Enclosed is infm on how you may obtain access to and the charges for copying records placed m the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washroton. OC.

Agency records subpect to the recNest are enclosed. Any applicable charge for copies of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments secten.

Recorde subtect to the request have been referred to another Federal agency (ies) for revww and direct response to you.

In view of NRC"o response t) this request, no further action is being taken on appeal letter dated PART fl.A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain informenon ei the requested recorda is being withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the FOIA exemptions desc+ibed in and for the reasons stated in Part II, sec-tione 8. C, and D. Any released portions of the documents for which only part of the record a being withheld are being made avadable for public mspection and cocving in the NRC Pubiec Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, in a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.

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" ' ' *' N Records subject to the request that are desenbod in the enclosed Appendices'

_ are being wthbend in thest entirety or in part under FOIA Enmptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9.5(a) of NRC Regulatoris.

1. The withheld information is property classtried purwant to Executive Order 12356 (EXEMPTION 11 2, The withheld information relates aately to the enormal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2)
3. The withheld information is specifically esempted t=om public declosure by statute indicated: tEXEMPTION 3)

Section 141146 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohibrts the declosure of Restricted Data'or Formerly Restnctet Data =42 U.S.C. 21612166).

d' Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohitxts the disclosure of Unclassefed Safeguards informaton 142 U.S C. 247).

4. The withheld information is a trade secret or conweerrcial or financial 'iformation that is being withheld for the reason (s) indested: (EXEMPTION 4) r I

@'f The information is considered to be confidentar business (proprietary! Information.

l mxh The information is considered to be propnesary eiformaton pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(1L The information was submitted and receeved in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790(d)(2).

6. The withheld information conosts of interagency cr sitraagency records that are not available through discovery dunng 6cgason. Doctosure of predecisional information would tend to inhibit the open and frank exchsige of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where records are weiheid en their entroty, the facts are inextricably intertwined with the predecisonal information. There also are no reasonably esgregable factual portions because the reisese of the facts would permit an indirect inquiry into tne predocamonal process of the agency. (EXEMPTION 51
6. The withheld information 's exempted from om declosure because its disclosure would resuH in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (EXEMPTION 6)

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7. The withheld information conssts of investigators *ecords compied for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for tie reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 7)

Desclosure would interfere with an enforcemer t proceeding because et could reveal the scope. direction. and focus of enforcement efforts and thus could possibly allow them to take acton to shse6a cc*ential wrongdoing or a violation of NRC requirements from investigators. EXEMPTION 7( A))

Oeclosure would constitute an unwarranted swasion of personal pnvecy (EXEMPTION 71C0

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The information consists of names of indiveme and other information the disclosure of which would reveal identities of confiderstal sources. (EXEMPTION 7(D)I 1

PART ll C-DENYING OFFICIALS j

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and/or 9.15 of the U S. Nucient Regiutatory Commission regulations. It has been determred that the informaton wahheid is exermt from production or disclosure.

i and that its production or declosure is contrary to the puole interest. The persons responsible for the denial are those officials identrFiisd below as denying officials and the Director, Division of Aules and Records, Office of Adminstracon. apr any denials that rnay be appealed to the Executive Director for Operatiars IEDol.

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PART 11 D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identified in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appellate Official identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in wrtting and must be made within 30 days of recect of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to tha Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20665, and should clearty state on the envelope and in the letter l

th.it it is an " Appeal from an initial FOIA Docteson "

nc Fo1M asa (Part 21 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION toasi FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

Re: F01A-87-655 APPENDIX A RECORDS IN PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST NUMBER 1.

3/27/87 E00 Control form with attached note to Tom Rehm from Margo Bridgers concerning requested information, re: GAO Audit of Adequacy of NRC Safety Standards For Nuclear 3

Power Plants.

(2pages) 2.

4/24/87 Note from T. A. Rehm to addresses, subject: Attached DraftGA0 Report.(1page) 3.

4/30/87-Letter from T. Rehm to Phil Olson, GAO, re: Information requested related to GA0 Audit. (3 pages) 4.

5/8/87 Letter from T. A. Rehm to Mary Ann Kruslicky, GAO, concerning statements on the NRC Safety. Standards For NuclearPowerPlants.(1page) 5, 5/19/87 Memo from T. A. Rehm to addressees, subject: Draft GAO Report on NRC's Safet Enforcement Effort. (y Standards and Inspection and 1page) 6.

7/1/87 Handwritten notes to Tom Rehm from Scott Newberry, w/ attached Issue / Comment Paper. (4 pages) i

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Re: F0!A-87-655 i

APPENDIX B; T0'8E TOTALLY' WITHHELD dl 1.

Various Dates Seven copies of-GA0's draft Statement of Facts as

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'i Research, OE, OGC &-ARM) y staff offices (NRR, AEOD, the Office of EDO. (371.pages) ponse to a request by 1

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