ML20236M071

Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Gao Rept Concerning NRC Safety Std & Insp & Enforcement Effort. Forwards App C Document.App C Document Also in Pdr.App D Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20236M071
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/09/1987
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Bauman L GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
Shared Package
ML20236M074	List: ML20236M071 ML20236M080
References
FOIA-87-655 NUDOCS 8711120045
Download: ML20236M071 (5)

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PART li D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each de iying officielidentified in Part it.C may be apposied to the Appellate Officialidentified in that section, Any such appeal rnuet be in writing and rnust be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropnote to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Cornmineion, U.S. Nucieer Regulatory Comrniseson, Washington, DC 20666, and should cleerty etete on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an initial FOIA Decision.

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APPENDIX D RECORDS WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY 1.

Undated Memo from James Lieberman to Jesse L. Funches, subject:-

<D'Amato/GA0 Report.(3p;ges) Exemption 5.

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6/2/87 Memo' from Thomas E. Murley. to T. A. Rehm, subject:-

comments on. Draft GA0. Report on NRC's Safety-Standard and Inspection and and Enforcement. Effort. (3 pages)

-Exemption 5.

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Undated Draft memo with notes:from Lando Zech to Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato. (2 pages) Exemption 5. '

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Undated Handwritten notes re: Some points' covered by us with media.-(1page) Exemption 5.-

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9/29/87 - Handwritten notes on Issues, S. Newberry. (1 page)'

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9/29/87-Memo from Jesse L. Funches to Themis Speis, subject:

D'Amato GAO Report. (1 page) Exemption 5.

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10/6/87 Draft Commission Paper, subject:- Final GA0 Report

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entitled " Nuclear Regulation: Efforts to Ensure Nuclear Power Plant Safety Can be' Strengthened ";with handwritten changes.(11pages)

Exemption 5, 8.

10/14/87 Note to Barbara Dalrymple from Walter Schwink, subject:-

Response to GA0 and D' Amato letter. (2 pages) Exemption 5.

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Undated Handwritten notes, general discussion. (2 pages) q Exemption-5.

10. Undated Draft Ccamission Pa wr, subject: Final GA0 Report

- entitled: " Nuclear tegulation: Efforts to Ensure Nuclear' PowerPlantSafetycanBeStrengthened."(11pages)

Exemption 5.

11. Undated Draft handwritten letter to Honorable John Glenn. (3~

pages) Exemption 5.

12. Undated Handwritten draft recossendetfon p.43. (1 page)

Exemption 5.

13. Uadated Draft letter to Honorable Jack Brooks. (1 page)

Exemption 5.

14. Undated Draft letter to Honorable John Glenn. (1 page) Exemption 5.-

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RECORDS WITHHELD IN THEIR ENTIRETY

15. Undated Draft /Comission paper with handwritten notes, subject:.

Final GA0 report entitled " Nuclear Regulation: ~ Efforts to Ensure Nuclear Power Plant Safety Can Be Strengthened.".(6 pages) Exemption 5..

16. Undated Draft /Comission paper with. handwritten. notes, subject:.

Final GA0 report entitled " Nuclear Regulation: Efforts to-Ensure Nuclear Power Plant Safety Can Be Strengthened." (7 pages) Exemption 5.

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17. Undated Draft / Commission paper with handwritten notes.- subject:'.

Final GA0 report entitled " Nuclear Regulation: Efforts to Ensure Nuclear Power Plant. Safety Can Be Strengthened."

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GOVElWIAENT ACCOUNTABILITY Pl\\OJECT 1555 Connecticut Avenue. N.W.. Suite 202 Washington. D.C. 20006 (202)232-8550.

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20210 TO WBOM IT MAY CONCERN Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA, 5:U.S.C. 552,).the Government Accountability Project IGAP) requests copies.of any and all 1

agency records and information, including but not limited to notes, letters, memoranda, draf ts, minutes, diaries, logs, calenders, tapes, j

transcripts, sum 2 aries, interview reports, procedures, instructions, j

onginee,r,ing analyses, drawings, files, graphs, charts, maps, photographs, ag reements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books, i

I telephone messages, computations, voice recordings, computer runoffs, and any other data compilations, interim and/or-final reports, status reports, and any and all other records relevant to and or generated in connection with and including the federal report released Tuesday, September-22, 1997 by the General Accounting Office, regarding the Nuclear Regulatory ~.

Commission lacking guidelines on shutting down nuclear power. plants for cafety violations. (see attached article)

This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3a(b)

.A and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211, Parts 1.A.2'and A.3 (approved? October.

E*.8, 1980) whether they currently exist in the NRC offical,' " working" investigative or other files, or at any other location, including-private residences.

If any records' as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3a(b) and the NRC Manual, supra, and covered by this request have been destroyed'and/or removed after this request, please provide all surrounding records, including:but not

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li'mited to a list of all records which have been or are destroyed and/or removed, a description of the action (s) taken relevant to, generated in conn action with and/or issued in order to implement the' action (s).

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i GAP requests that fees be waived, because " finding the information can be considered as primarily benefitting the general public, "5 U.S.C..

552 (a) (4) (a).

GAP is a non profit, non partisan public interest organization concerrad with honest and open government.

Through public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents of government accountability.

Through it Environmental Whistleblower Clinic, GAP offers assistance to local public interest and citizens grcups and interveners in the concern for safety at nuclear power plants..

We are requesting this information as part of an ongoing monitoring project of the NRC's efforts to protect public health and safety at and near nuclear processing plants and radioactive waste facilities.

For any documents or portions that you deny due to a specific FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions of documents withheld.

The index should provide a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption, explaining why each exemption is relevant to the document or portion of the document withheld.

This index is required under Vaughn v. Rosen (I), 484 F.2d 820 (D.C. Cir. 1973), c_ert. denied, 415 U.S.

977 (1974).

We look forward to your response to this r;equest within ten (10) working days.

Sincerely, Yh f

Linda Bauman FOIA Coordinator Midwest Office l

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Response to this request should be mailed to the Midwest Office:

1 104 E. Wisconsin Avenue -B Appleotn, Wisconsin 54911-4897 l

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