ML20236S113
| ML20236S113 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/23/1987 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Bunch W HENRY, KELLY & LOWERRE (FORMERLY HENRY, KELLY, BUNCH |
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| ML20236S115 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-305 NUDOCS 8711240231 | |
| Download: ML20236S113 (4) | |
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RESPONSE TO FREEDOM'OF X I "*
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( INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST NOV 2 31987 ooc ut.r- u w u, e.,
f.60VLS t ER William Bunch, Esquire l PART l.-RgCOROg Rsa saasD OR NOT LOCAfgD (See checked essest
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I No agency recortes outgoct to the foguest have been located.
No addeonel agency records enesect to tie request tme been located ,
A 0ency records subsect to the request that are idendRed in Appends are already evetetdo for putse supacean and copying in the NRC Pielic Document Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washmgton, DC. l Agency records outgeet to the request that are idoneRed in Appends C are beme made eveaside for pubse inspecitan ord copytne m the NRC Putec Document X Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Weehington, DC, in a folder under the FChA nunter and requester nome.
The nonproprtstery verson of the proposails) that you agreed to acompt a e teamphone an . mth a member of my etsff is now being made evetsbes for putdic irupacean and coyme et the NRC Pulse Document Room,1717 H Street, N w , teueshangeon, DC. in a fokser under the FOIA number and requesser name.
Encioned a sformenon on how you mey obtam access to enu the chargse for coppmg recorde pieced in the NRC Putec Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Weehegion, DC.
X Agency records matnoct to the rec >est are enclosed. Any appEe=Ma charge for copes of the records pmvded and peyment procedures are noted m the commente escean.
Records subsect to the request have been referred to another Federsi esamey(iss) for review and dwect response to you. )
x = *w w NRe o - . .i. re.uesi. - fu,,w, ec.en N bemg en on espe, ist e, do.ed June M 1 m7 7 %an+ 29, 1987 PART ll.A-180pOftMATIOed WITHHBLO PROM PUSUC DISCLOSURS Certain biomenon in the requested records is being withheld from puber aneciosure pureuant to the FOIA esemptione alsocreed in and for gie reasons seated in Part 11, esc-tions 5, C, and D. Any reteneed portone of the documents for whuh mer port of the record is beme wethheed are beme made evetetdo for pubec kupacelon and copytne m X em NRC Putdc Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washmqpon, DC. s a folder under the FOIA numener and requester name.
Communis The enclosed computer printout pertains to waste shipments to Conoco, Inc. from Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. This information has been retrieved from the Nuclear Faterials Management and Safeguards System (NT"SS). Data is inputted into the N!1'tSS from l
the DOE /NRC Form 741 by Martin Marietta Energy Systems. Inc. , a contractor.
The charge for this printout is $85.00. You will be billed by our Division of Accounting and Finance for this amount.
The remaining Form 741 information subject to your request is addressed in Part II j of this response. i l
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FREEDOM O$ INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE FOIA NUMBERiS F: 2-87-305 DATE: NOV 2 9 tw ~"
PART 11 B- APPLICABLE FOIA EXEhePTX)NS Ricords subject to the reques: that are desenbed in the enclosed Appendices D are being withheld in their 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 Regulations.
- 1. The withheld information a voperly Clarstfed pursuant to Executive Over 12356 (EXEMPTIO% 1
- 2. The wrthheld informaton reseses solely to the intomal personnel rules and procedures of NRC.1EXIMP*lON 2)
- 3. The withheld informabon a specifically exempted from public disclosure by statute indicated 4EIZMP* TON 31 Section 141145 of the Auzmc Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or 5armierty Restricted Date 142 U S C. 21612166).
Section 147 of the Atome Energy Act whsch prohstuts the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards infonneten 642 U.S.C. 21671.
4, The withhold information is a trade secret or commercial or financial mfortnation that is beeng wrthheem br the reason (s) indecated: (EXEMPTION di K
The informaton is conseemd to be confidential business (propnetary) information.
l K Tne informetson is conssommd to be propretary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790(dH1).
The informetson was subme: sed and racerved in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790ld42).
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- 6. The withhe6d information conmuts of interagency or intrangency records that are not available thrcseh discovery dunng litigation. Declosure of predecesonal informaton would tend to inhabet the open and frank exchange of ideas essential to the deliberative process. Where records are withheld in thest entirety, the facts are inextricably intertwmed with the prortewanal information. There also are no reasonatg gegregable factual porsene escause the release of the facts would permit en enderect mouiry mto tne proosemonal process of the egency. IEXEMPTION n)
- 6. The wrthheld anformaton e e.nempted from public disclosure because its disclosure would resi.#1 r a cleterty unwarranted invasor of personal pnvecy (EXEMPTION 61
- 7. The wrthheid information conests of investigatory records compled for law enforcement purposas and a bemg wrthheld for %e reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 71 Disclosure would mtariere aveth an enforcement proceedmg because 18 could reveal the scope. drectiom, and focus of enforcement efforts. and thus Could possibly allow them to take action to sheid potential wrongdoing or a violaten of NRC ressements from mvestegators. (EXEMPTION 7(A))
I sclosure would Constrtute an unwarranted invasiert of personal prtvecy (EXEMPTION 7tCh The information consats of names of bdividuals and other mformaton the declosure of w%ch moufc reveal identross of confidential sources. (EXEMPTION 7(D PART ll C-DENYING OFFICIAL 5 Pur::urnt to 10 CFR 9 9 and /or 915 of the U.S. Nuctuur Regulatory Commesion regulatons, it has been determnea 1het the informaton withhe6d a exempt from production or declosure, and that its producten or dec60sure a contrery to the putibc antorest. The persons responsible for the cens are 1 hose offcals identifed below as denying offmals and the Director, Olvision of Rules and Recoros. Offce of Adminstraten, for any densis that may be appealed to the Executrue Derector for Operations (EDoi. DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE / OFFICE RECDCS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL Hugh Thompson Director Office of s
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Nuclear Material Safetv and Safeguards l PART 11 D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying oPficial identified in Part II.C may be appealed to the Appetate Offic:ial identified in that section. Any such appeal must be in writing and rnust be rnade wrtran 30 days of receipt of this response. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Executive Director for Operations or to th3 Secretary of the Commismn, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 22iSS. and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an hetial FOIA Decisaan." tre Fom asa iP.n 2) se U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION i l
Re: FOIA- 87-3C3 APPENDIX C RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABOVE REQUEST huMBER , NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION
- 1. Computer printout of waste shir.ents to Conoco Inc.
fron Rhone-Poulenc, Inc. I J i i l 1
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APPENDIX D RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD I I NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION { l
- 1. Form 741 information except for waste l shipments to Conoco, Inc. from Phone-Poulenc,Inc.(EX.4)
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HENRY dc DLLY i ATTORNEYS AT LAW l 2103 NO GRMfDE: 1 AUSTIN. TEXAS 78705 AnzA CODE 612 e44136 May 28, 1987 i Linda L. Robinson, Chief I FOIA and Privacy Act Branch EREEDOM 0F INFORMADOW- I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington D.C. 20555 ET REQUEST l g gg RE: FOIA REQUEST d 87
Dear Ms. Robinson:
, This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.A. Section 552, and the NRC's implementing regulations found at 10 CFR Part 9.
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l Please provide copies or make available for copying the following NRC records:
- 1. A copy of DOE /NRC Form 741 and instructions for completing the form (NUREG/BR-0006).
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- 2. All DOE /NRC Form 741's submitted by Rhone-Poulenc i
Inc. for shipment of radioactive materials into-or out of Rhone-Poulenc's Freeport, Texas chemical f acility since January 1, 1985, any " corrected" Form 741's and any correspondence
- between Rhone-Poulenc and NRC relating to Rhone-Poulenc's l inaccurate reporting of the activity of materials transported into or out of their Freeport, Texas facility. Please find l enclosed for reference one Rhone-Poulenc Form 741 and a letter
! f rom Rhone-Poulenc to Conoco Inc. concerning " corrected" 741 I forms.
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- 3. All NRC records addressing the classification and regulation of radioactive wastes from the processing of rare earths from monazite ores.
- 4. All NRC records or correspondence between the NRC Office of State Programs or other NRC offices and the Texas Department of Health and/or Rhone-Poulenc regarding the regulation of radioactive wastes from Rhone-Poulenc's Freeport, Texas rare earths processing facility.
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- 5. All annual reports, if any, submitted to NRC.by~ '
Rhone-Poulenc Inc. for their Freeport, Texas facility or by Conoco Inc. for their "Conquista" facility in Karnes County, Texas pursuant to 10 CFR Section 150.17(b).
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- 6. Any reports or manifests filed with NRC showing the 1 importation of radioactive materials from outside the United States by Rhone-Poulenc Inc.
I appreciate your prompt attention to this request. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please call, g er y,3 l , William G. Bunch l l i l l 1 l 2 I 1
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RHDNE POULENC INC. } SPECIAL PRODUCTS Dit/ISION 6213 Highway 332-E Freepor* Temas ~7sa' ~e e::-one 409i 0; *B71 - Te.e s 7 9 2 " t G " " " ~ ~ ~ ~ " * " ' ' j I
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- ncco, Inc. 1 S ncuista Project 1 P. O. Box 309
~a ll s City, Texas 78113 ATTN: Byron Chandler Cear Byron: l Enclosed are Rhone-Poulenc's corrected DOE /NRC 741' forms (3 copies) and ~l Radioactive Material Shipment (RSR) forms. (1 copy) for waste. shipments during )
the period from July 15, 1984 through Nove:nber 30, 1986 The DOE /NRC 741 forms have been corrected as required by the procedure detailed on Pages j j 18 - 20 of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Booklet, Instruc. tions for Completing Nuclear Material Transactions Reports. The RSR forms have been corrected by completing the top half of the form. Also enclosed are the log sheets which detail the corrections that were made and i their effect on the Uranium and Thorium weights. 1 f you have any questions and need further clarificatic9 regarding these l corrected' forms, please feel free to call . We are deep'y sorry for the i inconvenience which this has caused.
) u-1 David C. Kremmer Radiat' n Safety Officer CCK:kjg ;
i attachments ] c:: Dale Robertson, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN w/ copies (1 en.) . Warren Snell, Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas wo/ copies l M. Duf fy, Rhone-Poulenc , Inc. wo/cooies l B. Tan, Rhone-Poulenc , Inc. wo/ copies ! l ,}}