ML20238B521
| ML20238B521 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 08/19/1987 |
| From: | Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| To: | Senter K Sierra Club |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-856, RTR-NUREG-1257 NUDOCS 8708210294 | |
| Download: ML20238B521 (4) | |
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U S. NUCLEAR HEGULAToRY COMMISSloN Nac so.a Raoutst NuestR Se
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INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST Ok AUG 19 w DoctLET NuMBtR S# 1/r soAsom 8WUI REOutSTER Ms. Katherire Senter PART l.-RECORDS RELE ASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked bones!
No agenev records subpect to the request have been located No additonal agency records subpect to the request have been located Agency records subrect to the request that are identffed in Appendix are aiready available for public inspection and copying en the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N W.. Washmgton, DC Agency records subject to the roovest that are scentified an Appendix are being made available for pubhc inspection and copying in the NRC Pu'>lic Document Room,1717 H Street, N W, Washington, DC, in a fo6 der under this FOIA number and requester name.
The nonproprietary verson of the proposaHel that you agreed to accept an a telephone conversation with a member of my staff a now bemg made available for public srapechon and coying at the NRC Pubw Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOIA numoer and reouester name.
X Enciosed. information on how you may oina.n acces. io and the cnarges for copy.ng records piaced in the NRC Pubiec Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W, Washingtm, DC.
Agency feCords subsect to the request are enclosed. Any apphcable charge for copies of the records provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments secton.
N# cords sub}ect to the request have been referred to ancther Federal agencyhes) for review and detect response to you-In view of NRC's response to this request, no fur 1her action a being taken on appeal letter dated PART li A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam mformaton in the recuested records is bems withheid from pubhc disclosure pursuant to the FOIA esemptions described m and for the reasons etated m Part 11. sec-tons B. C. and D Any released portons of the documents for which only part of the record is bemg withheld are being made available for public inspection and copyng in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 N Street NW Washington, DC, m a folder under thes FOI A number and requester name Comments A copy of the requested 01A Report 86-10 is enclosed.
Portions of the report have been deleted, as noted on Part 2 of this form.
In addition, we are enclosing copies of the two records identified on enclosed Appendix B.
For your information, copies of the approximately 5,000 pages of attachments to the OIA Report and approximately 12,000 pages of references to NUREG-1257 are maintained in NRC's Public Document Room in the docket l file for the Comanche Peak plant.
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FREEDOM,OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE FOlA NUMBER'Sp F01A-86-856 dan mm 19 PART 11 B-APPLICABLE FOlA EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request that are described in the enclosed Appendices A
are ee-g witnneid in the,, entirety o, in part under FotA Exemptions 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 ethheid information is properb class'fied pursuant to Executwo Order 12356 IEXEMPTION 11
- 2. The withheid mformation relates solely to the eternal personnel rules and procedures of NRC. (EXEMPTION 2
- 3. The withheld mformation is specrf calty szempted from public d:sclosure by statute indicated- (EXEMPTION 3 i
Section 141 145 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Restncted Data or Former5 Resmeted Data 142 U S C. 216121651.
Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassifert Safeguards Informanon 142 U S C. 2167).
- 4. The withheld eformation is a trade secret or commercial or financial information that a being withheld for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION di The mformation 'e considered to be conf dential bustness (proprietary) information.
i The informaton a considered to be proprietary information pursuant to 10 CFR 2 790(dHIL The informaton was submitted and recewed in confidence from a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2 70<d 2L 5 The withheld informaton consists of interagency or entraagency records that are not available through decovery curing htigation. Dsclosure of predeceional information would tend to mhibit the open and frank enchange of das essential to the dehberstwe process Where records are withhead m their entirety, the facts are mertncabty intertwined with the predecisenal information. There aiso are no reasonably segregable factual portions because the release of the facts would permit an indirect inquiry into the predecisional process of the agency (EXEMPT 60N 56 6 The withheid information is eiiempted from pubhc doctosure because its disclosure would result m a eiearh unwarranted invasion of personal prwacy. (EXEMPTION 6)
- 7. The withhe6d information consasts of evestigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes and a being ethheld for the reason (s) indicated (EXEMPTION 7)
Disclosure would interiors with an enforcement proceeding because it could reveal the scope, direct 6on, arid focus of enforcement efforts. and thus could posseoly allow them to tare action to shield pctential wrongdoing or a volat on of NRC requirements from investigators (EXEMPTION 7( AD Disclosure would constrtute an unwarranted mvasion of personal privacy (EXEMPTION 7tCH The informaton consets of names of individuals and other information the declosure of which would reseal centities of confidential sources (EXEMPTION 7(D,i PART li C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and 'or 915 of the U S Nuclear Regulatory Cornmosen regulations, it has been oetermined that the r-formaton withheld is exempt from production or disciosure and that ets'producton or disclosure e contraev to the pubhc interest The persons respor'sible for the denial are those oKciais ideetified below as denying officials and the Director.
Owmeon of Rules and Records O*f ce of Admmistration, for any denials that may be appealed to the Executwe Dire:tcr for Operations IEDot i
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DENYING OFFICIAL TIT LE 'OF FIC E RECORDS DEN'ED APPELLATE OFFICIAL sECRETAev EDo l
Sharon R. Connelly
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PART 110- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identified in Part ILC may be appealed to the Appellate Official identfied in that section. Any such appeal must be in t
wnting and must be made within 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 Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an " Appeal from an initial FOIA Decision."
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F01A-86-856 APPENDIX A RECORDS PARTIALLY WITHHELD 1.
11/26/86 OIA Report 86-10, " Allegations of Misconduct by Region IV Management with Respect to the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station".
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P. arch 1987 NUREG-1257, " Review of Issues Raised by OI A Report 86-10 Concerning the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station: Report of the Comanche Peak Report Review Group".
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4/14/87 Memo to Chairman Zech from V. Stello, " Implementation of Recommendations of Comanche Peak Report Review Group".
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