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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Addl Documents Per Item 2 of Request Available in PDR Under Minton FOIA-87-235
ML20238E338
Person / Time
Issue date: 09/10/1987
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To: Pharr A
NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO.
References
FOIA-87-320 NUDOCS 8709140281
Download: ML20238E338 (1)


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  • 5 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST SEP 101987 DOCKET NUM8tRtSi t# appkeem REQUESTER A. L. Pharr, Esquire PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCA RED 15ee checkelf boxes)

No agency records subsect to the request have been located.

No addrtonal agency records subject to the request have been located.

Agency recorde subrect to the request that 6te identifed in Appendix a4 elready available for public irspection and copy'ng.n the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street, N W, Wash ngton, DC.

Agency records subrect to the request that are identifed in AppendiA Sro being made available for public insp0CTion and Copy'ing in the NRC PuMc Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC, in a folder under this FOIA number and requester rame.

The nonproprietary version of the proposal (s) that you agreed to accept in a telephone conversation with a member of my staff is now being rnada avalable for public inspection and coying at the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N W., Washmgton, DC. in a folder under the FOIA number and requester name.

Enc 6oned is information on how you may obtam access to and the charges for copying records pieced in the NRC Public Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

Agency records sub s 1 to the request are anclosed. Any applicable charpe for copies of the recoros provided and payment procedures are noted in the comments section.

t Record subrect to the request have been referred to another Federal agencybes) for review and direct response to you.

In view of NRC's response to this request, no further action a bemg taken on appeal letter dated PART ll. A-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certain informaton in the requested records is being withheld from pubhc disclosure pursuant to the FOlA exemptions described in and for the reasons stated in Part N, sec-tons B, C, and D. Any released portions of the documents *or which only part of the record is being withheld are being made available for public inspection and copying in the NRC Pubhc Document Room,17t7 H Street, N W., Washington, DC, m a folder under this FolA number and requester nema.

Comments Additional documents pertaining to item 2 of your request have been made available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

These documents have been filed in PDR folder F01 A-87-235 under the name of Minton.

Enclosed are copies of Appendices K, L and M.

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Ms. Linda Robinson, Chief DOM 0F WGRMADOR F eed m f Information and

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Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear Ms. Robinson:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.

S 552, as implemented by 32 C.F.R. Part 701, it is requested that this Company be provided copies of the following:

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All documents, including but not limited to correspondence, direction, agreements, contracts, reports, or shipping records, arising out of or relating to the collection, storage, pick up, management, handling, transportation, delivery, shipment or disposal of radioactive waste material from Newport News Shipbuilding and/or Nuclear Service and Construction Company facilities during the years 1962 through 1978.

2 All documents, including but not limited to correspondence, direction, agreements, contracts, reports, or studies concerning the ownership, design, development, construction, licensing, operation, and/or environmental impact of the Maxey Flat Huclear Waste Disposal Sito near Morehead, Kentucky.

As used in this request, the term, documents, includes writings, drawings, charts, tapes, compnter readable material, photographs,-and other data compilation.

from which information can be obtained, translated, or copied.

As you know, Section 552(b) of the Act provides that, if some parts of a file are exempt from release, " reasonable segregable" portions of the nonexempt material should be provided.

I request, therefore, that if you determine that any portion of the requested information is exempt, you provide me immediately with a copy of the nonexempt portion of the documents.

I reserve my right to appeal any and all such decisions.

If you determine that some or all of any document requested herein is exempt from release, I would appreciate your advising me as to which exemption (s) you believe cover (s) the

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Ms Linda Robinson, Chief June 5, 1987 Page 2 material which you are not releasing, and include an index of all material withheld in whole or in part.

As you know, the index (a)

=should be contained in one. document and be complete in itself, (b) must adequately describe each withheld document or deletion from a released document, (c) must state the exemption claimed for each deletion is relevant and (d ) be suf ficiently specific to permit a reasoned judgment as to whether the material is actually exempt under the Act.

Please separately state your reasons for not invoking your discretionary powers under the Act to release in the public interest any material you deem to be exempt.

Such statements will be helpf ul in deciding whether to appeal an adverse determination, and in formulating arguments in the event of any appeal.

I agree to pay. reasonable search and reproduction costs i

incurred in connection with the processing of this request, up to

$100.00.

Please call me if the fee will exceed this amount.

I Please ref er any questions regarding this. request to me by name at the above address or by telephone' at (804) 688-7124.

As provided for in the amended Act, I expect to be notified of the availability for inspection of these documents within ten working days.

Sincerely yours, 0 Y.

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