ML20244B434

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Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.App a Documents Totally Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 6)
ML20244B434
Person / Time
Issue date: 06/09/1989
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Felton J
NUCLEAR LICENSING REPORTS
References
FOIA-89-181 NUDOCS 8906130112
Download: ML20244B434 (3)


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~ Joseph fi. Felton PART l.- AGENCY RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (Sec cherArd boars)

No agency records subsect to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subject to the request have been located

i, Requested records are available through another pubhc distnbution program See Comments Section Agency records subject to the request that are edentified on Appendiates) are already available tot public inspection and copymg in the NRC Public Document Room 2120 L Street. N W., Washmston, DC 20555 Agency records subsect to the request that are identified on Append 6atesL

.are bemg made available for public inspection and copymg in the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington. DC, m a folder under this TOIA number and reguester name The nonproprietary version of the proposaltsi that you agreed to accept m a telephone conversation with a member of rny staff is now bemo made available for pubhc inspection and copying at the NRC Pubhc Document Room 2120 L Street. N W. Washington. DC, m a folder undes this FOIA numbee and requester name.

Agency records sublect to the escuest that are identified on Appendmiest may be inspected and copied at the fWRC Local Pubhc Document Room identified in the Comments Section.

Enclosed is mformation on how you may obtem access to and the charges for copying records placed an the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L Stieet. N W.

Washngton, DC_

Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

Records subsect to the request have been refefred to another f ederal agencybesl for review and direct response to you You will be billed by the NRC for fees totating 4 In view of NRC's response to this request, no further action as bemg taken on appealletter dated

. No PART lig-INFORMATION WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Certam mformation in the requested records is bems withheld from pubhc disclosure pursuant to the e.emptions descnbed m and for the reasons stated m Part 11 Sectaons B C, and D. Any released sorteons of the documents for which only part of the record is bemp withheld a'e bemg made available for pubhc inspection and Copying m the NRC Pubhc Document Room. 2120 L St'eet. N W., Washington. DC. m a foldes under this FOI A number and reouester name COMMENT S 8906130112 890609!

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' FREEDOM'OF INFORMATION ACT RESPONSE F OIA NUMBE 5kSi FOIA 89-181 D n t r,,,s, PART 11 B-APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS f

Records subject to the teauest that are described on the enclosed Appendistes),3__ are being withheld in their entirety or en pgrt under the LGmptions and for sie reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 V S C bb2(bl and 10 CF R 917(al of NRC Regulations.

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1. The withheld mformation es propeny ctessified pursuant to Executive Ordet IEKEMPTION 11 l
2. The withheld information reistes so#ely to the mternal personnel tules and procedures of NRC (EKEMPTION 21
3. Tne withheid information is specifically enempted from public disclosure by statute indicated (E KEMPTION 36 Secteans 141 146of the Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the daciosure of Restric ted Date or f ormeriv Restricted Data 142 U S C 21612 t%i.

Section 147 of tne Atomic Energy Act which prohibits the d* closure of rJnct %ified Safeguards info *maten 142 U S C. 21671

4. The withheld mfprmaten is a trade secret or commerc(af or fenancial mformetion thet is bemg withheld for the reasontsi indicated 4 XE MPTION 4 The information is considered to be confidential businesc (propnetaryl mformation The information is considered to be propnetary information pursuant to 10 Cf R 2 790idH11 The mformaten was submitted and received en confedence pursuant to 10 Cf R 2 790<dH2)
6. The withhald mtorrnation consists of interagency or mtraegency records that are not avadable through discowerv dunne litigaron if xEMPTION bl Applitab4. Pnvilege Deliberative Process. Disclosure of predecisional entormation would tend to mhabit the open and frank enchange of ideas essential to the delibe7at' ave process

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Where records are withheld an their entirety, the 4 cts are anentncabiv mtertwined with the predecisional mfoemation There also are no reasonabiy segregable factual portions because the release of the facts would permit en indirect enouiry mto the predecisional piecess of the agency Attorney work product pnvilege (Documents prefered by an attornev en t ontemplebon of htigaimn t Attorney - client pnvilege IConfidentia; communications tietween an attorney and his her client i

6. The withheld eformation es enempted from public dSciosure because its disclosure would result in a cheativ unwarranted mession of personai privacy IEAEMFTION 61
7. The withheld infonnation consists of records compiied for law enforcement purposes and es being withheit, for the reasontsi sndic.ated dKEMPTION 76 Disclosure could reasonabov be empected to interfere witn an enforcement proc eetting bet ause it could revea' the at one direction. and focus of er.

forcement efforts and thus c ould posbibig allow them to take action to shield potentici wrongdoing or a violation o' NRC requirements from investigators I KEMPTION 7 (An Disclosure would constitute en unwarranted mvasion of personal pnwacy (EXEMPTION 7tCH

'he mformalion consists of names of endedvais and othe' intoernation the disciosure of whah c ouad 'tasor.abit be emoccted to reveal scienteters of confidential sources iExEMPTION 7 IDn OT HE.4 PART 11. C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 26(bi an+or 9 25 ten of the U S Nudear Regulatory Commissic,n regulations et has t>een octermit.ed that the mformation w:thheld is enempt from production or disclosure and that its produc tion or disclosure is c ontiary to the public intere+1 The persons responsits.c for the denial sie those officiais ident. feed below as der'ving officiais and the Duecur. Division of Ireedom of information and Puth ations Te'vic es Othc c of Admemstration and Resourc es Managemem for an, denals that may be appepied to the E xecuin,e Director f or Operanons iEDOi DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE /OF FICE l

RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFIC6AL SECRETAFY

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PART 11. D-APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentified m Pa't 11 C rney tie appealed to the AppeHate Official edentified in that section. Any such appeaf must be en writing ancf must be made within 30 dayb of receipt of th#s response Appeals must be addrestied es appropriate; to the E secutive Director f or Operations or to the Secretary of the Commissen, tj S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washmgron. DC 205%. and should clearty state on the envelope and in the le tier that rt is an " Appeal from an Initial F Ot A Decision?

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION i

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FOIA-89-181 APPENDIX A

RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION Various Dates Eighteen letters of nonination and 24 resumes for nenbership on the 'iRC Advisor.y Conmittee on 'iedical Committee on tiedical Uses of Isotones are beina withheld in their entirety oursuant to Exemntion 6.

(In a telechone conversation with Linda Robinson on flay 19,1989, you excluded from the scone of your recuest the secrecable factual information which would not identify the names in which you are interested.)

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