ML20154M102

Final Response to FOIA Request for 1987 Quarterly Repts for 3M Co.App a Document Totally Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 4)

ML20154M102
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/26/1988
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Small P FOI SERVICES
References
FOIA-88-256 70247, NUDOCS 8806010174
Download: ML20154M102 (3)

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000 t m .E.s.,,,. - ..e, ifQUESTER Mr. Patrick Small PART 1.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checard bones)

No agency records subrect to the request have been located.

No additional agency records subrect to the request have been located.

Agency records subrect to the request that are noentded m Appendis are already avadable for pubf< irspecton er4 copymg m the NRC Public Document Room, 1717 H Street. N W., Washington, OC Agency records subject to the request that s'e dentifed e Appendia 4 e berg made amadable for pubhc mspectori and copymg m the NRC Pubi.c Documeat Room,1717 H St'oet, N W , Washmgton, DC, e a folde< under the FOIA number and rea vester name The nonpropt.etary versson of the proposaHs) that you areed to accept e a te4ephone corwe'sation with a me+ber of my sta r f s now becg made avadable for puM especten and coyeg at the NRC Pubhc Occument Room,1717 H Street. N W , Washegion. OC. e a folder under this FOIA numcier and requester name.

Enclosed is eformaton on how you may obta n access to and the charges for copyog recorcs placed m the NRC Pubhc Document Room 1717 H Street, N W., Washmgton. OC.

Agency records subrect to the request are enctosed. Any applicab6e charge for copes of the records proveed and D.yrrent procedur es are noted m the comments acton.

Records subpect to the reouest have been referred to another Federal agencytest for resew and direct resporse to you In vow of NRC's response to this request, no furthe action a being taken on appealletter cated PART ll. A-INFORM ATION WITf1 HELD FROM PUBLIC OISCLOSURE Certa.n informaton m the requested records e bemg we*eid from pubhc disclosu er purwaat to the FOI A esemptons descreed m and for the reasorss stated m Part 11. sec-tons 8, C, and D. Any rekased portions of the documerts for wNch only part of the reco>c is bemg *1thheid a>e being made avadable for pubhc especton and copymg m the NRC Pubhc Document Room,1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC. in a fo6 der under ths FOIA number and requester name.

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FWEEDOM OF INFIRiAAT ON ACT RESPONSE FOIA NUMBERISI.88-256 o,ye gy p , ,

PAMT 118- A; PLICABLE FOlA EXEMPTIONS ~ '

Records subject to the request that are descr bed en the enclosed Appendices A are being withheld in their entirety or in part under FOIA Exemptions and for the reasons set forth below pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 10 CFR 9 Sla) of NRC Regulations.

1, The ethheld mformation is property class, fed pursuant to Executrve Order 12356 IEXEMPTION 11

2. The ethheld informat+on relates solery to the anternal persormel rules and procedures of NRC. IEXEMPTION 2)

3. The ethheld information is speerhcaay enerrvted from public disclosure by statute indicated: IEXEMPTION 31 Sect on 141145 of the Atomic Energy Act whch prohibits the dsclosure of Restreted Data or Formerly Restncted Data 142 U S.C. 21612165L Secten 147 of the Atom c Energy Act whch prohibits the d:sclosure of Unc14554 fed Safeguards informaton 142 U S.C. 2167).

4. The ethheld eformation e a trade secret or commercel os financel eformaton that rs becg ethbed for the reason (s) and cated IEXEMPTION 4}

The mformaton e cons 4ered to be contdentel busmess (propretaryl mformation.

The informaton is consdered to be propretary eformaton pursuant to to CFR 2 790tdMIL The informaton was submitted and received in contdence from a fore gn sovece pursuant to 10 CFR 2.7904dl!2L

6. The ethheld information consets of interagency cr intraagency records that a e not avadable through dscovery durmg htgaton. Osclosure of predecsonalinformaton would tend to inhibit the open and frar* anchange of deas essentet to the delceratrve process. Where records are mthheld an their entirety, the facts are mentricably intertened eth the predeersonalinformaton. There seso are no reasonably segregable factual portons because the ro6 ease of the facts would permet an odirect inquiry eto me predecsonal process of the agency. IEXEMPTION ll

6. The mthheid mformaton is esempted from putAc disclosure because ets drsclosure would result m a clearly unwarranted invas.on of personal pervacy. IEXEMPTION 66

7. The mthheld informaton consets of investgatory records comoded for law eeforcement purposes are es becg utt*eed for the reason (s) indicated. (EXEMPTION 71 Disclosure would eterfere mth an enforcement proceed =no because et could reveal the scope. direction, and focus of enforcernent efforts. and thus cou6d posse #y snow them to take acton to shesed potential wec,.1gdoeng or a violation of NRC reJuerements from evestigators (EXEMPTION 71All Osclosure would constnute an unwarranted invas.on of personal pervacy tEXEMPTION 7(Cd The mformaton conssts of names of indivduals and other mformat on the dsclosure of whch

• ovid reveal identrbes of confidential sources. IEXEMPTION 7aDn PART 11 C-DENYlNG OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and 'or 9.15 of the U S. Nucieer Regulatory Ccanmasson regulatons. et has been determmed that the information uthheld o esempt from producten or eksciosure.

and that its producten or dsclosure e contrary to the pubesc interest. The persons respons4ble for the derwal are those officiais dentified below as denymg offices and the Dvector.

Dmsson of Rules and Records. Omco of Admmetration. tot any denes that may be appeated to the Executrve Director for Operatons itoon DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE OFFICE RECORDS DENIED APPELLATE OFFICIAL SECRETARY EoO Hugh L. Thompson Director, Office of App, A X Nuclear Mater 1al Safely &

Safeguards PART 11 D- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying official identrhed in Part II.C may be appea'ed to the Appellate Official identsfied in that section. Any such appeal must be in wnting and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this response. Appea!s must be addressed as appropnate to the Executive Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Comrnession, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Washington, DC 20555, and shouM clearly state on the envelope and in the letter that it is an "Appeal frorn an inrtial FOIA Decanon oc so#u asa ipert a U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION im FOIA RESPONSE CONTINUATION

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APPENDIX A RECORDS TOTALLY-WITHHELD 1

NUMBER- DATE DESCRIPTION & EXEMPTION-i

1. 1987. Guarterly Reports for 3M . Company ' Exemption 4' i

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