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{{#Wiki_filter:.4.fROBERTLOWCNSTCINACKR,NCWMANHAROLDF.RCISMAURICEAXELRADKATHLCENH,SHCAJ.A.SOVKNIGHT,JR.MICHAELA.SAVSCRDOUGLASG.GRCENLAWOFFICESLOWENSTEIN,NEWMAN,REIS8cAXELRh.DIO2SCONNECTICUTAVENUESN.W.WASHINGTON'.C.20036202~862-8400May13,1981E.GRCGORYSARNCSALSCRTV.CARR,JRANNEW.COZTINGHAMKATHLECNA.COXROSCRTH,CVLPPETERG.FLYNNSTCVCNP.FRANTZFREDERICS.GRAYALVINH.GVTTCRMANDAVIDG.POWCLLDAVIDS.RASKINDONALDJSILVERMANADM.KCN.BYHAND~~'l6'cnlIvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DOCKETEDUsNRcMAYg4198)~2Officeoft'eSccrctaeDocketing&ServiceBranchC>Re:IntheMatterofFloridaPower&LightCompany(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2),DocketNo.50-389A
==DearChairmanSmith:==
Lateyesterdayafternoontheundersigned,counselforApplicantFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL),receivedacopyofaletterfromcounselforParsons&Whittemore,Inc.(P&W)anditssubsidiaryResourcesRecovery,Inc.(RRD),recentjointPetitionersforlateinterventionintheabove-identifiedproceeding.Thetopicoftheletter,insofarasitbearsonthisproceeding,isPetitioners'ntentiontorespondtoFPL'sfilingofMay9,1981."/OnthatdateFPLfiledanApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenaswhichseeks+/Petitionershavefiledtwovirtuallyidenticalpetitionstointerveneonantitrustgrounds,thefirstintheoperat-inglicensehealthandsafetyenvironmentalproceeding(DocketNo.50-389OL)andtheotherintheinstantpro-ceeding(DocketNo.50-389A).FPLhasrespondedtothepetitionfiledintheoperatinglicenseproceeding,andhaspointedoutthatthatpetitionisdeficientsub-stantively,procedurally,andfactually.Responsedatedl)~~May7,1981.Petitioners'etterstatesthatPetitionersintendtofilesomeundefinedformofmotionforextensioni/~oftimeintheoperatinglicenseproceedingaswellasinthiscase.810.5200f72'.
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~LOWENSTEIN>NEWMAN&>REIS8CAXADIvanW.Smith,EsquireMay13,1981toprobethebasisoftheprincipalfactualrepresentationsuponwhichthelatepetitionispredicated.TheApplicationwasaccompaniedbyaMotionforExtensionofTimetopermitthesubpoenastobefruitfullyexecuted.Incounsel'sletter,PetitionersnowstatethattheywillresistthediscoveryintothefactualrepresentationsintheirpetitionsoughtbyFPL,andthattheywillmovetheBoardforanextensionoftimetopermitformulationofsuchanargument."/Onthisbasis,theletterrequeststheBoardtodeferanyactiononFPL'sApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenasoritsaccompanyingmotion.Becausethisrequestisplainlycounterproductive,andbecausePetitioners'etterisnotclearontheproceduresPetitionersapparentlyarefollowing,FPLsubmitsthisbriefresponse.ItisFPL'spositionthattherequestedsubpoenasshouldbeissuedwithoutdelay.UnderNRCrulessubpoenasareordinarilyissuedonanexpartebasis.10C.F.R.52.720.Therulesprovideprocedureswheereaypartiesmayobtainprotectiveordersagainstsuchsubpoenas--iftheycanbedemonstratedtobeunreasonable.Id.Theprocesshastwoparts:(1)issuanceofthesubpoenasand(2)resolutionofanymotionsforprotection.Thefirststageordinarilydoesandshouldproceedwithoutdelay.Thesecondstageisordinarilyresolvedinanexpeditiousfashionbythelicensingtribunal.Petitionersnowseekdelaybothinissuingthesubpoenasand(viatheirmotionforanextensionoftime)inaddressingthequestionofwhetherthesubpoenasarereasonable.Suchtwo-stageddelaywouldbewithoutbasisinanyinstance,but,isparticularlyinappropriateherewhereitissoughtinordertoblockfactualinquiryintoapatentlyuntimelypetition.Forthesereasons,FPLbelievesthattherequestedsubpoenasshouldbeissuedforthwith.WhenPetitionersfiletheirmotion,theBoardmay,initsdiscretion,setupexpeditiousprocedurestodealwithanyrequestforprotectiveordersthatmotionmaycontain.Inthemeantime,however,thesubpoenasshouldissueandbeserved.Inthisway,iftheBoardconcurswithFPLthatthepetitionsshouldbedisposedofonaninformedrecordanddoesnotaccept"/Theletteradvisedthatthemotionforsuchanextensionoftimewouldbefiledlateyesterdayortoday.
e=LowENsTEINNEMAN,REIs&AxAD'HIvanW.Smith,EsquireMay13,1981Petitioners'rgumentstoresistdiscovery,thatdiscoverymayproceedwithoutdelay.eectfu1sbmitted,gG.GreenounselforFloridaPower&LightCompanyDGG:lkfcc:ServiceList UNEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterofFLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY(St.LucieNuclearPowerPlant,UnitNo.2.))))DocketNo.50-389-OL)))CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertoIvanW.Smith,EsquirefromDouglasG.Greenwereservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclasspostage'Iprepaidthis13thdayofMay,1981.*IvanW.Smith,Esquire*ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministrationUniversityofTexasAustin,Texas78712WilliamD.Paton,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*ElizabethS.Bowers,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*Dr.PeterA.MorrisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DocketingandServiceStationOfficeoftheSecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman,ChiefAntitrust&IndemnityGroupU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555AtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555
'osephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*AnnP.Hodgdon,EsquireOfficeoftheExecutiveLegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802RobertE.BathenFredSafferR.W.Beck&.AssociatesP.O.Box6817Orlando,Florida32803GeorgeSpiegel,EsquireRobertJablon,EsquireDanielGuttman,EsquireSpiegel&McDiarmid2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20037WilliamC.Wise,EsquireSuite500120018thStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036WilliamH.Chandler,EsquireChandler,O'Neal,Avera,Gray&StriplingPostOfficeDrawer0Gainesville,Florida32602JanetUrban,EsquireU.S.DepartmentofJusticeP.O.Box14141Washington,D.C.20044DATED:May13,1981DonaldA.Kaplan,EsquireRobertFabrikant,EsquireAntitrustDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeWashington,D.C.20530CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,Paxtonand'illiams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450HelenSheaWells93ElMarDriveJensenBeach,Florida33457*GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireMareGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin&Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20006uas.Greenowenstein,Newman,Reis&Axelrad1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036(202)862-8400 4''-'tCfjJ
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Discusses Petitioners' Resistance to Applicant 810507 Application for Issuance of Subpoenas.Subpoenas Should Be Issued W/O Delay.Parties May File for Protective Orders. Certificate of Svc Encl
ML17209B080
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/13/1981
From: GREEN D G
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO., LOWENSTEIN, NEWMAN, REIS, AXELRAD & TOLL
To: SMITH I W
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
ISSUANCES-A, NUDOCS 8105200272
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.4.fROBERTLOWCNSTCINACKR,NCWMANHAROLDF.RCISMAURICEAXELRADKATHLCENH,SHCAJ.A.SOVKNIGHT,JR.MICHAELA.SAVSCRDOUGLASG.GRCENLAWOFFICESLOWENSTEIN,NEWMAN,REIS8cAXELRh.DIO2SCONNECTICUTAVENUESN.W.WASHINGTON'.C.20036202~862-8400May13,1981E.GRCGORYSARNCSALSCRTV.CARR,JRANNEW.COZTINGHAMKATHLECNA.COXROSCRTH,CVLPPETERG.FLYNNSTCVCNP.FRANTZFREDERICS.GRAYALVINH.GVTTCRMANDAVIDG.POWCLLDAVIDS.RASKINDONALDJSILVERMANADM.KCN.BYHAND~~'l6'cnlIvanW.Smith,EsquireChairmanU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DOCKETEDUsNRcMAYg4198)~2Officeoft'eSccrctaeDocketing&ServiceBranchC>Re:IntheMatterofFloridaPower&LightCompany(St.LuciePlant,UnitNo.2),DocketNo.50-389A

DearChairmanSmith:

Lateyesterdayafternoontheundersigned,counselforApplicantFloridaPower&LightCompany(FPL),receivedacopyofaletterfromcounselforParsons&Whittemore,Inc.(P&W)anditssubsidiaryResourcesRecovery,Inc.(RRD),recentjointPetitionersforlateinterventionintheabove-identifiedproceeding.Thetopicoftheletter,insofarasitbearsonthisproceeding,isPetitioners'ntentiontorespondtoFPL'sfilingofMay9,1981."/OnthatdateFPLfiledanApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenaswhichseeks+/Petitionershavefiledtwovirtuallyidenticalpetitionstointerveneonantitrustgrounds,thefirstintheoperat-inglicensehealthandsafetyenvironmentalproceeding(DocketNo.50-389OL)andtheotherintheinstantpro-ceeding(DocketNo.50-389A).FPLhasrespondedtothepetitionfiledintheoperatinglicenseproceeding,andhaspointedoutthatthatpetitionisdeficientsub-stantively,procedurally,andfactually.Responsedatedl)~~May7,1981.Petitioners'etterstatesthatPetitionersintendtofilesomeundefinedformofmotionforextensioni/~oftimeintheoperatinglicenseproceedingaswellasinthiscase.810.5200f72'.

,0~LtIuvei~'ll~~~t.~

~LOWENSTEIN>NEWMAN&>REIS8CAXADIvanW.Smith,EsquireMay13,1981toprobethebasisoftheprincipalfactualrepresentationsuponwhichthelatepetitionispredicated.TheApplicationwasaccompaniedbyaMotionforExtensionofTimetopermitthesubpoenastobefruitfullyexecuted.Incounsel'sletter,PetitionersnowstatethattheywillresistthediscoveryintothefactualrepresentationsintheirpetitionsoughtbyFPL,andthattheywillmovetheBoardforanextensionoftimetopermitformulationofsuchanargument."/Onthisbasis,theletterrequeststheBoardtodeferanyactiononFPL'sApplicationforIssuanceofSubpoenasoritsaccompanyingmotion.Becausethisrequestisplainlycounterproductive,andbecausePetitioners'etterisnotclearontheproceduresPetitionersapparentlyarefollowing,FPLsubmitsthisbriefresponse.ItisFPL'spositionthattherequestedsubpoenasshouldbeissuedwithoutdelay.UnderNRCrulessubpoenasareordinarilyissuedonanexpartebasis.10C.F.R.52.720.Therulesprovideprocedureswheereaypartiesmayobtainprotectiveordersagainstsuchsubpoenas--iftheycanbedemonstratedtobeunreasonable.Id.Theprocesshastwoparts:(1)issuanceofthesubpoenasand(2)resolutionofanymotionsforprotection.Thefirststageordinarilydoesandshouldproceedwithoutdelay.Thesecondstageisordinarilyresolvedinanexpeditiousfashionbythelicensingtribunal.Petitionersnowseekdelaybothinissuingthesubpoenasand(viatheirmotionforanextensionoftime)inaddressingthequestionofwhetherthesubpoenasarereasonable.Suchtwo-stageddelaywouldbewithoutbasisinanyinstance,but,isparticularlyinappropriateherewhereitissoughtinordertoblockfactualinquiryintoapatentlyuntimelypetition.Forthesereasons,FPLbelievesthattherequestedsubpoenasshouldbeissuedforthwith.WhenPetitionersfiletheirmotion,theBoardmay,initsdiscretion,setupexpeditiousprocedurestodealwithanyrequestforprotectiveordersthatmotionmaycontain.Inthemeantime,however,thesubpoenasshouldissueandbeserved.Inthisway,iftheBoardconcurswithFPLthatthepetitionsshouldbedisposedofonaninformedrecordanddoesnotaccept"/Theletteradvisedthatthemotionforsuchanextensionoftimewouldbefiledlateyesterdayortoday.

e=LowENsTEINNEMAN,REIs&AxAD'HIvanW.Smith,EsquireMay13,1981Petitioners'rgumentstoresistdiscovery,thatdiscoverymayproceedwithoutdelay.eectfu1sbmitted,gG.GreenounselforFloridaPower&LightCompanyDGG:lkfcc:ServiceList UNEDSTATESOFAMERICANUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONBEFORETHEATOMICSAFETYANDLICENSINGBOARDIntheMatterofFLORIDAPOWER&LIGHTCOMPANY(St.LucieNuclearPowerPlant,UnitNo.2.))))DocketNo.50-389-OL)))CERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatcopiesoflettertoIvanW.Smith,EsquirefromDouglasG.Greenwereservedbyhanddelivery*orbydepositintheU.S.Mail,firstclasspostage'Iprepaidthis13thdayofMay,1981.*IvanW.Smith,Esquire*ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*RobertM.Lazo,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555MichaelA.Duggan,EsquireCollegeofBusinessAdministrationUniversityofTexasAustin,Texas78712WilliamD.Paton,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*ElizabethS.Bowers,ChairmanAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*Dr.PeterA.MorrisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555Dr.OscarH.ParisAtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555DocketingandServiceStationOfficeoftheSecretaryU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555JeromeSaltzman,ChiefAntitrust&IndemnityGroupU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555AtomicSafetyandLicensingBoardU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RichardS.Salzman,EsquireAtomicSafetyandLicensingAppealBoardPanelU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555

'osephRutberg,EsquireLeeScottDewey,EsquireFredricD.Chanania,EsquireCounselforNRCStaffU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555*AnnP.Hodgdon,EsquireOfficeoftheExecutiveLegalDirectorU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555ThomasGurney,Sr.,Esquire203NorthMagnoliaAvenueOrlando,Florida32802RobertE.BathenFredSafferR.W.Beck&.AssociatesP.O.Box6817Orlando,Florida32803GeorgeSpiegel,EsquireRobertJablon,EsquireDanielGuttman,EsquireSpiegel&McDiarmid2600VirginiaAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20037WilliamC.Wise,EsquireSuite500120018thStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036WilliamH.Chandler,EsquireChandler,O'Neal,Avera,Gray&StriplingPostOfficeDrawer0Gainesville,Florida32602JanetUrban,EsquireU.S.DepartmentofJusticeP.O.Box14141Washington,D.C.20044DATED:May13,1981DonaldA.Kaplan,EsquireRobertFabrikant,EsquireAntitrustDivisionU.S.DepartmentofJusticeWashington,D.C.20530CharlesR.P.Brown,EsquireBrown,Paxtonand'illiams301South6thStreetP.O.Box1418FortPierce,Florida33450HelenSheaWells93ElMarDriveJensenBeach,Florida33457*GeorgeR.Kucik,EsquireMareGary,EsquireEllenE.Sward,EsquireArent,Fox,Kintner,Plotkin&Kahn1815HStreet,N.W.Washington,D.C.20006uas.Greenowenstein,Newman,Reis&Axelrad1025ConnecticutAvenue,N.W.Washington,D.C.20036(202)862-8400 4-'tCfjJ