ML19283A105

NRC-2019-000167 - Resp 2 - Final

ML19283A105
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Issue date:	10/04/2019
From:	Stephanie Blaney NRC/OCIO
To:	Ravnitzky M - No Known Affiliation
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FOIA, NRC-2019-000167
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NRG FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018) it,.)<,.,j>" "E~lr.C-t_.O

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10/04/2019 JMichael Ravnitzky 11 I DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:

Copy of the Congressional Correspondence LOG for the NRC (possibly this is located in the STARS system),

for the time period 2015 to present PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED The NRG has made some, or all, of the requested records publicly available through one or more of the following means:

D (1) https://www.nrc.gov; (2) public ADAMS, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html; (3) microfiche available in the NRG Public Document Room; or FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home.

[Z] Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.

Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or of interest to another Federal agency have been referred to D that agency (See Part I.D -- Comments) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.

D We are continuing to process your request.

[Z] See Part I. D -- Comments. '

PART I.A -- FEES AMOUNT D You will be billed by NRG for the amount indicated. [Z] Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, you will not be charged fees.

I D You will receive a refund for the amount indicated.

$0.00 Due to our delayed response, you will not be I

D Fees waived. D charged search and/or duplication fees that would otherwise be applicable to your request.

PART 1.8--INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE We did not locate any agency records responsive to your request. Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law D enforcement and national secu.rity records as not subject to the FOIA ("exclusions"). See 5 U.S.C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it should not be taken to mean that any excluded records do, or do not, exist.

[Z] We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and for the reasons stated, in Part II.

Because this is an interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to appeal any of D the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination.

You may appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response. If you submit an appeal by mail,

[Z] address it to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-2 F43, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. You may submit an appeal by e-mail to FOIA.resource@nrc.gov. You may fax an appeal to (301) 415-5130. Or you may submit an appeal through FOIA Online, https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Please be sure to include on your submission that it is a "FOIA Appeal."

PART I.C -- REFERENCES AND POINTS OF CONTACT You have the right to seek assistance from the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison by submitting your inquiry at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

foia/contact-foia. html, or by calling the FOIA Public Liaison at (301) 415-1276.

If we have denied your request, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the NRC's Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). To seek dispute resolution services from OGIS, you may e-mail OGIS at ogis@nara.gov, send a fax to (202) 741-5789, or send a letter to: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 207 40-6001. For additional information about OGIS, please visit the OGIS website at btlps://www.archives.gQv/Qgis,.

NRC FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER (04-2018)

RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INRC-2019-00016711 2 INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE TYPE D INTERIM I./ I FINAL PART I.D -- COMMENTS The NRC has already provided a first interim response to you, the following records are provided in this final response:

One LTR report - incoming Congressional correspondence to the Chairman:

• LTR report for documents received from January 25, 2018 - December 31, 2018 - to be released in its entirety Note: There were no incoming (LTR's) Congressional letters from January 1, 2019 - January 14, 2019.

Two CORR logs - (Commission Correspondence/Chairman Correspondence):

• Correspondence Log from January 25, 2018 - December 31, 2018 - this log contains 115 records. Of the 115 records, 39 are non-responsive because they are non-congressional. These non-congressional records have been marked non-responsive and will not be provided.

• Correspondence Log from January 1, 2019 - January 14, 2019 - to be released in its entirety The agency had prior FOIA requests for outgoing correspondence.

The following dates are already publicly available in ADAMS:

CORR Logs (outgoing Congressional Correspondence) January 1, 2015 - February 9, 2017:

ML17088A699, Open ADAMS Document (FOIA/PA-2017-0341 - Resp 1 - Final. Agency Records Subject to Request Enclosed.)

Pages 4 - 10 of the pdf - LTR Logs (incoming Congressional Correspondence) -

CY 2015, CY 2016, January 1, 2017...:.. January 19, 2017 and April 12, 2017 - July 18, 2017 &

Pages 11-22 of the pdf - CORR Logs (outgoing Congressional Correspondence) - February 10, 2017 - July 18, 2017:

ML17300A028, Open ADAMS Document (FOIA/PA-2017-0612- Resp 2 - Final.)

Page 2 of the pdf __: LTR Logs (incoming Congressional Correspondence) - January 20, 2017 -April 11, 2017:

ML17201B531, Open ADAMS Document (FOIA/PA-2017-0448- Resp 1 - Interim. Agency Records Subject to The Request Are Enclosed)

Please note: Records with a ML Accession Number are publicly available in the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http:www.nrc.gov/readirig-rm.html. If you need assistance in obtaining these records, please contact the NRC's Public Documents Room (PDR) at 301-415-4737 or 1-800-397-4209, or by Email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.

Furthermore, the following records responsive to FOIA request NRC-2018-000309 are also responsive to your request:

LTR report (July 19, 2017 - January 24, 2018) 2017 Correspondence Log (from July 19, 2017- December 31, 2017) 2018 Correspondence Log (from January 1, 2018 - January 24, 2018)

Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Designee Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney

!Stephanie A. Blaney Date: 2019.10.04 06:21:43-04'00'

NRC FORM 464 Part II U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC I NRC-2019-0001671 (04-2018)

RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST DATE:

1 10,04,2019 PART II.A -- APPLICABLE EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the request are being withheld in their entirety or in part under the FOIA exemption(s) as indicated below (5 U.S.C. 552(b)).

D Exemption 1: The withheld information is prop_erly classified pursuant to an Executive Order protecting national security information.

D Exemption 2: The withheld information relates solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of NRC.

D Exemption 3: The withheld information is specifically exempted from public disclosure by the statute indicated.

D Sections 141-145 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data (42 U.S.C. 2161-2165).

D Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act, which prohibits the disclosure of Unclassified Safeguards Information (42 U.S.C. 2167).

D 41 U.S.C. 4702(b), which prohibits the disclosure of contractor proposals, except when incorporated into the contract between the agency and the D Other:

Exemption 4: The withheld information is a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information that is being withheld for the reason(s)

D indicated.

The information is considered to be proprietary because it concerns a licensee's or applicant's physical protection or material control and D accounting program for special nuclear material pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).

D The information is considered to be another.type of confidential business (proprietary) information.

D The information was submitted by a foreign source and received in confidence pursuant_ to 1 O CFR 2.390(d)(2).

D Exemption 5: The withheld information consists of interagency or intraagency records that are normally privileged in civil litigation.

D Deliberative process privilege.

D Attorney work product privilege.

D Attorney-client privilege.

Exemption 6: The withheld information from a personnel, medical, or similar file, is exempted_ from public disclosure because its disclosure would result D in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. .

D Exemption 7: The withheld information consists of records compiled for law enforcement purposes and is being withheld for the reason(s) indicated.

D (A) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to interfere with an open enforcement proceeding.

D (C) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(D) The information consists of names and other information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to reveal identities of confidential D sources.

(E) Disclosure would reveal techniques and procedures for law enforcement investigations or prosecutions, or guidelines that could reasonably be D expected to risk circumvention of the law.

D (F) Disclosure could reasonably be expected to endanger the life or physical safety of any individual.

[Z] Other: non responsive PART 11.B -* DENYING OFFICIALS In accordance with 10 CFR 9.25(g) and 9.25(h) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, the official(s) listed below have made the determination to withhold certain information r~sponsive to your request.

• APPELLATE OFFICIAL DENYING OFFICIAL TITLE/OFFICE RECORDS DENIED EDO SECY I [Z]

I D Annette Vietti - Cook Executive Assistant to the Secretary responsive records 11 I I D D Select Tifle/Office from drop-down list I 11 I I D D Select Titie/Office from drop-down list I 11 I I 11 Select Tifle/Office from drop-down list I I D D NRC Form 464 Part II (04-2018)

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