ML19309C972

Discovery Rept by Public Utils Board of City of Brownsville, Tx,For Feb 1980.Deposed M Borchelt of Central Power & Light. Participated in R Edelstein Deposition.Received Documents from Central & South West Corp.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19309C972
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/06/1980
From:	Poirier M SPIEGEL & MCDIARMID, TEXAS, STATE OF
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=l s law oppicts GEcccE spitGEL P c. SPIEGEL & MCDIARSIID soNNat s. eLAim RCOECT C. MCOtARM10 mosaRT MARLEY BEAR SANDRA J, STRE EEL 2600 VIRGINIA AVENUE, N.W. THOM AS c. TmAUGER EOSE AT A. JASLCN JoMN MICHAEL AoMAGNA WASHINGTON. O C. 20037 CyNTHIA S. eCCORAD JAMEO N. HORWOOD ALAN J. ACTM TELEPHONE (302) 333.ASCQ O ARY J. NEWELL

1. ANCES E. sm ANCIS MARCR.polm!ER DANIEL 1 D AVIOSON TELECOPtER 1202) 333 297A M ARTA A. M ANaLD4 THOMAS N MC HUGH. JR, JCSEPH L VAN EATQN D ANijL J. QUTTM AN KETED n. M ATT O Avt3 vt. STRAUS Marshall E. Miller, Esquire, Chairman Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire N Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel p 4, Unites States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Wa s hing t,o n , D. C. 20555 g cesso 4 e;;r r.s Houston Lightinc & Power Company, ll.i'.310 b~',' ~j Re

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Gentlemen:

This is the monthly discovery report of the Public Utilities Board of the City of Brownsville for the month of February, 1980.

During February, Brownsville completed the depositions of Merle Borchelt, Chief Engineer of Central Power & Light Company ("CP&L"), and of Durwood Chalker, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CP&L and future Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Central & South West Corporation ("C&SW").

Brownsville also noticed and took the deposition of Mr.

S. B. Phillips, Jr., Chairman of the Board and Chief

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Executive Officer of C&SW, on February 27 and 28. In addi-tion, Brownsville participated in the deposition by Houston Lighting and Power Company ("HL&P") of Ruben Edelstein, former Chairman of the Public Utilities Board and former mayor of the City of Brownsville. The first deposition of Brownsville's (potential) economic expert, Dr. John W.

Wilson, was also completed in February. The deposition of Al Cisneros, Director of the Brownsville Navigation District was cancelled after Brownsville informed HL&P it did not expect to call Mr. Cisneros as a witness.

Brownsville also sought to compel the deposition of Mr.

R. W. Hardy, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CP&L. This Board ruled that Mr. Hardy was a non-party-and should have been served with a subpoena; and issued such a subpoena at Brownsville's request.

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Brownsville received voluminous documents from the C&SW companies during February, including the documents requested from West Texas Utilities Company ("WTU") and Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and updates on forms filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Brownsville informed C&SW counsel that the " Confidential" designation on documents received from the C&SW companies (including documents from CP&L received during January) occasionally goes beyond the scope of this Board's Protective Order of November 7, 1979.

Brownsville also received documents from the files of C&SW and C&SW Services relating to Brownsville or San Antonio. These documents were produced pursuant to an infor-mal request contained in a letter dated February 7, 1980, from George Spiegel to David Stahl, requesting a further search for documents that C&SW had not produced in June, 1979, but which Brownsville obtained in discovery from other parties. The files now produced all dated from the period prior to 1973, and the bulk are prior to 1970. Brownsville has requested a further search for more recent C&SW files relating to Brownsville. These files, the C&SW filing system, and the circumstances of (apparent) production to other parties are the subject of Brownsville's "Second Set of Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents" filed on February 20, 1980. C&SW filed an objection to this formal request on February 22, 1980. -

Brownsville has not received a complete copy of the November 29, 1968, memorandum it requested from CP&L in a letter dated December 7, 1979.

Brownsville has received copies of documents provided by TU to other parties, but has not received the documents it requested from TU in November, 1979. .

Brownsville provided HL&P with copies of testimony of Mr. William Mayben in unrelated proceedings.

Brownsville is in the process of updating its interroga-tory responses and supplementing its production of documents.

l It is continuing to analyze documents and deposition I transcripts as it receives them.

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BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY LICENSING BOARD o, In the Matter of )

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HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY, ) Docke t Nos . 50-498A et al. ) and 50-499A

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING COMPANY, ) Docket Nos. 50-445A e t al . ) ,

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have caused copies of the foregoing MONTHLY DISCOVERY REPORT OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS to be served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first ' class , postage paid ,

this 6th day of March, 1980.

Marshall E. Miller, Chairman Sheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Panel Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D. C. 20555 Michael L. Glaser, Esquire Joseph Rutberg,. Esquire 1150 17th Street, N. W. Antitrust Counsel Washington, D. C. 20036 Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Washington, D. C. 20555 Roy P. Lessy, Esquire R. Gordon Gooch', Esquire Michael B. Blume, Esquire John P. Mathis, Esquire .

I Nuclear Regulatory Commission Baker & Botts Washing ton, D. C. 20555 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20006

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Jerome Saltzman, Chief Antitrust & Indemnity Group Robert Lowenstein, Esquire Nuclear Regulatory Commission J. A. Bouknig ht , Jr., Esquire Washington, D. C. 20555 William J. Franklin, Esquire Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Chase R. Stephens, Chief Axelrad & Toll Docketing & Service Section 1025 Connecticut Avnue , N. W.

Office of the Secretary Washington, D. C. 20036 Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire Law Offices of Northcutt Ely Joseph R. Saunders, Esquire Watergate 600 Building Chief, Public Counsel & Washington, D. C. 20037 Legislative Section Antitrust Division Wheatley & Wolleson Department of Justice 1112 Watergate Office Building P. O. Box 14141 2600 Virginia Avenue, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20444 Washington, D. C. 20037 Joseph Gallo, Esquire ,

Roff Hardy, Chaliman and Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire Chief Executive Officer David M. Stahl, Esquire Central Power & Light Company Isham, Lincoln & Beale P. O. Box 2121 1050 17th Street, N. W. Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Suite 701 Washington, D. C. 20036 G. K. Spruce, General Manager

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City Public Service Board Susan B. Cyphert, Esquire P. O. Box 1771 Antitrust Division San Antonio, Texas 78201 Department of Justice P. O. Box 14141 Jon C. Wood, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20444 W. Roger Wilson, Esquire Matthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Joseph Knotts , Esquire & Barrett Nicholas S. Reynolds, Esquire 1500 Alamo National Building Debevoise & Liberman San Antonio, Texas 78205 1200 17th Street, N. W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Perry G. Brittain, President Texas Utilities Generating Co.

Douglas F. John, Esquire 2001 Bryan Tower Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Dallas, Texas 75201 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.

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Suite 400 Joseph I. .W orsham, Esquire Washington, D. C. 20036 Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Spencer C. Relyea, Esquire Worsham, Forsythe & Sampels 2001 Bryan Tower Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201

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R. L. Hancock, Director G. W. Oprea, Jr.

City of Austin Electric Utility Executive Vice President Department Houston Lighting & Power Co.

P. O.1knc 1088 P. O. Box 1700 Austin, Texas 78767 Houston, Texas 77001

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Jerry L. Harris, Esquire W. S. Robson, General Manager Richard C. Balough, Esquire South Texas Electric Coop. , Inc City of Austin Route 6, Building 102 P. O. Box 1088 Victoria Regional Airport Austin, Texas 78767 Victoria, Texas 77901 Dan H. Davidson Michael I. Miller, Esquire City Manager Isham, Lincoln & Beale City of Austin One First National Plaza P. O. Box 1088 -

Chicago, Illinois 60603 Austin, Texas 78767 Donald Clements , Esquire Don R. Butler, Esq. Gulf States Utilities' Co.

Sneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman P. O. Box 2951

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Beaumont, Texas '77074 P. O. Box 1409 Austin, Texas 78767 Knoland J. Plucknett Executive Director Morgan Hunter, Esquire Committee on Power for the McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore Southwest, Inc.

900 Congress Avenue 5541 Skelly Drive Austin, Texas 78701 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 Kevin B. Pratt, Esquire Jay M. Galt, Esquire Linda Aker, Esquire Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Haye P. O. Box 12548 219 Couch Drive Capital Station Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 Austin, Texas 78767 John E. Mathews, Jr., Esquire E. W. Barnett, Esquire Mathews, Osborne, Ehrlich, McNa Charles G. Thrash, Jr., Esquire Gobelman & Cobb J. Gregory Copeland, Esquire 1500 American Heritage Life Bld Theodore F. Weiss, Jr., Esquire Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Baker & Botts 3000 One Shell Plaza Robert E. Bathen Houston, Texas 77002 R. W. Beck & Associates P. O. Box 6817

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Somervell County Public Library P. O. Box 417 Glen Rose , Texas 76403 Maynard Human, General Manager Western Farmers Electric Coop.

P. O. Box 429 Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005

, James E. Monahan Executive Vice President and General Manager Brazos Electric Power Coop., Inc.

P. O. Box 6296 .

Waco, Texas 76706 .

Robert M. Rader, Esquire Conner, Moore & Corber 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.

. Washington, D. C. 20006 W. N. Woolsey, Esquire Dyer and Redford 1030 Petroleum Tower Corpus Christi, Texas 78474 Mr. G. Holman King West Texas Utilities Co.

P. O. Box 841 Abilene , Texas 79604

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Marc R. Poirier Attorney for the Public Utilitig Board of the City of Brownsvil1G Texas March 6, 1980 1

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