ML19338C006

Response to NRC 780207 Motion for Extension of Time Until Further Order.Mm Cherry Opposes NRC Motion Since It Pertains to Previously Submitted Motions.Certificate of Svc Encl

ML19338C006
Person / Time
Site:	Midland
Issue date:	02/10/1978
From:	Bonderman D, Borderman D, Cohen R, Freeman M ARNOLD & PORTER, CHERRY, M.M./CHERRY, FLYNN & KANTER
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
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ISSUANCES-SP, NUDOCS 8007291157
Download: ML19338C006 (5)

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o NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION-1Before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 'N l

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CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY __ ) -Docket Nos. 0-3@

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RESPONSE TO NRC.-STAFF MOTION TO

- EXTEND TIME UNTIL FURTHER ORDER

-The'NRC Staff's motion dated. February 7,.1978, seeks an indefinite' extension.of time in which to file further pleadings -on. substantive issues - and to respond to pleadings which.have already been-filed. Myron M. Cherry opposes this motion-insofar.as it pertains _to motions which have pre-viously been submitted.

As noted in--the Statement of Myron M. Cherry with- 1 Regard to Filing of_ Cert &in' Motions, the letter of January'30, ].i 1978-by;the, Chairman'of the. Nuclear Regulatory Commission did J

not' abrogate this_-Board's January 9, 1978 orders with respect ~

. t'o ~ fil.ing dates. ' This' Board's order of February 1, 1978, i

'likewise~did~not relieve-the parties of their obligation'to l l

. adhere'to the previously_ established schedule.

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i In point.of fact, at the hearing on January 9, counsel- 0

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-for.Mr.-Cherry requested that jurisdictional motions be due l on February 28, 1978'. This request was strongly opposed by l th'e Staff and the Board imposed a filing deadline of February.

3, 1978. (See January'9,.1978 transcript, at pp.-64-65, 68.)

l In accordance with this Board's orders, in the last several weeks various motions have been filed'on behalf ofJ.

Mr. Cherry, the Saginaw'Intervenors, and Messrs. Tourtellotte and Grossman. In the case of certain of these motions,~the time for the Staff.to respond has already elapsed.

We agree that the parties should abstain from filing any new motions until the status of these proceedings is clarified ~. However, we see no reason to exempt tho Staff k

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i The~ Staff has suggested that the jurisdictional issues i

are simple and their. proper resolution abundantly clear. (Id. I at 56, 59, 64, 76.) This point of view and any others espoused by the parties should be put on record at this time so that l

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' Lawrence V. Stein Arnold & Porter 1229 Nineteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 872-6700 Attorneys for Myron M., Cherry. .

Dated: February 10, 1978.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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. Licensing: Board For Special' Proceeding "

In the Matter of )

) Docket Nos. S0-329 CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY ) 50-330

) Special Proceeding (Midland' Plant, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that copies of the foregoing " Response To  ;

NRC Staff Motion To Extend Time Until Further.Crder" have been served this day on the following by first-class mail.

Valentine B. Deale, Esq. Gary L. Milhollin, Esq.

Chairman,. Atomic Safety ~ Atomic Safety and Licensing

nd Licensing Board Board 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 1815 Jefferson Street Washington, D.C. 20036 Madison, Wisconsin 53711

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1 Margaret M. Laurence, Esq. Ms. Mary Sinclair j Atomic Safety and Licensing '5711 Summerset Streen  !

. Board Midland, Michigan 48640 i 5007 King Richard Drive .

Annandale, Virginia 22003 Docketing and Service Section Office of the Secretary ,

, William J. Olmstead, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulator,'  !

Office of Executive Legal Commission Director Washington, D. C. 20555 U.S. . Nuclear' Regulatory Commission Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Washington, D.C. 20555 Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201

4 T.S.L. Perlman, Esq. Myron M. Cher Kominers,' Fort, Schlefer One IBM Plaza

& Boyer Chicago, Illinois 60611 1776 F Street, N.W.

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Rosalind C. Cohen Arnold & Porter

/ 1229 Nineteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 872-6700

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Attorneys for Myron M. Cherry Dated: February 10, 1978.

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