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Final Response to Appeal of Denial of Documents in Response to FOIA Requests 86-53,86-54 & 86-55.Rereview of Request Affirmed NRC Initial Action.Portions of Documents Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemptions 5 & 7(A)) Per Predecisional Processes
ML20206M036
Person / Time
Issue date: 06/20/1986
From: Chilk S
NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
To: Garde B
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
References
FOIA-86-53, FOIA-86-54, FOIA-86-55, FOIA-86-A-34, FOIA-86-A-35, FOIA-86-A-36 NUDOCS 8607010030
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June 20, 1986 Ms. Billie P. Garde, Director Environmental Whistleblower Clinic Government Accountability Project Appeals 86-A-34, 86-A-35, 1555 Connecticut Avenue, N.U. 86-A-36 Suite 202 Washington, D.C. 20036 This letter responds to your fiarch 19, 1986 appeal of our denial of documents in our March 7,1986 response to F0IA 86-53, 86-54 and 86-55.

In response to your appeal, the documents withheld pursuant to these request were re-reviewed. Accordingly, l* affir'm the Agency's initial action with regard to all of the documents.

The documents or portions of documents withheld pursuant to Exemption 5 of the Freedom of Information Act (FDIA) are part of the Commission's

' predecisional precesses. The purpose of the deliberative process privilege is to " prevent injury to the quality of agency decisions." NLRB v. Sears.

Roebucl: L Co., 421 U.S. 132, 151 (1975). Disclosure of these prececisional documents would be likely to " stifle honest and frank communication within the agency." Coastai States Gas Corp. v. Department of Eneray, 617 F.2d 854, 866 (D.C. Ci r. 19EO) . Aaditionally, Documents 7 and 13 cn Appendix D are drafts.

Portions of Document 3 on Appendix B were withheld pursuant to Exemption 7(A) of the FOIA. The enforcement proceeding referred to in cur March 7 letter is ongoing and release of these portions of Document 3 would interfere with it that proceeding.

This letter represents final agency action on your March 19, 1986 F0IA Appeal. Judicial revicu of the denial of documents is aveilable in Federal district court in the district in which you reside er have your principal place of business, or in the District cf Columbia.

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Dear Ms. Garde:

This is in partial response to your letters dated January 13, 20 and 27,1986, which were received in this office on January 28, 1986,.in which you requested, pursuant to the Freedom of Infomation Act (F0IA), documents generated or-prepared by Victor Stello since his appointment as Acting Executive DirectoY for Operations. In a telephone conversation with Carol Ann Reed of my staff on January 28, 1986, you narrowed the scope of your request to 1) handwritten and typed notes of V. Stello; 2) notes and correspondence dictated by V. Stello;

3) records reflecting V. Stello's decisions and comments, and the records upon which the decisions and coments were based; 4) correspondence and other records prepared by V. Stello's staff which carry out.a V. Stello directive; and 5) SECY papers signed by V. Stello.

The documents listed on the enclosed Appendix A are being placed in the NRC Public Document Roo'n (POR),1717 H Street, NW, Washington, DC. You may obtain access by presenting a copy of this letter to the PDR staff or by requesting PDR folder F0IA-86-53 in your name.

p Documents one, two and enclosures "d' and "e" of document three as listed on the enclosed Appendix B are being with5 eld in their entirety, and portions of the documents listed on the enclosed Appendix C are being withheld pursuant to Exemption (5) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(5)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(5) of the Commission's regulations. These are drafts of documents or documents which contain advice, opinions, and reconrnendations. Release of this type of information would tend to inhibit the frank and candid exchange of informa1! ion in future deliberations and thus would not be in the public interest. Tiere '

are no reasonably segregable factual portions of the Appendix B documents

, because release of the facts would pemit an indirect inquiry into the l predecisional process of the agency. The nonexempt portions of the Appendix C l documents are being placed in the PDR. '

The remaining portions of document three.as listed on enclosed Appendix B are

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being withheld in their entirety pursuant to Exemptio'n (-7)(A) of the F0IA (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(7)(A)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(7)(1) of the Commission's regulations.

The release of this infomation would interfere with 'an ongbing enforcement l- proceeding.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 9.15 of the Commission's regulations, it has been detemined that the information withheld is exempt from production or disclosure and that its production or disclosure is contrary to the public interest. The person responsible for this dental is Mr. Victor Stello, Acting Executive Director for Operations.

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This denial may be appealed to the Secretary of the Comission within 30 days from the receipt of this letter. Any,such appeal must be in writing, addressed

.to the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clearly state on' the envelope and in the letter that:it is an " Appeal from an Initial F0IA Decision."

The review of additional documents subject to your request is continuing. As soon as our review is completed, we will notify you.

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,-;zA Donnie H. Grimsley, Director' Division of Rules and Records ,,

Office of Administration

Enclosures:

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APPENDIX A

1. 11/06/85 EDO Principal Correspondence Control #001161 desc: Would Like to be Placed on Mailing List for Solicitations Involving Small Business Innovative Research Program, date due 11/21/85 (1 page),
a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-931 re: Req. Info.

Concerning' Agency's Involvement in the Small Business Innovative Res. Program--Would Like to Placed on Mailing List, logging date 11/2/85 (1 page),

b. 10/29/85 Letter to US NRC from R. Boschwitz (1 page).
c. 11/25/85 Letter to The Honorable Rudy Boschwitz from W. ..

Dircks (1 page).

d. 01/17/86 Letter to The Honorable Rudy 8oschwitz from V.

Stello (1 page).

2. 11/14/85 EDO Principal Correspoddence Control #001179 re: HEU/ LEU Conversion Rule, due 11/29/85 (1 page).
a. Secy Correspondence Control Ticket #85-969 re: ED0 Signature -- for Comission Review Prior to.

Dispatch Suspense: Nov. 27, Logging Date 11/13/85 (1 page).

h t b. Letter to Commissioners Palladino, Bernthal, Asselstine, Zech and Roberts from J. Lewis, W. Mathews, M. Loewenstein, J. Primack and D. Hirsch (3 pages).

c. Letter to D. Hirsch from V. Stello (2 pages).
d. Distribution list (1 page).  ;
3. 12/01/85 EDO Principal Correspe dence Control #001226 desc: Encloses Letter from Maureen Hurley re Nuclear Contamination, due date 12/13/85 (1 page). -
a. SECY C'orr'espondence ' Control Ticket #84-1021 re: Nuclear Contamination, logging date 11/27/85,(1 page).
b. 11/19/85 letter to Congressional. Liaison from Arlen Specter (1 page) c.

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'Stello (3 pages).

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Prologue (Incidence)and Sumary, Around TMI,Cancer 09/85 (1Mortality.and page) Morbidity

4. 12/11/85 E00 Principal Correspondence Control #001242 desc: Encloses Letter from J. G. Martinez Concerning Inspection of Failed Component Parts at Grand Gulf, due date I?/26/85 (1 page).
a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1036 re: Concerns About Failed Component Parts at the Grand Gulf 1 Reactor, logging date 12/6/85(1page).
b. 11/26/85 letter to N. Palladino from P. Sarbanes (1 ..

page).

c. 11/15/85 letter to Mr. Sarbanes from J. Martinez (1 Page),
d. 01/15/86 letter to The Honorable Paul Sarbanes from V. Stello (2 pages).
e. Distribution for EDO Ticket 001242 (1 page).
5. 12/19/85 E00 Principal Correspondence Centrol #001278 desc: Encloses Letter from Cindee Virostek re B&W Apollo, due dat'e 01/06/86 (1 page),
a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1083 re: Req. for documents relating to B&W's Apollo plants, logging date 12/18/85 (1 page).
b. 12/16/85 letter to NRC from J. Murtha (1 page).

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c. 12/9/85 letter to Jo'hn P. Murtha from Cindee Virostek -

w/ attachment, undated, concerns (2 pages).

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d. 4/3/81 news article re: NRC Checks Out Apollo Facility (1 page).
e. 1/14/8'6 lbtter to The Honorable John P. Murtha from Victor Stello, Jr. (1 page). - , ,

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Distribution list for letter dated "1/14f86 to the Honorable

John P. Murtha from V'icto'r Stello, Jr. (1 page).

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6. 12/19/85 EDO Principal Correspondence Control #001277, Desc: Eiicloses letter from Winford Nettles RE Burial of Nuclear Waste at j Barnwell, South Carolina' Site, due .date' 01/06/86 (1 page).

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a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1084, re: Burial of Waste at the Barnwell Dump Site, Logging Date 12/18/85 (1 page).
b. 11/25/85 letter to Mr. Carlton Kamerer from Lawton Chiles (1 page).
c. 11/1/85 letter to Senator Lawton M. Chiles from Winford Nettles (1 page).
d. Chart Ionizing Radiation (1 page).

. e. 1/8/86 letter to The Honorable Lawton Chiles from Victor Stello, Jr. (1 page).

7. 12/23/85 EDO Principal Correspondence Control #001284, Desc: EnclosesI LTR from Virginia Trozzi RE Proposed Compactor-Incinerator at B&W Facilities at Parks Township & Apollo, due date 01/10/86 (1 page).
a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1070, re: Opposes operation of B&W's facilities at the Apollo and Parks Township, PA, Logging Date 12/13/85 (1 page). .
b. 12/3/85 letter to NRC from John P. Murtha (1 page).
c. 11/26/85 letter to Congressman John P. Murtha from' Virginia Trozzi (1 page).

Y d. 11/27/85 letter to Congressman John P. Murtha from Virginia Trozzi (1 page).

e. 1/28/86 letter to The Honorable John P. Murtha from Victor Stello, Jr. (2 pages).
8. 12/23/85 EDO Prinicpal Correspondence Control #001285, desc: Enclosgs ltr fm Cindee Virostek re B&W Facilities at Apollo and + -

Parks Township, due date 01/10/86 (1 page).

a. Correspondence Control Ticket, SECY Number 85-1069, re:

Opposes operation-of B&W's facilities at Apollo and -

Parks Township, PA,. Logging Date 12/13/85 (1 page).

b. 12/2/85 letter to NRCJfrom John P., Murtha (1 page).
c. Undated letter to The ilonorable Jolin P..Mur.tha from Cindee Virostek (1 page),
d. Undated enclosure to letter to The Honorable John P.

Murtha from Cindee Virostek, re: asking for detailed description of the Laboratory (Gas Lab) Activities (1 page).

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e. 8/7/63 Chart on Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp.

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f. 1/15/86 letter to The Honorable John P. Murtha from Victor Stello, Jr. (1 page).
9. 12/23/85 ED0 Prinicpal Correspondence Control #001283. Desc: Encloses letter from Virginia Trozzi re: B&W Facilities - Parks Township

& Apollo, due date: 01/10/86 (1 page).

a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1065, re: B&W nuclear facilities Parks Township and Apollo, logging date 12/13/85 (1 page).
b. 12/9/85 letter to Congressional Liaison, NRC, from **

Arlen Specter, U.S.S. (1 page). ~

c. 11/17/85 letter to The Honorable Arlen Specter from
Virginia Trozzi (1 page).
d. 1/14/86 letter to The Honorable Arlen Specter from Victor Stello, Jr. -(2 pages).
10. 12/27/85 EDO Principal Correspondence Control #001296, Desc: Encl.

letters from Barbara S. Bush, Coalition for Responsible Energy Education, Requesting Extension of Coment Period for NUREG 0956, Reassessment of Source Term, due date: 01/13/86 (1 page).

). a. SECY Correspondence Control Ticket #85-1096, re: Req.

for extension for comment period for NUREG-0956--

reassessment of the tech basis -for estimating source term, logging data 12/26/85 (1 page).

b. 12/18/85 letter to NRC from Dennis DeConcini (1 page).
c. 10/27/85 letter to Docketing and Service Branch, NRC '

from Barbara S. Bush (1 page),

d. 8/7/85 Federal Register Notice, re: Issuance of NUREG-0956 (1 page). ,
e. 10/5/85 letter to Docketing and Service Branch, NRC from Barbara S. Bush.(1 page).

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1/17/86' letter to The Honorable Dennis DeConcini from Victor Stello, Jr. (1.page). ~ ' ~-

11. 01/00/86 Activity Schedule (1 page). -

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12. 01/06/86 EDO Principal Correspondence Control #001309, Desc: -Encloses letter from Angela Winchester RE Emergency. Planning Around Limerick, due date: 01/21/86 (1 page).
a. Correspondence Control Ticket #86-009, re: Expresses concern about the oper of the Limerick fac and req info on emer plan, logging date 1/2/86 (1 page)
b. 12/20/85 letter to Congressional Liaison, NRC, from Arlen Specter U.S.S. (1 page).
c. 12/6/85 letter to The Honorable Arlen Spector from Angela Winchester (1 page).
d. 1/28/86 letter to The Honorable Arlen Specter from Vict'6r Stello, Jr. (1 page).
13. 01/07/86 Memo for Chaiman Palladino, Comissioner Roberts, Comissioner Asselstine, Comissioner Bernthal, and Comissioner Zech from V.

Stello re: AE0D Case Study Report " Therapy Misadministrations Reported to NRC Pursuant to 10. CFR 35.42" with no enclosures (1page).

14. 01/08/86 Note to H. Denton from T. Rehm re: Papers needed (1 page)
15. 01/10/86 Memo for J. Taylor from V. Stello re: Control of NRC Rulemaking (1 page). .

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16. 01/10/86 Memo for J. Davis from V. Stello re: Control of NRC Rulemaking (1page).
17. 01/10/86 Memo for Chairman Palladino, .Comissioner Roberts, Comissioner Asselstine, Comissioner Bernthal, and Comissioner Zech from V.

Stello re: AEOD Case Study Report " Loss of Safety System Function g

Events" (AE00/C504) (1 page). .. , , .

l 18. 01/10/86 Memo for J. Taylor from V. Stello re: Monitoring the Completion J of Generic Issues (1 page).

19. 01/10/86 Memo for Office Directors from T. Rehm re: Management (1 page).
a. Getting' Things Done'(1 page).
20. 01/13/86 Memo for J. Davis from V. Skello re: Corttrol of NRC Rulemaking (1page). .

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21. 01/13/86 Memo for Office Directors from V. Stello re: Senior Management Absences (1page).

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22. 01/14/86 Memo for Chainnan Palladino from V. Stello re: Organizational Change in Region II (1 page).
a. 01/13/86 Memo for J. Grace from V. Stello re: Organizational Change on TVA Plants (1 page).
23. 01/14/86 Memo for S. Chilk from V. Stello re: Staff Requirements -

M 851107A - List of High Priority Items in the Next Budget Cycle (1 page).

a. Distribution (1 page).
24. 01/14/86 Memo for J. Davis, J. Taylor, and R. Martin from V. Stello re:

Kerr-McGee Briefing (1 page).

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25. 01/21/86 Letter to S. Niemczyk from R. Minogue re: 11/26/85 and 12/27/85 letters (concurrence copy) (1 page). *
a. 01/21/86 Letter to S. Niemczyk from R. Minogue re:

11/26/85 and 12/27/85 letters (original) (1 page).

b. cc's for.01/21/86 Niemczyk letter (1 page).
26. 01/24/86 Memo for Office Directors and Regional Administrators from V. Stello re: Hiring Freeze (1 page).
27. 01/24/86 Memo for H. Denton, J. Taylar, G. Cunningham, J.. Grace from g V. Stello re: Vogtle Readiness Review Program (1 page).
28. 01/24/86 Memo for W. Kane from V. Stello re: Note of Appreciation (1 page).
29. 01/27/86 Memo for H. Denton, J. Davis, .R. Minogue, J. Taylor, G. Cunningham, T. Murley, J. N. Grace, J. Keppler, R. Martin, and J. Martin from V. Stello re: Review of SES Performance L Plans (1page) * *
30. 01/27/86 Mero for R. Minogue from V. Stello re: Requested Input by Research to Commission Papers and Briefings (1 page).
31. 01/27/86 Memo for Ch.ainnan Palladino, Comissioner Roberts, Commissioner Asselstine, Consnissioner Bernthal, and Consnissioner Zech from V. Stello re: Shoreham Emergency Planning Exercise (1 page).
a. 01/24/86 Memo for J. . taylor from.V. Stello re: Participation j

in the Shoreham Emergency Planning Exercise (2.pages).

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32. 01/28/86 Memo for J. Roe H. Denton, J. Taylor, R. Minogue, J. Davis, i G. Cunningham, J. Sniezek, R. Scroggins, P. Norry, C. Heltemes, T. Rehe~, T. Murley, J. Grace, J. Keppler, R. Martin, and l

J. Martin from V. Stello re: Meeting on Five Year Plan (1 page).

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1. Undated Draft Question 4: To what extent does the Comission now employ PRA in regulatory decision making? What are the limitations of PRAs? What are the dominant uncertainties which limit the application of PRAs? (3 pages).
2. Undated Draft Memo for Comissioner Bernthal from V. Stello re:

Rulemaking on Financial Qualifications (3 pages).

3. 1/22/86 Memorandum for Sharon R. Connelly from T. A. Rehm,

Subject:

TVA(1page),

a. TVA Issues Sumary for Sequoyah and Watts Bar (3 pages).-
b. Sequoyah and Corporate Issues (27 pages),
c. Watts Bar Issues (38 pages).
d. 1/16/85 Memorandum for Office Directors from T. A. Rehm.

Subject:

Chaiman/ED0 Priority List (1 page).

e. Priority Issues (3 pages).

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1. 1/13/86 Memorandum for Robert 8. Minogue, from Victor Stello, Jr., -

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Control of NRC Rulemaking (2 pages).

2.' 1/13/86 Memorandum for Chaiman Palladino, From Victor Stello, Jr.,

Subject:

TVA Corporate Changes (1 page).

3. 1/24/86 Letter to The Honorable Edward J. Markey from Nunzio J.

Palladino (6 pages).

a. Additional Views of Comissioner Asselstine (7 pages).
b. Distribution (1 page).
4. 1/28/86 Memorandum for Carlton Kamerer from Victor Stello,

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a. Draft FY 1987 Budget Testimony (15 pages),
b. Appendix A (1 page).
c. Appendix B (1 page).
d. Appendix C (2 pages).
5. 1/28/86 Memo for C. Kammerer from V. Stello re: Synar Letter of 1/24/86 (1 Page).

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01/04/86 accident (1 page),

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