ML20196L564

Final Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Informs That App C Document Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)

ML20196L564
Person / Time
Issue date:	06/23/1988
From:	Grimsley D NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
To:	Connor L DOC-SEARCH ASSOCIATES
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FOIA-87-865 NUDOCS 8807070604
Download: ML20196L564 (3)

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/ PART l.-RECORDS RELEASED OR NOT LOCATED (See checked boxes!

No agency records submet t: N request have been located.

No additor'ai agency recoros sht to the request have been located Agency records subpect to the ocamst that are cent #ed in Appendix are already e.a<abe for pubbc erspecton and coceng m the NRC Pubhc Docume*! Room 1717 H Street, N W., Wasars y DC Agency records sut pct to tN o:.est thet are Mentif ed in Appendin _._ _._ are being -e:e as alable for pubhc iespecten and copyrng m the N AC Putdic Dxwee '

Room.1717 H St eet N W .'. u-rgton. OC . m a folder under tNs FOI A nu-cer and reovester ca , '

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and coying at the N AC Pup: Occument Room,1717 H Street. N W . WasNngton, DC . m a folder ,,-cer tNa FOIA numbef and requester name l

Enclosed rs information on h:* ex r-ay ottain access to and the charges for cc$ymg records placed er e NRC Publ.c Document Room,1717 H Street. N.W., Wash,ron, DC Agency records sub, vet to t** ec.,est are enclosed A y 3 abcable charge for coces of the ecords &ced and payment procedures are noted in the comments sec.cn Records subpct to the reowest 'vve been referred to another Federal agencyiesi for reve* and derec* esoorsse to you in ,ew of NRC s ,- ~ reovest. no funner acion a be.ng taien on apceanener da,ed i

PART 11 A-INFORMATION WITHHELO FROM PUttic DISCLOSURE Certain informa'on e the uwd records a being withheld irorr. publ.c doctosure pursuant to the FC# A esemptons descreed in and for the reasoes stated in Part r sec.

tnns 8. C, and D. Any reasesed portons of the docurreets for wNch only pa't of the record es being e:** eld are being made ava.lable for pubhc inspect on and copyeq in the NRC Pubhc Occument A:ior i.1717 H Street. N W., WasNngton, DC, e a folder under tNs FOIA srrcer and requester name.

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• I P ART st 8- APPLICABLE FOIA EXEMPTIONS Records subject to the ,equest that are desenbed in the e' : sed Appendsces te being ut" ed in t* + *- ety or in part under FOIA Emernptions and for the reasons set forth below pursua - ; 5 U.S.C. 552tbl and 10 CFR 9.5 a) of Nr4C Regulat4ns.

1. The ethheH mformaton a property class.f.ed pursuant to I.se:.we Order 12356 IExEMPTION ll l

2. The ethheid eformation relates solely to the internal perscree ves and procedures of NRC. IEXEMPTION 2p 3 The ethheld mformaton s specifica:ly enempted from pute c :5: osure by statute end.cated (EXEMPTION 3' Secton 141145 of the Atom c Energy Act *Nch proh6 3 the dsclosure of Restncted Data or Formerfy Restncted Data 142 U S : 2 ti t.2165)

Secten 147 of the Atom +c Energy Act

• bach promets t*4 :sasure of Unclass4 fed Safeguards Information i42 U S C 2167i

4. The ethheld information s a trade secret or comnerctal v ' *a u as eformation that is being uthhek:S for the reasor"si ir:cated ErWRON 4#

The eformaton a cons.dered to be confident 4l bus. nest v:c etaryl mformaton.

The informaton is cons.dered to be proprietary eformatr_r cwant to 10 CFR 2.790tdH11.

The informaton was submitted and recerved m conf 4e%e *P a foreign source pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790id)(2)

5. The uthheid informaton consists of eteragency or etraagecs ecords that are not available through d scovery durmg letsation. Occsur e of predecmonal mformaton would tend to inhibet the open and frank enchange of ideas essectal to the dehberative process. Where records are ethheed m their rtre*). the facts are inentricaNy

'etertened mth the predecsional mformaton. There also e t *o ceasonauw segregable factual portons because the re6 ease of the fac s mov ed permrt an mdarect inquery eto the predecsonal process of the agency D EVPTION 51

6. The ethheid information a exempted from puNc dsclosv , cecause its declosure would result in a clearfy unwarraeted evas.on of :s-sonal privacy. IEXEMPTION 61 I

7. The withbe6d eformaton consrsts of investigatory records Mr*c6ed for law enforcement purposes and s bemg uttfeld for the reasy s' ir@cated. IEXEMPTION 76 Disclosure would eterfere eth an otorcement proceedrq because et could reveal the scope, directon, end focus of eeforcement edoras and thus could poss@y allow them to take acton to sheid potertal *negwg or a volation of NRC requirements from mvestigators EXEMP' M 7 AH Dsclosure would constrtute an unwarranted evason of :e s.: ar pnvacy (EXEMPTION 7tCH l

The informaton consats of names of mdedusts aN ct*e c'ormation the d sclosure of wh.ch would reveaf identites o' conf.1emas sovces. (EXEMPTION 7(Dil PART 11 C-DENYING OFFICIALS Pursuant to 10 CFR 9 9 and 'or 915 of the U S. Nuclear Regulatory C:r-rw regulatons, et has been determred that the mf o-atoa ethheld a enemt from producten of d,sclosure and that its producten or disclosure e coetra y to the puu.c mterer The persons respons,ble for the denial are those off c.ae eder%ed belo. As cenyeg o%cials and the Director.

Orcs.on of Rules and Records. Office of Admmetration. for any cenass that may be appealed to the Executrve Oerector for Opere-ons 6EDC DENYlNG OFFictAL TITLE US CE RECORD) DEN!ED APPELLATE OFFICIAL b A.E L u 64.4 M ci if c8 ET AR Y x

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PART II O- APPEAL RIGHTS The denial by each denying officialidentified in Part ll.C may be appealed to the Appellate Offcial identified in that sectio . Any such appeal must be in writing and must be made within 30 days of receipt of this resoonse. Appeals must be addressed as appropriate to the Execune Director for Operations or to the Secretary of the Commesson, U.S. Nuclear Regulatcry Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and should clea fy state er the envelope and in the letter that it is an "Appeal from an Initial K)lA Decision,"

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. . Re: FOI A- 87-8 ~5 l APPENDIX C RECORDS TOTALLY WITHHELD NUMBER DATE DESCRIPTION I 1

1. Undated Four draft memoranda regarding OIA report (Exemption 5) l 1

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a DOC SEARCH ASSOCIATES P.O. Box 7 Cabin John, MD 20818 December 23,1987 DtEEDOM OF INFORMATION Director ACI REQUEST Division of Rules and Records US Nuclear Regulatory Commission h.2"A- ff f6.$

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Dear Sir:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act would you please place the following documents in the Public Document Room:

Reference is made to the November 26,1986 Office of Inspector and Auditor's investigation into allegations of misconduct by Region IV management with respect to Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station.

Please make available any and all NRC internal correspondence between Headquarters personnel and Region IV personnel dated after November 26, 1986 that relates to that investigation.

Thank you.

Sincerely, d'

Lynn Connor gy:J c ? ?!' ? if

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