Recent FOIA Requests - March 2023

This page presents a chronological listing of the subject and reference number of each Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act (FOIA/PA) Request submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) during March 2023. For additional detail, see the Index of Closed FOIA/PA Requests by Subject.

Tracking Number Requester's Name Requester's Organization Request Description Received Date
FOIA-2023-000064 Criscione, Lawrence   Requester is seeking all records in the case file for OIG Case No. 21-010, Allegation that Region II Management Knowingly Allowed Unauthorized Telework. 03/01/2023
FOIA-2023-000065 Anic, Monika FD Stonewater I would like to submit a request for the most recent NRC "Capital Plan" or "Capital Programming Guide" as required by OMB Memorandum M-20-03. I have attached the document for your reference. 03/01/2023
FOIA-2023-000074 Criscione, Lawrence   The records that were produced in response to NRC-2020-000296. 03/06/2023
FOIA-2023-0000751 Bell, Tracie Lighthouse Office Supply Dear FOIA Officer: The records I request can be described as follows: Subject: List of Purchase Card Managers and/or Approving Officials. Preferred timeframe: 1-2 weeks. Date Range for Record Search: personnel currently active or personnel active in past year. We are requesting a list of all current purchase card managers and purchase card approving officials in your agency, with the following fields of information: First name, last name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and title. If all fields of information cannot be provided, please provide as many fields of information as possible. .xlsx and .csv file types are preferred. I am affiliated with a private corporation and seeking information for use in the company's business. I am willing to pay $0 for my request. Company: Lighthouse for the Blind. Contact Information: Ms. Tracie Bell 555 E 6th Street San Angelo, Texas 76903 P: 844-496-3367 support@lighthouseofficesupply.com 03/08/2023
FOIA-2023-000076 Bell, Tracie Lighthouse Office Supply Dear FOIA Officer: The records I request can be described as follows: Subject: List of Purchase Card Managers and/or Approving Officials. Preferred timeframe: 1-2 weeks. Date Range for Record Search: personnel currently active or personnel active in past year. We are requesting a list of all current purchase card managers and purchase card approving officials in your agency, with the following fields of information: First name, last name, email address, phone number, mailing address, and title. If all fields of information cannot be provided, please provide as many fields of information as possible. .xlsx and .csv file types are preferred. I am affiliated with a private corporation and seeking information for use in the company's business. I am willing to pay $0 for my request. Company: Lighthouse for the Blind. Contact Information: Ms. Tracie Bell 555 E 6th Street San Angelo, Texas 76903 P: 844-496-3367 support@lighthouseofficesupply.com 03/08/2023
FOIA-2023-00007 Phelan, Matthew MuckRock News Requester is seeking a copy of any and all Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) or wider Department of Energy (DOE) files and related records on a Robert Vance Pratt. The subject of the FOIA has since passed in 2005. The search should include records and correspondence shared between the NRC and its parent agency or other federal, state, and municipal agencies if applicable. Requester would like to be informed of the total charges in advanced of filling the request. Requesting that it be filled electronically, by email attachment if available or CD-ROM. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/1979 To 12/31/1998) 03/10/2023
FOPA2-2023-000001 Walker, Matthew   A copy of his senior operator license (PII documentation provided) 03/06/2023
FOIA-2023-000078 Weiss, Caroline Independent Journalist To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: All emails and written and/or electronic communications, including attachments, sent or received by Region IV Regional State Liaison Officer Ryan Alexander regarding the keyword "Holtec" between December 1, 2021 and March 9, 2023. I am an independent reporter. The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, 03/10/2023
FOIA-2023-000079 Flynn, Dana Plymouth Police Department Requester is seeking all correspondence, including but not limited to reports, letters, emails, forms, notes, or similar documentation between Holtec international's Pilgrim Station (Plymouth, MA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission pertaining to discussions between Holtec International, or any subsidiary thereof, and the Town of Plymouth (MA) Police Department regarding Holtec international's request to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Town of Plymouth (MA) Police Department to provide emergency response to security incidents at the Pilgrim Station site between January 1, 2019 and the present. Please send the information electronically if possible. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 3/16/2023) 03/16/2023
FOIA-2023-000080 Quinn, Michael WorkPlace Cornerstone Associates, Inc. Requester is seeking a scan of a letter from the US NRC to Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company dated September or October 1983 attesting that listed requester passed the SRO exam and has been provided an SRO License and a scan of the OLTS Applicant/Exam Processing document(s) (or whatever was in place back in 1983) attesting that requester took a 62-week course of study – with a listing of courses taken and passed. (Date Range for Record Search: From 9/1/1983 To 10/31/1983) 03/17/2023
FOIA-2023-000081 Paul, Ronal Keches Law Group (1) Complete copies of any and all complaints, investigate reports, witness statements, memoranda, correspondence, records, and/or other documents which refer or relate to an incident where workers came in contact with airborne radiation during a phase of the decommissioning in August of 2020, at the work site located at the above-referenced location of 600 Rocky Hill Road, Plymouth, MA 02360. (2) Complete copies of any and all citations, fines, penalties, administrative decisions, and /or other documents pertaining to any and all violations alleged or determined to have been committed in connection with the above-referenced incident. (3) Complete color prints of any and all photographs in U.S.N.R.C’s possession, custody or control concerning, referring or relating to the above-referenced incident. (4) Complete copy of any videotape and/or DVD disc concerning any filming in U.S.N.R.C.'s possession, custody or control concerning, referring or relating to the incident referenced above. 03/20/2023
FOIA-2023-000082 Lyden, Tom KMSP-TV Fox 9 We are seeking documents from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding a leak of tritium water on November 22, 2022, at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant operated by Xcel Energy. The leak was first reported to the public on March 14, 2023. (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/1/2022 To 3/21/2023) 03/21/2023
FOIA-2023-0000843 Tarver, Julian   Requester is seeking all emails and processing notes related to FOIA 2017-000234. 03/24/2023
FOIA-2023-000085 Sullivan, Brian JLL Requestor seeks, list of 89 projects and their locations for GSA’s Alteration Consolidation Activities Program for FY 2024 as required by OMB Memorandum M-20-30. 03/28/2023
FOIA-2023-000086 Becker, Pamela   Requester is seeking information on long term and short-term nuclear leaks at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. 03/30/2023
FOIA-2023-000087 Keough, Timothy White and Williams LLP Requester is seeking hard copies of the following: 1. All documents, including but not limited to publications, submissions, studies, reports, notices, investigation notes, and any formal or informal documents, from 1958 to the present, that discuss, concern, identify, or reflect the usage of radioactive materials at Wyman Gordon Company, 244 Worcester Street, Grafton, MA 01560 (“Wyman Gordon”). 2. All correspondences, e-mails, internal notes, and other documents reflecting communications between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) and any other individual, entity, or agency, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (“MassDPH”), or anyone else, including individuals associated with Wyman Gordon, relating to the usage of radioactive materials at Wyman Gordon. 3. All documents, including but not limited to publications, submissions, studies, reports, notices, investigation notes, and any formal or informal documents, from 1958 to the present, that discuss, concern, identify, or reflect the burial/disposal of radioactive materials at Wyman Gordon. 4. All correspondences, e-mails, internal notes, and other documents reflecting communications between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (“NRC”) and any other individual, entity, or agency, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“MassDEP”), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (“MassDPH”), or anyone else, including individuals associated with Wyman Gordon, relating to the burial/disposal of radioactive materials at Wyman Gordon. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/1958 To 3/31/2023) 03/31/2023

1FOIA-2023-000075 and FOIA-2023-000076 = The requester might have duplicated by accident.

2FOPA = FOIA/Privacy Act request

3FOIA-2023-000083 was a test case that has been deleted from FOIAXpress.

Starting on March 8, 2023, FOIAXpress has either been inaccessible, working extremely slow, or jobs are pending. This has caused a decrease in the FOIA team’s productivity during this time. OCIO has been working with the vendor on a permanent solution.