[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 30737-30738] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-14971] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Hearings and Appeals Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders During the Week of March 9 Through March 13, 1998 During the week of March 9 through March 13, 1998, the decisions and orders summarized below were issued with respect to appeals, applications, petitions, or other requests filed with the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy. The following summary also contains a list of submissions that were dismissed by the Office of Hearings and Appeals. Copies of the full text of these decisions and orders are available in the Public Reference Room of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585-0107, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. They are also available in Energy Management: Federal Energy Guidelines, a commercially published loose leaf reporter system. Some decisions and orders are available on the Office of Hearings and Appeals World Wide Web site at http://www.oha.doe.gov. Dated: May 20, 1998. Thomas O. Mann, Acting Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals. Decision List No. 76; Week of March 9 Through March 13, 1998 Appeals Dr. Nicolas Dominguez, 313/10/98, VFA-0377, VFA-0378, VFA-0379 [[Page 30738]] Dr. Nicolas Dominguez filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Appeals requesting that the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Department of Energy (DOE) order a new search for responsive documents and release documents withheld from three FOIA requests. In considering the Appeal, the DOE determined that additional responsive documents may exist and that other documents were not ``agency records.'' Thus, the DOE remanded the Appeal to the Oak Ridge Operations Office. Janice C. Curry, 13/10/98, VFA-0370 The DOE issued a decision granting in part a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Appeal filed by Janice C. Curry. Curry sought the release of documents withheld under FOIA Exemptions 6, 7(C), and 7(F) by the Office of Minority Affairs of the Environmental Management Division (EM/MA). In its decision, OHA found that withholding under Exemption 6 was proper, but EM/MA had made no attempt to disclose non-exempt segregable information. Because the DOE did not have evidence of the law enforcement authority of the ombudsman of EM/MA, withholding under Exemption 7 was denied. Accordingly, the Appeal was granted in part, denied in part, and remanded to EM/MA for a new determination. Masako Matsuzaki, 3/12/98, VFA-0381 The DOE issued a decision denying a Privacy Act Appeal filed by Masako Matsuzaki. Matsuzaki sought the release of documents confirming that she was exposed to radiation while serving in the military and stationed at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington. In its decision, the DOE found that its Richland Operations Office performed an adequate search for responsive information under the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Accordingly, the Appeal was denied. Stand of Amarillo, 3/10/98, VFA-0374 The DOE granted an appeal of a FOIA determination from the DOE's Albuquerque Operations Office (AOO). In the determination, AOO released what it stated were all materials responsive to the appellant's request. In the appeal, the appellant included information from the transcript of a hearing conducted by the Department of Labor indicating that additional responsive documents might exist. The matter was therefore remanded to AOO to search for the documents indicated in the appeal. Refund of Applications The Office of Hearings and Appeals issued the following Decisions and Orders concerning refund applications, which are not summarized. Copies of the full texts of the Decisions and Orders are available in the Public Reference Room of the Office of Hearings and Appeals. HAHN TRUCK LINE, INC..................................... RF272-95302 3/10/98 OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.................................. RF272-79795 3/12/98 OGLE SERVICE COMPANY..................................... RG272-00198 3/10/98 R.C. GERLACH............................................. RK272-01820 3/12/98 STROEHMANN BAKERIES, L.C................................. RK272-4642 3/12/98 EASTERN FINE PAPER, INC.................................. RJ272-54 EASTERN FINE PAPER, INC.................................. RC272-382 NATIONAL TEA CO.......................................... RJ272-53 NATIONAL TEA CO.......................................... RC272-381 STROEHMANN BROS CO., INC................................. RC272-380 Dismissals The following submissions were dismissed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Case No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PATRICIA MCCRACKEN........................... VFA-0385 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. 98-14971 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P