[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 184 (Friday, September 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49453-49455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24126]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Issuance of Decisions and Orders From the Week of 
October 9 Through October 13, 1995

    During the week of October 9 through October 13, 1995, 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, 
Room 1E-234, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0107, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 
1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., except federal holidays. They are also

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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: September 10, 1996.
George B. Breznay,
Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Decision List No. 941

Appeals

Henry, Lowerre, Johnson, Hess & Frederick, 10/11/95, VFA-0079

    Henry, Lowerre, Johnson, Hess & Frederick filed an Appeal from a 
determination issued by the Department of Energy's Albuquerque 
Operations Office (DOE-AL). The firm requested copies of documents 
related to the Falls City, Texas Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action 
site. In considering the Appeal, the Office of Hearings and Appeals 
found that since two offices which might contain responsive information 
were not searched, the search performed by DOE-AL was not adequate. 
Accordingly, the Appeal was remanded to DOE-AL to perform a search of 
two offices for responsive documents.
William H. Payne, 10/10/95, VFA-0076

    William H. Payne filed an Appeal from a determination issued by the 
Department of Energy's Albuquerque Operations Office (DOE-AL) in 
response to a request from Mr. Payne under the Freedom of Information 
Act (FOIA). Mr. Payne sought documents showing the employment dates and 
names of all retired military personnel who were hired by Sandia 
National Laboratories between 1979 and 1995. In considering the Appeal, 
the Office of Hearings and Appeals found that DOE-AL did not perform an 
adequate search that was reasonably calculated to uncover responsive 
documents. Accordingly, the Appeal was remanded to DOE-AL for a new 
search for responsive documents.

Personnel Security Hearings

Albuquerque Operations Office, 10/10/95, VSO-0031

    An Office of Hearings and Appeals Hearing Officer issued an opinion 
under 10 CFR Part 710 concerning the continued eligibility of an 
individual for access authorization. After considering the testimony at 
the hearing and all other information in the record, the Hearing 
Officer found that the individual was a habitual user of alcohol to 
excess and that the diagnosis of a board-certified psychiatrist that 
the individual was alcohol-dependent was undisputed. The Hearing 
Officer also found that the individual had failed to present sufficient 
evidence of rehabilitation or reformation. Moreover, the Hearing 
Officer found that the individual had failed to mitigate the security 
concerns surrounding his use of cocaine. In particular, the Hearing 
Officer found that the individual's use of cocaine was inextricably 
intertwined with the individual's alcohol use and that since the 
individual was not rehabilitated or reformed from his alcohol use there 
was a danger that the individual would again use cocaine. Accordingly, 
the Hearing Officer recommended that the individual's clearance should 
not be restored.

Albuquerque Operations Office, 10/13/95, VSO-0036

    A Hearing Officer recommended that access authorization not be 
restored to an employee whose access was suspended due to evidence of 
alcohol abuse and criminal behavior. The Hearing Officer found the 
employee had not shown sufficient evidence of rehabilitation from 
alcohol abuse or reformation from violent criminal behavior to mitigate 
valid security concerns.

Albuquerque Operations Office, 10/10/95, VSO-0042

    An Office of Hearings and Appeals Hearing Officer issued an opinion 
addressing the continued eligibility of an individual for access 
authorization under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 710. After 
considering the record of the proceeding in view of the standards set 
forth in Part 710, the Hearing Officer found that the Albuquerque 
Operations Office of the DOE had presented sufficient evidence to show 
that the individual was a user of alcohol habitually to excess. The 
Hearing Officer also found that the individual had submitted no 
evidence of rehabilitation or reformation to mitigate the security 
concerns of the DOE. Accordingly, the Hearing Officer's opinion 
recommended that the individual's access authorization not be restored.

Refund 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.

City-Elite Laundry Company...............................  RK272-266                                    10/13/95
Thrift Transfer Inc......................................  RK272-267                              ..............
Warner & Smith Motor Freight.............................  RK272-268                              ..............
Farmers Union Oil Co. et al..............................  RF272-86740                                  10/12/95
John A. Allison et al....................................  RK272-13                                     10/13/95
Severance Truck Line.....................................  RF272-78468                                  10/11/95
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.............................  RF272-30444                                  10/13/95
                                                                                                          

Dismissals

    The following submissions were dismissed:

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                     Name                               Case No.        
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Albuquerque Operations Office................  VSO-0055                 
Christman Air System.........................  RF272-98762              
Global Van Lines Co..........................  RF272-89513              
Gray Lines of Reno...........................  RF272-89130              
Howard Bush's Texaco #1......................  RF321-10623              
Jeffrey R. Leist.............................  LFA-0083                 
Keith E. Loomis..............................  VFA-0080                 
Motor Coach Speciality.......................  RF272-89131              
National Marine Service, Inc.................  RF321-19956              
Pine Eagle Farmers Coop......................  RF272-86664              
Service Trucking, Inc........................  RF272-89163              

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Waite, Schneider, Bayless, & Chesley Co.,      VFA-0077                 
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