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Marshall E. Miller, EsquireMichael L. Glaser, EsquireSheldon J. violfe, EsquireAtomic Safety and Licensing BoardU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionWashington, D. C. 20555

RE: Houston Lighting & Power CompanySouth Texas Project, Units 1 and 2(Docket Nos. 50-498A and 20-499A)

Gentlemen:

This is the December 1979 discovery report c f HoustonLighting & Power Company.

During the month of December, counsel for Houstondeposed Jack Gambrell of the Cajun Electric Power Coopera-tive, J. H. Butts of the Deep East Texas Electric Coopera-tive, Inc., and John Wilson, the economic expert witness ofthe Public Utilities Board of Brownsville, Texas (" PUB") .Mr. Wilson's deposition was not completed, and counsel forHouston and PUB have agreed to continue the deposition at amutually convenient time.

Houston's counsel also attended the various depositionsnoticed by the Department of Justice (" Department") and/orthe NRC Staff ("Staf f") .

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Marshall E. Miller, EsquireMichael L. Glaser, EsquireSheldon J. Wolfe, EsquireJanuary 8, 1980Page Two

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Depositions have been noticed for the thirteen witnessesrecently designated by the Department. Three additionalsubpoenas duces tecum addressed to the City of CollegeStation, the City of Vernon and the Tri-County ElectricCooperative, Inc., respectively, were also issued at Houston'srequest.

Houston served its Third Set of Interrogatories andRequests for Production of Documents on the Department andthe Etaff on December 18, 1979.

During December, Houston produced certain documentsrequested by the Department and the Staff respectively.Houston also received documents produced by the Central andSouth West Corporation and the PUB.

The Board ordered o1. October 23, 1979, that the Depart-ment must produce to Houston certain drafts of testimonyprepared by the Department's expert engineering witness,William E. Sco: Houston still has not received copies of..

those drafts.

Finally, on July 19, 1979, during the deposition of theStaff's economic expert witness, Norman Lerner, Staff counselagreed to provide Houston with copies of four cr fivememoranda vhich were called for in Houston's discoveryrequests but not included in the materials produced by theStaff. */ Although Houston recently renewed its request forproduction, the Staff has still not furnished copies ofthose memoranda.

Respectfully submitted,

fh b.Peter G. FlynnAttorney for Houston Lighting

& Power Company

cc: Service List

*/ See Lerner deposition transcript at 98.

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICANUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

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In the Matter of ))

HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER ) Docket Nos. 50-498ACOMPANY, et al. ) 50-499A

)(South Texas Project, )Units 1 and 2) )

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TEXAS UTILITIES GENERATING ) Docket Nos. 50-445ACOMPANY, et al. ) 50-446A

)(Comanche Peak Steam Electric )Station, Units 1 and 2) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that copies of the foregoing

December 1979 discovery report of Houston Lighting

& Power Company

dated January 8, 1980 were served upon the following persons, by

hand *, or by deposit in the United States Fail, first class

postage prepaid, this 8th day of January, 1980.

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IPeter G. Flynn

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Marshall E. Miller, Esquire Roy P. Lessy, Jr., EsquireU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Frederic D. Chanania, EsquireWashington, D.C. 20555 Michael B. Blume, Esquire

Ann P. Hodgdon, EsquireMichael L. Glaser, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission1150 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20555Washington, D.C. 20555

Roff HardySheldon J. Wolfe, Esquire Chairman and Chief ExecutiveU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission OfficerFashington, D.C. 20555 Central Power and Light Company

Post Office Box 2121Atomic Safety and Licensing Corous Christi, Texas 7840

Appeal Board PanelU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G.K. Soruce, General ManagerWashington, D.C. 20555 City Public Service Board

Post Office Box 1771* Chase R. Stephens, Supervisor (20) San Antonio, Texas 78203

Docketing and Service BranchU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Perry G. BrittainWashington, D.C. 20555 President

Texas Utilities Generating CompanyMr. Jerome D. Saltzman 2001 Bryan TowerChief, Antitrust and Indemnity Dallas,' Texas 75201

GroupU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission G.W. Oprea, Jr.Washington, D.C. 20555 Executive Vice President

Houston Lighting & Power ComoanyJ. Irion Worsham, Esquire Post Office Box 1700Merlyn D. Sampels, Esquire Houston, Texas 77001Spencer C. Relyea, EsquireWorsham, Forsyth & Sampels R.L. Hancock, Director2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 City of Austin Electric UtilityDallas, Texas 75201 Post Office Box 1086

Austin, Texas 78767Jon C. Fcod, EsquireMatthews, Nowlin, Macfarlane Joseoh Gallo, Esquire

& Barrett Robert H. Loeffler, Esquire1500 Alamo National Building Isham, Lincoln & BealeSan Antonio, Texas 78205 1050 17th Street, N.W., Suite 701

Washington, D.C. 20036Charles G. Thrash, Jr., EsquireE.W. Barnett, Escuire Michael I. Miller, EsquireTheodore F. Weiss, Esquire James A. Carney, EsquireJ. Gregory Copeland, Esquire Sarah Welling, EsquireBaker & Botts Isham, Lincoln & Beale3000 One Shell Plaza One First National PlazaHouston, Texas 77002 Suite 4200

Chicago, Illinois 60603R. Gordon Gooch, EsquireSteven R. Hunsicker, Esquire David M. Stahl, EsquireBaker & Botts Isham, Lincoln & Beale1701 Pennsylvania Avenue 1050 17th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006 Suite 701

Washington, D.C. 20036

Martha E. Gibbs, EsquireIsham, Lincoln & BealeOne First National PlazaChicago, Illinois 60603

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Don R. Butler, Esquire David A. Dopsovic, EsquireSneed, Vine, Wilkerson, Selman Frederick H. Parmeter, Esquire

& Perry Susan B. Cyphert, EsquirePost Office Box 1409 Nancy A. Luque, EsquireAustin, Texas 78768 Energy Section Antitrust Division

U.S. Department of JusticeMr. William C. Price P.O. Box 14141Central Power & Light Company Wr hington, D.C. 20044P.O. Box 2121Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Morgan Hunter, Esquire

Bill D. St. Clair, EsquireMr. G. Holman King McGinnis, Lockridge & KilgoreWest Texas Utilities Company Fifth FloorP.O. Box 841 Texas State Bank BuildingAbilene, Texas 79604 900 Congress Avenue

Austin, Texas 78701Jerry L. Harris, EsquireRichard C. Balough, Esquire W.S. RobsonCity of Austin General ManagerP.O. Box 1088 South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.Austin, Texas 78767 Route 6, Building 102

Victoria Regional AirportJoseph B. Knotts, Jr., Esquire Victoria, Texas 77901Nicholas S. Peynolds, EsquireDebevoise & Liberman Robert C. McDiarmid, Esquire1200 17th Street, N.N. Robert A. Jablon, EsquireWashington, D.C. 20036 Marc R. Poirier, Esquire

Spiegel & McDiarmidDon H. Davidson 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W.City Manager Washington, D.C. 20037City of AustinP.O. Box 1088 Kevin B. PrattAustin, Texas 78767 Texas Attorney General's Office

P.O. Box 125487ay Galt, Esquire Austin, Texas 78711Looney, Nichols, Johnson & Hays219 Couch Drive William H. Burchette, EsquireOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Frederick H. Ritts, Esquire

Law Offices of Northcutt ElyKnoland J. Plucknett Watergate 600 BuildingExecutive Director Washington, D.C. 20036Committee on Dower for the South-

west, Inc. Tom W. Gregg, Esquire5541 East Skelly Drive P.O. Box Drawer 1032Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 San Angelo, Texas 76902

John W. Davidson, Esauire Leland F. Leatherman, EsquireSawtell, Goode, Davidson & Tioili McMath, Leatherman & Woods, P.A.1100 San Antonio Savinsg Building 711 West Third StreetSan Antonio, Texas 78205 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Douglas F. John, Esquire Paul W. Eaton, Jr., EsquireAkin, Gump, Hauer & Feld Hinkle, Cox, Eaton, Coffield & Hensley1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 600 Henkle BuildingSuite 400 P.O. Box 10

Washington, D.C. 20036 Roswell, New Mexico 88201

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Robert M. Rader, EsquireConner, Moore & Corber1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006

W.N. Woolsey, EsquireKleberg, Dyer, Redford & Weil1030 Petroleum TowerCorpus Christ, Texas 78474

Donald M. Clements, EsquireGulf States Utilities CompanyP.O. Box 2951Beaumont, Texas 77704

Dick Terrell Brown, Esquire800 Milam BuildingSan Antonio, Texas 78205

C. Dennis Ahearn, EsquireDebevoise & Liberman1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036

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