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This Clinton Presidential Library file holds National Security Council records on Presidential Determination No. 96-54, signed around September 28 to 30, 1996. The Determination renewed for one year an exemption under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The exemption covers the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, and applies to any requirement to disclose classified information, not to environmental standards. It was issued while the Kasza v. Browner and Frost v. Perry litigation was on appeal. Supporting memos from Anthony Lake, the Deputy Secretary of Defense and NSC staff recommend the renewal.
6505 September 25, 1996 ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR ANTHONY LAKE THROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Concurrence by: RECOMMENDATION That you sign the attached memorandum to the President. r L Katie McGinty concurs in this recommendation. Bob Bell and David Sandalow Tab I Tab A Tab B NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20504 Attachments Memorandum for the President Presidential Determination Incoming Correspondence from the Deputy Secretary of Defense With the concurrence of EPA and Justice, the Deputy Secretary of Defense is recommending that the President renew the Groom Lake exemption. As with last year's exemption, the continuation expressly notes that it is not intended to limit the applicability or enforcement of any requirement of law applicable to the facility except those concerning the disclosure of classified information. To ensure continued protection of classified information the President should sign the attached exemption by September 29. Presidential Determination on Continuation of RCRA Exemption for Groom Lake Last year, the President exempted the "Operating Location near Groom Lake" from the public disclosure requirements of the Resource Conversation Recovery Act in order to protect national security information. By statute, the exemption is effective for one year. ALAN KRECZKO JAMES E. BAKER*^
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 16 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.