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This file comes from the Clinton Presidential Library's National Security Council records. It holds Presidential Determination No. 96-54, dated September 1996, together with the memoranda that led to it. The determination renews for one year an exemption under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada. The exemption shields classified information from disclosure during the Kasza v. Browner and Frost v. Perry litigation, which was on appeal, but it does not waive environmental standards.
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J 6505 September 25, 1996 ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR ANTHONY LAKE ALAN KRECZKOTHROUGH: FROM: SUBJECT: Last year, Concurrence by: RECOMMENDATION That you sign the attached memorandum to the President. Attachments Tab I Tab A Tab B NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20504 Presidential Determination on Continuation of RCRA Exemption for Groom Lake JAMES E. BAKER^ 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. Katie McGinty concurs in this recommendation. Bob Bell and David Sandalow 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.
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 13 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.