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This Clinton Presidential Library release holds the National Security Council file for Presidential Determination No. 97-35, which President Clinton signed on September 26, 1997. The determination renewed for one more year an exemption under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The exemption keeps classified information about the Air Force operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from public disclosure while Kasza v. Browner is on appeal. The file also contains supporting memos from Secretary of the Air Force Widnall, the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Samuel Berger.
6404 THE WHITE HOUSE WASH INGTON ACTION MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT THE EXECUTIVE CLERKTHROUGH: SAMUEL R. BERGERFROM: SUBJECT: Purpose Background n^ . la cc: Vice President Chief of Staff Tiublic disclosure d inventory of hazardous under the Resource t-RA) protecting from disclosure nc an Air Force location near To continue to exempt the Air Force from requirements concerning the inspection ad waste at the Air Force "operating location near Groom Lake." Presidential Determination on RCRA Exemption for the Operating Location at Groom Laxe McGint/. word' and/ protectio: Browner a Resource's Divisio: As with You have twice issued an exempt! Conservation and Recovery Act classified information concer By statute, the exemption is effective for As a result, the attached exemption ier 27. The exemption was necessitated While ruling Groom Lake, Nevada. one year, unless renewed. should be signed by Septe by litigation over RCRA/Compliance at the facility, that the information izi question was appropriately classified, the Federal district/court ruled that under RCRA classified information could only be protected from public disclosure pursuant to a Presidential exemption. That ruling rentains under appeal. In the interim, -Ht^Deputy Secretary of .-Defense Hamre and Secretary of the Air Force Widnall recommend that you renew the exemption to provide continued /for national security information. EPA Administrator dVDepartment of Justice^ Environmental and Natural ‘ ■ ‘concur in this recommendation as does Katie ast year's exemption, the attached document is A to exempt the location only from disclosure requirements ot from applicable environmental standards.
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