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This Clinton Presidential Library file holds National Security Council records on Presidential Determination No. 98-36, which President Clinton signed on September 25, 1998. The determination renews for one year an exemption that keeps classified information about the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, out of hazardous waste disclosure rules under RCRA. Supporting memos from James Baker and Samuel Berger say the exemption has been in place since 1995 and grew out of the Kasza v. Browner and Frost v. Perry litigation.
ACTION NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON, D.C. 20504 September 23, 1998 MEMORANDUM FOR SAMUEL R. BERGER FROM: SUBJECT: JAMES E. BAKER.:f:> Continuation of RCRA Exemption for Operating Location Near Groom Lake 6405 Since 1995, the President has 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, unless renewed. With the concurrence of EPA and Justice, the Deputy Secretary of Defense is recommending that the President renew the exemption. Katie McGinty concurs as well. 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 25. In response to questions from the President, you requested that Defense, CIA and Energy review certain questions with respect to the Operating Location. A summary of this review was sent to the President in August, and is presently with John Podesta. Execution of this determination would not prejudge the President's satisfaction with this review. _____--20 � Concurrence by: Joe Bouchard and David Sandalow RECOMMENDATION That you sign the attached memorandum to the President. Attachments Tab I Memorandum for the President Tab A Presidential Determination Tab B Incoming Correspondence
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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 8 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.