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PD 95 45 CONCERNING AIR FORCE OPERATIONS AT GROOM LAKE
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To exempt the Air Force from public disclosure requirements 
concerning the inspection and inventory of hazardous waste at the 
"operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada."
RCRA Exemption for the Operating Location at Groom 
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should be read to include an implicit exception for classified 
information, and they are appealing the judge's decision on that 
basis. However, given the uncertainties of an appeal and the 
sensitivity of the information at stake, Deputy Secretary of 
Defense White and the Secretary of the Air Force have recommended 
that you provide a statutory exemption to the operating location. 
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 29, 1995
SUBJECT:
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The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized and directed to 
publish this Determination in the Federal Register.
Presidential Determination on Classified
Information Concerning the Air Force's Operating
Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada
I find that it is in the paramount interest of the United States 
to exempt the United States Air Force's operating location near 
Groom Lake, Nevada (the subject of litigation in Kasza v. Browner 
(D. Nev. CV-S-94-795-PMP) and Frost v. Perry (D. Nev. CV-S-94- 
714-PMP)) from any applicable requirement fo…

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September 29, 1995
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THE WHITE HOUSE
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Presidential Determination
No. 
95-45
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I find that it is in the paramount interest of the United States 
to exempt the United States Air Force's operating location near 
Groom Lake, Nevada (the subject of litigation in Kasza v. Browner 
(D. Nev. CV-S-94-795-PMP) and Frost v. Perry (D. ifev. CV-S-94--------
714-PMP)) from any applicable requirement for the disclosure to 
unauthorized persons of classified information concerning that 
operating location. Therefore, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 6961(a), 
I hereby exempt the Air Force…