[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5, Parts 1200 to end]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1274.920]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1274--COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH COMMERCIAL FIRMS--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart I--Provisions and Special Conditions
 
Sec. 1274.920  Responsibilities of the NASA Technical Officer.

             Responsibilities of the NASA Technical Officer

                              October 2000

    (a) The NASA Grant Administrator and Technical Officer for this 
cooperative agreement are identified on the cooperative agreement cover 
sheet.
    (b) The Grant Specialist shall serve as NASA's authorized 
representative for the administrative elements of all work to be 
performed under the agreement.
    (c) The Technical Officer shall have the authority to issue written 
Technical Advice which suggests redirecting the project work (e.g., by 
changing the emphasis among different tasks), or pursuing specific lines 
of inquiry likely to assist in accomplishing the effort. The Technical 
Officer shall have the authority to approve or disapprove those 
technical reports, plans, and other technical

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information the Recipient is required to submit to NASA for approval. 
The Technical Officer is not authorized to issue and the Recipient shall 
not follow any Technical Advice which constitutes work which is not 
contemplated under this agreement; which in any manner causes an 
increase or decrease in the resource sharing or in the time required for 
performance of the project; which has the effect of changing any of the 
terms or conditions of the cooperative agreement; or which interferes 
with the Recipient's right to perform the project in accordance with the 
terms and conditions of this cooperative agreement.

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