[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR675.4]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 675_MEDICAL CLEARANCE PROCESS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO ANTARCTICA--Table 

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Sec. 675.4  Waiver process.



    (a) If an individual is found not physically qualified for 

deployment to Antarctica, the USAP's contractor will inform the 

individual of the determination and of the administrative waiver 

process, and will provide a waiver application package to the individual 

upon request.

    (b) The waiver applicant should send the completed waiver 

application package to the USAP's contractor which will forward the 

package to NSF's Office of Polar Programs for review and a determination 

on the appropriateness of a waiver. In making the waiver determination, 

the Office of Polar Programs may consult with other qualified medical 

personnel and may require waiver applicants to take further medical 

examinations or to furnish additional medical documentation in support 

of the waiver application.

    (c) The Director, Office of Polar Programs (or designee) will make a 

final determination, in the exercise of his or her discretion, on the 

appropriateness of a waiver on a case-by-case basis.

    (d) Individuals for whom a waiver is determined to be appropriate 

are eligible for deployment to Antarctica subject to any necessary 

limitations/restrictions identified by the Director, Office of Polar 

Programs, or designee.