[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 14CFR1214.505]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1214_SPACE FLIGHT--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart 1214.5_Mission Critical Space System Personnel Reliability 

                                 Program

 

Sec. 1214.505  Program implementation.



    (a) The Director of each NASA Installation will designate mission 

critical space systems areas.

    (b) NASA installations will identify positions/duties subject to 

this regulation and will identify all civil service and contractor 

personnel assigned to these positions/duties. The number of persons so 

identified must be the absolute minimum necessary to meet operational 

requirements.

    (c) Each NASA installation to which this regulation is applicable 

will establish:

    (1) A suitability certification system including a designated 

certifying official to ensure that the screening requirements of this 

regulation are met. Adjudication Guidelines (Attachment B of NMI 

8610.13) \5\ provides a baseline for each installation to consider in 

formulating a certification approach. The screening/evaluation plans and 

procedures formulated at each installation will be approved by 

Headquarters (Office of Safety and Mission Quality (Code Q) and 

appropriate Program Associate Administrators) before implementation.

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    \5\ See footnote 1 to Sec. 1214.502(e).

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    (2) A management review process to validate the objectivity of 

individual suitability certification determinations and to ensure that 

reassignments or other personnel actions taken pursuant to this 

regulation are fair and in consonance with applicable personnel policies 

and procedures.



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    (3) An adequate training program for certifying officials, 

supervisors, adjudicators, and other installation personnel approved by 

Headquarters Code Q before implementation.

    (4) Each NASA installation will maintain a roster of installation 

adjudicators. Directors of the Installations will approve appointment of 

adjudicators.

    (d) Supervisors will:

    (1) Review for reliability and nominate personnel whose duties 

require certification under the PRP.

    (2) Certify that the PRP candidate holds current licenses, skill 

training certificates, and other documentation issued as required by 

applicable directives.

    (3) Brief PRP candidates and rebrief PRP personnel on the needs and 

intent of the PRP.

    (4) Monitor and continually evaluate personnel for steady reliable 

performance and notify the certifying official if changes occur which 

may compromise the safety and reliability of mission critical space 

systems.

    (e) NASA Headquarters Office of Safety and Mission Quality (Code Q) 

will act as the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) for PRP policy 

and oversight (periodic review). The certification of Headquarters 

personnel will be carried out by the Office of Headquarters Operations 

(Code D) in accordance with Sec. 1214.505 of this part.

    (f) Foreign representatives requiring access to mission critical 

space systems or having the need to assume mission critical positions/

duties (as defined in Sec. 1214.502 of this part) pursuant to 

international agreements also require certification under this program. 

NASA will accept certifications from foreign agencies following review 

under the NASA Headquarters process (Sec. 1214.505(e) of this part), if 

a written agreement has been reached with the foreign sponsoring agency 

whereby NASA recognizes the foreign agency's process as equivalent to 

its own. Such agreements will be negotiated by the International 

Relations Division (Code XI) with the concurrence of the NASA 

Headquarters Office of Safety and Mission Quality (Code Q) and the 

Program Office responsible for the program to which such access is 

sought. The intent of the certification process is that foreign 

personnel are screened as thoroughly as are U.S. citizens who have 

access to mission critical space systems areas or who have the need to 

assume mission critical duties.

    (g) NASA will accept certifications from other Federal agenices, 

departments, and offices following review under the NASA Headquarters 

process (Section 1214.505(e) of this part), if a written agreement has 

been reached whereby NASA recognizes that process as equivalent to its 

own. Such agreements will be negotiated by the NASA Headquarters Office 

of Safety and Mission Quality (Code Q) and the Program Office 

responsible for the program to which such access is sought. A security 

clearance to access classified material is not sufficient to meet the 

certification requirements of this regulation.