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NPR 3713.1 Eff. Date: November 18, 2002 Cancellation Date: March 28, 2008	Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities w/Change 1 (4/8/04)
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Chapter 7. Reassignments

7.1 A reassignment will only be considered if no accommodations are available to enable the individual to perform the essential functions of his or her current job, or if the only effective accommodation would cause undue hardship.

7.2 In considering whether there are positions available for reassignment, the DM shall work with both the Headquarters or Center Office of Human Resources (OHR) and the individual requesting the accommodation to identify: (1) all vacant positions within the Agency for which the employee is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodation; and (2) all positions which OHR has reason to believe will become vacant over the next 60 business days and for which the employee is qualified. NASA shall initially focus on positions which are equivalent to the employee's current job in terms of pay, status, and other relevant factors. If there is no vacant equivalent position, NASA will consider vacant lower level positions for which the individual is qualified.

7.3 A reassignment can be granted as an accommodation to a qualified probationary and career employee and may be made to a vacant position outside of the employee's commuting area if the employee is willing to relocate. As with other transfers not required by management, NASA will not pay for the employee's relocation costs if the position is outside the commuting area. In addition, a qualified employee with a disability requesting accommodation can be offered a reassignment as a reasonable accommodation to a position for which a vacancy announcement has been published as long as a selection to fill the position has not been made.

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