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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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Preface

P.1 Purpose

These NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) provide instructions for the implementation of NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 3713.8, "Provision of Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals With Disabilities. This NPR provides instructions to NASA staff who receive, coordinate, review, process, and approve requests for reasonable accommodation at NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including component facilities.This NPR further provides standard procedures for timely and accurate processing of requests for reasonable accommodation.These procedures will assist NASA in fulfilling its obligations for ensuring that individuals with disabilities who request reasonable accommodation receive a proper response within the shortest time possible. Further, this NPR establishes criteria for collecting and annually reporting data on the numbers and types of reasonable accommodation requests received and processed at NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including component facilities.

P.2 Applicability

This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including component facilities.

P.3 Authority

a. 29 U.S.C. 791 Sections 501, 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

b. Executive Order 13164 of July 26, 2000, "Requiring Federal Agencies to Establish Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation."

c. NPD 3713.8, "Provision of Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals With Disabilities"

P.4 References

a. 5 U.S.C. 552a, The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.

b. 29 U.S.C. 794d, "Electronic and Information Technology."

c. The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.

d. 38 U.S.C 4214, Section 403 of the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended.

e. 29 CFR 1614.105, 1614.106, 1614.203, and 1614.204 Federal Sector Equal Opportunity

f. 14 CFR Part 1212, Privacy Act-NASA Regulations

g. Executive Order 12106 of December 28, 1978, "Transfer of Certain Equal Employment Enforcement Functions"

h. Executive Order 13164 of October 20, 2000

i. EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation of March 1, 1999

j. EEOC Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation

k. EEOC Guidance on Disability-Related Inquire of July 27, 2002

l. EEOC Management Directive (MD) 715

m. NPR 1840.1, Management of Workers' Compensation Injuries and Illnesses

P.5 Cancellation

NPR 2080.1A, dated December 18, 2002, to correct subject classification number.

Original signed by

/S/ George E. Reese
Assistant Administrator for
Equal Opportunity Programs

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