NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 2570.1B Effective Date: December 05, 2008 Expiration Date: December 05, 2013

Subject: NASA Radio Frequency (RF) Spectrum Management Manual

Responsible Office: Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate

Preface

P.1 Purpose

This NPR sets forth the procedures for the management requirements for establishing and governing the use of radio frequencies by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

NPR 1000.3C assigns the authority for the management of radio frequencies for NASA to the Associate Administrator (AA) for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters.

Comments, suggestions, or questions concerning this NPR should be addressed to the Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning, Space Communications and Navigation Office, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC 20546

P.2 Applicability

This NPR applies to NASA Headquarters, all NASA Centers, including Component Facilities, and to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and other contractors to the extent specified in their contracts.

P.3 Authority

a. 42 U.S.C. 2473 (c)(1), Section 203 (c)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended.

b. NPD 1000.3C § 4.3.2.2 (e), The NASA Organization.

P.4 Applicable Documents

a. 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq., Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

b. 47 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act of 1992.

c. 47 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended.

d. Exec. Order No. 12,046, Relating to the Transfer of Telecommunications Functions, 3 C.F.R. 158 (1978 Comp.), reprinted in 47 U.S.C. § 305 note.

e. President's Memorandum on Improving Spectrum Management for the 21st Century, 49 Weekly Comp.Pres.Doc.2875, § 3(c) (Nov. 29, 2004) (2004 Executive Memorandum).

f. Radio Regulations, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published in Geneva, Switzerland.

g. 47 C.F.R. pt. 300, Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management, (National Telecommunications and Information Administration Manual).

h. 47 C.F.R. pt. 25, Satellite Communications.

i. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-11 (2008), Section 33.4.

j. NPD 1000.3, The NASA Organization.

k. NPD 2570.5, NASA Electromagnetic Spectrum Management.

l. NPD 1440.6, NASA Records Management.

m. NPR 1441.1, NASA Records Retention Schedules.

n. NASA FAR Supplement, Subpart 1823.71 and Section 1852.223-71, Frequency Authorization.

o. NASA-ESA Procedures for Coordination of Frequency Use, May 2006.

p. NASA-JAXA Procedures for Coordination of Frequency Use, May 2006.

q. SSP 50423, International Space Station Radio Frequency Coordination Manual.

r. Space Frequency Coordination Group Resolutions and Recommendations (https://www.sfcgonline.org/resources/default.aspx).

s. ANSI/IEEE C 95.1-1992, IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.

t. ICNIRP Guidelines for Limiting Exposure to Time-Varying Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields (up to 300 GHz).

u. NASA Publication Space Shuttle Program (SSP) Radio Frequency Interference Management Manual (RFIMM), NSTS 37372 dated October 12, 2006.

P.5 Cancellation

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