NASA Procedures and Guidelines

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NPR 8621.1

Eff. Date: June 02, 2000

Cancellation Date: February 11, 2004

NASA Procedures and Guidelines for Mishap Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping

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Appendix F-3. Mishap Appointing/Approving Official Matrix

Mishap Type	Definition/Decision	Appointing Official	Approving Official
Type A, Mission-Related High-Visibility, Mishap	á High-Visibility, Mission-Related Space Shuttle, International Space Station or contingencies related to the processing and/or flight of payloads manifested on contract Expendable Launch Vehiclesá	á NASA Administrator may activate the "Space Flight Operations Contingency Action Plan" or, if assigned the duty, the AA/OSMA appoints board	AA/OSMA Program is responsible for funding/support and corrective actions
High-Visibility Type A Mishap Or Mission Failure/Close Call	Death and/or 3 in-patient hospitalizations within 30 days and/or property damage $1 million or greater. Enterprise AA or AA(HQ Operations and AA/OSMA decision	AA/OSMA can elect to be the appointing official of the mishap board	AA/OSMA Program is responsible for funding/support and corrective actions
Type A Mishapá Or High-Visibility Mission Failure/Close Call	Death and/or 3 in-patient hospitalizations within 30 days and/or property damage $1 million or greater. Enterprise AA or AA HQ Operations and AA/OSMA decision	AA will be the appointing official for the board with the approval of the AA/OSMA on board selection	AA/OSMA Program is responsible for funding/support and corrective actions á
Type B Mishap	Disability, and/or less than 3 in-patient hospitalization and/or property damage > 250K to < $1 million	Center Director or Program Manager with concurrence of Center Safety Official and notification to Code QS.	May be same as appointing official
Type C Mishap	Lost Workday and/or property damage > $25K to < $250K	Center Director or as determined by local procedures	May be same as appointing official
Incident	Requires more than first aid and/or property damage > $1K to < $25K	Center Director or as determined by local procedures	May be same as appointing official
Center-Level Close Call	Possesses the potential to cause any type mishap, or any injury, damage, or negative mission impact	Center Director or as determined by local procedures	May be same as appointing official
International Mishaps á	Responsibilities and procedures for mishap investigation will be in accordance with the international agreement.	Appointing official will be in accordance with the international agreement	Approving official will be in accordance with the International agreement

Note: The term "board" may not apply depending on the level of investigation determined by the Appointing Official.

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