NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 1400.2 Effective Date: November 26, 2024 Expiration Date: November 26, 2029

Subject: Regulatory Management Procedural Requirements

Responsible Office: Chief of Staff

Table of Contents

Preface

P.1 Purpose
P.2 Applicability
P.3 Authority
P.4 Applicable Documents and Forms
P.5 Measurement/Verification
P.6 Cancellations

Chapter 1. Overview

1.1 NASA Notices and Regulations
1.2 Federal Register
1.3 Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan
1.4 Executive Orders
1.5 Other Regulatory Activities

Chapter 2. Responsibilities

2.1 NASA Administrator
2.2 Deputy Administrator
2.3 Associate Administrator
2.4 Chief of Staff
2.5 Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat
2.6 General Counsel
2.7 Chief Financial Officer
2.8 Chief Information Officer
2.9 Chief Human Capital Officer
2.10 Assistant Administrator for Procurement
2.11 Assistant Administrator for Strategic Infrastructure
2.12 Director, Mission Support Headquarters Operations Officer
2.13. Associate Administrator for Small Business Programs
2.14 Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations
2.15 Inspector General
2.16 Officials-in-Charge of Headquarters Offices
2.17 Center Directors
2.18 Directives Management Team
2.19 Federalism Officer
2.20 Tribal Regulatory Review Officer
2.21 Regulatory Contacts

Chapter 3. Requirements for Publishing in the Federal Register

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Publishing Notices in the Federal Register
3.3 Publishing Regulations in the Federal Register

Chapter 4. Requirements for Responding to the Unified Agenda and Regulatory Plan

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Coordination
4.3 Consolidated Response
4.4 Routing for Approval
4.5 Submission
4.6. Comments on the Consolidated Response

Chapter 5. Requirements for Responding to Other Regulatory Activities

5.1 Executive Orders
5.2 Rules from Other Agencies
5.3 Public Petitions

Appendix A. Definitions

Appendix B. Abbreviations Acronyms

Appendix C. References

Appendix D. Coordination Cycle for NASA Regulations

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