NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 2200.2E Effective Date: December 17, 2021 Expiration Date: December 17, 2031

Subject: Requirements for Documentation, Approval and Dissemination of Scientific and Technical Information (Revalidated for another 5 years)

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Information Officer

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 General

1.1.1 This NPR provides the high-level, basic procedures and requirements for meeting NASA's obligation to manage, disseminate, safeguard, and preserve NASA STI in accordance with established governance.

1.1.2 It is the responsibility of every NASA employee, contractor, grantee, or other award/agreement recipient to comply with applicable Federal laws, regulations, executive orders, agreement/award instruments, and Agency policies associated with publishing research performed by or for NASA.

1.1.3 STI Compliance and Distribution Services, in the Office of Chief Information Officer, manages the requisite practices and services to obtain release and dissemination approval.

1.1.4 The basic procedures necessary to fulfill the requirements of this NPR are contained in STI Procedural Instructions. Internal NASA users may access these instructions on the STI Compliance and Distribution Services's internal knowledge base on SharePoint: STI Procedural Instructions.

a. The STI Procedural Instructions includes details and resources previously contained in earlier versions of this NPR. Resources including, but not limited to, distribution notifications, useful checklists, and STI Report Series templates can be found in the knowledge base.

b. Users external to NASA may access STI Procedural Instructions from https://sti.nasa.gov, or for additional clarification, they may coordinate with technical/grant/cooperative agreement officers and/or Center STI personnel.

1.1.5 STI Compliance and Distribution Services provides NASA Form (NF)-1676, NASA Scientific and Technical Information Discovery System (STRIVES), the required process for NASA authors or any NASA employee seeking to disseminate "NASA STI" (see Section 2.1).

a. Authors ensure all issues are resolved and that requisite export control and legal approvals, data protection measures, and professional and technical reviews are applied prior to information being disseminated or released by completing the NF-1676.

b. Contractors, grantees, and other award/agreement recipients shall adhere to the clauses in their agreements.1.1.6 Each Center's STI Manager or other supporting personnel are available to assist authors in preparing research for approval and dissemination. Additional details and resources are available at https://sti.nasa.gov/.

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