NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 3831.1 Effective Date: October 11, 2016 Expiration Date: December 11, 2028

Subject: Phased Retirement (Revalidated with Change 1)

Responsible Office: Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer

Chapter 3. Criteria for Approving or Denying Applications for Phased Retirement

3.1 Basic Criteria for the Approval of Phased Retirement

3.1.1 The basic criteria for approving or denying phased retirement applications follows. Applicants will meet all of the basic criteria:

a. Employee meets basic eligibility requirements for phased retirement.

b. There is a need for and an opportunity for meaningful transfer of the employee's knowledge as proposed in the mentoring plan, and the employee is a fit for the proposed type(s) of mentoring.

c. The proposed work is needed, available, suitable for a half-time schedule, and consistent with management determinations about deployment of positions and workload.

d. When applicable, employee meets the qualifications requirements for reassignment or detail.

e. Any impact on the organization's or Center's authorized funding levels has been considered and determined acceptable.

3.2 Optional Center Criteria

Centers may establish, in writing, additional criteria for authorizing/denying applications for phased retirement that are aligned to their workforce planning strategy. For example, Centers may identify positions or competencies or positions in specific organizations that may be deemed eligible or ineligible for phased retirement.

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