NASA Procedural Requirements

NPR 8590.1A Effective Date: July 18, 2011 Expiration Date: July 18, 2024

Subject: Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program (Revalidated on April 5, 2016 with Change 1)

Responsible Office: Office of Strategic Infrastructure

Chapter 2. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program and Project Management Roles and Responsibilities

2.1 Roles and Responsibilities

2.1.1 Responsibilities specific to a position title may be delegated by the responsible person. The roles and responsibilities of senior management are defined in NPD 1000.0, NASA Governance and Strategic Management Handbook; NPD 1000.3, The NASA Organization; and NPD 8500.1, NASA Environmental Management. The following are key roles and responsibilities for establishing, assigning, and maintaining ECR Program requirements and managing ECR projects:

a. The Assistant Administrator for the Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI) is the ECR Program decision authority and shall be responsible for:

(1) Approving ECR policies to ensure that the ECR Program is in alignment with NASA's vision, mission, and strategic goals.

(2) Approving the final Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) submission to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).

(3) Approving agreements with, and actions regarding, a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP).

(4) Approving and signing Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) between Centers and OSI related to Principal Center Initiatives.

(5) Concurring on the final funding selection of ECR projects submitted by the Director of EMD.

(6) Concurring on submitted ECR Program reviews.

(7) Advocating for sufficient resources to meet ECR Program requirements.

(8) Approving orders (e.g. Consent Orders), other external agreements, or responses to legal actions taken against NASA related to the ECR Program.

(9) Implementing mitigation strategies for notices of violation from regulators, operating permits, or other activities that impact the ECR budget.

b. The Agency's General Counsel shall be responsible for evaluation of and concurrence with external agreements or orders related to ECR projects.

c. The Director of EMD shall be responsible for:

(1) Ensuring that NASA's ECR assets, contracted services, grants, and agreements are acquired and managed in a manner consistent with Federal policies, procedures, and legislation.

(2) Providing policy, guidance, and direction for ECR Program cost estimates.

(3) Approving selected remedial actions for restoration projects.

(4) Approving task plans related to Principal Center Initiatives.

(5) Approving management, control, prioritization, cost estimation, and corrective action processes for ECR projects and activities developed by the ECR Program Manager.

(6) Approving project plans for Headquarters Initiatives.

(7) Approving closeout of Headquarters Initiatives.

(8) Concurring on compliance agreements with regulatory agencies that result in committing ECR funds.

(9) Concurring with Center Directors on Project Managers named for Principal Center Initiatives.

(10) Reviewing PRP analyses and agreements.

(11) Managing risks in accordance with NPR 8000.4, Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirements, and establishing controls for the ECR Program.

(12) Establishing milestones and metrics for evaluating the ECR Program (e.g., completeness and timeliness of Center/Facility Component responses to EMD data calls).

(13) Reporting established ECR Program milestones and metrics to the Assistant Administrator for OSI as required.

(14) Preparing and submitting the final PPBE submission, as approved by the Assistant Administrator for OSI, to the NASA Environmental Management Panel and OCFO.

(15) Appointing the EMD ECR Program Manager, EMD Principal Center Sponsors, Center liaisons, and other managers for EMD-based projects and activities.

d. The ECR Program Manager shall be responsible for:

(1) Supporting ECR Program compliance with applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and Executive Orders at Centers and Component Facilities.

(2) Implementing the ECR Program according to this NPR and applicable NPDs, NPRs, and other Agency policy and procedural documents.

(3) Coordinating the ECR Program with OSI, EMD, the Environmental Management Panel, Center Directors, Center Environmental Managers, Project Managers, and stakeholders.

(4) Approving project plans for restoration projects, ECFL studies, and Capital Compliance projects.

(5) Prioritizing ECR projects.

(6) Providing guidance describing the analyses, processes, methods, templates, and practices by which the "shall" and "will" statements in this NPR may be met.

(7) Providing leadership, program advice, and technical assistance to Center Environmental Managers.

e. The Center Director shall be responsible for:

(1) Signing external agreements or orders for ECR projects after approval by the Assistant Administrator for OSI.

(2) Ensuring the availability of appropriate Center resources to execute the ECR projects.

(3) Ensuring that applicable Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer (OCHMO) and the Office of Safety and Mission Assurance (OSMA) program requirements are implemented in support of ECR projects.

(4) Approving and signing MOAs between Centers and OSI related to Principal Center Initiatives.

(5) Naming Project Managers for Principal Center Initiatives.

f. The Center Chief Counsel shall be responsible for:

(1) Reviewing PRP analyses performed at the Centers and Component Facilities.

(2) Reviewing Center and Component Facility correspondence with PRPs.

(3) Coordinating PRP negotiations with the Agency's General Counsel.

(4) Reviewing communications with regulatory agencies on ECR-related regulatory actions (e.g., notices of violations, Unilateral Administrative Orders) and coordinating responses with the Agency's General Counsel.

(5) Reviewing agreements or orders related to ECR activities.

g. The Center Environmental Manager shall be responsible for:

(1) Reporting receipt of ECR-related regulatory actions to the assigned Center Liaison (e.g., notices of violations, Unilateral Administrative Orders) and Center Chief Counsel.

(2) Coordinating ECR projects and activities within the Center and Component Facility organization.

(3) Naming Center Project Managers to specific projects.

(4) Executing projects in accordance with approved project plans and EMD and OSI direction.

(5) Reviewing project progress to ensure compliance with NASA policies and applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

(6) Coordinating with the OCHMO and OSMA to ensure project safety in accordance with NPR 8715.1, NASA Occupational Safety and Health Programs; NPR 8715.3, NASA General Safety Program Requirements; and NPR 8621.1, NASA Procedural Requirements for Mishap and Close Call Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping.

(7) Ensuring the technical integrity, performance, and success of projects.

(8) Retaining documentation for all project submittals and records for management review in accordance with NPR 1441.1 NASA Records Retention Schedules.

(9) Coordinating with Center Facility and Master Planning Offices regarding potential land use controls required for ECR Restoration Projects.

h. The EMD Center Liaison shall be responsible for:

(1) Coordinating environmental projects and activities for their assigned Center.

(2) Maintaining contact with Center Environmental Managers on environmental issues.

(3) Tracking environmental compliance issues at Centers.

(4) Recommending ECFL studies and Capital Compliance projects for approval.

(5) Reviewing project plans for ECFL studies and Capital Compliance projects.

i. The EMD Principal Center Sponsor shall be responsible for:

(1) Reviewing annual task plans for Principal Center Initiatives.

(2) Monitoring and reporting to the Director of EMD on implementation of the annual task plan.

(3) Coordinating MOA requirements for Principal Center activities with the Center Project Managers.

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