80_FR_78276 80 FR 78036 - Regulatory Agenda

80 FR 78036 - Regulatory Agenda

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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NASA's regulatory agenda describes those regulations being considered for development or amendment by NASA, the need and legal basis for the actions being considered, the name and telephone number of the knowledgeable official, whether a regulatory analysis is required, and the status of regulations previously reported.

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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Unified Agenda

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

14 CFR Ch. V


Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: NASA's regulatory agenda describes those regulations being 
considered for development or amendment by NASA, the need and legal 
basis for the actions being considered, the name and telephone number 
of the knowledgeable official, whether a regulatory analysis is 
required, and the status of regulations previously reported.

ADDRESSES: Deputy Associate Administrator, Office Mission Support 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl E. Parker, (202) 358-0252.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB guidelines dated August 13, 2015, ``Fall 
2015 Data Call for the Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions,'' require a regulatory agenda of 
those regulations under development and review to be published in the 
Federal Register each spring and fall.

    Dated: September 18, 2015.
Daniel Tenney,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the Mission Support 
Directorate.

     National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
378.......................  Processing of Monetary             2700-AD83
                             Claims (Section 610
                             Review).
379.......................  Discrimination on Basis of         2700-AD85
                             Disability in Federally
                             Assisted and Federally
                             Conducted Programs and
                             Activities (Section 610
                             Review).
380.......................  NASA FAR Supplement,               2700-AE16
                             Safety and Health
                             Measures and Mishap
                             Reporting (Section 610
                             Review).
381.......................  NASA FAR Supplement Drug           2700-AE17
                             and Alcohol Free
                             Workforce and Mission
                             Critical Systems
                             Personnel Reliability
                             Program (Section 610
                             Review).
382.......................  NASA Protective Services           2700-AE24
                             Traffic Enforcement
                             (Section 610 Review).
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)

Final Rule Stage

378. Processing of Monetary Claims (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. sec 3711
    Abstract: NASA is amending its regulations at 14 CFR 1261 to make 
non-substantive changes in the amount to collect installment payments 
from $20,000 to $100,000 to align with title 31 subchapter II Claims of 
the United States Government section 3711(a)(2) Collection and 
Compromise. Subpart 4 prescribes standards for the administrative 
collection compromise suspension or termination of collection and 
referral to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and/or to the 
Department of Justice for litigation of civil claims as defined by 31 
U.S.C. 3701(b) arising out of the activities of designated NASA 
officials authorized to effect actions and requires compliance with 
GAO/DOJ joint regulations at 4 CFR parts 101-105 and the Office of 
Personnel Management regulations at 5 CFR part 550 subpart K. There are 
also some statute citation and terminology updates. The revisions to 
this rule are part of NASA's retrospective plan under Executive Order 
13563 completed in August 2011. NASA's full plan can be accessed at: 
http://www.nasa.gov/open.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct Final Rule...................   03/00/16  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Laura Burns, Law Librarian, National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, Office of the General Counsel, 300 E Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20546, Phone: 202 358-2078, Fax: 202 358-4955, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AD83

379. Discrimination on Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted and 
Federally Conducted Programs and Activities (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794, sec 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973, amended
    Abstract: NASA is finalizing its regulations at 14 CFR 1251 for its 
section 504 regulations to incorporate changes to the definition of 
disability required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 
Amendments Act of 2008, include an affirmative statement of the 
longstanding requirement for reasonable accommodations in programs, 
services, and activities, include a definition of direct threat and a 
provision describing the parameters of the existing direct threat 
defense to a claim of discrimination, clarify the existing obligation 
to provide auxillary aids and services to qualified individuals with 
disabilities, update the methods of communication that recipients may 
use to inform program beneficiaries of their obligation to comply with 
section 504 to reflect changes in technology, adopt updated 
accessibility standards applicable to the design, and construction, and 
alteration of buildings and facilities, establish time periods for 
compliance with these updated accessibility standards, provide NASA 
with access to recipient data and records to determine compliance with 
section 504, and make administrative updates to correct titles.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   11/13/14  79 FR 67384
NPRM Comment Period End.............   12/15/14  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/00/16  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Robert W Cosgrove, External Compliance Manager, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20546, Phone: 202 358-0446, Fax: 202 358-3336, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AD85

380. NASA FAR Supplement, Safety and Health Measures and Mishap 
Reporting (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
    Abstract: NASA is finalizing its regulations at 48 CFR 1852.223 to 
revise a current clause related to safety and health measures and 
mishaps reporting by narrowing the application of the clause, resulting 
in a decrease in the reporting burden on contractors while reinforcing 
the measures contractors at NASA facilities must take to protect the

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safety of their workers, NASA employees, the public, and high value 
assets.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   08/12/15  80 FR 48282
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/13/15  .......................
Final Rule..........................   03/00/16  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Manuel Quinones, Program Analyst, Office of 
Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20746, Phone: 202 358-2143, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AE16

381. NASA FAR Supplement Drug and Alcohol Free Workforce and Mission 
Critical Systems Personnel Reliability Program (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(c)
    Abstract: NASA amended its regulations at 48 CFR 1823, 1846, and 
1852 to remove requirements related to the discontinued Space Flight 
Mission Critical Systems Personnel Reliability Program and to revise 
requirements related to contractor drug and alcohol testing.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................   05/08/15  80 FR 26519
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/07/15  .......................
Final Rule..........................   10/07/15  80 FR 60552
Final Rule Effective................   11/06/15  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Manuel Quinones, Program Analyst, Office of 
Procurement, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 300 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20746, Phone: 202 358-2143, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AE17

382.  NASA Protective Services Traffic Enforcement (Section 610 
Review)

    Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113; 18 U.S.C. 799; 5 U.S.C. 301
    Abstract: NASA published a final rule in the Federal Register at 79 
FR 54902 on September 15, 2014, to add subpart 11, Enforcing Traffic 
Laws at NASA Centers and Component Facilities, that establishes traffic 
enforcement regulations, authorities, and procedures at all NASA 
Centers and component facilities. NASA is amending these regulations to 
make nonsubstantive changes to correct citations, and to clarify the 
scope, policy, responsibilities, procedures, and violations described 
in these regulations. Amendments to this rule aligns part 1204 with 
NASA objectives in the protection of its people and property. The 
revisions to this rule are part of NASA's retrospective plan under 
Executive Order 13563 completed in August 2011.
    Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Action                    Date            FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Direct Final Rule...................   12/00/15  .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Agency Contact: Charles Edward Lombard, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Protective Services, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, NASA HQ 9V80, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20546, Phone: 202 358-0891, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 2700-AE24

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                                                      78036                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 240 / Tuesday, December 15, 2015 / Unified Agenda

                                                      NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                                        amendment by NASA, the need and                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     OMB
                                                      SPACE ADMINISTRATION                                            legal basis for the actions being                             guidelines dated August 13, 2015, ‘‘Fall
                                                                                                                      considered, the name and telephone                            2015 Data Call for the Regulatory Plan
                                                      14 CFR Ch. V                                                    number of the knowledgeable official,                         and Unified Agenda of Federal
                                                                                                                      whether a regulatory analysis is                              Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions,’’
                                                      Regulatory Agenda                                               required, and the status of regulations                       require a regulatory agenda of those
                                                      AGENCY:  National Aeronautics and                               previously reported.                                          regulations under development and
                                                      Space Administration (NASA).                                    ADDRESSES: Deputy Associate                                   review to be published in the Federal
                                                                                                                      Administrator, Office Mission Support                         Register each spring and fall.
                                                      ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
                                                                                                                      Directorate, NASA Headquarters,                                 Dated: September 18, 2015.
                                                      SUMMARY:   NASA’s regulatory agenda                             Washington, DC 20546.                                         Daniel Tenney,
                                                      describes those regulations being                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                              Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of the
                                                      considered for development or                                   Cheryl E. Parker, (202) 358–0252.                             Mission Support Directorate.

                                                                                           NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                            Title                                                                      Identifier No.

                                                      378 ....................   Processing of Monetary Claims (Section 610 Review) ..................................................................................        2700–AD83
                                                      379 ....................   Discrimination on Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted and Federally Conducted Programs and Activi-                                     2700–AD85
                                                                                   ties (Section 610 Review).
                                                      380 ....................   NASA FAR Supplement, Safety and Health Measures and Mishap Reporting (Section 610 Review) ........                                           2700–AE16
                                                      381 ....................   NASA FAR Supplement Drug and Alcohol Free Workforce and Mission Critical Systems Personnel Reli-                                             2700–AE17
                                                                                   ability Program (Section 610 Review).
                                                      382 ....................   NASA Protective Services Traffic Enforcement (Section 610 Review) .........................................................                  2700–AE24



                                                      NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND                                          Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                             applicable to the design, and
                                                      SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)                                     Required: No.                                                 construction, and alteration of buildings
                                                                                                                        Agency Contact: Laura Burns, Law                            and facilities, establish time periods for
                                                      Final Rule Stage
                                                                                                                      Librarian, National Aeronautics and                           compliance with these updated
                                                      378. Processing of Monetary Claims                              Space Administration, Office of the                           accessibility standards, provide NASA
                                                      (Section 610 Review)                                            General Counsel, 300 E Street SW.,                            with access to recipient data and
                                                                                                                      Washington, DC 20546, Phone: 202 358–                         records to determine compliance with
                                                         Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. sec 3711
                                                                                                                      2078, Fax: 202 358–4955, Email:                               section 504, and make administrative
                                                         Abstract: NASA is amending its                               laura.burns-1@nasa.gov.                                       updates to correct titles.
                                                      regulations at 14 CFR 1261 to make non-                           RIN: 2700–AD83                                                Timetable:
                                                      substantive changes in the amount to
                                                      collect installment payments from                               379. Discrimination on Basis of                                      Action                Date          FR Cite
                                                      $20,000 to $100,000 to align with title                         Disability in Federally Assisted and
                                                      31 subchapter II Claims of the United                           Federally Conducted Programs and                              NPRM ..................     11/13/14    79 FR 67384
                                                      States Government section 3711(a)(2)                            Activities (Section 610 Review)                               NPRM Comment                12/15/14
                                                      Collection and Compromise. Subpart 4                                                                                            Period End.
                                                                                                                        Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794, sec                         Final Rule ............     03/00/16
                                                      prescribes standards for the                                    504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
                                                      administrative collection compromise                            amended
                                                      suspension or termination of collection                                                                                         Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                                        Abstract: NASA is finalizing its                            Required: No.
                                                      and referral to the Government                                  regulations at 14 CFR 1251 for its                              Agency Contact: Robert W Cosgrove,
                                                      Accountability Office (GAO) and/or to                           section 504 regulations to incorporate                        External Compliance Manager, National
                                                      the Department of Justice for litigation                        changes to the definition of disability                       Aeronautics and Space Administration,
                                                      of civil claims as defined by 31 U.S.C.                         required by the Americans with                                300 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                      3701(b) arising out of the activities of                        Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act                         20546, Phone: 202 358–0446, Fax: 202
                                                      designated NASA officials authorized to                         of 2008, include an affirmative                               358–3336, Email: robert.cosgrove@
                                                      effect actions and requires compliance                          statement of the longstanding                                 nasa.gov.
                                                      with GAO/DOJ joint regulations at 4                             requirement for reasonable                                      RIN: 2700–AD85
                                                      CFR parts 101–105 and the Office of                             accommodations in programs, services,
                                                      Personnel Management regulations at 5                           and activities, include a definition of                       380. NASA FAR Supplement, Safety
                                                      CFR part 550 subpart K. There are also                          direct threat and a provision describing                      and Health Measures and Mishap
                                                      some statute citation and terminology                           the parameters of the existing direct                         Reporting (Section 610 Review)
                                                      updates. The revisions to this rule are                         threat defense to a claim of                                    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
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                                                      part of NASA’s retrospective plan under                         discrimination, clarify the existing                            Abstract: NASA is finalizing its
                                                      Executive Order 13563 completed in                              obligation to provide auxillary aids and                      regulations at 48 CFR 1852.223 to revise
                                                      August 2011. NASA’s full plan can be                            services to qualified individuals with                        a current clause related to safety and
                                                      accessed at: http://www.nasa.gov/open.                          disabilities, update the methods of                           health measures and mishaps reporting
                                                         Timetable:                                                   communication that recipients may use                         by narrowing the application of the
                                                                                                                      to inform program beneficiaries of their                      clause, resulting in a decrease in the
                                                              Action                 Date            FR Cite          obligation to comply with section 504 to                      reporting burden on contractors while
                                                      Direct Final Rule             03/00/16
                                                                                                                      reflect changes in technology, adopt                          reinforcing the measures contractors at
                                                                                                                      updated accessibility standards                               NASA facilities must take to protect the


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                                                      safety of their workers, NASA                             related to contractor drug and alcohol                  regulations, authorities, and procedures
                                                      employees, the public, and high value                     testing.                                                at all NASA Centers and component
                                                      assets.                                                     Timetable:                                            facilities. NASA is amending these
                                                        Timetable:                                                                                                      regulations to make nonsubstantive
                                                                                                                       Action                 Date         FR Cite      changes to correct citations, and to
                                                             Action                Date          FR Cite                                                                clarify the scope, policy,
                                                                                                                NPRM ..................   05/08/15     80 FR 26519      responsibilities, procedures, and
                                                      NPRM ..................     08/12/15    80 FR 48282       NPRM Comment              07/07/15
                                                                                                                  Period End.
                                                                                                                                                                        violations described in these
                                                      NPRM Comment                10/13/15                                                                              regulations. Amendments to this rule
                                                        Period End.                                             Final Rule ............   10/07/15     80 FR 60552
                                                                                                                Final Rule Effec-         11/06/15                      aligns part 1204 with NASA objectives
                                                      Final Rule ............     03/00/16
                                                                                                                  tive.                                                 in the protection of its people and
                                                                                                                                                                        property. The revisions to this rule are
                                                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                                  Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                       part of NASA’s retrospective plan under
                                                      Required: No.
                                                                                                                Required: No.                                           Executive Order 13563 completed in
                                                        Agency Contact: Manuel Quinones,                          Agency Contact: Manuel Quinones,                      August 2011.
                                                      Program Analyst, Office of Procurement,                   Program Analyst, Office of Procurement,                    Timetable:
                                                      National Aeronautics and Space                            National Aeronautics and Space
                                                      Administration, 300 E Street SW.,                         Administration, 300 E Street SW.,                             Action              Date       FR Cite
                                                      Washington, DC 20746, Phone: 202 358–                     Washington, DC 20746, Phone: 202 358–
                                                      2143, Email: manuel.quinones@                             2143, Email: manuel.quinones@                           Direct Final Rule        12/00/15
                                                      nasa.gov.                                                 nasa.gov.
                                                        RIN: 2700–AE16                                            RIN: 2700–AE17                                          Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                        Required: No.
                                                      381. NASA FAR Supplement Drug and                         382. • NASA Protective Services                           Agency Contact: Charles Edward
                                                      Alcohol Free Workforce and Mission                        Traffic Enforcement (Section 610                        Lombard, Deputy Assistant
                                                      Critical Systems Personnel Reliability                    Review)                                                 Administrator, Office of Protective
                                                      Program (Section 610 Review)                                                                                      Services, National Aeronautics and
                                                                                                                  Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113; 18
                                                        Legal Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(c)                     U.S.C. 799; 5 U.S.C. 301                                Space Administration, NASA HQ 9V80,
                                                        Abstract: NASA amended its                                Abstract: NASA published a final rule                 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                      regulations at 48 CFR 1823, 1846, and                     in the Federal Register at 79 FR 54902                  20546, Phone: 202 358–0891, Email:
                                                      1852 to remove requirements related to                    on September 15, 2014, to add subpart                   charles.e.lombard@nasa.gov.
                                                      the discontinued Space Flight Mission                     11, Enforcing Traffic Laws at NASA                        RIN: 2700–AE24
                                                      Critical Systems Personnel Reliability                    Centers and Component Facilities, that                  [FR Doc. 2015–30662 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
                                                      Program and to revise requirements                        establishes traffic enforcement                         BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
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ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
ContactCheryl E. Parker, (202) 358-0252.
FR Citation80 FR 78036 

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