[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58634-58635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23600]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (02-107)]


Conduct of Employees, Notice of Waiver Pursuant to Section 
207(j)(5), Title 18, United States Code

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) has determined, after consultation with the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics, that it is in the national 
interest to waive the post-employment restriction of section 207(c), 
Title 18, United States Code, with respect to the former International 
Space Station Expedition Commander for Expedition 3, Frank Culbertson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie P. Rafferty, Office of the 
General

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 Counsel, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, 202-358-2028.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 207(j)(5) of Title 18 of the United 
States Code authorizes the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration to waive the post-employment restriction of 
section 207(c), to permit a former employee with outstanding 
qualifications in a scientific, technological, or other technical 
discipline to make communications solely for the purpose of furnishing 
scientific or technological information to NASA where it has been 
determined that the national interest would be served by such 
communications from the former employee.
    It has been established to my satisfaction that Frank Culbertson, 
the former International Space Station (ISS) Expedition Commander for 
Expedition 3, has outstanding technological qualifications in a 
scientific, technological or other discipline. These qualifications 
include: serving as an Astronaut for 18 years; serving as Program 
Manager for the Shuttle-Mir Phase 1 ISS Program; being the Commander of 
Expedition 3 of the ISS and Deputy Program Manager for Operations of 
ISS; serving on four Space Shuttle mission flights; serving as Lead 
Astronaut for the Shuttle Avionics Laboratory; serving in key roles in 
the Challenger accident investigation; and assisting in the development 
of the Shuttle docking system and the Landing Rollout Systems. I am 
further satisfied that, as the Program Manager for Science Applications 
International Corporation (SAIC) on the Safety, Reliability and Quality 
Assurance (SR&QA) contract between SAIC and NASA, Mr. Culbertson will 
be required to utilize those qualifications in the performance of his 
duties and that it will be in the national interest to permit him to 
communicate scientific or technological information to NASA officials 
on this contract.
    I have, therefore, after consultation with the Office of Government 
Ethics, waived the post-employment prohibition of section 207(c) of 
Title 18 of the United States Code in order to permit direct 
communications for the purpose of furnishing scientific or 
technological information by Mr. Culbertson to employees of NASA 
concerning the SR&QA contract.

    Dated: September 12, 2002.
Sean O'Keefe,
NASA Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-23600 Filed 9-16-02; 8:45 am]
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