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

[Federal Register: August 4, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 151)]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Notice (00-092)

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 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 restrictions of Section 207, Title 18, United
States Code, with respect to the former Deputy Director for Launch and
Payload Processing, at Kennedy Space Center, Loren Shriver.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Andrew Falcon, Office of the
General 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 restrictions of
subsections 207(a)(1), 207(a)(2), and 207(c), to permit a former
employee with outstanding qualifications in a scientific,
technological, or other technical discipline to make appearances before
or communications to the Government in connection with a particular
matter which requires such qualifications, where it has been determined
that the national interest would be served by the participation of the
former employee.

It has been established to my satisfaction that Loren Shriver, the
former Deputy Director for Launch and Payload Processing at Kennedy
Space Center, has outstanding technological qualifications in mission
control, launch processing, and flight operations. Mr. Shriver has
unique experience in the areas of Space Shuttle operations and launch
integration. In his most recent position and as Space Shuttle Program
Manager, Launch Integration, he acquired unique knowledge of flight
hardware integration, test, and check out, and established the current
standard technical determinations that are required to establish flight
readiness. He headed the Program Requirements Control Board, which
meets daily to enable NASA, the prime contractors, and subcontractors
to resolve pre-flight anomalies related to orbiter and payload
processing. In addition to his experience in Space Shuttle processing
and launch, Mr. Shriver has expert knowledge of the Space Shuttle
vehicle systems, flight hardware, mission integration and mission
execution gained through his 15 years of service as a Space Shuttle
astronaut, mission commander, and Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office.
I am satisfied that, as the Deputy Program Manager for Operations for
the United Space Alliance in connection with the Space Flight
Operations Contract, NAS 9-20000, he will be required to utilize these
qualifications in the performance of his duties with respect to the
processing and launch of the Space Shuttle and related systems, and
that it will be in the national interest to permit him to appear before
and communicate with Government officials on these matters.

Therefore, after consultation with the Office of Government Ethics,
I have waived the post-employment prohibitions of subsections
207(a)(1), 207(a)(2), and 207(c) of Title 18 of the United States Code
in order to permit direct communications between Mr. Shriver and
employees of NASA and other Government agencies with respect to space
flight activities.

Dated: July 27, 2000.

Daniel S. Goldin,

NASA Administrator.

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