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Purpose

a. These NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) set forth the requirements for establishing and governing the use of radio frequencies by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

b. NASA Policy Directive (NPD) 1000.3, The NASA Organization, assigns the authority for the management of radio frequencies for NASA to the Associate Administrator (AA) for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) at NASA Headquarters.

c. Comments, suggestions, or questions concerning this NPR should be addressed to the Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning, Space Communications and Navigation Office, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington DC 20546.

Applicability

a. This NPR applies to NASA Headquarters, NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.

b. This language applies to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in the appropriate contracts, grants, or agreements.

c. In this NPD, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms "may" or "can" denote discretionary privilege or permission, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are or is" denote descriptive material.

d. In this NPD, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version unless otherwise noted.