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PURPOSE This document establishes the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) responsibilities and procedures for corrective action system (CAS) activities which fall within the scope as described in MPD 1280.1, "Marshall Management Manual." APPLICABILITY This Marshall Procedures and Guidelines (MPG) is only applicable to problems which were identified after its baseline effective date, November 10, 1997. Corrective actions taken during MSFC Internal Quality Audits are addressed in MPG 1280.6, "Internal Quality Audits." Corrective actions required to correct supplier/subcontractor discrepancies are addressed in MPG 5000.1 and related instructions. Corrective actions for mishaps are addressed in MWT 8621.1, "Close Call and Mishap Reporting and Investigation Program." This document does not apply to, or preclude, those corrective action systems imposed by NASA Program direction or by contract, including the Shuttle, Payload, and Space Station Reporting and Corrective Action (PRACA) flight hardware/software systems.