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NASA - 136 - Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel	Agency Name	National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	136
Original Establishment Date	8/21/1967	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://oiir.hq.nasa.gov/asap/index.html
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	Nine
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Designated Federal Officer/Executive Director
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	7/25/2025	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Carol
Date Of Renewal Charter	7/25/2027	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	J.
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Hamilton
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 358-1857
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(202) 358-3099
Specific Establishment Authority*	NASA Authorization Act of 1968, Section 6, as amended (51 U.S.C. § 31101).	Designated Federal Officer Email*	carol.j.hamilton@nasa.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	8/21/1967
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Scientific Technical Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Panel holds four (4) quarterly meetings each year involving all Panel members, as well as other fact-finding meetings involving one or more members in attendance. The meetings involve numerous technical safety-related briefings in preparation for the Panel's Annual Report to the NASA Administrator and Congress, as mandated by statute. Recommendations developed are related to safety in the areas of program safety, human rating requirements, operational risk management, safety culture, and external communications.
How is membership balanced?*	The statutory number of members is a maximum of nine (9). Members of the Panel are selected for their expertise in safety & reliability, materials & structures, avionics, software, human factors, space medicine & radiation, systems engineering & integration, space operations, space vehicles, rocket & air-breathing propulsion, aeronautics, aircraft operations & safety, and program management.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Panel conducts four (4) quarterly meetings and other fact-finding meetings each year, to analyze the results of the Panel’s investigations, formulate findings and recommendations, and present these findings and recommendations to the NASA Administrator and Congress. The findings and recommendations are documented in the Panel's Annual Report, which is provided to the NASA Administrator and the Congress.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The Panel is unique to the NASA advisory committee structure; since the Panel was established in 1967, it has a firmly established continuity and corporate memory that does not exist anywhere else in the Agency. The Panel is comprised of senior safety experts from outside the Agency with unique expertise, experience and insight into aerospace safety issues.
Why close or partially close meetings?	There were no closed meetings during the past year and there are no future closed meetings anticipated at this time.
Recommendation Remarks	The ASAP Charter was renewed by the NASA Administrator on July 11, 2023, for another two-year period.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	Not Applicable	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	186	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel advises the U.S. Congress and NASA Administrator on issues that have the most significant potential to directly or indirectly impact the safety of NASA astronauts, personnel and contractors, and programs and missions. Recommendations for CY 2003 = 14, CY 2004 = 8, CY 2005 = 8, CY 2006 = 10, CY 2007 = 19, CY 2008 = 26, CY 2009 = 26, CY 2010 = 22, CY 2011 = 13, CY 2012 = 11, CY 2013 = 3, CY 2014 = 9, CY 2015 = 2, CY 2016 = 1, CY 2017 = 2, CY 2018 = 3, CY 2019 = 2, CY 2020 = 2, CY 2021 = 4, CY 2022 = 1, CY 2023 = 1. CY 2024=0	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	95.50%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	NA	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	4.50%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	NA	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	Every ASAP formal recommendation is carefully considered by NASA and the Agency provides formal feedback in the form of a letter from the NASA Administrator to the ASAP Chair. These letters are posted on the ASAP website for public access: https://oiir.hq.nasa.gov/asap	Narrative Description*	The Panel meets on a quarterly basis to review NASA safety practices at the various NASA Centers and significant topics which affect safety. - Patricia Sanders resigned on January 31, 2024; David West term expired on February 1, 2024 and Charles Precourt was appointed on April 22, 2024.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/24/2025 9:37 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

Interest Areas

Category Area Applied Science Engineering Aviation Aviation Health Safety Science and Technology Science and Technology Space Space and Aeronautics

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