3.7.3 Registration and Voting. At appropriate times, Centers are responsible for the
following:

a, Communicate to employees the options that are available in regulations for excused
absences for registration and voting.

b, Assemble and maintain necessary information about hours during which polls are
open in all political subdivisions in which their employees reside.

c. Determine the amount of excused leave that may be granted.
d. Notify employees of the determinations made and the local procedures to be followed.

3.7.4 Holidays for Part-Time Employees. Part-time employees are not, as a matter of
tight, entitled to compensation for days observed as holidays in lieu of actual holidays.
NASA Centers will grant excused absence to part-time employees, without charge to
leave, for the in lieu of holiday of full-time employees to the extent such days fall within
the regularly scheduled workweeks of the part-time employees, unless work load
dictates that their presence is necessary.

3.7.5 Other Excused Absences. Consistent with the decisions of the Comptroller
General and the Office of Personnel Management, Center Directors or their designees
may determine administratively other situations in which employees may be excused

from duty without charge to leave.

3.8 Leave Without Pay

3.8.1. As a basic condition to approval of extended LWOP, there should be reasonable
expectation that the employee will return at the end of the approved period. In addition, it
should be apparent that at least one of the following benefits would result:

a. Increased job ability.

b. Protection or improvement of employee's health.

c. Retention of a desirable employee.

d. Furtherance of a program of interest to the Government.

3.8.2 Employees seeking advanced degrees or accepting full-time faculty and staff
positions with institutions of higher learning may be granted LWOP for one year,
renewable to a total of three years.

3.8.3 When an absence will exceed one year, the reasons must be reviewed carefully
before an extension is authorized. .

3.8.4 LWOP is normally not granted when earned annual or sick leave is available.
However, if an employee requests leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, their
annual leave account cannot be a factor in granting the LWOP request.


CHAPTER 3. Administration of Absence and Leave

3.1 Annual Leave

3.1.1 Reference
5 CFR Part 630, Subparts A through C.

3.1.2 Crediting Annual Leave. Leave credited to employees will be available for use
during the leave year, as follows:

3.1.2.1 Temporary employees will be credited with annual leave as it is earned.

3.1.2.2 Employees whose current employment is limited to less than 90 days are entitled
to annual leave only after being currently employed for a continuous period of 90 days
under successive appointments without a break in service.

3.1.2.3 All other employees will be credited at the beginning of the leave year or their
tour of duty with the amount of annual leave accumulated and with the amount they are

expected to accrue during the balance of the leave year.

3.1.2.4 Uncommon tours of duty are as follows:

a. Employees who work 24-hour shifts, or other uncommon tours of duty, will have their
leave earnings and charges adjusted by the ratio of their workweek to the regular 40-
hour workweek. For example, employees on a 72-hour workweek will accrue leave

according to the following schedule:

Annual Leave Sick Leave |
Years First 25 Last Per
of Service Pay Periods Pay Period Pay Period
Up to 3 7 12 7 ;
3to15 1 ; 13 7
15 and over 14 4 7

Leave used will be charged based on the same proportion as earned (e.g., an employee
working a 72-hour tour will be charged 72 hours for a week's absence).

b. When the employee converts to a different basic workweek, the leave balance will be
converted based on the proportion of hours in the new workweek compared to the base
hours in the former workweek. Conversion formulas for a 72-hour workweek are

established as follows:

(1) When change is from a 40-hour workweek to a 72-hour workweek, NUMBER OF
HOURS IN LEAVE BALANCE X 72/40 = NEW LEAVE BALANCE.


a. It was forfeited due to an exigency of the public business, documented as described in
paragraph 3.2.2, and provided that such leave was requested and approved or denied in
writing within the time constraints specified by regulation.

b. Sickness (or injury or any other medical condition for which paid sick leave would be
approved) causes the forfeiture of annual leave at the end of a leave year, provided the
following conditions are met:

(1) The annual leave was requested and approved or denied in writing within the time
constraints specified by regulation (i.e., before the start of the third pay period prior to
the end of the leave year (5 CFR Part 630.308).

(2) The sick leave was substantiated properly using the same criteria for sickness at any
other time.

(3) The employee was unable to use the annual leave after the sickness but before the
end of the leave year. If an exigency of the public business prevented the subsequent
use of the annual leave, the procedure for denial of leave, as stated in paragraph 3.2.2,
must have been followed.

3.2.3.1. An administrative error caused the forfeiture of the leave. An administrative error
includes the commission or omission of an action that is in violation of law, regulations,
or nondiscretionary Agency policy and includes failure to put into effect a decision that
has been made properly. When annual leave is restored due to an administrative error,
the reasons for the error and corrective actions, if any, that should be taken to prevent a
recurrence, must be identified. The record must substantiate the amount of annual leave
to be restored. If official records are not available, an estimate of the employee's leave
account is acceptable when accompanied by official statements reflecting clearly the
factors that form the basis for the estimate.

3.2.3.2. Documentation for the restoration of Use or Lose leave will include the following:
a. Management's approval of the restoration of the leave.

b. The date the leave was restored for use.

c. The amount of leave restored.

d. The specific schedule for use of the leave in the account; e.g., the time period during
which the leave must be used in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. At a
minimum, the schedule should identify the number of hours to be taken per month during

the period of availability of the leave.

e. The usage and balance.

3.3 Sick Leave

3.3.1 Crediting and Granting Sick Leave


STS-114/LF1
ISS External Survey

Quick-Look Report

Robert Scharf, Sean Keefe, Greg Byme
Image Science and Analysis Group
KX/Office of Human Exploration Science

August 26, 2005

Introduction

This report provides a quick-look overview of the ISS External Survey video and
photographic data acquired during the seventeenth Space Shuttle mission to the
International Space Station (ISS), LF1. Approximately 10 hours of downlink and
onboard video, 160 frames of 35mm film, and 600 Electronic Still Camera (ESC) images
related to the ISS survey were obtained during the flight. The detailed review of all
Survey imagery is underway. Further discussion of the ISS External Survey results from
this mission, along with image analyses and select images, will be found on-line in the

coming weeks at http://sx-isag.jsc.nasa.gov.

The objectives of the ISS External Survey in order of priority were to:

Support anomaly investigations and problem solving for ISS assembly, maintenance,
and operations through imagery interpretation and analysis.

Inspect and assess the condition of the ISS docking mechanisms.

Acquire imagery of the newly installed ESP2 to verify its on-orbit configuration.
Inspect and assess the condition of the ISS external surfaces and components via
high-resolution survey photography and video.

Using video imagery, measure P6 starboard Solar Array Wing (SAW) motion during
undocking for ongoing ISS structures and dynamics studies.

Verify and document the overall on-orbit ISS configuration via overview imagery.
Assess the imagery acquisition procedures and equipment for subsequent flights.

Video Overview

Cameras - Nine Shuttle video cameras were used to capture imagery for the STS-114/LF1
ISS External Survey. Seven of these were Color Television Cameras (CT VCs), and two
were a black-and-white Intensified Television Camera (ITVC) for low light level
imaging. Three of the CTVCs were located in the payload bay (PLB) positions A, C, and
D. Two other CTVCs served as Orbiter Docking System (ODS) prime and backup


3.9 Brief Periods of Absence or Tardiness

Unavoidable or necessary absence of less than one hour, or tardiness, may be excused;
time equal to time of absence may be worked at the end of the same day with
supervisory approval; charged to available compensatory time or annual leave; or if
leave is not available, charged to LWOP. If the leave charged exceeds the period of
absence or tardiness, the employee will not be required to work for any part of the leave

period charged against the employee's account.

3.10 Absence for Religious Observance

It is NASA's policy to allow its employees to observe the various established religious
holy days of their faith, for example, Good Friday or Yom Kippur. If an employee's
religious beliefs require absence from work during certain periods of time, that employee

shall have the option to work compensatory overtime for the purpose of taking time off
without charge to leave (see 5 CFR 550.1001 et seq.).

3.11 Leave Accounting

Accounting for leave taken will be in increments of .25 hour.

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a. When the employee is absent for the entire 24-hour shift because jury duty or witness
service coincides with the employee's duty hours, court leave will be granted for the total
24-hour shift.

b. When the employee serves on jury duty or witness service, the 8-hour duty portion of
the 24-hour shift, and also has jury duty or witness service during the remaining hours of
the 24-hour shift, court leave will be granted on the day following the jury duty or witness
service.

3.7 Excused Absences

3.7.1 Travel after Midnight. Employees who are required to perform official travel and
who arrive at their residences after midnight may be excused, in accordance with the
Center's provisions, for a reasonable length of time before reporting for duty, but not in
excess of eight hours. Where applicable, supervisors should consider authorizing use of
compensatory time for travel.

3.7.2 Medical Examination or Treatment

3.7.2.1 NASA Health Programs. When health examinations are conducted by NASA
Centers, employees will be excused without charge to leave for the purposes of the
examination. This provision is also applicable to sick calls and preventive medical
programs at the NASA health clinics and initial referrals and subsequent visits allowed
under the Center's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) policy to the NASA EAP.

3.7.2.2 Job-Related Illnesses and Injuries. An employee suffering a job-related illness or
injury will not be charged leave of any kind for any required absence from duty on the
day on which the illness or injury occurs. Any diagnostic examinations or tests of job-
related conditions, which are authorized and scheduled by Federal medical officers, will
be considered official work time with no charge to leave. {f further absence from work is
necessary for treatment or recovery, pay continuation (as provided for in the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) regulations at
http://www.dol.gov/esa/owcp_org.htm) or sick leave, annual leave, or LWOP will be
authorized.

3.7.2.3 Physical Examinations Related to Military Service

a. An employee shall be excused without charge to leave or loss of pay for the time
required for a physical examination before induction into or recall to active duty in the
armed forces.

b. If the employee is required to be absent more than one workday, the employee must
obtain a justifying statement from the examining station.

c. An employee required to report for periodic physical examinations for any Reserve
component of the armed forces or in the National or State Guard organizations will be
granted sick leave for the period of the physical examination. If the employee does not
have sick leave, either annual leave or LWOP will be granted.


(2) When change is from a 72-hour workweek to a 40-hour workweek, NUMBER OF
HOURS IN LEAVE BALANCE X 40/72 = NEW LEAVE BALANCE.

c. Other approved uncommon tours of duty will have leave earnings and charges
adjusted consistent with the formula outlined above.

d. Leave will be approved/charged in increments of .25 hour.

3.1.3 Scheduling Annual Leave

3.1.3.1 Annual leave is considered to be scheduled when it has been requested by the
employee and the request has been approved by the supervisor.

3.1.3.2 Employees are responsible for requesting, scheduling, and using annual leave. If
an employee does not request leave, or does not use leave that was approved, any
resulting forfeiture will be considered to be by the employee's choice. The following is
required for requests for annual leave:

a. Be requested in advance, except in unforeseen circumstances, to allow for the careful
scheduling of leave and the efficient conduct of work by all employees in the work unit.

b. Be requested as promptly as is reasonable in the case of an unscheduled absence.

3.1.3.3 Supervisors will attempt to ensure the scheduling of leave, including that which
an employee otherwise might forfeit, by assisting employees in planning the use of
annual leave on a year-round basis.

a. Requests for annual leave shall be approved if it is reasonable in consideration of
work and human resources requirements, including consideration of other employees'
leave plans and schedules. Leave credited to a probationary (or trial period) employee,
that is in advance of the amount earned, will be approved judiciously.

b. When a request for annual leave is denied or approved leave is canceled, an
alternative period of time should be scheduled immediately.

3.2 Use or Lose Leave

3.2.1. A timely request to take Use or Lose leave will be approved if forfeiture is the only
alternative unless the Center Director has determined that there is an exigency of the
public business that precludes excusing the employee from duty.

3.2.2. Denial of Use or Lose leave due to an exigency of the public business must be
made in writing and will include consideration of such factors as cost, productivity,
schedules, safety, health, effect of postponement, and whether other employees, who
would not forfeit annual leave, could be assigned to do the work.

3.2.3. Use or Lose leave will be restored for the following reasons:


3.5.1.2 Twenty-two Days Military Leave Entitlement. P.L. 108-136, amended 5 U.S.C.
6323(b) and provides expanded application of this military entitlement for those
employees who perform full-time military services as a result of a call or order to active
duty in support of a contingency operation, to 22 days of military leave each calendar
year. This time is in addition to the 15 days entitlement. There are two conditions under
which employees are entitled to the additional 22 days:

a. Reservists or National Guard members who perform military duty in support of civil
authorities in the protection of life and property.

b. Employees who perform full-time military service as a result of a call or order to active
duty in support of a contingency operation.

Any military pay received by an individual in a military leave status under 5 U.S.C.
6323(b) must be credited against any Federal civilian pay the employee receives during
these 22 days of military leave. The employee is entitled only to that part of his or her
civilian pay that exceeds the amount of military pay received during that period.

3.5.2 If an employee is not entitled to, does not request, or has exhausted his or her
military leave, the employee will be granted annual leave or leave without pay (LWOP),
as requested, for performance of active or inactive duty, except in those cases in which
the Agency chooses the option of furloughing the employee.

3.5.3 Requests for military leave must be supported by a copy of the military orders. The
employee will submit a certification by the appropriate military officer as evidence that
the active duty was performed in accordance with Center process. When the certification
is not submitted, the absence will be charged either to annual leave or LWOP when

annual leave is not available.

3.6 Court Leave

3.6.1 Excused Absence from Jury Duty. Only in exceptional situations in which the public
interest would be served better by the employee being at their job (e.g., where the
services of the employee are absolutely necessary), will a NASA Center request release
of an employee from jury duty. In such cases, the Center Director shall submit a letter to
the court that has ordered the employee to report for jury duty explaining the facts and
requesting that the employee be released from jury duty.

3.6.2 Certificate of Attendance. A properly executed certificate of attendance from the
clerk of the court, or other appropriate court official, will be submitted to the supervisor
by the employee upon return from court leave. When the certificate is not submitted, the
absence will be charged either to annual leave or to LWOP when annual leave is not

available.

3.6.3 Uncommon Tours of Duty. Absences of employees who are assigned to a 24-hour
shift and who are called to jury duty or witness service, which qualifies for excused

absence, will be processed as follows:


Smith, Martha L.(JSC-CA) _

NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)

From:

Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 2:39 PM
To: OEFELEIN, WILLIAM A. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Subject: Rndz links

htto://usa1 .unitedspacealliance.com/usahou/orgs/47-40/mdz/

In case this helps.

1 can find some particular pics/diagrams if you know what you want.


Approach and Docking — Only 1 roll of 35 mm film contained imagery shot during
approach, the rest were acquired with the DCS-760 (~90 frames). During distant
approach, the 35mm Nikon FS was used to acquire ~20 frames of the nadir side of the
ISS. Good nadir side overviews and detailed shots of the U.S. ISS modules were
acquired with the DCS-760 camera during closer approach. A sequence of 4 nadir ISS
images was mosaiced to provide a high resolution image of the ISS nadir modules
(S114E5372-S114E5375). The habitable modules of ISS were also mapped from the
forward/nadir perspective with this camera. The forward sides of the Lab and Truss
sections were mapped with the DCS-760. There were no photos taken of ISS during the

final stages of approach and docking.

Docked — The crew photographed the limited ISS surfaces visible from the Shuttle flight
deck windows during the docked phase, which included the forward end of the U.S. Lab
and the S1, SO, Pl, & P6 truss segments. Only 1 roll of 35 mm film contained ISS
photographs taken while docked, the rest were acquired with the DCS-760 (~100 frames).
The requested imagery of the forward end of the U.S. Lab, to look for evidence of plasma
arcing on ISS anodized surfaces, was acquired with the DCS-760.

EVA ~ The two EVA astronauts used both the DCS-760 and the Nikon F5 cameras to
document ISS assembly operations during their three spacewalks. Two rolls of 35 mm
film contained EVA imagery, and there were a significant number of EVA photographs
taken with the DCS-760 (~190 frames). The crew acquired imagery of the Floating
Potential Probe (FPP) and the Beta Gimbal Assembly (BGA) shoulder bolts, both located
on the zenith end of the P6 Truss. For information on the FPP, see the paragraph near the
end of this report. Imagery of the BGA shoulder bolts, which connect the P6 Solar Array
Wings (SAWs) to the P6 Truss, was requested due to a concern that these bolts may be

backing out over time.

Separation — Only 1 roll of 35 mm film contained imagery shot during separation, the rest
were acquired with the DCS-760 (~15 frames). Unfortunately, undocking occurred
during orbital night and the initial separation imagery was blurred due to camera motion
during long exposure times. However, later during separation, the ISS moved into orbital
day and overview and detailed shots of the ISS forward surfaces were acquired. An
excellent sequence of 5 forward truss (S1, SO, P1) images were mosaiced to provide a
high resolution image of the entire truss (S114B7390-S114E7394).

Fly-around — Two rolls of 35 mm film contained imagery shot during fly-around, the rest
were acquired with the DCS-760 (~170 frames). During the fly-around, in which the
Shuttle completed one complete revolution around the ISS, good mapping photographs of
the ISS forward, zenith (S114B7205), aft/zenith/port, and nadir (S114E7276

sides were taken with both the DCS-760 and the Nikon 35 mm film cameras.

Floating Potential Probe (FPP) Anomaly

During the mission, the ISS MER requested that IS&AG annotate and post on a website
the STS-114/LF1 EVA imagery of the Floating Potential Probe (FPP) mounted on the



centerline cameras. The sixth CTVC was located in bay 10 of the Keel of the Shuttle and
the seventh on the RMS Elbow. One ITVC was located in PLB position B. The other
ITVC was mounted with the Laser Dynamic Range Imager (LDRI) on the OBSS.
Cameras A, B, C, D, and RMS Elbow were all fitted with 180 white-LED illuminator
rings. The Keel camera was fitted with a 156 white-LED illuminator ring.

Approach and Docking — Video recorded during approach and docking has not been
reviewed yet.

Docked — An INCO-controlled video survey was conducted of the ISS at the end of Flight
Days 8,9 and 10, The ISS surfaces were surveyed with Shuttle PLB cameras A, C, D,
RMS Elbow, and the ITVC mounted with the LDRI on the OBSS. On FN 8, the ITVC
mounted with the LDRI was used for the survey the entire night. The parked position of
the boom parallel to and along the port side of the main stack of the ISS provided unique
views of the ISS not available on previous missions. Most of FN 9 was turned over to
engineers so that they could run tests with the Pan Tilt Unit (PTU) that the LDRI/ITVC is
mounted on. On FN10, PLB cameras A, C, & D were used for the survey. Cameras A
and D provided views of the port and starboard sides of PMA-2, the forward end cone of
the U.S. Lab, and some of the SO, S1, & P1 truss forward surfaces, Camera C was used
to scan the nadir surfaces of all ISS modules and trusses, Due to extensive use of the
boom mounted ITVC on EN 8 and the engineering test on FN 9, PLB camera B was not
used during the survey. Unfortunately, much of the ku band signal coincided with orbital
night; so much of the survey was conducted using only LED and LDRI illumination.
Better quality video would have been acquired if more daylight ops had been possible.

Separation — During undocking, debris was observed in an RMS Elbow camera view
exiting the ODS and traveling vertically into PMA-2. The debris was measured to be 0.8
inches, traveling at 9.6 inches/sec. Because of diffraction, a bright object’s image size
can appear larger than it should be. Therefore, this is an upper limit measurement of the
debris’ size. What may be the same piece of debris appears 21 seconds later from the
same location on PMA-2 and drifts down across the starboard side of the crew cabin. It
does not appear to hit the orbiter. One of the objectives of STS-114 was to measure P6
starboard SAW motion during undocking. However, the MPLM and the Orbiter Boom
Sensor System (OBSS) blocked the view of the starboard SAW. The crew may have
recorded video of the port SAW with PLB Camera B. However, this video has not been

reviewed at this yet.

Fly-around — Video recorded during fly-around has not been reviewed yet.

Still Photography Overview

Cameras - Two Shuttle still photography cameras were used to capture imagery for the
STS-114/LF1 ISS External Survey. The primary cameras used during survey activities
were the Digital Camera Still (DCS)-760 (with 50mm, 180 mm, and 400mm lenses) and
the 35mm Nikon F5 (with 50mm, 180mm, and 400mm lenses).



a. When the employee is absent for the entire 24-hour shift because jury duty or witness
service coincides with the employee's duty hours, court leave will be granted for the total

24-hour shift.

b. When the employee serves on jury duty or witness service, the 8-hour duty portion of
the 24-hour shift, and also has jury duty or witness service during the remaining hours of
the 24-hour shift, court leave will be granted on the day following the jury duty or witness

service.

3.7 Excused Absences

3.7.1 Travel after Midnight. Employees who are required to perform official travel and
who arrive at their residences after midnight may be excused, in accordance with the
Center's provisions, for a reasonable length of time before reporting for duty, but not in
excess of eight hours. Where applicable, supervisors should consider authorizing use of

compensatory time for travel.

3.7.2 Medical Examination or Treatment

3.7.2.1 NASA Health Programs. When health examinations are conducted by NASA
Centers, employees will be excused without charge to leave for the purposes of the
examination. This provision is also applicable to sick calls and preventive medical
programs at the NASA health clinics and initial referrals and subsequent visits allowed
under the Center's Employee Assistance Program (EAP) policy to the NASA EAP.

3.7.2.2 Job-Related Illnesses and Injuries. An employee suffering a job-related illness or
injury will not be charged leave of any kind for any required absence from duty on the
day on which the illness or injury occurs. Any diagnostic examinations or tests of job-
related conditions, which are authorized and scheduled by Federal medical officers, will
be considered official work time with no charge to leave. If further absence from work is
necessary for treatment or recovery, pay continuation (as provided for in the Office of
Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) regulations at
http:/Awww.dol.gov/esa/owcp_org.htm) or sick leave, annual leave, or LWOP will be

authorized.

3.7.2.3 Physical Examinations Related to Military Service

a. An employee shall be excused without charge to leave or loss of pay for the time
required for a physical examination before induction into or recall to active duty in the

armed forces.

b. If the employee is required to be absent more than one workday, the employee must
obtain a justifying statement from the examining station.

c. An employee required to report for periodic physical examinations for any Reserve
component of the armed forces or in the National or State Guard organizations will be
granted sick leave for the period of the physical examination. If the employee does not
have sick leave, either annual leave or LWOP will be granted.


Smith, Martha L. (JSC-CA)

From: NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)

Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 2:09 PM

To:  OEFELEIN, WILLIAM A. (JSC-CB) (NASA)

Subject: FW: FDF Sim Issue 2nd Fuel Cell Shutdown indentation error Submitted

From: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (JSC-DT3) (USA)

Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 1:16 PM
To: ANDUJO, JOAQUIN (3JSC-DT) (USA); FOSSUM, MICHAEL E. (JSC-CB) (NASA); KELLY, MARK E., CDR.

(JSC-CB) (NASA); LINDSEY, STEVEN W. (JSC-CB) (NASA); NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA);
SELLERS, PIERS J. (JSC-CB) (NASA); WILSON, STEPHANIE D. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Subject: FW: FDF Sim Issue 2nd Fuel Cell Shutdown indentation error Submitted

FYI...

From: RHODES, JODIE L. (JSC-DO351) (USA)
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 1:14 PM

To: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (JSC-DT3) (USA)
Ce: FISHER, ANNA L. (JSC-CB) (NASA); MORROW, LAUREL A. (JSC-CB) (USA); STERLING, MICHAEL R.

(JSC-DT3) (USA); HURT, MICHAEL T. (MIKE) (JSC-DO351) (USA); SIMON, CYNTHIA A. (CINDY) (JSC-
DO354) (USA); MARTIGNETTI, LISA (JSC-DT3) (USA); DANIELS, MICHAEL C. (JSC-D0311) (USA);

SEQUEIRA, MIGUEL A. (JSC-DT3) (USA)
Subject: FDF Sim Issue 2nd Fuel Cell Shutdown indentation error Submitted

The following FDF Sim Issue has been submitted:

Name: Linda Bigonesse
FDF PR ID: 254

Title: 2nd Fuel Cell Shutdown indentation error
Description: Steps 5 and 6 of the procedure should not be indented. In the case of a Main

short followed by a fuel cell short, you could end up with two main buses unpowered. Steps
5 and 6 should not be under the “Ii aff FC/MN BUS is tied:" steps, since you will still need to

shutdown an APU and bus tie to get regain the other main bus.

This is an automatically generated email, please do not reply.

FDF Sim Issues

41312007



3.3.1.1 All employees otherwise eligible to accrue leave as defined in 5 CFR 630.401,
including temporary employees, will be credited with sick leave, which then becomes
available for use at the beginning of each pay period during which it will be earned.

3.3.1.2 Employees who work 24-hour shifts or other uncommon tours of duty will have
their sick leave earnings and charges adjusted in accordance with paragraph 3.1.2.3.

3.3.2 Notification of Absence. An employee who is absent due to sickness will notify his
or her supervisor or other appropriate person as early as practicable on the first day of
such absence, or as soon as possible thereafter.

3.3.3 Supporting Evidence. Notification of a requirement to provide additional supporting
evidence beyond the employee's own certification should be given to the employee in
advance.

3.3.4 Advance of Sick Leave. A proper request for an advance of sick leave will be
approved without regard to the amount of annual leave an employee may have. This
advance of sick leave may be used only for the illness or injury identified and for the time
period approved.

3.3.5 Leave will be granted in increments of .25 hour.

3.4 Leave for Family Responsibilities

3.4.1. In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, annual leave, sick leave,
and/or leave without pay may be approved for various types of family responsibilities.

3.4.2. Approval of leave to care for children or attend to other family responsibilities will
be equally flexible for male and female employees. Special effort should be made to
accommodate requests for leave on compassionate grounds, depending upon the
urgency of the employees' circumstances and as long as the absence does not interfere
with mission accomplishment.

3.4.3. Leave requested by eligible employees under provisions of 5 U.S.C., Chapter 63,
Subchapter V (Family and Medical Leave), must be granted as an entitlement, without
regard to any other leave usage by the employee for the same or other circumstances.

3.5 Military Leave

3.5.1 An eligible employee will be granted any military leave available whenever ordered
to active duty. Military leave will be charged on an hourly basis. The minimum charge to
military leave is one hour. Military leave will be charged only for the hours the employee
would have worked and received pay.

3.5.1.1 Fifteen Days Military Leave Entitlement. This time is provided for employees per
fiscal year for active duty, active duty training, and inactive duty training. Employees can
carry over a maximum of 15 days into the next fiscal year. When employees use their 15
days (or 30 days if they have a carryover), they earn their full military pay in addition to
the civilian pay that they earn while in a military leave status.


‘Smith, Martha L. (JSC-CA) _ _

NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)

From:

Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 2:26 PM

To: OEFELEIN, WILLIAM A. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Subject: FW: brake isols

good info...

-----Original Message-----

From: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (JSC-DT3) (USA)
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 10:11 AM

To: NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Cc: ANDUJO, JOAQUIN (JSC-DT) (USA)
Subject: RE: brake isols

Hi Lisa,
Here are the answers to your questions.

Does NWS (if reqd) mean abort or tire problems, but not a normal KSC/EDW entry?.

This is the flight rule for when NWS is required:

Al0-141 NOSE WHEEL STEERING (NWS)
A. NWS IS DEFINED AS “REQUIRED” IF IT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL

CONTROL DURING ROLLOUT:

1, FOR RTLS/TAL/AOA (KSC) LANDINGS
2. AT ANY LANDING SITE IF THERE ARE KNOWN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS

(MLG OR NLG TIRE PREDICTED TO BE FAILED PRIOR TO WHEELSTOP, UNCOMMANDED

BRAKE PRESSURE, OR PEAK CROSSWINDS ABOVE THE SURFACE WIND LIMITS)
The (KSC) is for AOA only, not every KSC landing. A normal KSC or EDW landing would not require NWS.

_Is it full braking or full braking redundancy?
Full braking only.

If FA2 is down (and Hyd1 down), we still have full braking w/ Hyd 3, so for a normal entry we would not open

Brake isol two early in this case?
You would open brake isol 2 early in this case only if NWS was required. If NWS wasn't required, then you

would manual open it at WOW.

Iconfirmed all this with MMACS flight controller, Kevin McCluney.
Please feel free to Jet me know if you have any additional questions.

Linda

---- Original Message-----
From: NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 9:45 AM

To: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (JSC-DT3) (USA)



Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)

am: Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)
pent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 1:21 PM
To: Walz, Carl (HQ-BF017)
Subject: RE: A thought

Carl, we're working this through UCMJ channels (both AF and Navy). Unfortunately the situation is a lot more complex
than that!

From: Walz, Carl (HQ-BF017)

Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:24 PM
Toi Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)

Subject: A thought

Steve,
I'm so sorry to hear about Lisa and the way the media/civil authorities are one upping themselves.

Do you think it would help to take this through the UCMJ channels? Sounds like all involved are military officers. Might get
it out of the media circus.

Just a thought.

Our prayers are with you all on this. Carl



Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)

—
{ om: Coats, Michael {JSC-Center-Director}(JSC-AA)
>ent: Tuesday, February 08, 2007 10:06 PM
To: Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)
Subject: Good job today
Steve

You are handling an incredibi.

Yy difficult task extremely well.

Let us know whatever you

need.

Thank you for a job well done.

Mike



zenith end of the P6 Truss. Anomalies have been identified in at least 3 of the 4 handles
and a structural fastener. Imagery of the FPP taken with a film camera during the STS-
114/LF1 fly-around and ground close-out imagery were added to the website.

The FPP was installed on P6 Zenith during AF4A and was originally planned to be
removed on AF8A but is now planned for removal during AF12A. A re-inspection of
imagery from AFSA revealed that hardware on the FPP was already beginning to fail at
that time, but the EVA imagery from STS-114 showed that the condition has worsened.

Thermal Blanket Covering the FHRC (Flex Hose Rotary Coupler) on
ESP-2

During the mission, the ISS MER (Thermal Control Systems - STAR) was concerned
about billowing of a thermal blanket covering the FHRC (Flex Hose Rotary Coupler)
installed on ESP-2. STAR personnel observed the billowing of the thermal blanket in
helmet cam video of EVA ops. There was a thermal concern with the transfer of the
FHRC which occurred on EVA-3, since the blanket provides thermal protection for the
ORU with the heater power removed. IS&AG performed a 3-D analysis of the billowing
of the thermal blanket covering the FHRC.

Forward Work

A detailed review of the mission video and still imagery is underway. A full STS-
114/LF1 ISS External Survey Report with all findings and image analyses will be
released at a later date. To date, the only observed anomaly from the Survey imagery is
the FPP handle and fastener anomaly, and it is also the only newly observed change to the

condition of the ISS exterior from previous Surveys.


CHAPTER 3. Administration of Absence and Leave

3.1 Annual Leave
3.1.1 Reference
5 CFR Part 630, Subparts A through C.

3.1.2 Crediting Annual Leave. Leave credited to employees will be available for use
during the leave year, as follows:

3.1.2.1 Temporary employees will be credited with annual leave as it is earned.

3.1.2.2 Employees whose current employment is limited to less than 90 days are entitled
to annual leave only after being currently employed for a continuous period of 90 days
under successive appointments without a break in service.

3.1.2.3 All other employees will be credited at the beginning of the leave year or their
tour of duty with the amount of annual leave accumulated and with the amount they are
expected to accrue during the balance of the leave year.

3.1.2.4 Uncommon tours of duty are as follows:

a. Employees who work 24-hour shifts, or other uncommon tours of duty, will have their
leave earnings and charges adjusted by the ratio of their workweek to the regular 40-
hour workweek. For example, employees on a 72-hour workweek will accrue leave
according to the following schedule:

Annual Leave Sick Leave

7 “Years _ First 25. ; Last

: of Service Pay Periods Pay Period Pay Pariod
‘pes a a aan ne
3t015 = 13 7

"18 and over 7 “4 7

Leave used will be charged based on the same proportion as earned (e.g., an employee
working a 72-hour tour will be charged 72 hours for a week's absence).

b. When the employee converts to a different basic workweek, the leave balance will be
converted based on the proportion of hours in the new workweek compared to the base
hours in the former workweek. Conversion formulas for a 72-hour workweek are
established as follows:

(1) When change is from a 40-hour workweek to a 72-hour workweek, NUMBER OF
HOURS IN LEAVE BALANCE X 72/40 = NEW LEAVE BALANCE.


3.7.3 Registration and Voting. At appropriate times, Centers are responsible for the
following:

a. Communicate to employees the options that are available in regulations for excused
absences for registration and voting.

b. Assemble and maintain necessary information about hours during which polls are
open in all political subdivisions in which their employees reside.

c. Determine the amount of excused leave that may be granted.
d. Notify employees of the determinations made and the local procedures to be followed.

3.7.4 Holidays for Part-Time Employees. Part-time employees are not, as a matter of
right, entitled to compensation for days observed as holidays in lieu of actual holidays.
NASA Centers will grant excused absence to part-time employees, without charge to
leave, for the in lieu of holiday of full-time employees to the extent such days fall within
the regularly scheduled workweeks of the part-time employees, unless work load
dictates that their presence is necessary.

3.7.5 Other Excused Absences. Consistent with the decisions of the Comptroller
General and the Office of Personnel Management, Center Directors or their designees
may determine administratively other situations in which employees may be excused
from duty without charge to leave.

3.8 Leave Without Pay

3.8.1. As a basic condition to approval of extended LWOP, there should be reasonable
expectation that the employee will return at the end of the approved period. In addition, it
should be apparent that at least one of the following benefits would result:

a. Increased job ability.

b. Protection or improvement of employee's health.

c. Retention of a desirable employee.

d. Furtherance of a program of interest to the Government.

3.8.2 Employees seeking advanced degrees or accepting full-time faculty and staff
positions with institutions of higher learning may be granted LWOP for one year,

renewable to a total of three years.

3.8.3 When an absence will exceed one year, the reasons must be reviewed carefully
before an extension is authorized.

3.8.4 LWOP is normally not granted when earned annual or sick leave is available.
However, if an employee requests leave under the Family Medical Leave Act, their
annual leave account cannot be a factor in granting the LWOP request.


Smith, Martha L. (JSC-CA) _

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FW: LF1 ISS External Survey Quick-Look Report available online

LF1_quick_look_report.doc

This imagery report may interest you. It has embedded links to lots of photos, including the mosaics of the whole station
like we have in our office.

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SCHARF, ROBERT (JSC-KX) (ESCG)

Friday, August 26, 2005 5:08 PM
COLLINS, EILEEN M. (JSC-CB) (NASA); KELLY, JAMES M., LTCOL, (JSC-CB) (NASA); THOMAS, ANDREW S. (JSC-CB) (NASA);

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LF1 ISS External Survey Quick-Look Report available online

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External Survey video and still photography acquired on-orbit, has been posted on the following web page (click on LF1

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(2) When change is from a 72-hour workweek to a 40-hour workweek, NUMBER OF
HOURS IN LEAVE BALANCE X 40/72 = NEW LEAVE BALANCE.

c. Other approved uncommon tours of duty will have leave earnings and charges
adjusted consistent with the formula outlined above.

d. Leave will be approved/charged in increments of .25 hour.

3.1.3 Scheduling Annual Leave

3.1.3.1 Annual leave is considered to be scheduled when it has been requested by the
employee and the request has been approved by the supervisor.

3.1.3.2 Employees are responsible for requesting, scheduling, and using annual leave. If
an employee does not request leave, or does not use leave that was approved, any
resulting forfeiture will be considered to be by the employee's choice. The following is

required for requests for annual leave:

a, Be requested in advance, except in unforeseen circumstances, to allow for the careful
scheduling of leave and the efficient conduct of work by all employees in the work unit.

b. Be requested as promptly as is reasonabie in the case of an unscheduled absence.

3.1.3.3 Supervisors will attempt to ensure the scheduling of leave, including that which
an employee otherwise might forfeit, by assisting employees in planning the use of
annual leave on a year-round basis.

a. Requests for annual leave shall be approved if it is reasonable in consideration of
work and human resources requirements, including consideration of other employees’
leave plans and schedules. Leave credited to a probationary (or trial period) employee,
that is in advance of the amount earned, will be approved judiciously.

b. When a request for annual leave is denied or approved leave is canceled, an
alternative period of time should be scheduled immediately.

3.2 Use or Lose Leave

3.2.1. A timely request to take Use or Lose leave will be approved if forfeiture is the only
alternative unless the Center Director has determined that there is an exigency of the
public business that precludes excusing the employee from duty.

3.2.2. Denial of Use or Lose leave due to an exigency of the public business must be
made in writing and will include consideration of such factors as cost, productivity,
schedules, safety, health, effect of postponement, and whether other employees, who
would not forfeit annual leave, could be assigned to do the work.

3.2.3. Use or Lose leave will be restored for the following reasons:


3.3.1.1 All employees otherwise eligible to accrue leave as defined in 5 CFR 630.401,
including temporary employees, will be credited with sick leave, which then becomes
available for use at the beginning of each pay period during which it will be earned.

3.3.1.2 Employees who work 24-hour shifts or other uncommon tours of duty will have
their sick leave earnings and charges adjusted in accordance with paragraph 3.1.2.3.

3.3.2 Notification of Absence. An employee who is absent due to sickness will notify his
or her supervisor or other appropriate person as early as practicable on the first day of
such absence, or as soon as possible thereafter.

3.3.3 Supporting Evidence. Notification of a requirement to provide additional supporting
evidence beyond the employee's own certification should be given to the employee in

advance.

3.3.4 Advance of Sick Leave. A proper request for an advance of sick leave will be
approved without regard to the amount of annual leave an employee may have. This
advance of sick leave may be used only for the illness or injury identified and for the time

period approved.

3.3.5 Leave will be granted in increments of .25 hour.

3.4 Leave for Family Responsibilities

3.4.1. In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, annual leave, sick leave,
and/or leave without pay may be approved for various types of family responsibilities.

3.4.2. Approval of leave to care for children or attend to other family responsibilities will
be equally flexible for male and female employees. Special effort should be made to
accommodate requests for leave on compassionate grounds, depending upon the
urgency of the employees’ circumstances and as long as the absence does not interfere

with mission accomplishment.

3.4.3. Leave requested by eligible employees under provisions of 5 U.S.C., Chapter 63,
Subchapter V (Family and Medical Leave), must be granted as an entitlement, without
regard to any other leave usage by the employee for the same or other circumstances.

3.5 Military Leave

3.5.1 An eligible employee will be granted any military leave available whenever ordered
to active duty. Military leave will be charged on an hourly basis. The minimum charge to
military leave is one hour. Military leave will be charged only for the hours the employee

would have worked and received pay.

3.5.1.1 Fifteen Days Military Leave Entitlement. This time is provided for employees per
fiscal year for active duty, active duty training, and inactive duty training. Employees can
carry over a maximum of 15 days into the next fiscal year. When employees use their 15
days (or 30 days if they have a carryover), they earn their full military pay in addition to
the civilian pay that they earn while in a military leave status.



to assure NWS? (I saw this in a sim, but don't remember hearing it as a general policy). Why wouldn't the
normal open time of WOW be OK in this case?



3.5.1.2 Twenty-two Days Military Leave Entitlement. P.L. 108-136, amended 5 U.S.C.
6323(b) and provides expanded application of this military entitlement for those
employees who perform full-time military services as a result of a call or order to active
duty in support of a contingency operation, to 22 days of military leave each calendar
year. This time is in addition to the 15 days entitlement. There are two conditions under
which employees are entitled to the additional 22 days:

a. Reservists or National Guard members who perform military duty in support of civil
authorities in the protection of life and property.

b. Employees who perform full-time military service as a result of a call or order to active
duty in support of a contingency operation.

Any military pay received by an individual in a military leave status under 5 U.S.C.
6323(b) must be credited against any Federal civilian pay the employee receives during
these 22 days of military leave. The employee is entitled only to that part of his or her
civilian pay that exceeds the amount of military pay received during that period.

3.5.2 If an employee is not entitled to, does not request, or has exhausted his or her
military leave, the employee will be granted annual leave or leave without pay (LWOP),
as requested, for performance of active or inactive duty, except in those cases in which
the Agency chooses the option of furloughing the employee.

3.5.3 Requests for military leave must be supported by a copy of the military orders. The
employee will submit a certification by the appropriate military officer as evidence that
the active duty was performed in accordance with Center process. When the certification
is not submitted, the absence will be charged either to annual leave or LWOP when
annual leave is not available.

3.6 Court Leave

3.6.1 Excused Absence from Jury Duty. Only in exceptional situations in which the public
interest would be served better by the employee being at their job (e.g., where the
services of the employee are absolutely necessary), will a NASA Center request release
of an employee from jury duty. In such cases, the Center Director shall submit a letter to
the court that has ordered the employee to report for jury duty explaining the facts and
requesting that the employee be released from jury duty.

3.6.2 Certificate of Attendance. A properly executed certificate of attendance from the
clerk of the court, or other appropriate court official, will be submitted to the supervisor
by the employee upon return from court leave. When the certificate is not submitted, the
absence will be charged either to annual leave or to LWOP when annual leave is not
available.

3.6.3 Uncommon Tours of Duty. Absences of employees who are assigned to a 24-hour
shift and who are called to jury duty or witness service, which qualifies for excused
absence, will be processed as follows:


Subject: brake isols

Does NWS (if reqd) mean abort or tire problems, but not a normal KSC/EDW entry? Is it full braking or full
braking redundancy? If FA2 is down (and Hyd1 down), we still have full braking w/ Hyd 3, so for a normal
entry we would not open Brake isol two early in this case? Do manual at WOW?

Here is the flight rule:
A10-71 HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS CONFIGURATION [he]

C. DURING ENTRY/ABORTS, IF AUTOMATIC CAPABILITY TO OPEN A BRAKE ISOLATION
VALVE AT WOW IS LOST, THE VALVE WILL BE OPENED MANUALLY AFTER M=8 TO PROVIDE
NWS (IF REQUIRED) OR FULL BRAKING. BRAKE ISOLATION VALVE 2 WILL BE OPENED
BETWEEN M=8 AND LANDING GEAR DEPLOY IF REQUIRED TO PROVIDE REDUNDANT NLG

DEPLOY.

From: NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)

Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 6:24 PM ~
To: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (JSC-DT3) (USA)

Subject: RE: question

Yes, FA2 was down on this run (it was our Entry skills32001 on 30 Nov).

Can you send that flight rule you showed me today?

From: NOWAK, LISA M., CDR. (JSC-CB) (NASA)
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:51 AM

To: BIGONESSE, LINDA G. (ISC-DT3) (USA)
Subject: question

We open Brake Iso 2 early

(after checking that Brake Isol 2 and LG ext valve #2 work OK)
If:
No Hyd 1 and <2 prox boxes or pyro paths

How about if
No Hyd 1 and directional control problems are foreseen (tire problem, abort landing?)...do we do the early open

2



3.9 Brief Periods of Absence or Tardiness

Unavoidable or necessary absence of less than one hour, or tardiness, may be excused;
time equal to time of absence may be worked at the end of the same day with
supervisory approval; charged to available compensatory time or annual leave; or if
leave is not available, charged to LWOP. If the leave charged exceeds the period of
absence or tardiness, the employee will not be required to work for any part of the leave
period charged against the employee's account.

3.10 Absence for Religious Observance

It is NASA's policy to allow its employees to observe the various established religious
holy days of their faith, for example, Good Friday or Yom Kippur. If an employee's
religious beliefs require absence from work during certain periods of time, that employee
shall have the option to work compensatory overtime for the purpose of taking time off
without charge to leave (see 5 CFR 550.1001 et seq.).

3.11 Leave Accounting

Accounting for leave taken will be in increments of .25 hour.

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Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)

om: Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)
dent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 2:46 PM
To: Roan, Bernard J. (SSC-AL)
Subject: RE: ORANGE COUNTY

No one talked to me about any of that.

From: Roan, Bernard J. (JSC-AL)

Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 7:56 AM
To: Lindsey, Steven W. (JSC-CB)

Subject: ORANGE COUNTY

Reviewing my ‘to do' list: Did anyone in the police or DA's office speak with you about the substance of the case (including
her background, duties, etc) while you were in orlando, or subsequenily? Ifso, I'd like to get together and talk.

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a. It was forfeited due to an exigency of the public business, documented as described in
paragraph 3.2.2, and provided that such leave was requested and approved or denied in
writing within the time constraints specified by regulation.

b. Sickness (or injury or any other medical condition for which paid sick leave would be
approved) causes the forfeiture of annual leave at the end of a leave year, provided the

following conditions are met:

(1) The annual leave was requested and approved or denied in writing within the time
constraints specified by regulation (i.e., before the start of the third pay period prior to

the end of the leave year (5 CFR Part 630.308).

(2) The sick leave was substantiated properly using the same criteria for sickness at any
other time.

(3) The employee was unable to use the annual leave after the sickness but before the
end of the leave year. If an exigency of the public business prevented the subsequent
use of the annual leave, the procedure for denial of leave, as stated in paragraph 3.2.2,

must have been followed.

3.2.3.1. An administrative error caused the forfeiture of the leave. An administrative error
includes the commission or omission of an action that is in violation of law, regulations,
or nondiscretionary Agency policy and includes failure to put into effect a decision that
has been made properly. When annual leave is restored due to an administrative error,
the reasons for the error and corrective actions, if any, that should be taken to prevent a
recurrence, must be identified. The record must substantiate the amount of annual leave
to be restored. If official records are not available, an estimate of the employee's leave
account is acceptable when accompanied by official statements reflecting clearly the

factors that form the basis for the estimate.

3.2.3.2. Documentation for the restoration of Use or Lose leave will include the following:
a. Management's approval of the restoration of the leave.
b. The date the leave was restored for use.

c. The amount of leave restored.

d. The specific schedule for use of the leave in the account; e.g., the time period during
which the leave must be used in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. At a
minimum, the schedule should identify the number of hours to be taken per month during
the period of availability of the leave.

e. The usage and balance.

3.3 Sick Leave

3.3.1 Crediting and Granting Sick Leave