Suggestions approved for adoption within the originating Center and determined to merit consideration at other NASA Centers, as well as other agencies or departments of the Federal Government, are the responsibility of the originating Center.  The originating Center is responsible for identifying other organizations which may benefit from the suggestion and should coordinate directly with the appropriate NASA organizations or Centers or other Federal Government agencies.

Suggestions approved for adoption with tangible benefits exceeding the amount authorized for payment within your Center should be forwarded to the NASA Headquarters Agency Personnel Policy Branch for appropriate coordination and approval of the NASA Administrator.

Each Center is responsible for entering the appropriate data on all adopted suggestions receiving cash awards into the Central Automated Personnel Payroll System (CAPPS) and, ultimately, into the Central Personnel Data File (CPDF).  Cash awards for a suggestion with an effective date of October 1, 2000, or later will be reported to CAPPS and CPDF using the following Nature of Action Codes (NOAC)—individual suggestion, NOAC 842; group suggestion, NOAC 843.