PART 1203a—NASA SECURITY AREAS Authority: The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended, 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq. Source: 38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, unless otherwise noted. § 1203a.100 Purpose and scope. (a) To insure the uninterrupted and successful accomplishment of the NASA mission, certain designated security areas may be established and maintained by NASA Centers and Component Facilities in order to provide appropriate and adequate protection for facilities, property, or classified/proprietary information and material in the possession of NASA or NASA contractors located at NASA Centers and Component Facilities. (b) This part sets forth: (1) The designation and maintenance of security areas, (2) The responsibilities and procedures in connection therewith, and (3) The penalties that may be enforced through court actions against unauthorized persons entering security areas. [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5123, Jan. 24, 2013] § 1203a.101 Definitions. For the purpose of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) Security area. (1) Controlled area. (2) Limited area. (3) Exclusion area. (b) Temporary security area. (c) Permanent security area. [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5123, Jan. 24, 2013] § 1203a.102 Establishment, maintenance, and revocation of security areas. (a) Establishment. (i) Obtain knowledge of classified information, (ii) Damage or remove property, or to (iii) Disrupt NASA or NASA contractor operations. (2) The concurrence of the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services NASA Headquarters, shall be obtained prior to the establishment of a permanent security area. (3)(i) At a minimum, the following information will be submitted to the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services 15 workdays prior to establishment of each permanent security area: ( a ( b ( c i.e. ( d (ii) For those areas currently designated by the Center as “permanent security areas,” the information set forth in paragraph (d)(3)(i) of this section will be furnished to the Assistant Administrator for Protective Services , NASA Headquarters, within 30 workdays of the effective date of this part. (b) Maintenance. (1) Provide for the posting of signs at entrances and at such intervals along the perimeter of the designated area as to provide reasonable notice to persons about to enter thereon. The Assistant Administrator for Protective Services, NASA Headquarters, upon request, may approve the use of signs that are now being used pursuant to a State statute. (2) Regulate authorized personnel entry and movement within the area. (3) Deny entry of unauthorized persons or property. (4) Prevent unauthorized removal of classified information and material or property from a NASA Center or Component Facility. (c) Revocation. [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5124, Jan. 24, 2013] § 1203a.103 Access to security areas. (a) Only those NASA employees, NASA contractor employees, and visitors who have a need for such access and who meet the following criteria may enter a security area: (1) Controlled area. (2) Limited area. (3) Exclusion area. (b) The Center Directors, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers, and the Executive Director for Headquarters Operations, NASA Headquarters, may rescind previously granted authorizations to enter a security area when an individual's access is no longer required, threatens the security of the property, or is disruptive of Government operations. [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5124, Jan. 24, 2013] § 1203a.104 Violation of security areas. (a) Removal of unauthorized persons. (b) Criminal penalties for violation. [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5124, Jan. 24, 2013] § 1203a.105 Implementation by field and component installations. If a Director of a NASA Centers and Component Facilities, finds it necessary to issue supplemental instructions to any provision of this part, the instructions must first be published in the Federal Register. Federal Register [38 FR 8056, Mar. 28, 1973, as amended at 78 FR 5124, Jan. 24, 2013]