NESS Preparation

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be appropriately indexed to facilitate topical searches.

The project team is responsible for obtaining explicit certification of the technical

accuracy of NESS input documentation from the organizations providing the input.

8.2.3 NESS PREPARATION

NESSG personnel, and TAs participating in a NESS, are responsible for and will be

given sufficient time and resources to read and evaluate the input documentation,

perform individual study and research, and develop lines of inquiry, prior to

commencing the NESS. Sufficient time for NESS preparation varies with the scope

and complexity of the evaluated NEO. A nominal preparation period is on the order

of six weeks following receipt of the input documentation.

During the preparation period, all NESS participants will convene with the project

team to:

Determine if the input documentation is adequate to proceed with the NESS,

Finalize the approach to the NESS,

Establish a detailed agenda for the NESS, and

Establish a schedule for the NESS.

The specific timing and agenda for this meeting are among the decisions made during

the NESS planning meetings and finalized in discussions between the chair and the

project team lead. NESSG personnel may decide to receive various technical

briefings in conjunction with this meeting. As a result, this meeting should be

scheduled to allow sufficient time for NESSG personnel, and TAs participating in a

NESS, to more closely examine the portions of the input documentation related to the

briefings. The chair documents and distributes the results of this meeting including a

statement regarding the input adequacy, any agreed to resolution of deficiencies, and

the NESS schedule to the meeting participants.