A publication of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 151 of 217 f. The Agency shall ensure overtime roster(s) are up - to - date and accessible to the operational area(s) on a daily basis. The roster and distribution of overtime provided for in this Article shall be available to bargaining unit employees. g. OPAS will provide the ability to track the assignment of overtime duties in hour and/or minute increments, as appropria te. Section 17. The overtime function(s) in OPAS will be used unless it conflicts or is not compatible with the locally negotiated procedures. Section 18. If agreed to by the Parties at the local level, OPAS shall be used for entering Prime Time Leav e/Non - Prime Time Leave (PTL/NPTL) bids/requests in accordance with Article 24 of this Agreement. Locally negotiated PTL/NPTL opportunities shall be annotated in OPAS. Section 19. Unless otherwise negotiated locally, all annual leave requests in excess of the locally negotiated PTL/NPTL opportunities including spot leave shall be submitted via OPAS. When OPAS is not accessible such requests shall be submitted to a FLM/CIC. When the leave request is submitted to a FLM/CIC, the FLM/CIC receiving the reque st will enter the request into OPAS. Leave request(s), submitted either verbally or in writing, shall be recorded in OPAS in the order in which they were received and shall indicate the time it was requested. Annual leave approvals/disapprovals will be h andled in accordance with Article 24 of this Agreement. Section 20. All requests for schedule and shift/RDO change requests/swaps shall be submitted via OPAS. When OPAS is not accessible such requests shall be submitted to a FLM/CIC. When the request is submitted to a FLM/CIC, the FLM/CIC receiving the request will enter the request into OPAS. Request(s) submitted either verbally or in writing, shall be recorded in OPAS in the order in which they were received and shall indicate the time the request was made. Section 21. In the event OPAS is unavailable due to a technical problem, the FLM/CIC shall record any requests (e.g. shift change, swap, leave requests) using an alternative method as agreed to by the Parties at the local level, in chronological order, along with the date and time of the request. The tracking and assignment of overtime shall be recorded using an alternative method as agreed to by the Parties at the local level. The FLM/CIC shall enter the tracking and assignments of overtime tha t occurred during the OPAS outage as soon as practicable. ARTICLE 119 COVERED EVENT REVIEW Section 1. For accidents where an A TSAP report has been filed, facilities must follow the provisions of JO 7200.20 a n d A p p e n d i x X X ( A T S A P M O U d a t e d M a r c h 2 7 , 2 0 0 8 ) o f t h i s A g r e e m e n t . Section 2 . When an event is determined to be Red and/or an Event Response Team (ERT) is to be launched, the Event Response Group (ERG) will notify via email the Union's National Safety Representative. The notification will include the planned location(s), dates, and scope of the investigation. Section 3 . If an employee is to be interviewed by the Event Investigations Manager ( EIM)/ ERT, the Principal Facility Representative, or his/her designee, will be present if the employee so reque sts.

