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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 171 of 217 ADMINISTRATION OF THE STANDARD 1. MINIMIZING UNWARRANTED FACILITY PAY LE VEL FLUCTUATIONS Every effort should be made to avoid frequent fluctuations in facility pay levels which may be caused by temporary increases or decreases in traffic activity. For example, runway closures, new construction at an airport, or labor disputes in the aviation industry may well decrease a facility's average traffic count index, and facility pay level changes may appear warranted. Similarly, an extremely large number of flight operations handled during a brief air show or some other special event may significantly increase the average traffic count index. However, because these events are temporary, a pay level change shall not be effected. While it is the intent of this standard to minimize unwarranted facility pay level fluctuations caused by t emporary shifts in air traffic activity, no precise formula can be given for dealing with the many situations where these sudden shifts in air traffic may impact the average traffic count index. The adjustment of a facility's flight operations count to com pensate for these and similar kinds of situations should be a matter of judgment based on experience as to what constitutes both a reasonable and normal air traffic workload for the particular facility. The average traffic count index will change for a va riety of reasons. However, unwarranted facility pay level fluctuations may be avoided by delaying action to change facility pay levels until the probable permanency of the change in the average traffic count index can be established. The following procedur es are to be observed to insure that facility pay level changes are made only when appropriate. 2. RAISING FACILITY PAY LEVELS The following requirements must be met: 1. The facility is required to make every effort to have one (1) full year of complete and a ccurate data. 2. The calculated TCI must be at or above the breakpoint for a period of three (3) consecutive months, as reported on the last day of the month. 3. The facility manager must provide a twelve (12) month traffic projection that demonstrates that th e activity will remain at or above the break point. 4. In circumstances where a facility meets all criteria for upgrade, EXCEPT that a full year of data does not exist, a validation may still take place. If it is determined that the missing data would have a de minimis impact on the calculation of the TCI, the validation will be conducted as though a full year of data exists. 5. The information has been validated by the NVT. When all of the above requirements have been met, the facility shall be upgraded. T he upgrade shall be retroactive to the first full pay period after the first month the facility was at or above the breakpoint or the date that this Agreement has taken effect, whichever is later. 3. LOWERING FACILITY PAY LEVELS

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