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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 46 of 217 Section 5. Annually, the Parties' at the local level shall negotiate the following: a. The PTL period(s); b. Whether CPCs and CPC - ITs/developmentals bid independently of each other. Absent mutual agreement, these BUEs will bid independently; c. Number of days bid per round during NPTL bidding; d. The start date for bidding; e. Whether the days in each round of NPTL bidding may be n on - consecutive; and f. Procedures for selecting and scheduling of spot leave. All agreements reached in this Section will be incorporated into the annual leave agreement. Section 6. In determining the amount of PTL opportunities, the Parties will consider the number of employees participating in the bidding process, two (2) weeks per employee, and the duration of the PTL period(s). PTL period(s) will be of sufficient duration to accommodate requests for two (2) consecutive or non - consecutive weeks of annua l leave during the PTL period(s) for all BUEs. Conflicting PTL requests of BUEs shall be resolved by seniority. Section 7. NPTL is leave that is bid at the conclusion of PTL bidding and/or requested prior to the watch schedule being posted. In determining the amount of NPTL opportunities, the Parties will consider the number of employees to participate in the bidding process, remainder of the leave year outside of the PTL period(s), and the amount of leave employees will accrue during the leave year not in cluding the two (2) weeks made available to each employee during the PTL period(s) which when combined with approved PTL opportunities, will equal the total amount of leave accrued by BUEs within the leave year. Section 8. A week shall be defined as a per iod of seven (7) consecutive days including RDOs. Section 9. The Union shall conduct the bidding process and ensure that all eligible employees are given the opportunity to bid leave in accordance with this Article in order of seniority. Employees shall b e afforded sufficient duty time, if otherwise in a duty status, to participate in the bidding process, including the Union's designee(s) conducting the bidding. Section 10. All leave bid/requested within designated pre - approved opportunities shall be con sidered approved. Section 11. The Parties agree to the following procedures: a. In the first round of bidding, each BUE shall be permitted to bid one (1) or two (2) consecutive or non - consecutive weeks of annual leave within any designated pre - approved opp ortunity. PTL opportunities that are neither selected nor redistributed will remain in place for NPTL bidding. b. In the second and subsequent rounds of bidding, each BUE shall be permitted to bid the number of NPTL days per round as determined in Section 5 of this Article, within any designated pre - approved opportunity.

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