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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 75 of 217 utilized, travel expenses incidental to these interviews will be paid in accordance with the Agency's travel regulations and thi s Agreement. Section 5. Employees desiring consideration for placement to a specific bargaining unit position at a specific facility may make voluntary application for transfers to facilities of the same, lower, or higher level by submitting the appropri ate forms as outlined in Agency directives, to the Human Resource Management Division having jurisdiction over the position(s). The type of position applied for and specific location must be stated. The employee shall not normally be eligible to receive a ny permanent change of station (PCS) benefits unless the selection was made in conjunction with a vacancy announcement where PCS benefits were authorized. In that case the individual requesting voluntary transfer shall be entitled to the same benefits as a dvertised on the vacancy announcement. Employees shall submit the following forms to the appropriate Human Resource Management Division: a. cover letter stating: "Filed in accordance with Employee Requested Reassignment for ________ position at (name of fac ility)"; b. FAA Form 3330 - 42, Request for Consideration and Acknowledgment; c. FAA Form 3330 - 43 - 1, Rating of Air Traffic Experience for AT Movement; d. a resume; and e. most recent performance appraisal. Upon receipt of the package the receiving office will advis e the employee that they have received his/her request. The application shall remain on file for fifteen (15) months from receipt, unless it has been updated in writing by the employee. Section 6. Employees shall be permitted to request reassignment outsi de of the announced vacancy process, without any waiting period or time requirements. Section 7. Applications submitted in accordance with Section 6 will be treated equally to applications which are submitted under any subsequent vacancy announcement for that specific position. Section 8. Mutual reassignment transfer requests may be submitted to the same ATC grade level facility, higher or lower grade level facility, for employees who have a minimum of one (1) year as a certified controller at his/her fa cility, but no more than three (3) ATC levels above the employee's current ATC facility level, unless the employee had been previously certified at the higher ATC level. Both employees must then notify their facility management, in writing, of their desir e to swap with the following information: a. name of the swapping employee;

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