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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 88 of 217 Section 5. In cases where an employee consults an EAP counselor for a problem unrelated to substance abuse and disagrees with any resulting diagnosis, the following shall apply: a. the employee ma y advise the flight surgeon within seventy - two (72) hours of the employee's intent to seek a second diagnosis; b. the employee may consult a medical professional of the employee's choosing to obtain a diagnosis; c. the employee may submit the second diagnosis to the flight surgeon within thirty (30) days of the notice provided under Subsection 5a; d. the flight surgeon will review any diagnosis submitted by the employee under subsection 5c prior to deciding whether rehabilitation is necessary. Section 6. It is u nderstood that individuals associated with the EAP contractor do not make any evaluations regarding an employee's fitness for duty. However, under certain circumstances the EAP manager may contact the flight surgeon regarding the situation of the employee. ARTICLE 58 MOVING EXPENSES Section 1. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, reimbursement for moving expenses shall be in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration Travel Policy (FAATP). Section 2. Official station is the building or air traffic facility to which the employee is permanently assigned. Employees transferring from one official station to another for permanent duty are authorized reimbursement of moving expenses and temporary quarters subsistence only when the following co nditions are met: a. the transfer is in the interest of the Government and is not primarily for the convenience or benefit of the employee or at the employee's request; b. official stations are separated by at least fifty (50) miles; c. the commuting distance be tween the old residence and the new official station is fifty (50) miles greater than the distance to the old official station; and d. the commuting distance from the new residence to the new official station is less than the commuting distance from the old residence to the new official station. Section 3. Employees who do not meet the requirements in Section 2 are authorized reimbursement of moving expenses for involuntary moves resulting from facility relocation, closure, co - location, consolidation, de - con solidation/de - combining of facilities or other facility realignments, or directed reassignment, when the following conditions are met: a. official stations are separated by at least ten (10) miles; and b. the Agency has determined that the relocation was incid ent to the change of official station. The relocation is not considered to be incident to a change of official station if the change is merely for the employee's personal preference or convenience.

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