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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 93 of 217 shall propose a fixed date that the employee may accept or decline. Section 3. Applications shall be filed in accordance with Article 42 Section 5 of this Agreement and shall include a cover letter stating: "Filed in accordance with Article 60, NATCA/FAA Agreement for a position at (specify facility identifier)." In addition, the employee shall forward a copy of the application to each facility to which the applicant desires c onsideration under this Article. Section 4. Employee requests under this Article shall remain active for twenty - four (24) months. If no selection has been made within that period, the employee may reapply. Section 5. Upon request, if a priority placement /consideration status candidate is not placed in the vacancy, the Agency shall prepare a written narrative statement listing all reasons for non - placement. The Agency shall submit such written narrative to the employees AFSIAG/Service Area Director with a copy to the employee and the Union at the employee's current facility within seven (7) days of a non - placement determination. Section 6. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted as affecting Management's right to fill vacancies from any appropriate so urce. Section 7. The express terms of this Article apply separately and distinctly to each of the following bargaining units: air traffic controllers, traffic management coordinators/specialists, FSS and NOTAM specialists. ARTICLE 60 - A PRIORITY PLACEMENT Section 1 . Any employee at a Facility Pay Level 10 - 12, who has a minimum of fifteen (15) consecutive years as a CPC at his/her current facility, shall have attained priority placement status for inter - facility ingrade/downgrade bargaining unit vacancies/ positions. The employee shall not normally be eligible to receive any 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 reques ting voluntary transfer shall be entitled to the same benefits as advertised on the vacancy announcement. The provisions of this Article do not apply for vacancies/positions that are filled in accordance with Article 42, Section 1(a) of this Agreement. Section 2. Employees who meet the requirements of Section 1 may submit applications in accordance with Article 42 Section 5 of this Agreement. The front of each application must be clearly marked by the employee: "Filed under Article XX, Priority Placeme nt, for a position at (specify facility identifier)." In addition, the employee shall forward a copy of the application to each facility to which the applicant desires consideration under this Agreement. Section 3. Priority placement means the selection a nd placement of an employee in a specific bargaining unit position at a specific facility requested by the employee. Priority placement occurs prior to the consideration of candidates from all other competitive and non - competitive applications, but after p lacement of employees in accordance with law and Section 4 of the EMP 1.9 (August 23, 2012) training failures and hardship transfers. Section 4. In the event that two (2) or more employees are entitled to priority placement status for a specific bargain ing unit position at a specific facility, the Agency shall request that the Union provide

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