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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 150 of 217 Section 10. Employees may receive notifications via non - FAA email address and/or text message. Employees shall not be required to participate in the electronic notification features (e.g. text messaging, email) contained within OPAS. Section 11. Messages received via OPAS will not serve as official notification of approval or denial of a shift and/or days off change or exchange. NOTE: The following provisions apply to fa cilities where OPAS is scheduled to be deployed and implemented. Section 12. The Parties at the local level shall collaborate on any modifications to the parameter settings delegated by the Parties at the national level, in accordance with Section 2 of t his Article. Once annually, the Parties at the local level will review these parameter settings and collaboratively make adjustments as necessary. Section 13. To the extent practicable, ninety (90) days, but in no case less than sixty (60) days, prior to the deployment of OPAS at a facility, the Parties at the local level shall establish an OPAS implementation workgroup consisting of two (2) co - leads: one (1) Union representative and one (1) Agency representative. If necessary, the Parties at the local level may designate additional workgroup participants, in accordance with Article 114 of this Agreement. At a minimum, the local OPAS implementation workgroup shall address transitioning from existing scheduling tools (e.g. WMT scheduler, paper schedule s) to OPAS, the placement of OPAS equipment, and timelines for training on the OPAS tool. Employees will receive OPAS training prior to implementation in their facility/area. Section 14. Designated Union representatives shall be invited to participate in all briefings and meetings at the local level regarding the use of OPAS by bargaining unit employees. Section 15. The Agency agrees to provide bargaining unit employees with computers that have printer access, and duty time to print/view their schedule a nd related information contained within OPAS. Section 16. OPAS shall be used to maintain the overtime roster(s) in accordance with Article 38 of this Agreement as follows: a. The roster(s) of qualified BUEs who have indicated a desire to work overtime fo r each facility/area will be maintained in OPAS. b. The roster(s) shall contain, at a minimum: employee name, total time (hours/minutes; assigned plus declined), and the result of the call (voicemail, no answer, assigned, excused, declined, and remarks, as a ppropriate). c. When utilizing call up overtime, OPAS shall be used to record, at a minimum, the date and time the overtime call was made, the overtime shift being offered, the identification of the individual who made the call, and the result of the call. d. OPAS shall be used to maintain the facility/area overtime phone list. The facility/area overtime phone list shall allow two (2) contact numbers per employee. If the employee is not directly contacted using the first number, the second number shall be ca lled. e. OPAS shall be used to track any assignments to employees not listed on the volunteer roster to ensure such assignments are made on an equitable basis.

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