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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 99 of 217 no later than 10 calendar days following the observed performance. Employees shall be provided the o pportunity to review voice and/or replay data, where available, during a performance discussion. Deficiencies that cannot be substantiated through voice or replay data, where available, will not be entered into that employee's performance records. Sectio n 4. IPM Operational Skills Assessments ( OSA) may only be used in instances when an on - going performance deficiency is identified and documented. OSA Validations of OSAs used for IPM shall not negatively impact a previously completed OSA or have a negative impact on an individual employee's overall performance evaluation. Section 5. Employees will not be decertified as a result of a Certification Skill Check Validation. Section 6. The IPM OSA must be completed on a single/combined position during a singl e session. Where such capabilities exist, a replay and/or voice recording of the session must be included with any discussion involved in an OSA. Section 7. An entry or document regarding employee performance maintained in an Agency system of records shal l identify the individual responsible for generating said entry or document. Employees shall be provided access to CEDAR to allow for review and/or comment on data maintained regarding that employee. Section 8. The Parties at the local level shall exchang e Skill Enhancement Training (SET) recommendations made to the ERC that were not jointly developed. Section 9. The determination to provide training is based on an ongoing assessment of performance and should not be based on a single snapshot, event or r eported occurrence. When training is assigned, the specific performance deficiency should be identified, and be supported with documentation of previous discussions to correct the deficiency. Assigned training must be directly related to the identified def iciency, and include the expected outcomes resulting from successful training assignment completion. ARTICLE 65 CONTROLLER/EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE Section 1. The Parties recognize that the employees are accountable for ensuring that their performance confo rms with established standards. However, in the event of a difference in professional opinion between the employee and the Agency, the employee shall comply with the instructions of the Agency and the Agency shall assume responsibility for their own decisi ons. Section 2. If a controller/employee is relieved from his/her position of operation by the Agency because of alleged unacceptable performance of duty, the controller/employee, if he/she requests, shall be given a written explanation of the reason for such action by the Agency within twenty - four (24) hours. The written explanation is not to be construed as constituting a notice of proposed adverse action. ARTICLE 66 MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS Section 1. The Agency agrees that waivers (special consideratio ns) to the medical certificate shall be granted on purely medical determinations, and shall indicate the employee is medically

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