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9 this Article to justify the request for time. Determinations as to whether an individual can be spared from duty shall be based on staffing and workload. SECTION 12. e Union Representative or a designee shall be allowed up to sixty (60) minutes for confidential orientation of new facility/office employees to explain local facility/office policies and practices and the role and responsibilities of the Union. For larger groups, additional time may be allowed for this purpose. SECTION 13. If otherwise in a duty status, each Union Representative identified in this Article shall be granted official time, not to exceed forty (40) hours, on a one time basis in order to attend the NATCA representative school for the mutual benefit of the Union and the Agency. e Union shall provide a minimum of forty-five (45) days advance notice for scheduling purposes, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Parties. SECTION 14. e Representatives identified in this Article or a designee shall be granted sixteen (16) hours of excused absence to receive orientation on the meaning of Articles of this Agreement. In the event any of these Representatives are officially replaced, his/her successor will be granted sixteen (16) hours of excused absence to receive orientation on the meaning of the Articles in this Agreement, provided they have previously not received this time. Unless staffing and workload do not permit, excused absence not to exceed eight (8) hours shall be granted for on-site briefings for other designated Union Representatives. SECTION 15. Absent an emergency or other special circumstance, upon request, each Representative identified in Appendix C shall be granted the amounts of official time identified in Appendix C, per pay period, to prepare for meetings with Management and perform other representational duties. is grant of time is exclusive of time provided for by the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute for negotiations or impasse proceedings as provided for in 5 USC§7131(a) and (c), investigations, formal discussions/meetings or any other provision of this Agreement.