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23 Employees may also access information concerning the appeal process through the Army Civilian Personnel homepage (www.CPOL.Army.Mil), under Position Management and Classification Program. 5 CFR, Part 51 1 , Subpart F governs the classification appeal process. Section 3. All proposed changes to the position description of Bargaining Unit Employees shall be forwarded to the Union, in advance, for comment and/or negotiations as required by law and pursuant to Article 7 of this Agreement. Section 4. The primary duties of BUEs are those directly related to the control and separation of aircraft and the training of other air traffic controllers. The Employer retains the right to assign work; however , other duties assigned by the Employer shall normally have a reasonable relationship to the employee's official position description. When it becomes necessary to assign duties that are not reasonably related to the employee's official position descripti on and are of a regular and recurring basis, the position description shall be amended to reflect such duties. For any dispute beyond the scope of their primary duties and the employee's position description, BUEs may use the provisions of Article 8 to ad dress this matter. ARTICLE 16 PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Section 1. The performance management process will be conducted IAW applicable law and regulation. The standards should be given to the employee within (30) days of the beginning of the rating period. The period of performance considered in the appraisal will begin upon receipt by the employee of approved performance standards. Section 2. The performance standard developed by the Employer shall be in accordance with all laws, rules, regulations, proc edures and the position description (PD) for each employee. Section 3. In order to assure continuity and an objective appraisal, employees must normally be supervised by the same supervisor with first - hand knowledge an d observation of his or her performa nce for a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days before receiving an appraisal. Section 4. The employee's appraisal and rating will be based solely on his/her performance in relation to the established standards. Performance

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