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3 will be used, the appropriate official time reporting category: Term Negotiations, Mid - Term Negotiations, Dispute Resolution or General Labor - Management Relationshi p (as defined in the glossary) and whether the time will be spent on or off the premises. The supervisor will authorize the absence unless the employee's release will impact operational requirements, in which case they will advise such representative a s soon as practical as to the time that authorization will be granted, normally within the next work day. Should a FACREP elect to designate another BUE to act on his/her behalf, such designation shall be made in writing to the ATCFC or his/her designee and shall include the name of the Union designee and duration if known. Section 3. Requests for official time may be denied du e to operational requirements. Operational requirements are those activities necessary to sequence and separate air traffic, pro vide aviation information, navigation assistance, landing information and other mission essential activities which management determines must be addressed immediately so as not to cause an adverse mission impact. Operational requirements are distinguished from those other activities for which management determines would have no adverse mission impact. Section 4. Union officials designated in this Article may use official time for the following purposes: • Term Negotiations • Mid - Term Negotiations • Dispute R esolution • General Labor - Management Relationship Section 5 . Facility Representatives on a one - time basis shall be granted sixteen (16) hours of official time to receive training on the meaning of Articles of this Agreement. The timing of the training is s ubject to operational requirements. In the event any of these representatives are officially replaced, his/her successor shall be granted sixteen (16) hours of official time, on a one - time basis to receive training on the meaning of the Articles of this Ag reement. Official time not to exceed eight (8) hours shall be granted for on - site briefings for other BUEs on - board at the time of the training, as operational requirements permit. A Union Representative shall be allowed up to one (1) hour for private trai ning of new BUEs. Section 6. Unless prohibited by operational requirements , if otherwise in a

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