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65 GLOSSARY ABC - C – Army Benefits Center - Civilian AR – Army Regulation ATC – Air Traffic Controller ATCFC – Air Traffic Control Facility Chief ATCME – Air Traffic Controller Medical Examination AWOL – Absent without leave, absent without perm ission BUE – Bargaining Unit Employee CIC – Controller in Charge CPAC – Civilian Personnel Advisory Center COOP – Continuity of Operations Plan CPOL – Civilian Personnel on Line ( www.cpol.army.mil ) DAC – Departmen t of the Army Civilian DoD – Department of Defense DTS – Defense Travel System EAP – Employee Assistance Program EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EBIS – Employee Benefit Information System FACREP – Facility Representative FMCS – Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service FSIP – Federal Services Impasses Panel FLRA – Federal Labor Relations Authority HR – Human Resources HQDA – Headquarters Department of the Army IAW – In Accordance With LMER – Labor Manage ment Employee Relations LWOP – Leave without pay MRO - Medical Review Officer MSPB - Merit System Protection Board NATCA – National Air Traffic Controllers Association NTSB – National Transportation Safety Board Official Time Reporting Categories – • Term N egotiations : Official time used by Union Representatives to prepare for and negotiate a basic collective bargaining agreement or its successor. • Mid - Term Negotiations : Official time used to bargain over issues raised during the life of a term agreement. • Dis pute Resolution : Official time used to process grievances up to and including arbitrations and appeals of bargaining unit employees before various third parties, such as the MSPB, FLRA, EEOC and, the courts. • General Labor/Management Relations : Official tim e used for activities not included in the above three categories. Examples of such activities include meetings between labor and management officials to discuss general conditions of employment, labor - management committee

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