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66 Section 2. The Employer shall maintain a cold, fresh, drinking water supply to the Tower and Radar room work spaces. In the event that this water supply contains contaminants exceeding EPA water quality standards, and corrective action or abatement cannot readily be taken, the E mployer will provide potable water and associated equipment meeting OSHA standards for the Tower and Radar room work spaces until the contamination has been corrected or abated. Section 3. The Employer shall maintain clean and adequately stocked rest roo ms throughout the Facility. ARTICLE 57 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY BOARD AND UNION REPRESENTATION Section 1. The Parties recognize that the entitlement of Air Safety Investigators to participate in NTSB investigations is a decision reserved by regulation to the NTSB. Should the NTSB allow NATCA investigators to participate and grant "Party status" to NATCA, representatives who are not employees of the MCAS Cherry Point will be allowed access to the facility with prior coordination. Section 2. When operational requirements allow, a Union representative participates in a local NTSB accident/incident investigation, and that representative is a BUE, the Employer shall grant such representative official time, if otherwise in a duty status. Sectio n 3. In accordance with Section 2 of this Article, when operational requirements allow, the Union representative will be relieved from their normal duties to proceed to the appropriate NTSB location. Section 4. If operational requirements allow, BUEs de siring to attend NTSB hearings that involve the local facility and/or its controller workforce, will normally be afforded annual leave and/or LWOP to attend. Section 5. Unless operational requirements do not permit, the Union will normally be allowed one (1) BUE per calendar year up to four (4) weeks of accident/incident investigation training. During this training the BUE will be granted annual leave and/or LWOP for this period. Section 6. In the event of an accident and/or incident that occurs within the Facility and/or where the Facility controller workforce is involved, the Employer will comply with Article 51 of this Agreement.

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