Official Time Requests and Reporting Procedures. (a) A request for official time must be made in the manner designated by Management normally at least one workday in advance in order to allow Management to be able to consider and plan for Agency mission requirements. Sufficient information (start and stop time, date, representational category, contact telephone number, and specific location, if other than the normal duty station or union office) must be included with each request to use official time to allow the approving official to determine if the time requested and activity described meet the criteria outlined in this Article.
Official Time Requests and Reporting Procedures. A. All requests for official time will be submitted via Official Union Time Tracking System (OUTTS) or equivalent electronic reporting system. Sufficient information (i.e., time, date, telephone number where he/she can be reached, representational category, and specific location if other than normal duty station) must be included with the request to allow the approving official to determine if the time requested and activity described meet the criteria outlined in this Article. Approval from the authorizing official generally should be obtained prior to engaging in official time. The official time user will inform the supervisor when he/she returns to work after completion of the representational activity and make any necessary adjustments to the initial request for official time.
Official Time Requests and Reporting Procedures. A. Union representatives who are on 100% official time will report to his/her Union office to perform their representational functions when not in travel status or teleworking. When 100% Union representatives travel within their region but do not require travel orders, they will notify their supervisor or designee of their intended location(s). The Parties agree to continue the Memorandum of Understanding concerning Telework for NFFE Union Representatives, effective January 12, 2012 and incorporate the Memorandum into this Agreement as Appendix C.
Official Time Requests and Reporting Procedures. A. All requests for official time will be submitted via OUTTS or equivalent electronic reporting system. Sufficient information (time, date, representational category and location if other than normal duty station) must be included with the request to allow the approving official to determine if the time requested and activity described meet the criteria outlined in this Article. Unless an authorizing official is not available, approval from the authorizing official must be obtained prior to engaging in official time. The representative will inform the supervisor when he/she returns to work after completion of the representational activity.
