Section 1. This agreement represents the result of impact and implementation bargaining over the agency's participation in the Employee Express Pilot Project. The project is designed to test the feasibility of an automated system which will enable employees to process changes to personnel and payroll records that are at their discretion. The Employer agrees to place a copy of this memorandum in the Read and Initial Binder at all facilities in the Alaskan Region where NAATS bargaining unit members are employed within 30 days.

Section 2. NAATS bargaining unit employees in the Alaskan Region will be eligible to participate in the pilot. Employee participation in the project is voluntary. Employees still have the option of submitting paper documents through their Human Resource Management Division.

Section 3. Personal Identification Numbers (PIN's) will be distributed to all employees who are eligible to participate by the office of Personnel Management. No FAA employee shall have access to the PIN file. Other employee information maintained in connection with the pilot will only be released on a need to know basis.

Section 4. The Office of Personnel Management has established a Help Desk to answer questions about the Employee Express system operating hours for the Help Desk will be 7:00 am - 7:00 pm EST. Any changes in operating hours will be communicated to employees. Employees may leave messages after operating hours and these messages will normally be returned the next business day.

Section 5. Every effort will be made to effect transactions entered through Employee Express within two pay periods.

Section 6. The agency will provide NAATS at the national level with a copy of the evaluation of the project at the end of the pilot. NAATS will be given the opportunity to comment on the evaluation. The agency will notify and bargain with NAATS in accordance with Article 9 of the Parties' agreement if a decision is made to expand or continue Employee Express. If a decision is made to expand Employee Express, the Parties will negotiate the inclusion of voluntary allotments defined in Article 8, Section 11 and dues withholding authorizations in the expansion if such actions are determined to be appropriate for inclusion by the Employee Express Interagency Task Force.

Date: 5/9/95