National Weather Service Employees Organization

SECTION 1. A detail is an assignment on a temporary basis of an employee to perform duties not covered by the official description or definition of his/her position or rating for the temporary periods of time authorized by the Office of Personnel Management and DOC/NOAA regulations. It is agreed that details may be used to meet temporary needs of the work program of the activities when management officials determine that necessary services cannot be obtained by other desirable or practicable means. To the maximum extent feasible, details from the next lower grade will be rotated among employees in the unit. Details may be made appropriately under circumstances such as, but not limited to, the following:

SECTION 2. When an employee in the unit is detailed to any position in which the employee has had no previous experience, a reasonable break-in period with an experienced employee shall be provided.

SECTION 3. A detail to a higher grade position will be initially made for a maximum period not to exceed an aggregate of 120 calendar days in one calendar year. At the end of the 120th day, the employee will return to his/her regular position unless specifically notified by management of the continued need of the employee's services in the detail. Upon such notification, and if the employee fully meets all qualification requirements for the higher grade position, action shall be initiated by management to effect a temporary promotion the first day of the pay period following approval by Personnel. An employee temporarily promoted to a higher grade position must be fully qualified for the vacant position. Temporary promotions exceeding 120 calendar days shall be processed through competitive promotion procedures in conformance with Chapter 06, NOAA Personnel Handbook.

SECTION 4. The selection for temporary promotion for less than 120 days will normally be made from among employees in the unit. Such selections will be based upon management's; decision, as exceptions to the Merit Promotion Program. Such assignments, where feasible, will be rotated. Non-selection for temporary promotion will not constitute a basis for a grievance. However, if a question is raised by the Union, Management will provide an explanation of such action.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION
SERVICE, CDA WALLOPS STATION
AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION
BRANCH 6 01

In recognition of NOAA's adoption of the U.S. Department of Commerce Merit Assignment Plan, the parties to the collective bargaining agreement, dated November 9, 1979, agree to amend the agreement as follows:

SECTION 1. Delete "NOAA" from the first sentence: "A detail is an assignment on a temporary basis of an employee to perform duties not covered by the official description of his/her position or rating for the temporary periods of time authorized by the Office of Personnel Management and DOC regulations.

SECTION 3. Clarify the last sentence of Section 3 and substitute "DOC MAP" for "Chapter 6, NOAA Personnel Handbook": Temporary promotions and/or details exceeding 120 calendar days during the preceding 12 months shall be processed through competitive promotion procedures in conformance with the DOC MAP.

This amendment to the parties' agreement will. become effective on May 15, 1989.
FOR THE UNION: Michael Galeone
FOR MANAGEMENT: James Johnson
Date 4/20/89

ARTICLE 15

DETAILS/TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS