Early Release Notification for December 23 and 30

Federal Aviation Administration
 


To:
All FAA Employees

Subject: Early Release Notification for Friday, December 23 and Friday, December 30, 2022

In recognition of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays observed on Monday, December 26, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg approved an early release of three (3) hours for DOT Federal employees. This early release applies to employees who are in work status, including telework, on Friday, December 23, and/or Friday, December 30, 2022. “In work status” means employees must be on duty immediately three (3) hours before their scheduled shift ends on December 23, 2022, and/or December 30, 2022. This early release covers all FAA employees, except employees designated as emergency or mission-critical (see Human Resource Policy Manual EMS-11.5 Identifying Essential Supporting Activities and Designating Emergency and Mission-Critical Employees for Emergency Situations) and those whose positions require periodic onsite presence. Managers may require designated emergency or mission-critical employees or employees whose presence is necessary to remain on duty. If you are unsure about your status, please check with your manager.

You should record the three (3) hours of excused absence (or administrative leave) for the early release in the time and attendance (T&A) system as follows:

  • Time Not Worked Code – 060 – Administrative Leave – Other.
  • Labor Distribution Reporting (LDR) Codes for Administrative leave, Project Code – 12XXFALEAVE, Task Code – LEA001 – Use of Other Time Not Worked.

Managers, if you have questions, please contact your assigned AHR Labor and Employee Relations (LER), Headquarters, or Regional office.

Note:  This applies to non-bargaining unit employees/positions and bargaining unit employees/positions, except where the applicable collective bargaining agreement contains conflicting provisions.