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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
MONONGAHELA NF (REGION 9)
ELKINS, WV
FSH 6109.11 – PAY ADMINISTRATION, ATTENDANCE, AND LEAVE HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 20 – HOURS OF DUTY (WORK SCHEDULES)
Supplement No.: 6109.11-2009-1
Effective Date: May 22, 2009
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: CLYDE N. THOMPSON
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 05/22/2009
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this
supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to
this Handbook was R9 Monongahela 6109.11-2004-1.
New Document
R9 Monongahela 6109.11-2009-1
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Superseded Document(s)
Ro Monongahela 6109.11-2004-1
3 Pages
Digest:
Currency review: reissues supplement with no change in content.
In order by code, summarize the main additions, revisions, or removal of direction incorporated
in this supplement.
21.1 – 22.14 Establishes a Maxi-Flex work schedule for non-bargaining unit employees on the
Monongahela.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/22/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSH 6109.11 – PAY ADMINISTRATION, ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 20 – HOURS OF DUTY (WORK SCHEDULES)
21 – ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKWEEK AND WORK SCHEDULES
21.1 – Regularly Scheduled Administrative Workweek
The Regularly Scheduled Administrative Workweek (RSAW), the period within which an
employee is regularly scheduled to work, shall be 05:00 am Sunday through 10:00 pm Saturday.
Normal business hours are from 08:00 am to 04:30 pm. The Monongahela National Forest
offices will be adequately staffed during normal business hours.
21.2 - Establishment of Work Schedules
22 – ALTERNATIVE WORK SCHEDULES
22.03 – Policy
This direction is for non-bargaining unit employees.
Bargaining unit employees will follow the guidelines in Article 10 of the Labor-Management
Agreement between the Monongahela National Forest and The National Association of
Government Employees Local R4-88.
Managers and/or Supervisors have the authority to approve and/or disapprove requests when the
work requires specific schedules. When any request for a particular schedule is denied, the
employee will receive a written explanation of the denial.
Any individual work schedule that conflicts with the duties of a position hampers its
effectiveness or overall service objectives, results in reduced productivity, or increases the cost
of the Forest operations may be disapproved, discontinued, or modified.
22.12 – Flexible and Core Time Bands
Work schedules shall normally not begin before 06:00 am nor extend beyond 06:00 pm.
However, if needed, and approved by the supervisor, flexible time bands are from 05:00 am to
06:00 am and 06:00pm to 10:00pm. Employees must have approval prior to working within
these flexible time bands. These hours will be coded to TC01 or TC29. These hours are not part
of the Regularly Scheduled Administrative Workweek, and night differential will not be paid.
Core time bands are the days and hours during the workday and workweek during which an
employee must be present for work. Core days have been established to be three workdays per
week, Monday thru Friday during the core hours of 09:00 – 10:00am.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/22/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSH 6109.11 – PAY ADMINISTRATION, ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE HANDBOOK
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Absences during core time must be charged to appropriate leave (e.g., annual, sick leave,
compensatory time, credit hours, etc.), unless the supervisor authorizes the employee to deviate
from core time hours/days and make up the absence during flexible hours in the same workday,
or subsequent workdays within the pay period.
A full-time employee must work the equivalent of 80-hours/pay period.
A part-time employee must work the equivalent of no less than 32 hours nor more than 64
hours/pay period.
22.14 – Credit Hours
3. Credit Hours - Hours worked, including credit hours in any one day, as part of the
employee's basic work requirement cannot exceed 11 1/2 hours.