CNATRA/NRSINST 12000.1
4 December 2002
(2) Emergencies
(3) Where substantial savings can be clearly demonstrated
by use of overtime on an individual basis. Overtime will not be
used to meet administrative deadlines until all efforts have been
exhausted to obtain an extension of the deadline. Overtime,
compensatory time, or credit hours are not authorized for exempt
General Schedule and Wage employees on travel status in excess of
the normal 8 hours workday or weekends. An individual should not
normally be authorized overtime and annual leave during the same
overtime request if this occurs.
b. Compensatory Time. Exempt General Schedule employees
whose rates of basic pay are in excess of the maximum rate of GS-
10 are required to accrue 80 hours of compensatory time in lieu
of overtime. Once an employee has accumulated 80 hours of
compensatory time, overtime should be reported as overtime and
paid the applicable overtime rate, unless the employee prefers to
continue to accumulate compensatory time in lieu of payment of
overtime. An exception to this 80 hours accumulations limit will
require a specific determination by the Senior Management
Official of the command that an exception is in the best interest
of the command. Supervisors are responsible for scheduling and
requesting approval of overtime hours required in excess of the
normal workweek. The approval of overtime or compensatory time
shall be made at least one organization level above the one
initiating the request.
c. Credit Hours. Credit hours are defined as hours an
employee elects to work, with supervisory approval, in excess of
the employee's basic work requirement under a flexible work
schedule. A Command can adopt for their General Schedule and
Wage employees under the flexible work schedule a plan to earn
credit hours. Employees are not paid basic pay or overtime pay
for credit hours when they earn them. An employee may accumulate
a maximum of 24 credit hours.
d. Documenting Compensatory Time, Overtime, and Holiday
Work. Per reference (c), authorization of overtime or
compensatory time shall be in writing in advance of the
performance of work except when the exigency of the situation
prevents prior approval, in which case written approval will be
accomplished not later then the first normal working day after
the work. An Overtime/Compensatory Time Request and
Authorization (NAVCOMPT Form 2282) shall be prepared for
authorizing compensatory time, overtime, and holiday work. The
form will be prepared and approved in advance for each pay
period. It shall clearly identify the type of work to be
performed and include each employee's payroll number, name,
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