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UNCLASSIFIED Awards Progran Policy Guide GS-12 $14.00 GS-11 $13.00 GS-9 and GS-10 $12.00 4.2.4.1.1.Professional Staff Acting Assignnent Awards An employee may only be selected to act in a position that is one grade level above his or her current grade, unless the employee has previously held a position one grade lower than the position to be filled or has equivalent specialized experience prior to employment with the FB1. If there is no employee at the appropriate grade level to act in the position that is of a higher grade and an employee in a position of a lower grade is selected to act, an FD-1057, *Electronic Communication." (EC) (Sentinel) must be submitted to the PAU unit chief (UC) for approval ot. the acting assignment award. A professional staff employee serving temporarily in a supervisory, CDC, ADC, or special assistant position that is of a higher grade for more than 30 consecutive days in duration is eligible to be nominated for an acting assignment award in an amount commensurate with the duraton of the assignment. A nonsupervisory employee selected to act as a supervisor at the same grade would not be eligible for this award. For exanple, a GS- 14 intornation technology specialist (ITs) can be assigned the role of an acting GS-14 supervisory ITs but would not be eligible for an acting assignment award. In this scenario, the employee can be given a Special Act/Achievement Award for work perforned while acting, if warranted. 4.24.1.2.Special AgentActing Assignment Awards An SA serving temporarily in a GS-14 or GS-15 supervisory, CDC, ADC, or special assistant position that is of'a higher grade for more than 30 consecutive days in duration is eligible to be nominated for an acting assignment award in an amount commensurate with the duration of the assignment. Acting assignineats for SAs in FOs: An FO head may select any nonprobationary SA from either the affected squad or the FO to serve in an acting supervisory special agent. (SSA) assignment. Consideration should be given to selecting the primary or secondary relief supervisor. An FO head may also select any field supervisor (or any SA with field supervisory experience) in the FO to serve in an acting assistant special agent in charge (ASAC) assignment and may select any nonprobationary SA from within the FO to serve in an acting non-supervisory assignment. Acting assignments for SAs at FBihQ:An FBIHQ division head may select an acting UC or assistant section chief (AsC) from the pool of ssAs or professional staff employees within the affected unit, section, or FBiHQ division.. An SA must have two years of FBI investigative experience and be given equivalent authorities and responsibilities as the regular incumbent 11 UNCLASSIFIED