a. Blood Donation

Any employee making a donation of blood for which he or she will receive no compensation may be excused from work without charge to annual or sick leave for a period not to 

exceed 4 hours (not including the time 

needed for the donation) for the purpose of subsequent rest and recuperation. Compen-

sated blood donors will be required to take annual leave or leave without pay for any period of absence for that purpose.
 

c. Taking Examinations

Employees shall be granted official leave for a period necessary to complete an examination or to obtain a professional license:
 

(1) If the examination the employees are taking, is for the position they now occupy; or
 

(2) The examination is for a position to which transfer, promotion, or reassignment is recommended by the Department.
 

(3) For a professional license or certification (such as CPA, Bar Exam or admittance to practice, Engineers) where its acquisition is considered advantageous to the Agency.
 

d. Leave Prior to or Upon Completion of Travel

Employees may be excused for not to exceed two hours without charge to leave prior to or upon completion of their travel status because the time of departure from or arrival at their headquarters is such that an administrative determination may be made that the leave is reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
 

Employees who are being sent to health units 

or first aid rooms for treatment shall be informed that they may not remain for more

than one hour unless the circumstances are unusual. In case an employee is not able to return to work after remaining in the health unit or first aid room for one hour, the employee will be sent home by the supervising nurse (where one is available or by the appropriate official where there are no nurses) after the Agency concerned has been notified.
 

The above excused absence applies only to those employees who incur an injury or become ill while in a duty status. Where employees are required under doctor's orders to rest a certain amount each day, such time shall be charged to sick leave.
 

All employees shall be instructed to "sign in" upon entering the health unit or first aid room and "sign out" upon leaving. Duplicate copies of time slips will be sent to Agencies only when visits involve a period of rest or injury incurred in the line of duty. Agencies may verify visits by telephone.
 

g. Participation in Emergency Rescue or Protective Work

Any employee may be excused from work without charge to leave to participate in emergency rescue or emergency protective work in a civilian capacity during official working hours. Emergency situations include but are not limited to extreme weather conditions or disasters such as fire, flood or other natural phenomena.
 

h. Physical Examinations

(1) At Department request. If an Agency of the Department requires an employee to undergo a physical examination other than the required one for appointment, the employee shall be given excused absence for the time necessary to complete the examination. However, when because of a condition discovered or medical suspicions aroused as a result of the examination it becomes necessary to hospitalize the employee or require additional and more extensive tests and examinations, then in the absence of legislation otherwise providing, the time involved in undergoing such additional tests and examinations may not be regarded as excused absence.
 

This would be true even though periods of duty may intervene between the initial examination and the additional tests, examinations or hospitalizations that may be required.
 

(2) For Military duty. An employee who is required to take a physical examination in connection with induction or enlistment in the armed forces shall be excused officially for the time necessary to complete the examination. Members of the reserve who are recalled to active duty are placed on pay status with the branch of the armed forces for the time required to take the physical examination, and therefore, shall not be excused for that purpose.
 

The administrative leave is to cover such activities as:
 

(1) Locating quarters at new duty locations, including the travel time covered in GSA Federal Travel Regulations.
 

(2) Premoving and postmoving arrangements, such as stopping and starting utility services, but not for packing since packing is covered in the commuted rate allowance.
 

The on-the-road travel time involved in the final one-way move is not chargeable against the 80 hours limitation.
 

j. Draft Registration. Employees shall be granted official leave for sufficient time to permit registration as required by the Military Selective Service Act. Such official leave shall be granted subject to the following considerations:
 

(1) Employees subject to registration.
 

(2) These employees must register as provided in the Act.

k. Officially-Sponsored Functions and Programs. Employees may be excused from work to participate in programs and functions sponsored by the Department or a Department agency. On certain circumstances, an employee may be excused when the function is sponsored by another Government agency such as OPM, etc. These situations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.