HILLAFBI36-128 governs the Environmental Differential Pay and Hazardous Duty Pay program at Hill Air Force Base.
View HILLAFBI36-128 on armypubs.army.mil
It distinguishes HDP for General Schedule employees from EDP for Federal Wage System employees. The instruction sets requirements for reviewing, approving, funding, administering, requesting, and terminating differential pay.
Applies to: It is applicable to all appropriated fund employees serviced by the Civilian Personnel Section (CPS), 75 FSS/FSCA.
Hazardous Duty Pay (HDP) is for General Schedule (GS) employees. (paragraph 1)
Environmental Differential Pay (EDP) is for Federal Wage System (FWS) employees.
When a GS employee performs a duty for which an HDP has been authorized, the agency must pay the HDP for all hours in which the employee is in a pay status on the day the duty is performed per 5 CFR 550.905.
May not be paid to an employee who has been exposed incidentally to a hazard such as a virulent biological like COVID-19 in a manner not directly associated with the performance of assigned duties. There is no authority to pay for the potential for exposure.
EDP-HDP Programs shall also include the requirement that approved EDP-HDP designations be reviewed on at least annual basis to confirm that the additional pay is still warranted. (paragraph 2)