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[Question] Do I have to tell my supervisor what I’m working on? [Answer] 
In deciding the approval of official time, your supervisor may need to know the reason for your request to permit your supervisor to make an informed decision on how much time is reasonable. Your EEO counselor can advise you as to the information necessary for appropriate notification and may suggest that you provide notification to your second level supervisor. However, that does not relieve you of your responsibility to notify your immediate supervisor that you have requested official time for working through the complaint process.
FAQs: Official Time - Office of Resolution Management (ORM)