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The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association have reached an agreement on fatigue regulations. FAA and NATCA says the agreement reinforces existing policy against air traffic controllers sleeping on the job. But policies will be made to reduce the chance for fatigue in the workplace. Controllers now will be allowed to listen to the radio and read from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., as traffic permits. They will also be encouraged to seek help to treat sleep apnea. Currently, controllers can lose their medical qualification is they have sleep apnea.