The second reporting officer is not required to make comments on the e-Performance/e-PAS document. The role of the second reporting officer is to ensure that the evaluation is completed in a timely manner and that it is fair (i.e. there is consistency between competency ratings, value ratings, comments, and the overall rating). The second reporting officer’s approval, without comments, is an endorsement of the first reporting officer’s evaluation of the staff member. The second reporting officer may, however, choose to make comments on the e-PAS/e-Performance document to highlight certain aspects of the evaluation, such as a particular achievement. Often, this depends on the second reporting officer’s familiarity with the staff member’s work.