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USPS Process Guide –
Chapter 12: Leave Accounting –
HNKLA – Actual/Forecasted Time Forfeiture Report (Report 597)

Screen: HNKLA
Prerequisites: All leave activity for the month has been entered. Reports 594, 557, 595, and 053 have been run, if applicable.
Key Fields: AGENCY

Note: This report should be run on the same night as Report 537 to ensure that the employee receives a complete report of the month’s leave activity. The system will automatically run Report 597 first, which forfeits compensatory, holiday compensatory, compensatory disaster, and employee wellness time not used within the required period of time (12 months for most agencies) and also forfeits compensatory emergency time if not used within 18 months. The report also projects how much time will be lost in the next three months. If Report 537 is requested in E (Edit) mode, then Report 597 must be E (Edit) or blank.

Note: Agencies have the flexibility to mask the social security number or select a sort and/or page break option on various leave accounting reports. For more information, see HPRLA – Leave Report Options.

Note: Military leave lost will be displayed for informational purposes only. Military leave will be lost at the end of the federal fiscal year (9/30/XX) and only after Report 598 has been run.

Step Action
1 Access HNKLA.
2 Enter R in the SUBCOMMAND field.
3 Enter the following fields as required:
AGENCY (Key)
LA PROCESS DATE (Required)
Enter the last day of the current leave accounting month.
TIME FORFEITURE REPORT – 597 (Required)
Enter Y.
PROJECTED LEAVE CONVERTED TO SICK – 569 (Required)
Enter Y to report projected leave lost on Report 537.
4 Press Enter to request the report.