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Auth for Restored Annual Leave

Restored Annual Leave is annual leave that has been returned to the employee instead of forfeited due to an administrative error, exigencies of the public business, or sickness.

If the correction or cancellation of restored annual leave documents is for the current year, enter the data in EmpowHR. If the correction is for a prior year, enter the data in Time Inquiry-Leave Update System (TINQ) Program T107, Annual Leave Restored. Changes in restored annual leave usage are handled via corrected T&As.

PPS records restored annual leave used and calculates balances. Timekeepers should maintain the restored annual leave record in a separate leave account from regular annual leave. Restored annual leave used is recorded on the T&A under TC 63, Restored Annual Leave. The amount of the restored annual leave does not increase or change an employee’s normal maximum carryover of annual leave into a new leave year.

This section will show how to enter data for an employee who has restored annual leave that has been forfeited due to (1) administrative error, (2) exigency of public business, or (3) sickness.

Before beginning, the following information is needed.

  • Form AD-582, Authorization for Restored Annual Leave.

This form is the only document accepted by the National Finance Center (NFC) for restoring annual leave. It is used to establish the number of hours of restored annual leave in the Payroll/Personnel database.

Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Federal Guide to Processing Personnel Actions and the NFC Payroll/Personnel Procedure Manual, which assist Federal Agencies in the preparation and documentation of personnel actions.

Time Limit for Use of Restored Leave

Annual leave that has been restored must be scheduled and used no later than the leave year ending 2 years after:

  • The date of restoration of annual leave forfeited because of administrative error; or
  • The date fixed by the Agency head, or designated official, as the termination data of the exigency of the public business which resulted in the forfeiture of the annual leave; or
  • The date the employee is determined to be recovered and able to return to duty if the leave was forfeited because of sickness.

Any restored leave unused at the expiration of the 2-year limit is automatically forfeited with no further right to restoration.