[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76548-76583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Employee Benefits Security Administration



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Publication of Year 2004 Form M-1 With Electronic Filing Option; Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 21, 2004 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


Publication of Year 2004 Form M-1 With Electronic Filing Option

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice on the availability of the Year 2004 Form M-1 with 
Electronic Filing Option.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the Year 2004 Form 
M-1, Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and 
Certain Entities Claiming Exception. A copy of this new form is 
attached. It is substantively identical to the 2003 Form M-1. The Form 
M-1 may again be filed electronically over the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For inquiries regarding the Form M-1 
filing requirement, contact Amy J. Turner or Kevin Horahan, Office of 
Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, at (202) 693-8335. For 
inquiries regarding electronic filing capability, contact the EBSA 
computer help desk at (202) 693-8600. Questions on completing the form 
are being directed to the EBSA Form M-1 help desk at (202) 693-8360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Form M-1 is required to be filed under section 101(g) and 
section 734 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as 
amended (ERISA), and 29 CFR 2520.101-2.

II. The Year 2004 Form M-1

    This document announces the availability of the Year 2004 Form M-1, 
Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and 
Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). A copy of the new form is 
attached.
    This year's Form M-1 is substantively identical to the Year 2003 
Form M-1. Additionally, the electronic filing option has been retained 
and filers are encouraged to use this method. The Year 2004 Form M-1 is 
due March 1, 2005, with an extension until May 1, 2005 available.
    The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed 
to working together with administrators to help them comply with this 
filing requirement. Additional copies of the Form M-1 are available on 
the Internet at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa. In addition, after printing, 
copies will be available by calling the EBSA toll-free publication 
hotline at 1-866-444-EBSA (3272). Questions on completing the form are 
being directed to the EBSA help desk at (202) 693-8360.

    Statutory Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1021-1025, 1027, 1029-31, 1059, 
1132, 1134, 1135, 1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a-b, 1191, 1191a-
c; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2003, 68 FR 5374 (February 2, 
2003).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 13th day of December, 2004.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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