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|How To Obtain Employee
      Benefit Plan Documents From DOL
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      U.S. Department of Labor
      Employee Benefits Security Administration
      March 2006
      Documents Available
      The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
      makes available through its Public Disclosure Room certain employee
      benefit plan documents and other materials required by the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA is a Federal law
      that is designed to protect the rights of millions of American workers and
      beneficiaries in private-sector pension plans, group health plans, and
      certain other employee benefit plans.
      Visitors may view and copy the following ERISA-required
        documents or submit written requests and have the documents copied.
        Disclosure Room hours, copying charges and additional resources are
        listed at the end of this document.
      ERISA Documents Available
      Annual Report Form 5500. This report is required
      to be submitted annually by many ERISA-covered plans. It contains various
      schedules with information on the financial condition and operation of the
      plan. Certain entities in which plans invest or participate also file
      annual reports with the Department of Labor. These entities, called Direct
      Filing Entities or “DFEs,” include banks, common or collective trusts,
      insurance company pooled separate accounts, master trusts, group insurance
      arrangements and entities covered by Department of Labor regulation 29 CFR
      2520.103-12. These reports include financial information regarding the DFE
      and a list of the investing or participating plans. Generally, the six
      most recent reports filed by employers or plan administrators are
      available. (Note: electronic copies of the data contained on all of the
      Forms 5500 and schedules filed each year are available for a fee by
      submitting a Freedom of Information Act request.)
      Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employer
      Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs).
      Generally MEWAs are arrangements which offer medical benefits to the
      employees of two or more employers, or to their beneficiaries. An
      administrator of a MEWA generally files the one-page Form M-1 once a year.
      The form is generally due March 1 each year, but administrators can
      request an automatic 60-day extension to May 1.
      Form M-1 first became effective with the 1999 plan
      year. The form contains general registration information including the
      states in which the entity operates and responses to questions regarding
      compliance with Part 7 of ERISA, including the Health Insurance
      Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act
      of 1996, the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996, and
      the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.
      Plan administrators of MEWAs must file the required
      form for every year that the MEWA offers benefits for medical care for the
      employees of two or more employers. MEWAs that are insurance companies are
      exempt from the filing requirement.
      Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and Summary of
      Material Modifications (SMMs). SPDs are important disclosure documents
      prepared by the plan that describe, in understandable terms, the rights,
      benefits, and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA
      covered pension, health and other employee benefit plans. The SPD must
      include important information regarding the plan, such as information on
      how the plan works, eligibility requirements, what benefits the plan
      provides, and how those benefits may be obtained. SMMs describe changes
      made to the plan and changes in the information in the SPD.
      Plan sponsors are required to automatically provide
      copies of these documents to plan participants upon enrollment and upon
      written request of a plan participant or beneficiary. ERISA also gives the
      Department of Labor the authority to request copies of these documents
      from plan administrators/employers on behalf of participants and
      beneficiaries.
      The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 eliminates the
      requirement of plans to file SPDs and SMMs with EBSA. SPDs and SMMs filed
      with the agency before that date may be on file and are available upon
      request if they are maintained. If a plan participant or beneficiary
      wishes a more recent copy of the SPD or SMM, the agency will request a
      copy from the plan administrator.
      Top Hat Plan Statements. This is a statement
      that an employer maintains a plan (or plans) primarily for the purpose of
      providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
      compensated employees.
      Advisory Opinion Letters. These interpret and
      apply ERISA to specific factual situations and are issued by PWBA in
      response to written requests for opinions by their assigned number.
      Comment Letters. These present views from the
      public on ERISA regulations and exemptions from the prohibited transaction
      provisions proposed by the Department.
      Announcements and Transcripts. These cover
      hearings held on ERISA regulations and for meetings of the Advisory
      Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
      Apprenticeship and Other Training Plan Notices.
      This brief notice identifies the name and place where employees can get
      information about courses offered the by plan.
      EBSA Notices
      The following EBSA documents are also available in the
      Public Disclosure Room:
      Advisory Opinion Letters
        Comment Letters submitted in
          response to EBSA requests for information
        Announcements and transcripts of
          public hearings
        Investment Adviser FilingsHow To Obtain Copies
      The Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employee
    Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exceptions (ECEs),
    is available online at askebsa.dol.gov/epds/. Users can search by plan name,
    sponsor name, employer identification number, or the state where the MEWA is
    headquartered or where the MEWA offers coverage. Copies are available by
    using the process that follows.
      You may call, write or visit the EBSA Public Disclosure
    Room for copies of the documents mentioned. Generally, requests made in
    person may be picked up on the same day.
      To help locate your plan documents, please provide enough
    information to assist EBSA in identifying the document, such as the name of
    the plan and the city and state in which it is located, the name of the
    multiple employer welfare arrangement, the approximate date of the hearing,
    etc., as relevant to the document.(1)
      Written and phone requests are generally filled within 5
    working days. Requests for documents related to more than five plans may
    take more time to process. SPD requests that require contact with the plan
    to obtain a copy may take 30 to 60 days.
      Copying Charge
      The copying charge is 15 cents per page.  Do not
    send advance payment or postage stamps with your request. We will mail an
    invoice with the materials. Visitors can pay in cash, by check or money
    order.
      Records Authentication Certificate
      Upon request, we can certify the authenticity of the
    documents requested. If the documents are not on file, a certificate to that
    effect can also be made available. (Note: Same day service is generally not
    available for this service.)
      Address And Hours Of Operation
      U.S. Department of Labor
    Employee Benefits Security Administration
    EBSA Public Disclosure Room
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-1513
    Washington, DC 20210
    Tel 202.693.8673
    Hours:
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm weekdays (except Federal holidays)
      Footnotes
      The information we need to identify
          a plan, such as plan name and EIN, is an information collection
          request approved under Office of Management and Budget control number
          1225-0059. You are not required to respond to an information
          collection request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
          number. Providing this information is entirely voluntary. The time
          needed to provide the information is expected to average about 30
          seconds. | How To Obtain Employee
      Benefit Plan Documents From DOL
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      Friendly Version
      U.S. Department of Labor
      Employee Benefits Security Administration
      March 2006
      Documents Available
      The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
      makes available through its Public Disclosure Room certain employee
      benefit plan documents and other materials required by the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA is a Federal law
      that is designed to protect the rights of millions of American workers and
      beneficiaries in private-sector pension plans, group health plans, and
      certain other employee benefit plans.
      Visitors may view and copy the following ERISA-required
        documents or submit written requests and have the documents copied.
        Disclosure Room hours, copying charges and additional resources are
        listed at the end of this document.
      ERISA Documents Available
      Annual Report Form 5500. This report is required
      to be submitted annually by many ERISA-covered plans. It contains various
      schedules with information on the financial condition and operation of the
      plan. Certain entities in which plans invest or participate also file
      annual reports with the Department of Labor. These entities, called Direct
      Filing Entities or “DFEs,” include banks, common or collective trusts,
      insurance company pooled separate accounts, master trusts, group insurance
      arrangements and entities covered by Department of Labor regulation 29 CFR
      2520.103-12. These reports include financial information regarding the DFE
      and a list of the investing or participating plans. Generally, the six
      most recent reports filed by employers or plan administrators are
      available. (Note: electronic copies of the data contained on all of the
      Forms 5500 and schedules filed each year are available for a fee by
      submitting a Freedom of Information Act request.)
      Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employer
      Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs).
      Generally MEWAs are arrangements which offer medical benefits to the
      employees of two or more employers, or to their beneficiaries. An
      administrator of a MEWA generally files the one-page Form M-1 once a year.
      The form is generally due March 1 each year, but administrators can
      request an automatic 60-day extension to May 1.
      Form M-1 first became effective with the 1999 plan
      year. The form contains general registration information including the
      states in which the entity operates and responses to questions regarding
      compliance with Part 7 of ERISA, including the Health Insurance
      Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act
      of 1996, the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996, and
      the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.
      Plan administrators of MEWAs must file the required
      form for every year that the MEWA offers benefits for medical care for the
      employees of two or more employers. MEWAs that are insurance companies are
      exempt from the filing requirement.
      Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and Summary of
      Material Modifications (SMMs). SPDs are important disclosure documents
      prepared by the plan that describe, in understandable terms, the rights,
      benefits, and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA
      covered pension, health and other employee benefit plans. The SPD must
      include important information regarding the plan, such as information on
      how the plan works, eligibility requirements, what benefits the plan
      provides, and how those benefits may be obtained. SMMs describe changes
      made to the plan and changes in the information in the SPD.
      Plan sponsors are required to automatically provide
      copies of these documents to plan participants upon enrollment and upon
      written request of a plan participant or beneficiary. ERISA also gives the
      Department of Labor the authority to request copies of these documents
      from plan administrators/employers on behalf of participants and
      beneficiaries.
      The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 eliminates the
      requirement of plans to file SPDs and SMMs with EBSA. SPDs and SMMs filed
      with the agency before that date may be on file and are available upon
      request if they are maintained. If a plan participant or beneficiary
      wishes a more recent copy of the SPD or SMM, the agency will request a
      copy from the plan administrator.
      Top Hat Plan Statements. This is a statement
      that an employer maintains a plan (or plans) primarily for the purpose of
      providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
      compensated employees.
      Advisory Opinion Letters. These interpret and
      apply ERISA to specific factual situations and are issued by PWBA in
      response to written requests for opinions by their assigned number.
      Comment Letters. These present views from the
      public on ERISA regulations and exemptions from the prohibited transaction
      provisions proposed by the Department.
      Announcements and Transcripts. These cover
      hearings held on ERISA regulations and for meetings of the Advisory
      Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
      Apprenticeship and Other Training Plan Notices.
      This brief notice identifies the name and place where employees can get
      information about courses offered the by plan.
      EBSA Notices
      The following EBSA documents are also available in the
      Public Disclosure Room:
      Advisory Opinion Letters
        Comment Letters submitted in
          response to EBSA requests for information
        Announcements and transcripts of
          public hearings
        Investment Adviser FilingsHow To Obtain Copies
      The Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employee
    Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exceptions (ECEs),
    is available online at askebsa.dol.gov/epds/. Users can search by plan name,
    sponsor name, employer identification number, or the state where the MEWA is
    headquartered or where the MEWA offers coverage. Copies are available by
    using the process that follows.
      You may call, write or visit the EBSA Public Disclosure
    Room for copies of the documents mentioned. Generally, requests made in
    person may be picked up on the same day.
      To help locate your plan documents, please provide enough
    information to assist EBSA in identifying the document, such as the name of
    the plan and the city and state in which it is located, the name of the
    multiple employer welfare arrangement, the approximate date of the hearing,
    etc., as relevant to the document.(1)
      Written and phone requests are generally filled within 5
    working days. Requests for documents related to more than five plans may
    take more time to process. SPD requests that require contact with the plan
    to obtain a copy may take 30 to 60 days.
      Copying Charge
      The copying charge is 15 cents per page.  Do not
    send advance payment or postage stamps with your request. We will mail an
    invoice with the materials. Visitors can pay in cash, by check or money
    order.
      Records Authentication Certificate
      Upon request, we can certify the authenticity of the
    documents requested. If the documents are not on file, a certificate to that
    effect can also be made available. (Note: Same day service is generally not
    available for this service.)
      Address And Hours Of Operation
      U.S. Department of Labor
    Employee Benefits Security Administration
    EBSA Public Disclosure Room
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-1513
    Washington, DC 20210
    Tel 202.693.8673
    Hours:
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm weekdays (except Federal holidays)
      Footnotes
      The information we need to identify
          a plan, such as plan name and EIN, is an information collection
          request approved under Office of Management and Budget control number
          1225-0059. You are not required to respond to an information
          collection request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
          number. Providing this information is entirely voluntary. The time
          needed to provide the information is expected to average about 30
          seconds.
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|How To Obtain Employee
      Benefit Plan Documents From DOL
      Printer
      Friendly Version
      U.S. Department of Labor
      Employee Benefits Security Administration
      March 2006
      Documents Available
      The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
      makes available through its Public Disclosure Room certain employee
      benefit plan documents and other materials required by the Employee
      Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). ERISA is a Federal law
      that is designed to protect the rights of millions of American workers and
      beneficiaries in private-sector pension plans, group health plans, and
      certain other employee benefit plans.
      Visitors may view and copy the following ERISA-required
        documents or submit written requests and have the documents copied.
        Disclosure Room hours, copying charges and additional resources are
        listed at the end of this document.
      ERISA Documents Available
      Annual Report Form 5500. This report is required
      to be submitted annually by many ERISA-covered plans. It contains various
      schedules with information on the financial condition and operation of the
      plan. Certain entities in which plans invest or participate also file
      annual reports with the Department of Labor. These entities, called Direct
      Filing Entities or “DFEs,” include banks, common or collective trusts,
      insurance company pooled separate accounts, master trusts, group insurance
      arrangements and entities covered by Department of Labor regulation 29 CFR
      2520.103-12. These reports include financial information regarding the DFE
      and a list of the investing or participating plans. Generally, the six
      most recent reports filed by employers or plan administrators are
      available. (Note: electronic copies of the data contained on all of the
      Forms 5500 and schedules filed each year are available for a fee by
      submitting a Freedom of Information Act request.)
      Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employer
      Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs).
      Generally MEWAs are arrangements which offer medical benefits to the
      employees of two or more employers, or to their beneficiaries. An
      administrator of a MEWA generally files the one-page Form M-1 once a year.
      The form is generally due March 1 each year, but administrators can
      request an automatic 60-day extension to May 1.
      Form M-1 first became effective with the 1999 plan
      year. The form contains general registration information including the
      states in which the entity operates and responses to questions regarding
      compliance with Part 7 of ERISA, including the Health Insurance
      Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Mental Health Parity Act
      of 1996, the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996, and
      the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.
      Plan administrators of MEWAs must file the required
      form for every year that the MEWA offers benefits for medical care for the
      employees of two or more employers. MEWAs that are insurance companies are
      exempt from the filing requirement.
      Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and Summary of
      Material Modifications (SMMs). SPDs are important disclosure documents
      prepared by the plan that describe, in understandable terms, the rights,
      benefits, and responsibilities of participants and beneficiaries in ERISA
      covered pension, health and other employee benefit plans. The SPD must
      include important information regarding the plan, such as information on
      how the plan works, eligibility requirements, what benefits the plan
      provides, and how those benefits may be obtained. SMMs describe changes
      made to the plan and changes in the information in the SPD.
      Plan sponsors are required to automatically provide
      copies of these documents to plan participants upon enrollment and upon
      written request of a plan participant or beneficiary. ERISA also gives the
      Department of Labor the authority to request copies of these documents
      from plan administrators/employers on behalf of participants and
      beneficiaries.
      The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 eliminates the
      requirement of plans to file SPDs and SMMs with EBSA. SPDs and SMMs filed
      with the agency before that date may be on file and are available upon
      request if they are maintained. If a plan participant or beneficiary
      wishes a more recent copy of the SPD or SMM, the agency will request a
      copy from the plan administrator.
      Top Hat Plan Statements. This is a statement
      that an employer maintains a plan (or plans) primarily for the purpose of
      providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly
      compensated employees.
      Advisory Opinion Letters. These interpret and
      apply ERISA to specific factual situations and are issued by PWBA in
      response to written requests for opinions by their assigned number.
      Comment Letters. These present views from the
      public on ERISA regulations and exemptions from the prohibited transaction
      provisions proposed by the Department.
      Announcements and Transcripts. These cover
      hearings held on ERISA regulations and for meetings of the Advisory
      Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
      Apprenticeship and Other Training Plan Notices.
      This brief notice identifies the name and place where employees can get
      information about courses offered the by plan.
      EBSA Notices
      The following EBSA documents are also available in the
      Public Disclosure Room:
      Advisory Opinion Letters
        Comment Letters submitted in
          response to EBSA requests for information
        Announcements and transcripts of
          public hearings
        Investment Adviser FilingsHow To Obtain Copies
      The Form M-1, Annual Reports for Multiple Employee
    Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exceptions (ECEs),
    is available online at askebsa.dol.gov/epds/. Users can search by plan name,
    sponsor name, employer identification number, or the state where the MEWA is
    headquartered or where the MEWA offers coverage. Copies are available by
    using the process that follows.
      You may call, write or visit the EBSA Public Disclosure
    Room for copies of the documents mentioned. Generally, requests made in
    person may be picked up on the same day.
      To help locate your plan documents, please provide enough
    information to assist EBSA in identifying the document, such as the name of
    the plan and the city and state in which it is located, the name of the
    multiple employer welfare arrangement, the approximate date of the hearing,
    etc., as relevant to the document.(1)
      Written and phone requests are generally filled within 5
    working days. Requests for documents related to more than five plans may
    take more time to process. SPD requests that require contact with the plan
    to obtain a copy may take 30 to 60 days.
      Copying Charge
      The copying charge is 15 cents per page.  Do not
    send advance payment or postage stamps with your request. We will mail an
    invoice with the materials. Visitors can pay in cash, by check or money
    order.
      Records Authentication Certificate
      Upon request, we can certify the authenticity of the
    documents requested. If the documents are not on file, a certificate to that
    effect can also be made available. (Note: Same day service is generally not
    available for this service.)
      Address And Hours Of Operation
      U.S. Department of Labor
    Employee Benefits Security Administration
    EBSA Public Disclosure Room
    200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-1513
    Washington, DC 20210
    Tel 202.693.8673
    Hours:
    8:30 am - 4:30 pm weekdays (except Federal holidays)
      Footnotes
      The information we need to identify
          a plan, such as plan name and EIN, is an information collection
          request approved under Office of Management and Budget control number
          1225-0059. You are not required to respond to an information
          collection request unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
          number. Providing this information is entirely voluntary. The time
          needed to provide the information is expected to average about 30
          seconds.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         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