[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 236 (Friday, December 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73272-73309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-23755]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


Publication of Year 2005 Form M-1 With Electronic Filing Option, 
Notice

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice on the Availability of the Year 2005 Form M-1 with 
Electronic Filing Option.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the Year 2005 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 2004 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 how to obtain or file a Form M-1, see the 
Supplementary Information section below.

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 2005 Form M-1

    This document announces the availability of the Year 2005 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 2004 
Form M-1. The electronic filing option has been retained and filers are 
encouraged to use this method. The Year 2005 Form M-1 is due March 1, 
2006, with an extension until May 1, 2006 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/forms_requests.html. 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. For questions regarding the electronic filing capability, 
contact the EBSA computer help desk at (202) 693-8600.


    Statutory Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1021-1024, 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, December 1, 2005.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.

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[FR Doc. 05-23755 Filed 12-8-05; 8:45 am]
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