Rules and Regulations. Notice on the Availability of the Year 2002 Form M-1

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BILLING CODE 3410-34-P 67 240 Friday, December 13, 2002 Notices Part VI Department of Labor Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Publication of Year 2002 Form M-1; Notice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Publication of Year 2002 Form M-1 AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice on the Availability of the Year 2002 Form M-1. SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the Year 2002 Form M-1, Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception.

A copy of this new form is attached. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy J. Turner, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor, at

(202)693-8335. 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 2001 Form M-1 This document announces the availability of the Year 2002 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 2001 Form M-1. In addition, the filing deadlines for the Year 2002 Form M-1 parallel those for last year's form. Specifically, the Year 2002 Form M-1 is generally due March 1, 2003, with an extension until May 1, 2003 available. These Year 2002 deadlines were also previously published; they are included in the Department of Labor's regulations implementing the Form M-1 filing requirement and they were set forth in last year's Form M-1. PWBA 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/pwba.* In addition, after printing, copies will be available by calling the PWBA toll-free publication hotline at 1-866-275-7922. Questions on completing the form are being directed to the PWBA help desk at

(202)693-8360. Statutory Authority Sec. 29 U.S.C. 1024, 1027, 1059, 1132(c)(5), 1135, 1181-1183, 1185, 1185a, 1185b, 1191, 1191a, 1191b, 1191c; Sec. 101, Pub. L. 104-191, 101 Stat. 1936 (29 U.S.C. 1181); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-87, 52 FR 13139, April 21, 1987. Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of December, 2002. Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. BILLING CODE 4510-29-P EN13DE02.003 EN13DE02.004 EN13DE02.005 EN13DE02.006 EN13DE02.007 EN13DE02.008 EN13DE02.009 EN13DE02.010 EN13DE02.011 EN13DE02.012 EN13DE02.013 EN13DE02.014 EN13DE02.015 EN13DE02.016 EN13DE02.017 EN13DE02.018 EN13DE02.019 EN13DE02.020 EN13DE02.021 EN13DE02.022 [FR Doc. 02-31427 Filed 12-12-02; 8:45 am]

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