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DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice on the Availability of the Year 2007 Form M-1 with Electronic Filing Option.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Publication of Year 2007 Form M-1 With Electronic Filing Option, Notice

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the Year 2007 Form M1, Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception. It is substantively identical to the 2006 Form M1. The Form M1 may again be filed electronically over the Internet.

SUMMARY: Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception; annual report (2007 Form M-1),

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Form M1 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 2520.1012.

II. The Year 2007 Form M1

This document announces the availability of the Year 2007 Form M1, Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). This year's Form M1 is substantively identical to the Year 2006 Form M1. The electronic filing option has been retained and filers are encouraged to use this method. The Year 2007 Form M1 is due March 3, 2008, with an extension until May 2, 2008 available.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed to working together with administrators to help them comply with this filing requirement. Copies of the Form M1 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 tollfree publication hotline at 1866444EBSA (3272). Questions on completing the form are being directed to the EBSA help desk at (202) 6938360. For questions regarding the electronic filing capability, contact the EBSA computer help desk at (202) 6938600.

Statutory Authority: 29 U.S.C. 10211024, 1027, 10291031, 1059, 1132, 1134, 1135, 11811183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185ab, 1191, 1191ac; Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12003, 68 FR 5374 (February 2, 2003).

Signed at Washington, DC this 6th day of December, 2007. Bradford P. Campbell,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. E724040 Filed 121107; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For inquiries regarding the Form M-1 filing requirement, contact Amy Turner or Beth L. Baum, Office of Health Plan Standards and Compliance Assistance, at (202) 6938335. For inquiries regarding how to obtain or file a Form M1, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.