[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 29, Volume 9]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 29CFR2520.101-1]



[Page 402-403]

 

                             TITLE 29--LABOR

 

 CHAPTER XXV--EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                  LABOR

 

PART 2520_RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE--Table of 

Contents

 

         Subpart A_General Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

 

Sec.  2520.101-1  Duty of reporting and disclosure.









         Subpart A_General Reporting and Disclosure Requirements



Sec.

2520.101-1 Duty of reporting and disclosure.

2520.101-2 Annual reporting by multiple employer welfare arrangements 

          and certain other entities offering or providing coverage for 

          medical care to the employees of two or more employers.

2520.101-3 Notice of blackout periods under individual account plans.

2520.101-4 Annual funding notice for multiemployer defined benefit 

          pension plans.



  Subpart B_Contents of Plan Descriptions and Summary Plan Descriptions



2520.102-1 [Reserved]

2520.102-2 Style and format of summary plan description.

2520.102-3 Contents of summary plan description.

2520.102-4 Option for different summary plan descriptions.



                  Subpart C_Annual Report Requirements



2520.103-1 Contents of the annual report.

2520.103-2 Contents of the annual report for a group insurance 

          arrangement.

2520.103-3 Exemption from certain annual reporting requirements for 

          assets held in a common or collective trust.

2520.103-4 Exemption from certain annual reporting requirements for 

          assets held in an insurance company pooled separate account.

2520.103-5 Transmittal and certification of information to plan 

          administrator for annual reporting purposes.

2520.103-6 Definition of reportable transaction for Annual Return/

          Report.

2520.103-8 Limitation on scope of accountant's examination.

2520.103-9 Direct filing for bank or insurance carrier trusts and 

          accounts.

2520.103-10 Annual report financial schedules.

2520.103-11 Assets held for investment purposes.

2520.103-12 Limited exemption and alternative method of compliance for 

          annual reporting of investments in certain entities.

2520.103-13 Special terminal report for abandoned plans.



    Subpart D_Provisions Applicable to Both Reporting and Disclosure 

                              Requirements



2520.104-1 General.

2520.104-2--2520.104-3 [Reserved]

2520.104-4 Alternative method of compliance for certain successor 

          pension plans.

2520.104-5--2520.104-6 [Reserved]

2520.104-20 Limited exemption for certain small welfare plans.

2520.104-21 Limited exemption for certain group insurance arrangements.

2520.104-22 Exemption from reporting and disclosure requirements for 

          apprenticeship and training plans.

2520.104-23 Alternative method of compliance for pension plans for 

          certain selected employees.

2520.104-24 Exemption for welfare plans for certain selected employees.

2520.104-25 Exemption from reporting and disclosure for day care 

          centers.

2520.104-26 Limited exemption for certain unfunded dues financed welfare 

          plans maintained by employee organizations.

2520.104-27 Alternative method of compliance for certain unfunded dues 

          financed pension plans maintained by employee organizations.

2520.104-28 [Reserved]

2520.104-41 Simplified annual reporting requirements for plans with 

          fewer than 100 participants.

2520.104-42 Waiver of certain actuarial information in the annual 

          report.

2520.104-43 Exemption from annual reporting requirement for certain 

          group insurance arrangements.

2520.104-44 Limited exemption and alternative method of compliance for 

          annual reporting by unfunded plans and by certain insured 

          plans.

2520.104-45 [Reserved]

2520.104-46 Waiver of examination and report of an independent qualified 

          public accountant for employee benefit plans with fewer than 

          100 participants.

2520.104-47 Limited exemption and alternative method of compliance for 

          filing of insurance company financial reports.

2520.104-48 Alternative method of compliance for model simplified 

          employee pensions--IRS Form 5305-SEP.

2520.104-49 Alternative method of compliance for certain simplified 

          employee pensions.

2520.104-50 Short plan years, deferral of accountant's examination and 

          report.



[[Page 403]]



                    Subpart E_Reporting Requirements



2520.104a-1 Filing with the Secretary of Labor.

2520.104a-2--2520.104a-4 [Reserved]

2520.104a-5 Annual report filing requirements.

2520.104a-6 Annual reporting for plans which are part of a group 

          insurance arrangement.

2520.104a-7 [Reserved]

2520.104a-8 Requirement to furnish documents to the Secretary of Labor 

          on request.



                    Subpart F_Disclosure Requirements



2520.104b-1 Disclosure.

2520.104b-2 Summary plan description.

2520.104b-3 Summary of material modifications to the plan and changes in 

          the information required to be included in the summary plan 

          description.

2520.104b-4 Alternative methods of compliance for furnishing the summary 

          plan description and summaries of material modifications of a 

          pension plan to a retired participant, a separated participant 

          with vested benefits, and a beneficiary receiving benefits.

2520.104b-10 Summary Annual Report.

2520.104b-30 Charges for documents.



Subpart G--Recordkeeping Requirements



2520.107-1 Use of electronic media for maintenance and retention of 

          records.



    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1021-1025, 1027, 1029-31, 1059, 1134 and 1135; 

and Secretary of Labor's Order 1-2003, 68 FR 5374 (Feb. 3, 2003). Sec. 

2520.101-2 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1132, 1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 

1185a-b, 1191, and 1191a-c. Secs. 2520.102-3, 2520.104b-1 and 2520.104b-

3 also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1003,1181-1183, 1181 note, 1185, 1185a-b, 

1191, and 1191a-c. Secs. 2520.104b-1 and 2520.107 also issued under 26 

U.S.C. 401 note, 111 Stat. 788. Sec. 2520.101-4 also issued under sec. 

103 of Pub. L. 108-218.







    The procedures for implementing the plan administrator's duty of 

reporting to the Secretary of Labor and disclosing information to 

participants and beneficiaries are located in subparts D, E and F of 

this part.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1210-0016)



[41 FR 16962, Apr. 23, 1976, as amended at 46 FR 62845, Dec. 29, 1981]