(a) An employee welfare benefit plan that provides exclusively
apprenticeship training benefits or other training benefits or that
provides exclusively apprenticeship and training benefits shall not be
required to meet any requirement of part 1 of the Act, provided that the
administrator of such plan:
(1) Has filed with the Secretary the notice described in paragraph
(b) of this section;
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(2) Takes steps reasonably designed to ensure that the information
required to be contained in such notice is disclosed to employees of
employers contributing to the plan who may be eligible to enroll in any
course of study sponsored or established by the plan; and
(3) Makes such notice available to such employees upon request.
(b) The notice referred to in paragraph (a) of this section shall
contain accurate information concerning:
(1) The name of the plan;
(2) The Employer Identification Number (EIN) of the plan sponsor;
(3) The name of the plan administrator;
(4) The name and location of an office or person from whom an
interested individual can obtain:
(i) A description of any existing or anticipated future course of
study sponsored or established by the plan, including any prerequisites
for enrolling in such course; and
(ii) A description of the procedure by which to enroll in such
course.
(c) Filing address. The notice referred to in paragraph (a) of this
section shall be filed with the Secretary of Labor by mailing it to:
Apprenticeship and Training Plan Exemption, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Room N-1513, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, or by delivering it during normal
working hours to the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Room N-
1513, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC.
[45 FR 15529, Mar. 11, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 27933, Apr. 25, 1980;
54 FR 8629, Mar. 1, 1989; 68 FR 16400, Apr. 3, 2003]
