Settlement Administrator 56. Class Counsel, in consultation with Navy Federal, has selected the Settlement Administrator. The Settlement Administrator shall administer various aspects of the Settlement as described in the next paragraph hereafter and perform such other functions as are specified for the Settlement Administrator elsewhere in this Agreement, including, but not limited to, providing Mailed and Email Notice to Settlement Class members and distributing the Settlement Fund as provided herein.
57. The duties of the Settlement Administrator, in addition to other responsibilities that are described in the preceding paragraph and elsewhere in this Agreement, are as follows:
a. Use the name and address information for Settlement Class members provided by Navy Federal in connection with the Notice process approved by the Court, for the purpose of mailing the Mailed Notice and sending the Email Notice, and later mailing distribution checks to Former Account Holder Settlement Class Members, and to Current Account Holder Settlement Class Members where it is not feasible or reasonable for Navy Federal to make the payment by a credit to the Settlement Class Members’ Accounts;
b. Establish and maintain a Post Office box for the receipt of opt-out requests and objections;
c. Establish and maintain the Settlement Website;
d. Establish and maintain an automated toll-free telephone line for Settlement Class members to call with Settlement-related inquiries, and answer the frequently asked questions of Settlement Class members who call with or otherwise communicate such inquiries;
e. Respond to any mailed Settlement Class member inquiries;
f. Process all requests for exclusion from the Settlement Class;
g. Provide weekly reports to Class Counsel and Navy Federal that summarize the number of requests for exclusion and/or objections received that week, the total number of exclusion requests and/or objections received to date, and other pertinent information;
h. In advance of the Final Approval Hearing, prepare an affidavit to submit to the Court confirming that the Notice Program was completed, that the Class Action Fairness Notice requirements have been met, describing how the Notice Program was completed, providing the names of each Settlement Class member who timely and properly opted-out from the Settlement Class, as well as those Settlement Class Members that timely filed objections, and other information as may be necessary to allow the Parties to seek and obtain Final Approval;
i. Identify to Navy Federal the amount of the Net Settlement Fund required to make Settlement Class Member Payments to Current Account Holders by a credit to those Settlement Class Members’ Accounts, as well as the amount that shall be paid into the Escrow Account;
j. Perform all tax-related services for the Escrow Account as provided in the Agreement;
k. Pay invoices, expenses and costs upon approval by Class Counsel and Navy Federal, as provided in this Agreement; and
l. Any other Settlement-administration-related function at the instruction of Class Counsel and Navy Federal, including, but not limited to, verifying that the Settlement Fund has been distributed.
Final Report by Settlement Administrator Within 10 days after the Administrator disburses all funds in the Gross Settlement Amount, the Administrator will provide Class Counsel and Defense Counsel with a final report detailing its disbursements by employee identification number only of all payments made under this Agreement. At least 15 days before any deadline set by the Court, the Administrator will prepare, and submit to Class Counsel and Defense Counsel, a signed declaration suitable for filing in Court attesting to its disbursement of all payments required under this Agreement. Class Counsel is responsible for filing the Administrator's declaration in Court.
Settlement Administration 5.1. The Settlement Administrator shall, under the supervision of the Court, administer the relief provided by this Settlement Agreement by processing Claim Forms in a rational, responsive, cost effective, and timely manner. The Settlement Administrator shall maintain reasonably detailed records of its activities under this Settlement Agreement. The Settlement Administrator shall maintain all such records as are required by applicable law in accordance with its normal business practices and such records will be made available to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel upon request. The Settlement Administrator shall also provide reports and other information to the Court as the Court may require. The Settlement Administrator shall provide Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel with information concerning Notice, administration, and implementation of the Settlement Agreement. Should the Court request, the Parties, in conjunction with the Settlement Administrator, shall submit a timely report to the Court summarizing the work performed by the Settlement Administrator, including a report of all amounts from the State-Specific Settlement Funds paid on account of Approved Claims. Without limiting the foregoing, the Settlement Administrator shall:
(a) receive exclusion forms and other requests from Settlement Class Members and promptly provide a copy of such requests to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel upon receipt. If the Settlement Administrator receives any exclusion forms or other requests from the Settlement Class after the Objection/Exclusion Deadline, the Settlement Administrator shall promptly provide copies thereof to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel;
(b) provide weekly reports to Class Counsel and Defendant’s Counsel, including, without limitation, reports regarding the number of Claim Forms received, the current number approved by the Settlement Administrator at that time from each of the Settlement Classes, and the number of opt-outs received;
(c) make available for inspection by Class Counsel or Defendant’s Counsel the Claim Forms, any documentation submitted in support thereof, and any correspondence received by the Settlement Administrator at any time upon reasonable notice;
(d) pay all Approved Claims according to the terms of this Settlement Agreement;
(e) make all tax filings related to the Escrow Accounts, including making any required “information returns” as that term is used in 26 U.S.C. § 1, et seq. Neither Class Counsel nor Defendant makes any representations regarding the tax treatment of the Escrow Account, State-Specific Settlement Funds or any portion thereof; and
(f) respond to questions about the Settlement from Settlement Class Members.
5.2. The Settlement Administrator shall employ reasonable procedures to screen claims for abuse or fraud. The Settlement Administrator, after consultation with Class Counsel, shall reject Claim Forms where there is evidence of abuse or fraud.
5.3. The Settlement Administrator shall reject any Claim Form that does not contain all requested information. The Settlement Administrator shall provide the individual with an opportunity to cure any deficient Claim Form within twenty-one (21) days after notice to such individual. If the individual fails to cure within the required time, the claim shall be rejected.
5.4. In the exercise of their duties outlined in this Agreement, the Settlement Administrator shall have the right to reasonably request additional information from the Parties or any Settlement Class Member.
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND EARLY TERMINATION 14 8.1 Contract Remedies. 14 8.2 Termination for Convenience 14 8.3 Termination for Cause 14 9.1 Amendment 15 9.2 Insurance 15 9.3 Legal Obligations 15 9.4 Permitting and Licensure 16 9.5 Indemnity 16 9.6 Assignments 16 9.7 Independent Contractor 17 9.8 Technical Guidance Letters 17 9.9 Dispute Resolution 17 9.10 Governing Law and Venue 17 9.11 Severability 17 9.12 Survivability 18 9.13 Force Majeure 18 9.14 No Waiver of Provisions 18 9.15 Publicity 18 9.16 Prohibition on Non-compete Restrictions 19 9.17 No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity 19 9.18 Entire Contract and Modification 19 9.19 Counterparts 19 9.20 Proper Authority 19 9.21 E-Verify Program 19 9.22 Civil Rights 19 9.23 System Agency Data 21 v. 2 16.1 Effective 03/26/2019 HHSC Grantee Uniform Terms and Conditions Page 3 of 21
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Agreement Administration SBBC has delegated authority to the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee to take any actions necessary to implement and administer this Agreement.
Contract Administrator The Contract Administrator will monitor and coordinate contract activities on a day-to-day basis.
Master Services Agreement This Agreement is a master agreement governing the relationship between the Parties solely with regard to State Street’s provision of Services to each BTC Recipient under the applicable Service Modules.
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Contract Administrators All notices permitted or required to be given by one Party to the other and all questions about the contract from one Party to the other shall be addressed and delivered to the other Party’s Contract Administrator. The name, post office address, street address, telephone number, fax number, and email address of the Parties’ respective initial Contract Administrators are set out below. Either Party may change the name, post office address, street address, telephone number, fax number, or email address of its Contract Administrator by giving timely written notice to the other Party.
