Participant Administrative Provisions. 9.1 Each Participant and each beneficiary of a deceased Participant must furnish to the Board such evidence, data, or information as the Board considers necessary or desirable for the purpose of administering the Plan.
9.2 Each Participant and each beneficiary of a deceased Participant shall file with the Board from time to time, in writing, his post office address and any change of post office address or last name. Any communication, statement, or notice addressed to a Participant, or beneficiary, at his last post office address filed with the Board, or as shown on the records of the Employer, shall bind the Participant, or beneficiary, for all purposes of this Plan.
9.3 Any Participant in the Plan or any beneficiary receiving benefits under the Plan may examine copies of this Plan and Trust, any contract, or any other instrument under which the Plan was established or is operated. The Board will maintain all of the items listed in this Section 9.3 at its offices during regular hours, or in such other place or places as may be designated from time to time for examination during regular hours. Upon the written request of a Participant or beneficiary receiving benefits under the Plan, the Board shall furnish him with a copy of any item listed in this Section 9.3. The Board may make a reasonable charge to the requesting person for the copy so furnished.
9.4 The Board shall provide adequate notice in writing to any Participant or to any beneficiary (“Claimant”) whose written claim for benefits under the Plan the Board has denied. The Board’s notice to the Claimant shall set forth:
(a) The reason for the denial;
(b) References to pertinent Plan provisions on which the Board based its denial;
(c) A description of any additional material and information needed for the Claimant to perfect his claim and an explanation of why the material or information is needed; and
(d) That any appeal the Claimant wishes to make of the adverse determination must be in writing to the Board within ninety (90) days after receipt of the Board’s notice of denial of benefits. The Board’s notice must further advise the Claimant that his failure to appeal the action to the Board in writing within the ninety (90) day period will render the Board’s determination final, binding, and conclusive. The Board’s notice of denial of benefits shall identify the name and address of the Director of the Board to whom the Claimant may forward his appeal. If the Claimant should appeal to the Board, he,...
Participant Administrative Provisions
