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25IPage <br /> Attachment D—Operating Procedures <br /> The Plan Administrator shall immediately contact payroll vendors to initiate electronic reporting of data to BPAS, <br /> using the file layout provided by BPAS. Participant-Directed trading will begin based on Participant elections on <br /> file with BPAS. The following steps must be completed to initiate each trade: <br /> TRADE PREPARATION <br /> Participant Data and Contributions <br /> 1. Plan Administrator downloads Participant data and Contributions information to BPAS through the <br /> CensusPROTM application. <br /> 2. BPAS processes the Participant data and Contribution information received. <br /> 3. PARTICIPANT DATA MUST BE RECEIVED IN ORDER FOR TRADES TO BE PROCESSED <br /> Verification of Pay Date Data <br /> 1. BPAS will send a communication (Verification Data) to the Plan Administrator detailing the gross amount of <br /> Contributions prior to transmittal of funds. The Plan Administrator must electronically sign the verification to <br /> verify the integrity of the magnetic media. <br /> 2. In addition, by approving the verification data, the Plan Administrator signifies to BPAS that funds have been <br /> made available for BPAS to complete the transaction. <br /> 3. ACCEPTANCE OF VERIFICATION DATA MUST BE RECEIVED IN ORDER FOR TRADES TO BE PROCESSED <br /> Transmittal of Funds <br /> 1. The Plan Administrator must authorize BPAS to initiate debit entries in connection with contributions and <br /> other payments made to the Plan, as directed by the Plan Administrator, through an Automated Clearing <br /> House ("ACH") electronic funds transfer from the account set up for this purpose, such account shall be <br /> designated by the Plan Administrator on an "ACH Authorization" Form. The Plan Administrator may <br /> subsequently designate another bank account by directing BPAS in writing or such other medium as may be <br /> acceptable to BPAS. The Plan Administrator will be responsible for submitting contribution and other <br /> payment data via electronic means acceptable to BPAS. The Plan Administrator also directs that the Plan <br /> Administrator's completed ACH Authorization, or subsequent direction acceptable to BPAS which supersedes <br /> the original, shall serve as authorization to the bank indicated by the Plan Administrator to accept any such <br /> debit entries initiated to the designated bank account. The Plan Administrator agrees that it shall be solely <br /> responsible for assuring that BPAS is in receipt of the information necessary to initiate and effectuate the <br /> transfer of funds pursuant to this instruction and that the bank account designated by the Plan Administrator <br /> now or in the future, contains sufficient funds to satisfy BPAS' ACH request. Further, the Plan Administrator <br /> agrees and acknowledges that 1) if it should fail to make sufficient funds available in its bank account for ACH <br /> purposes, BPAS reserves the right to reverse these new contribution trades in participant accounts, and 2) if <br /> the Plan Administrator fails to deliver settlement proceeds, the Plan Administrator will assume full <br /> responsibility for resolving this matter with plan Participants, including any financial restitution. <br /> 2. Once the money is transferred (invested)the funds become the property of the Trust. <br /> 3. FUNDS MUST BE RECEIVED IN ORDER FOR TRADES TO BE PROCESSED <br /> Time elapsed from receipt of valid Participant data and contribution information, approved verification data and <br /> funds to cover contribution trade as outlined above, and Trade Date will not exceed three (3) business days. <br /> (Subject to Section 4.02 of the Agreement.) <br /> VEBA Administrative Service Agreement (405512) <br />