The Benefits Committee shall make a Determination regarding an appeal and notify the Claimant of its Determination within a reasonable period of time, but in any event (except as described in [Section 15.8(b)] below) within 60 days after the Benefits Committee receives the appeal.

The Benefits Committee shall make a Determination regarding a Claim and notify the Claimant of such Determination within a reasonable period of time, but in any event (except as described in [Section 15.4(b)] below) within 90 days after the Benefits Committee receives the Claim.

Benefits Committee shall notify the Claimant before the end of the initial 60-day period of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render a decision. If such an extension is due to a failure of the Claimant to submit information necessary to decide the appeal, the period in which the Benefits Committee is required to make a decision shall be tolled by the Benefits Committee from the date on which the Benefits Committee notifies the Claimant until the date the Benefits Committee has received the requested information from the Claimant. If the Claimant fails to respond to the Benefits Committee’s request for additional information within a reasonable time, the Benefits Committee may, in its discretion, render a Determination on the appeal based on the record before the Benefits Committee.

claimant must take if he wishes to appeal the denial. The Committee shall notify the claimant of any adverse benefit determination within a reasonable period of time, ordinarily within 90 days after receipt of the claim, unless the Committee determines additional time is required to make a determination.

The Benefits Committee may extend the period for making a Determination to a maximum of 90 additional days if the Benefits Committee determines that circumstances require an extension of time. The Benefits Committee shall notify the Claimant before the end of the initial 90-day period of the circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Benefits Committee expects to render a Determination.

In General. The Committee must render a decision on the claim within 90 days of the Claimant's written claim for benefits, provided that the Committee, in its discretion, may determine that an additional 90-day extension is warranted if it needs additional time to review the claim due to matters beyond the control of the Committee. In such event, the Committee shall notify the Claimant prior to the end of the initial period that an extension is needed, the reason therefor and the date by which the Committee expects to render a decision.