29 CFR § 4006.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4006.1"
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title: "29 CFR § 4006.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4006.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PREMIUMS"
part_number: "4006"
part_name: "PREMIUM RATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1306, 1307."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34016, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4006"
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# 4006.1 Purpose and scope.

This part, which applies to all plans covered by title IV of ERISA, provides rules for computing the premiums imposed by sections 4006 and 4007 of ERISA. (See part 4007 of this chapter for rules for the payment of premiums, including due dates and late payment charges.)