29 CFR § 4041.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4041.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 4041.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4041.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLAN TERMINATIONS"
part_number: "4041"
part_name: "TERMINATION OF SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS"
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), 1341, 1344, 1350."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 60428, Nov. 7, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4041"
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# 4041.1 Purpose and scope.

This part sets forth the rules and procedures for terminating a single-employer plan in a standard or distress termination under section 4041 of ERISA, the exclusive means of voluntarily terminating a plan.