29 CFR § 4203.1 - Purpose and scope.

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title: "29 CFR § 4203.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4203.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
part_number: "4203"
part_name: "EXTENSION OF SPECIAL WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY RULES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34083, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4203.1 Purpose and scope.

(a) *Purpose.* The purpose of this part is to prescribe procedures whereby a multiemployer plan may, pursuant to sections 4203(f) and 4208(e)(3) of ERISA, request the PBGC to approve a plan amendment which establishes special complete or partial withdrawal liability rules.

(b) *Scope.* This part applies to a multiemployer pension plan covered by title IV of ERISA.