29 CFR § 4206.9 - Amount of credit in plans using alternative allocation methods.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4206.9"
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title: "29 CFR § 4206.9 - Amount of credit in plans using alternative allocation methods."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4206.9"
section_name: "Amount of credit in plans using alternative allocation methods."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
part_number: "4206"
part_name: "ADJUSTMENT OF LIABILITY FOR A WITHDRAWAL SUBSEQUENT TO A PARTIAL WITHDRAWAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3) and 1386(b)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 34086, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4206"
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# 4206.9 Amount of credit in plans using alternative allocation methods.

A plan that has adopted an alternative method of allocating unfunded vested benefits pursuant to section 4211(c)(5) of ERISA and part 4211 of this chapter shall adopt, by plan amendment, a method of calculating the credit provided by § 4206.3 that is consistent with the rules in §§ 4206.4 through 4206.8 for plans using the statutory allocation method most similar to the plan's alternative allocation method.