29 CFR § 4262.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s4262.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 4262.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "4262.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "INSOLVENCY, TERMINATION, AND OTHER RULES APPLICABLE TO MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS"
part_number: "4262"
part_name: "SPECIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY PBGC"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3), 1432."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 41006, July 8, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "4262"
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# 4262.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to prescribe rules governing applications for special financial assistance under section 4262 of ERISA and related requirements.