---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 2570.150"
title: "29"
number: "2570.150"
heading: "Scope of rules."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/2570.150"
---

# §2570.150. Scope of rules.


The rules of practice set forth in this subpart H apply to “[section 3(40)](/cfr/29/3.md?p=40) Finding Proceedings” (as defined in [§ 2570.152(g)](/cfr/29/2570.152.md?p=g)), under section 3(40) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act). Refer to [29 CFR 2510.3-40](/cfr/29/2510.3-40.md) for the definition of relevant terms of [section 3(40)](/cfr/29/3.md?p=40) of ERISA, [29 U.S.C. 1002(40)](/usc/29/1002.md?p=40). To the extent that the regulations in this subpart differ from the regulations in [subpart A](/cfr/29/subpartA.md) of [29 CFR part 18](/cfr/29/part18.md), the regulations in this subpart apply to matters arising under [section 3(40)](/cfr/29/3.md?p=40) of ERISA rather than the rules of procedure for administrative hearings published by the Department's Office of Administrative Law Judges in [subpart A](/cfr/29/subpartA.md) of [29 CFR part 18](/cfr/29/part18.md). These proceedings shall be conducted as expeditiously as possible, and the parties shall make every effort to avoid delay at each stage of the proceedings.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 68 FR 17489, Apr. 9, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8477; 29 U.S.C. 1002(40), 1021, 1108, 1132, and 1135; sec. 102, Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978, 5 U.S.C. App at 672 (2006); Secretary of Labor's Order 3-2010, 75 FR 55354 (September 10, 2010) Subpart I is also issued under 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(8).

### Source

Source: 53 FR 37476, Sept. 26, 1988, unless otherwise noted.