---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 C.F.R. § 4203.1"
title: "29"
number: "4203.1"
heading: "Purpose and scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/29/4203.1"
---

# §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)](/cfr/29/4203.md?p=f) and [4208(e)(3)](/cfr/29/4208.md?p=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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 34083, July 1, 1996, unless otherwise noted.