{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-4220.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 4220.1","heading":"Purpose and scope.","body":"(a) General. This part establishes procedures under which a plan sponsor shall request the PBGC to approve a plan amendment under section 4220 of ERISA. This part applies to all multiemployer plans covered by title IV of ERISA that adopt amendments pursuant to the authorization of sections 4201-4219 of ERISA (except for amendments adopted pursuant to section 4211(c)(5)). (The covered amendments are set forth in paragraph (b) of this section.) The subsequent modification of a plan amendment adopted by authorization of those sections is also covered by this part. This part does not, however, cover a plan amendment that merely repeals a previously adopted amendment, returning the plan to the statutorily prescribed rule.\n(b) Covered amendments. Amendments made pursuant to the following sections of ERISA are covered by this part:\n(1) Section 4203 (b)(1)(B)(ii).\n(2) Section 4203(c)(4).\n(3) Section 4205(c)(1).\n(4) Section 4205(d).\n(5) Section 4209(b).\n(6) Section 4210(b)(2).\n(7) Section 4211(c)(1).\n(8) Section 4211(c)(4)(D).\n(9) Section 4211(d)(1).\n(10) Section 4211(d)(2).\n(11) Section 4219(c)(1)(C)(ii)(I).\n(12) Section 4219(c)(1)(C)(iii).\n(c) Exception. Submission of a request for approval under this part is not required for a plan amendment for which the PBGC has published a notice in the Federal Register granting class approval.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XL—PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION","SUBCHAPTER I—WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY FOR MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS","PART 4220—PROCEDURES FOR PBGC APPROVAL OF PLAN AMENDMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"678ca50cdf09b367b443630d3e99f14446e6dbde522e3efbbe4c4e48f3e9d7dd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-4219.33","next":"us/29-cfr-4220.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}