29 C.F.R. § 2570.34

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Information to be included in every exemption application.

CFR 2011 annual edition (revised as of 2011-07-01) · superseded Jul 1, 2012

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(a) All applications for exemptions must contain the following information:

(1) The name(s) of the applicant(s);

(2) A detailed description of the exemption transaction and the parties in interest for whom an exemption is requested, including a description of any larger integrated transaction of which the exemption transaction is a part;

(3) Whether the affected plan(s) and any parties in interest will be represented by the same person with regard to the exemption application;

(4) Reasons a plan would have for entering into the exemption transaction;

(5) The prohibited transaction provisions from which exemptive relief is requested and the reason why the transaction would violate each such provision;

(6) Whether the exemption transaction is customary for the industry or class involved;

(7) Whether the exemption transaction is or has been the subject of an investigation or enforcement action by the Department or by the Internal Revenue Service; and

(8) The hardship or economic loss, if any, which would result to the person or persons on behalf of whom the exemption is sought, to affected plans, and to their participants and beneficiaries from denial of the exemption.

(b) All applications for exemption must also contain the following:

(1) A statement explaining why the requested exemption would be—

(i) Administratively feasible;

(ii) In the interests of affected plans and their participants and beneficiaries; and

(iii) Protective of the rights of participants and beneficiaries of affected plans.

(2) With respect to the notification of interested persons required by § 2570.43:

(i) A description of the interested persons to whom the applicant intends to provide notice;

(ii) The manner in which the applicant will provide such notice; and

(iii) An estimate of the time the applicant will need to furnish notice to all interested persons following publication of a notice of the proposed exemption in the Federal Register.

(3) If an advisory opinion has been requested with respect to any issue relating to the exemption transaction—

(i) A copy of the letter concluding the Department's action on the advisory opinion request; or

(ii) If the Department has not yet concluded its action on the request:

(A) A copy of the request or the date on which it was submitted together with the Department's correspondence control number as indicated in the acknowledgment letter; and

(B) An explanation of the effect of a favorable advisory opinion upon the exemption transaction.

(4) If the application is to be signed by anyone other than an individual party in interest seeking exemptive relief on his own behalf, a statement which—

(i) Identifies the individual who will be signing the application and his position with the applicant; and

(ii) Explains briefly the basis of his familiarity with the matters discussed in the application.

(5)

(i) A declaration in the following form:

Under penalty of perjury, I declare that I am familiar with the matters discussed in this application and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the representations made in this application are true and correct.

(ii) This declaration must be dated and signed by:

(A) The applicant himself in the case of an individual party in interest seeking exemptive relief on his own behalf;

(B) A corporate officer or partner where the applicant is a corporation or partnership;

(C) A designated officer or official where the applicant is an association, organization or other unincorporated enterprise;

(D) The plan fiduciary who has the authority, responsibility, and control with respect to the exemption transaction where the applicant is a plan.

(iii) Specialized statements from third-party experts, such as appraisals or analyses of market conditions, submitted to support an application for exemption must also be accompanied by a statement of consent from such expert acknowledging that he or she knows that his or her statement is being submitted to the Department as part of an application for exemption.

(iv) For those applications requiring an independent fiduciary to represent the plan in the exemption transaction, each statement submitted by said independent fiduciary must contain a signed and dated declaration under penalty of perjury that, to the best of said fiduciary's knowledge and belief, the representations made in such statement are true and correct.

(c) An application for exemption may also include a draft of the requested exemption which defines the transaction and parties in interest for which exemptive relief is sought and the specific conditions under which the exemption would apply.

29 C.F.R. § 2570.34 — Information to be included in every exemption application. · CFR 2011 annual edition (revised as of 2011-07-01) · https://pensionresource.website/EAMain?content=EAMain.Law&id=cfr29-2570.34&asof=2008-01-08 · printed Oct 16, 2026

Implements

ERISA § 408 (29 U.S.C. § 1108) Exemptions from prohibited transactions

Cited by (code & regs)

29 C.F.R. § 2570.35 Information to be included in applications for in…
29 C.F.R. § 2570.39 Opportunities to submit additional information.
29 C.F.R. § 2570.50 Revocation or modification of exemptions.
29 C.F.R. § 2570.31 Definitions.
29 C.F.R. § 2570.43 Notification of interested persons by applicant.
29 C.F.R. § 2570.46 Hearings in opposition to exemptions from restric…
29 C.F.R. § 2570.41 Final denial letters.
29 C.F.R. § 2570.33 Applications the Department will not ordinarily c…
29 C.F.R. § 2570.45 Requests for reconsideration.

Guidance addressing this section

Department of Labor (EBSA)

Final Rules

89 FR 4662 Jan 24, 2024 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications (a)(5)(b)(6)(b)(6)(ii)(c)(c)(5)(d)
76 FR 66637 Oct 27, 2011 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans (b)(5)(b)(5)(ii)(c)(c)(4)(c)(7)(d)(8)

Proposed Rules

87 FR 14722Proposed Mar 15, 2022 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications Comments due Apr 14, 2022 (b)(6)(b)(6)(ii)(c)(4)(d)(e)
75 FR 53172Proposed Aug 30, 2010 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption Procedures; Employee Benefit Plans Comments due Oct 14, 2010 (a)(2)(b)(5)(b)(5)(ii)(b)(5)(iii)(b)(5)(iv)(c)

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