Affiliate.

Affiliate.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (h)(2) of this section, the term affiliate means any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the person; or any officer, director, partner or employee of the person.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (c)(3)(i)(C) of this section, the term affiliate means a 50 percent or more owner of a qualified termination administrator, or any person described in paragraph (h)(1) of this section that provides services to the plan.
(3) For purposes of paragraph (h)(1) of this section, the term control means the power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a person other than an individual.
(i) Model notices. Appendices to this section contain model notices that are intended to assist qualified termination administrators in discharging the notification requirements under this section. Their use is not mandatory. However, the use of appropriately completed model notices will be deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (b)(5), (c)(3), (d)(2)(vi), and (d)(2)(ix) of this section.

Source

29 CFR § 2578.1

Scoping language

General. The purpose of this part is to establish standards for the termination and winding up of an individual account plan (as defined in section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act)) with respect to which a qualified termination administrator (as defined in paragraph (g) of this section) has determined there is no responsible plan sponsor or plan administrator within the meaning of section 3(16)(B) and (A) of the Act, respectively, to perform such acts.