14 CFR § 302.310 - Exemptions on the Department's initiative.

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title: "14 CFR § 302.310 - Exemptions on the Department's initiative."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "302.310"
section_name: "Exemptions on the Department's initiative."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
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authority: "39 U.S.C. 5402; 42 U.S.C. 4321, 49 U.S.C. Subtitle I and Chapters 401, 411, 413, 415, 417, 419, 461, 463, and 471."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. OST-97-2090, 65 FR 6457, Feb. 9, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 302.310 Exemptions on the Department's initiative.

The Department may grant exemptions on its own initiative when it finds that such exemptions are required by the circumstances and consistent with the public interest.