29 CFR § 1981.114 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1981.114"
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title: "29 CFR § 1981.114 - Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1981.114"
section_name: "Special circumstances; waiver of rules."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1981"
part_name: "PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 6 OF THE PIPELINE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2002"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 60129; Secretary's Order 1-2012 (Jan. 18, 2012), 77 FR 3912 (Jan. 25, 2012); Secretary's Order 01-2020, 85 FR 13186 (March 6, 2020)."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 17591, Apr. 5, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1981"
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# 1981.114 Special circumstances; waiver of rules.

In special circumstances not contemplated by the provisions of this part, or for good cause shown, the administrative law judge or the Board on review may, upon application, after three days notice to all parties, waive any rule or issue any orders that justice or the administration of the Act requires.