46 CFR § 296.4 - Waivers.

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title: "46 CFR § 296.4 - Waivers."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "296.4"
section_name: "Waivers."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND OPERATORS"
part_number: "296"
part_name: "MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM (MSP)"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Pub. L. 108-136, Pub. L. 109-163, Pub. L. 112-239; 49 U.S.C. 322(a), 46 U.S.C. chapter 531, 49 CFR 1.93."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 55588, Sept. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 296.4 Waivers.

In General—In special circumstances, and for good cause shown, the procedures prescribed in this part may be waived in writing by the Secretary, by mutual agreement of the Secretary in consultation with the SecDef, and the Contractor, so long as the procedures adopted are consistent with the MSA 2003 and with the objectives of these regulations.