[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR22.304]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 22_APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 22.3_Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
 
Sec.  22.304  Variations, tolerances, and exemptions.

    (a) The Secretary of Labor under 40 U.S.C. 331, upon the Secretary's 
initiative or at the request of any Federal agency, may provide 
reasonable limitations and allow variations, tolerances, and exemptions 
to and from any or all provisions of the Act (see 29 CFR 5.15).
    (b) The Secretary of Labor may make variations, tolerances, and 
exemptions from the regulatory requirements of applicable parts of 29 
CFR when the Secretary finds that such action is necessary and proper in 
the public interest or to prevent injustice and undue hardship (see 29 
CFR 5.14).

[51 FR 12293, Apr. 9, 1986]