A waiver of any of the provisions of this part may be granted by the Department upon its own initiative, or upon the submission by a charter operator of a written request therefor: Provided, That such a waiver is in the public interest and it appears to the Department that special or unusual circumstances warrant a departure from the provisions set forth herein.

[SPR-54, 37 FR 11163, June 3, 1972, as amended by Doc. No. DOT-OST-2014-0140, 84 FR 15938, Apr. 16, 2019]