(a) The statutory waiver provision at WIA section 189(i) does not apply to WIA section 167.

(b) NFJP grantees may request waiver of any regulatory provisions only when such regulatory provisions are:

(1) Not required by WIA;

(2) Not related to wage and labor standards, nondisplacement protection, worker rights, participation and protection of workers and participants, and eligibility of participants, grievance procedures, judicial review, nondiscrimination, allocation of funds, procedures for review and approval of plans; and

(3) Not related to the key reform principles embodied in WIA, described in 20 CFR 661.400.