The Secretary may waive with respect to a particular award, in writing, a suspension of payments under an award, suspension or termination of an award, or suspension or debarment of a recipient if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be in the public interest. This exception authority cannot be delegated to any other official.
source: 68 FR 66557, 66619, 66620, Nov. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 38 CFR 48.515