Special circumstances.

§ 530.206 Special circumstances. At the discretion of the Administrator, a certificate need not be denied or revoked pursuant to §§ 530.204 or 530.205 of this subpart if the Administrator finds all of the following: (a) The certificate holder, despite the exercise of due care, did not know and did not have reason to know of the violations; (b) All back wages and civil money penalties found by the Administrator to be owing by the certificate holder have been paid; and (c) The certificate holder has taken appropriate steps to prevent recurrence of the violations.