(a) All applications submitted for authorization to pay wages lower
than those required by section 6(a) of the FLSA will be considered and
acted upon (issued or denied) subject to the conditions specified in
Secs. 520.403 and 520.404 of this part.
(b) If, in the case of messengers and/or learners, available
information indicates that the requirements of this part are satisfied,
the Administrator shall issue a special certificate which will be mailed
to the employer. If a special certificate is denied, the employer shall
be given written notice of the denial. If a messenger and/or learner
certificate is denied, notice of such denial shall be without prejudice
to the filing of any subsequent application.
(c) If, in the case of apprentices, the apprenticeship agreement and
other available information indicate that the requirements of this part
are satisfied, the Administrator shall issue a special certificate. The
special certificate, if issued, shall be mailed to the employer or the
apprenticeship committee and a copy shall be mailed to the apprentice.
If a special certificate is denied, the employer or the apprenticeship
committee, the apprentice and the recognized apprenticeship agency shall
be given written notice of the denial. The employer shall pay the
apprentice the minimum wage applicable under section 6(a) of the FLSA
from the date of receipt of notice of such denial.
