43 CFR 4.1384 - Burdens of proof.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 19, 2024

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: May 13, 2024

View all text of Subpart L [§ 4.1100 - § 4.1394]

§ 4.1384 - Burdens of proof.

(a) OSM shall have the burden of going forward to present a prima facie case of the validity of the decision.

(b) The person filing the request for review shall have the ultimate burden of persuasion by a preponderance of the evidence that the decision is in error.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301,503; 25 U.S.C. 9,372,410,2201

source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 43 CFR 4.1384