{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-906.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 906.14","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"On issues of fact, the appellant bears the burden of proving he or she should prevail by a preponderance of the evidence. Preponderance of the evidence is the relevant evidence in the NAO case record, considered as a whole, that shows that a contested fact is more likely to be true than not true. Appellant has the obligation to obtain and present evidence to support the claims in his or her petition.","path":["Title 15—Commerce and Foreign Trade","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Commerce and Foreign Trade","CHAPTER IX—NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REGULATIONS","PART 906—NATIONAL APPEALS OFFICE RULES OF PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-15.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:24Z","sha256":"419ebd24969483d7ce7467b4ac53fe18657d8d67a92800ca4af9f3b107c0a8be","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-906.13","next":"us/15-cfr-906.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}