{"data":{"id":"us/15-cfr-906.15","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"15 CFR 906.15","heading":"Decisions.","body":"(a) After an appellate officer closes the evidentiary portion of the NAO case record, NAO will issue a written decision that is based on the NAO case record. In making a decision, NAO shall determine whether the appellant has shown by a preponderance of the evidence that the initial administrative determination is inconsistent with the law and regulations governing the initial administrative determination. In making a decision, NAO shall give deference to the reasonable interpretation(s) of applicable ambiguous laws and regulations made by the office issuing the initial administrative determination.\n(b) NAO shall serve a copy of its decision upon the appellant and the Regional Administrator. NAO will not provide the case record to the Regional Administrator when issuing its decision.","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":"08b99ec61ca433a7c83e7fe050fef298da15e21aba39b5fd2199fafc2beb61fb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/15-cfr-906.14","next":"us/15-cfr-906.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}