{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1000.1180","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1000.1180","heading":"What is the burden of proof in an appeal of a rejection of a final offer?","body":"With respect to any appeal, hearing, or civil action, brought under this subpart, the Secretary shall have the burden of clearly demonstrating the validity of the grounds for rejecting the final offer.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT","Subpart I—Final Offer"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"783a9e5ff0b0bc2fc9b18af60dae14e7e3bb5fdc0663bc7f1be837aef2f4195f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1000.1175","next":"us/25-cfr-1000.1201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}