{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-771.79","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 771.79","heading":"Initial applications.","body":"In hearings on the initial denial of applications, the burden of proof is on the Government to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the Director of Industry Operations had reason to believe that the applicant is not entitled to a permit or license.","path":["Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","SUBCHAPTER E—EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS","PART 771—RULES OF PRACTICE IN EXPLOSIVE LICENSE AND PERMIT PROCEEDINGS","Subpart F—Hearing Procedure"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"7c395918a4583ad51a97370edfb6745e0923b667d8de04318ef16ab45afee8bf","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-771.78","next":"us/27-cfr-771.80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}