{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-29.916","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 29.916","heading":"Who bears the burden of proof in a Contract Disputes Act claim?","body":"The Tribe bears the burden of proof to demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence, the validity of a Contract Disputes Act claim.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 29—TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SELF-GOVERNANCE PROGRAM","Subpart J—Dispute Resolution and Appeals"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"dcba897cd71c6f6de4264106d5de1f4e93a1ef40d29751feee48fbd6e8bdb198","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-29.915","next":"us/49-cfr-29.917"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}