{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-8.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 8.21","heading":"Burden of proof.","body":"For the purpose of determinations to be made under §§ 8.15 and 8.17, the burden of proof is on the originating Departmental component to show that continued classification is warranted.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation","PART 8—CLASSIFIED INFORMATION: CLASSIFICATION/DECLASSIFICATION/ACCESS","Subpart B—Classification/Declassification of Information"],"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":"f72b5676485270d2f462273ac6ed6a1e5a868d6fd6312f3571fc78660a136b49","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-8.19","next":"us/49-cfr-8.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}