{"data":{"id":"us/50-cfr-221.57","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"50 CFR 221.57","heading":"Who has the burden of persuasion, and what standard of proof applies?","body":"(a) Any party who has filed a request for a hearing has the burden of persuasion with respect to the issues of material fact raised by that party.\n(b) The standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries","CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS","PART 221—CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES","Subpart B—Hearing Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-50.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:39Z","sha256":"062e0dcda795c1b839037901371b05bf584bc5e4fa47a8f7e15aa3a3f27f9939","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/50-cfr-221.56","next":"us/50-cfr-221.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}