15 CFR § 906.14 - Burden of proof.

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title: "15 CFR § 906.14 - Burden of proof."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "906.14"
section_name: "Burden of proof."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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# 906.14 Burden of proof.

On issues of fact, the appellant bears the burden of proving he or she should prevail by a preponderance of the evidence. Preponderance of the evidence is the relevant evidence in the NAO case record, considered as a whole, that shows that a contested fact is more likely to be true than not true. Appellant has the obligation to obtain and present evidence to support the claims in his or her petition.