25 CFR § 900.163 - What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?

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title: "25 CFR § 900.163 - What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?"
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title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "900.163"
section_name: "What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 450f"
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# 900.163 What is the Secretary's burden of proof for appeals from decisions under § 900.150(a) through § 900.150(g)?

For those appeals, the Secretary has the burden of proof (as required by section 102(e)(1) of the Act) to establish by clearly demonstrating the validity of the grounds for declining the contract proposal.