46 CFR § 401.620 - Burden of proof.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s401.620"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 401.620 - Burden of proof."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "401.620"
section_name: "Burden of proof."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD (GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE), DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 2103, 2104(a), 6101, 7701, 8105, 9303, 9304; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 401.620 Burden of proof.

(a) In a suspension or revocation hearing, the Director shall have the burden of establishing, by substantial evidence, the grounds for a suspension or revocation of a Certificate of Registration held by a pilot, as stated in the letter addressed to such pilot notifying him of the U.S. Coast Guard intention to suspend or revoke the pilot's registration.

(b) In a refusal-to-renew-registration hearing, the Director shall have the burden of establishing the grounds for the Director's determination under § 401.240(c) to deny renewal of the Certificate of Registration.

[32 FR 14222, Oct. 13, 1967, as amended at 61 FR 5721, Feb. 14, 1996. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 32655, June 25, 1996, and further redesignated and amended by USCG-1998-3976, 63 FR 35139, 35140, June 29, 1998]