1. Regulations
  2. title 14
  3. chapter I
  4. part 16
  5. subpart F
  6. § 16.227

View all text of Subpart F [§ 16.201 - § 16.245]

§ 16.227 - Standard of proof.

The hearing officer shall issue an initial decision or rule in a party's favor only if the decision or ruling is in accordance with law and supported by a preponderance of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence contained in the record.

[Amdt. 16-1, as amended at 78 FR 56147, Sept. 12, 2013]

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 322, 1110, 1111, 1115, 1116, 1718(a) and (b), 1719, 1723, 1726, 1727, 40103(e), 40113, 40116, 44502(b), 46101, 46104, 46110, 47104, 47106(e), 47107, 47108, 47111(d), 47122, 47123-47125, 47133, 47151-47153, 48103.

SOURCE: Docket No. 27783, 61 FR 54004, Oct. 16, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 14 CFR 16.227