[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1264.129]

[Page 385-386]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 1264_IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL PENALTIES ACT OF 1986--
 
Sec.  1264.129  The hearing and burden of proof.

    (a) The presiding officer shall conduct a hearing on the record in 
order to

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determine whether the defendant is liable for a civil penalty or 
assessment under Sec.  1264.102 and, if so, the appropriate amount of 
any such civil penalty or assessment considering any aggravating or 
mitigating factors.
    (b) The authority shall prove defendant's liability and any 
aggravating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.
    (c) The defendant shall prove any affirmative defenses and any 
mitigating factors by a preponderance of the evidence.
    (d) The hearing shall be open to the public unless otherwise ordered 
by the presiding officer for good cause shown.