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All TitlesTitle 43Part 4Subpart L - Subpart L—Specific Rules Applicable to Hearings and Appeals Concerning Surface Coal Mining
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(a) If the person who requested the determination is seeking review, OSM shall have the burden of going forward to establish a prima facie case and the person who requested the determination shall have the ultimate burden of persuasion.
(b) If any other person is seeking review, that person shall have the burden of going forward to establish a prima facie case and the ultimate burden of persuasion that the person who requested the determination does or does not have valid existing rights.
