CFR > Title 49 - Transportation > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of Transportation > PART 98—ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS ON POST-EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES > SUBPART A—Administration of Enforcement Proceedings (§98.1 to §98.11) > 98.8—Decision by examiner.

98.8—Decision by examiner.

(a) In a hearing under § 98.7 of this part, the Departmental counsel must establish a violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
(b) The examiner shall make a decision exclusively on matters of record in the proceeding and shall set forth in the decision:
(1) All findings of fact relevant to the matters at issue;
(2) All conclusions of law relevant to the matters at issue; and
(3) The sanction to be imposed, if any.