The Judge will give greater weight to specific, signed, factual evidence than to general, unsupported allegations or opinions. In the case of refusal or failure to furnish requested information within a required time period, the Judge may assume that disclosure would be contrary to the interests of the party failing to make disclosure.
authority: 5 U.S.C. 504;
15 U.S.C. 632,
634,
634,
637,
648,
656,
657t; E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189
source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 13 CFR 134.1011