[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR200.29]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER II--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
PART 200--ORGANIZATION; CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND INFORMATION AND REQUESTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart A--Organization and Program Management
 
Sec. 200.29  Rules.

    The individual operating divisions shall have the initial 
responsibility for proposing amendments to existing rules or new rules 
under the statutory provisions within the jurisdiction of the particular 
division. Where any such proposals presents a legal problem or is a 
matter of first impression, or involves a matter of enforcement policy 
or questions involving statutes other than those administered by the 
Commission, or may have an effect on prior judicial precedent or pending 
litigation, submission of the proposal should be made to the Office of 
the General Counsel for an expression of opinion prior to presentation 
of the matter to the Commission.