[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR10.34]

[Page 240]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 10_RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C_Parties and Limited Participation
 
Sec.  10.34  Limited participation.

    (a) Petitions for leave to be heard. Any person may, in the 
discretion of the Administrative Law Judge, be given leave to be heard 
in any proceeding as to any matter affecting his interests. Petitions 
for leave to be heard shall be in writing, shall set forth (1) the 
nature and extent of the applicant's interest in the proceeding; (2) the 
issues on which he wishes to participate; and (3) in what manner he 
wishes to participate. The Administrative Law Judge may direct any 
person requesting leave to be heard to submit himself to examination as 
to his interest in the proceeding.
    (b) Rights of a participant. Leave to be heard pursuant to Sec.  
10.34(a) may include such rights of a party as the Administrative Law 
Judge may deem appropriate, except that oral argument before the 
Commission may be permitted only by the Commission.