[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: 17CFR9.23]

[Page 227]
 
              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 9_RULES RELATING TO REVIEW OF EXCHANGE DISCIPLINARY, ACCESS DENIAL 
OR OTHER ADVERSE ACTIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart C_Initial Procedure With Respect to Appeals
 
Sec.  9.23  Answering brief.

    (a) Time for filing answering brief. Within thirty days after 
service of the appeal brief, the exchange must file with the Commission 
an answering brief.
    (b) Contents of answering brief. The answering brief generally must 
follow the same style as prescribed for the appeal brief but may omit a 
statement of the issues or of the case if the exchange does not dispute 
the issues or the statement of the case contained in the appeal brief.
    (c) Length of answering brief. Without prior leave of the 
Commission, the answering brief may not exceed thirty-five pages, 
exclusive of any table of contents, table of cases, index and appendix 
containing transcripts of testimony, exhibits, statutes, rules, 
regulations or similar materials.