[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 17, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 17CFR10.103]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 10_RULES OF PRACTICE--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart H_Appeals to the Commission; Settlements
 
Sec.  10.103  Oral argument before the Commission.

    (a) Request. Any party may file with the Proceedings Clerk a request 
in writing for the opportunity to present oral argument before the 
Commission, which the Commission may in its discretion grant or deny. A 
request for oral argument must be made within the time provided for 
filing the initial briefs.
    (b) Time allowed. Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, not 
more than one-half hour will be allowed for oral argument by any 
participant. Where the same or similar interests are represented by more 
than one participant, an aggregate of not more than one-half hour will 
be allowed the interests so represented irrespective of the number of 
participants, the time to be divided equally among such participants or 
as they may agree among themselves. In appropriate cases the Commission 
may, in its discretion, extend, shorten or reallocate the time 
prescribed herein.
    (c) Reporting and transcription. Oral arguments before the 
Commission shall be reported and transcribed in written form unless the 
Commission shall direct otherwise.
    (d) Commissioners not present at oral argument. A member of the 
Commission who was not present at the oral argument may participate in 
the decision of the proceeding. Any Commissioner participating in the 
decision who was not present at the argument will review the transcript 
of argument.

[41 FR 2511, Jan. 16, 1976, as amended at 60 FR 54802, Oct. 26, 1995]