[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: 17CFR170.7] [Page 597] TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION PART 170_REGISTERED FUTURES ASSOCIATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Standards Governing Commission Review of Applications for Registration as a Futures Association Under Section 17 of the Act Sec. 170.7 Membership denial (section 17(b)(9) of the Act). A futures association must provide a fair and orderly procedure for processing membership applications and for affording any person to be denied membership an opportunity to submit evidence in response to the grounds for denial stated by the association. The procedures governing denials of membership in the association shall contain, at a minimum, the procedural safeguards contained in section 17(b)(9) of the Act. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 3038-0022) [44 FR 20651, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 46 FR 63036, Dec. 30, 1981]