[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: 17CFR171.26]

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              TITLE 17--COMMODITY AND SECURITIES EXCHANGES
 
             CHAPTER I--COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
 
PART 171_RULES RELATING TO REVIEW OF NATIONAL FUTURES ASSOCIATION DECISIONS IN 
 
Subpart B_Notice and Effective Date of Final Decisions in Disciplinary, 
               Membership Denial and Registration Actions
 
Sec.  171.26  Answering brief.

    (a) Time for filing answering brief. Within thirty days after 
service of the apeal brief, the National Futures Association shall file 
with the Proceedings Clerk an answering brief.
    (b) Contents of answering brief. The contents of the answering brief 
generally shall be consistent with those set forth in Sec.  171.25(b) 
but may omit a statement of the issues and a statement of the case if 
the National Futures Association does not dispute the issues or the 
statement of the case contained in the appeal brief.
    (c) Length of the answering brief. Without prior leave of the 
Commission, the answering brief may not exceed thirty five pages, 
exclusive of any table of

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contents, table of cases, index and appendix containing transcripts of 
testimony, exhibits, statutes, rules, regulations or similar materials.