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Reports by futures commission merchants and foreign brokers
Reports by traders

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Reports by merchants, processors, and dealers

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Special calls for information from futures commission merchants,
foreign brokers, and members of contract markets.

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Fraud in connection with commodity transactions

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RULES OF PRACTICE APPLICABLE TO RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

8 0.73 Requests for promulgation, amendment, or rescission of regulations.

Any interested person may file with the Act Administrator a request that an order of the Commission, promulgating a regulation under subsection (1) of section 4a of the act, should be promulgated, amended, or rescinded. Such request shall be in writing signed by or on behalf of the person making the request, and shall contain the alleged reasons for the promulgation, amendment, or rescission of the order. No right to a hearing shall accrue by virtue of the filing of such a request: Provided, That notice shall be given of the denial in whole or in part of any such request and, except in affirming a prior denial or where the denial is selfexplanatory, such notice shall be accompanied by a simple statement of procedural or other grounds for denial. A hearing may be called either as a result of such a request or upon the Commission's own motion.

8 0.74 Status of persons requesting promulgation, amendment, or rescission of regulations.

No person who requests the promulga tion, amendment, or rescission of any regulation, as provided in § 0.73, shall have a legal status in any proceeding growing out of such request except that he may appear and testify and may file statements in any such proceeding in accordance with the provisions of this subpart.

§ 0.75 Notice of hearing.

At least 10 days prior to any public hearing held in a rule-making proceeding, unless the Commission shall determine that an emergency exists which requires a shorter period of notice, notice of such hearing shall be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and shall be sent to all persons known to be interested in the proposed regulation. The notice shall state the time and place of hearing and shall contain one or more of the following:

(a) The exact text or a summary thereof of proposed findings, conclusions, and order;

(b) A summary of the results of any Investigation made, or conference held in anticipation of the hearing;

(c) A statement of the issues to be considered at the hearing, insofar as

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(a) Presiding officer. Each such hearing shall be presided over by the Act Administrator or by an employee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whom he shall designate, or by such person as the Commission may designate for the purpose. The hearing shall be conducted in such a way as to afford to interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard on matters relevant to the issues involved and so as to obtain a clear and orderly record. The presiding officer shall have authority to administer oaths or affirmations and to take all other actions necessary to the orderly conduct of the hearing.

(b) Continuance of hearing. Each such hearing shall be held at the time and place set forth in the notice of hearing, but may at such time and place be continued by the presiding officer from day to day or adjourned to a later date or to a different place without notice other than the announcement thereof at the hearing.

(c) Order of proceeding. At the commencement of the hearing, the presiding officer shall read the notice of hearing and shall then outline briefly the procedure to be followed. Evidence shall then be received with respect to the matters specified in the notice of hearing in such order as the presiding officer shall prescribe.

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(d) Submission of evidence. terested persons shall be given reasonable opportunity to offer evidence with respect to the matters specified in the notice of hearing. Every witness shall, before proceeding to testify, be sworn, after which he shall state his name, address, and whom he represents at the hearing and shall give such other information respecting his appearance as the presiding officer may request. The presiding officer shall confine the evidence to the questions before the hearing but shall not apply the technical rules of evidence. Affidavits as to relevant facts may be admitted in evidence at the hearing. Every witness shall be subject to questioning by the presiding officer or by any other representative of the Commission, but cross-examination by private persons shall not be permitted, except when the presiding officer expressly permits it.

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