# 17 CFR § 10.6: Changes in time permitted for filing

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.6

## Section

- **Citation:** 17 CFR § 10.6
- **Heading:** Changes in time permitted for filing
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 17—Commodity and Securities Exchanges > CHAPTER I—COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION > PART 10—RULES OF PRACTICE > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

Except as otherwise provided by law or by these rules, for good cause shown the Commission or the Presiding Officer before whom a matter is then pending, on their own motion or the motion of a party, at any time may extend or shorten the time limit prescribed by the rules for filing any document. In any instance in which a time limit is not prescribed for an action to be taken in a proceeding, the Commission or the Presiding Officer may set a time limit for that action.

## Nearby sections

- [17 CFR § 10.1 § 10.1 Scope and applicability of rules of practice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.1.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.2 § 10.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.2.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.3 § 10.3 Suspension, amendment, revocation and waiver of rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.3.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.4 § 10.4 Business address; hours.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.4.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.5 § 10.5 Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.5.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.6 § 10.6 Changes in time permitted for filing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.6.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.7 § 10.7 Date of entry of orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.7.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.8 § 10.8 Presiding officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.8.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.9 § 10.9 Separation of functions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.9.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.10 § 10.10 Ex parte communications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.10.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.11 § 10.11 Appearance in adjudicatory proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.11.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.12 § 10.12 Service and filing of documents; form and execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.12.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.21 § 10.21 Commencement of the proceeding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.21.md)
- [17 CFR § 10.22 § 10.22 Complaint and notice of hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.22.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-17-10.6. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.