[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 48250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18965]


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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


Hearings of the Judicial Conference Advisory Committees on Rules 
of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States, Advisory Committees 
on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure.

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments and open hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committees on Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, 
Civil, and Criminal Procedure have proposed amendments to the following 
rules and forms:

Appellate Rules 4, 5, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28.1, 29, 32, 35, and 40, and 
Forms 1, 5, 6, and New Form 7
Bankruptcy Rules 1010, 1011, 2002, 3002, 3002.1, 3007, 3012, 3015, 
4003, 5009, 7001, 9006, 9009, and New Rule 1012, and Official Forms 
11A, 11B, 106J, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206Sum, 206A/B, 206D, 206E/F, 206G, 
206H, 207, 309A, 309B, 309C, 309D, 309E, 309F, 309G, 309H, 309I, 312, 
313, 314, 315, 401, 410, 410A, 410S1, 410S2, 416A, 416B, 416D, 424, and 
Instructions, and New Official Forms 106J-2 and 113
Civil Rules 4, 6, and 82
Criminal Rules 4, 41, and 45

    Public hearings are scheduled to be held on the amendments to:
     Appellate Rules and Forms in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 
9, 2015, and in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2015;
     Bankruptcy Rules and Official Forms in Washington, DC, on 
January 23, 2015, and in Pasadena, California, on February 6, 2015;
     Civil Rules in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2014, and in 
Phoenix, Arizona, on January 9, 2015; and
     Criminal Rules in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2014, and 
in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 30, 2015.
    Those wishing to testify should contact the Secretary at the 
address below in writing at least 30 days before the hearing. All 
written comments and suggestions with respect to the proposed 
amendments may be submitted on or after the opening of the period for 
public comment on August 15, 2014, but no later than February 17, 2015. 
Written comments must be submitted electronically, following the 
instructions provided at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rulesandpolicies/rules/proposed-amendments.aspx. In accordance with established 
procedures, all comments submitted are available for public inspection.
    The text of the proposed rules amendments and the accompanying 
Committee Notes can be found at the United States Federal Courts' Web 
site at http://www.uscourts.gov/rulesandpolicies/rules/proposed-amendments.aspx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan C. Rose, Secretary, Committee 
on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the 
United States, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One 
Columbus Circle NE., Suite 7-240, Washington, DC 20544, Telephone (202) 
502-1820.

    Dated: August 6, 2014.
Jonathan C. Rose,
Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial 
Conference of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2014-18965 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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