[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37610-37611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16916]


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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


Advisory Committees on the Federal Rules of Appellate, 
Bankruptcy, and Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Evidence; 
Hearings on Proposed Amendments to the Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal, 
and Evidence Rules, the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the 
United States District Courts, and the Rules Governing Section 2255 
Proceedings for the United States District Courts

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed amendments and open hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Criminal, 
and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the following rules and 
forms:
    Appellate Rules: 3, 13, 26.1, 28, and 32.
    Bankruptcy Rules: 2002, 4001, 6007, 9036, 9037, and Official Form 
410.
    Criminal Rules: New Criminal Rule 16.1, Rule 5 of the Rules 
Governing Section 2254 Cases, and Rule 5 of the

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Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings.
    Rules of Evidence: 807.
    The text of the proposed rules and form and the accompanying 
Committee Notes are posted on the Judiciary's Web site at: http://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment.
    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, 2017, but no later than February 15, 2018. 
Written comments must be submitted electronically, following the 
instructions provided on the Web site. All comments submitted will be 
posted on the Web site and available to the public.
    Public hearings are scheduled on the proposed amendments as 
follows:
     Appellate Rules in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2017, 
and in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 5, 2018;
     Bankruptcy Rules in Washington, DC, on January 17, 2018, 
and in Pasadena, California, on January 30, 2018;
     Criminal Rules in Chicago, Illinois, on October 24, 2017, 
and in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 5, 2018; and
     Evidence Rules in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 27, 
2017, and in Phoenix, Arizona, on January 5, 2018.
    Those wishing to testify must contact the Secretary by email at: 
[email protected], with a copy mailed to the address below, 
at least 30 days before the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Rebecca A. Womeldorf, 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 7, 2017.
Rebecca A. Womeldorf,
Secretary, Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, Judicial 
Conference of the United States.
[FR Doc. 2017-16916 Filed 8-10-17; 8:45 am]
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