[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48041-48042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16775]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Evidence 
Rules; Hearings of the Judicial Conference

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States.

ACTION: Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and 
Evidence Rules; notice of proposed amendments and open hearings.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DATES: 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, 2022, but no later than 
February 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted electronically, following 
the instructions provided on the website. All comments submitted will 
be posted on the website and available to the public.
    Public hearings either virtually or in person are scheduled on the 
proposed amendments as follows:
     Appellate Rules on October 13, 2022 and January 5, 2023;
     Bankruptcy Rules on January 6, 2023 and January 13, 2023;
     Civil Rules on October 12, 2022 and January 5, 2023; and
     Evidence Rules on January 20, 2023 and January 27, 2023.
    Those wishing to testify must contact the Secretary of the 
Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure by email at: 
[email protected], at least 30 days before the 
hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H. Thomas Byron III, Esq., Chief 
Counsel, Rules Committee Staff, Administrative Office of the U.S. 
Courts, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, One Columbus 
Circle NE, Suite 7-300, Washington, DC 20544, Phone (202) 502-1820, 
[email protected].

[[Page 48042]]


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committees on Appellate, 
Bankruptcy, Civil, and Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the 
following rules:

 Appellate Rules 32, 35, 40, and Appendix on Length Limits
 Bankruptcy Restyled Rules Parts VII to IX; Rules 1007, 4004, 
5009, 7001, 9006, new Rule 8023.1, and Official Form 410A
 Civil Rule 12
 Evidence Rules 611, 613, 801, 804, and 1006

    The text of the proposals will be posted by August 15, 2022, on the 
Judiciary's website at: https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment.

(Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2073.)

    Dated: August 1, 2022.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
[FR Doc. 2022-16775 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 2210-55-P