[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16976]


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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


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

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States.

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

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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, 2023, but no later than 
February 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments must be submitted electronically, following 
the instructions provided on the website. Comments 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 18, 2023, and January 24, 2024;
     Bankruptcy Rules and Forms on January 12, 2024, and 
January 19, 2024; and
     Civil Rules on October 16, 2023, January 16, 2024, and 
February 6, 2024.
    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].

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

     Appellate Rules 6 and 39;
     Bankruptcy Rules 3002.1 and 8006;
     Bankruptcy Official Forms 410, 410C13-M1, 410C13-M1R, 
410C13-N, 410C13-NR, 410C13-M2, and 410C13-M2R; and
     Civil Rules 16, 26, and new Rule 16.1.

    The text of the proposals will be posted August 15, 2023, 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 3, 2023.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
[FR Doc. 2023-16976 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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