[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 61498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16773]


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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES


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

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States.

ACTION: Advisory Committees on Appellate, Bankruptcy, and Evidence 
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, 2024, but no later than 
February 17, 2025.

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 January 10, 2025, and February 14, 
2025;
     Bankruptcy Rules on January 17, 2025, and January 31, 
2025; and
     Evidence Rule on January 22, 2025, and February 12, 2025.
    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 Evidence Rules have proposed amendments to the 
following rules:
     Appellate Rules 29 and 32, Appendix on Length Limits, and 
Form 4;
     Bankruptcy Rules 1007, 3018, 5009, 9006, 9014, 9017, new 
Rule 7043, and Official Form 410S1; and
     Evidence Rule 801.
    The text of the proposals will be posted August 15, 2024, on the 
Judiciary's website at: https://www.uscourts.gov/rules-policies/proposed-amendments-published-public-comment.

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

    Dated: July 25, 2024.
Shelly L. Cox,
Management Analyst, Rules Committee Staff.
[FR Doc. 2024-16773 Filed 7-30-24; 8:45 am]
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