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Proposed Rulemaking
The Executive Office for United States Trustees has issued the following notices of proposed rulemaking pursuant to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA).

 

Docket No. EOUST 101
Procedures for Completing Uniform Forms of Trustee Final Reports in Cases
Filed Under Chapters 7, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code

Section 602 of the BAPCPA, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 589b, requires the Attorney General to issue rules requiring uniform forms for final reports by trustees under chapters 7, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code (uniform forms). The proposed rule has been published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 6447 – 6451 (Feb. 4, 2008)).  The proposed rule is available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat at the following link [PDF - 101 KB], or online at Regulations.gov. The procedures for submitting comments are described in the proposed rule.  Comments must be submitted on or before April 4, 2008.

The uniform forms and current data schema referenced in the proposed rule are available for review below:

 
UST Form 102-7-TFR
Chapter 7 Trustee’s Final Report (TFR)
UST Form 102-7-NFR Chapter 7 Notice of Trustee’s Final Report and Application for Compensation
UST Form 102-7-TDR Chapter 7 Trustee’s Final Account and Distribution Report Certification that the Estate Has Been Fully Administered and Application to be Discharged (TDR)
UST Form 102-7-NDR Chapter 7 Trustee’s Report of No Distribution (NDR)
UST Form 102-12-FR-S Chapter 12 Standing Trustee’s Final Report and Account
UST Form 102-13-FR-S
Chapter 13 Standing Trustee’s Final Report and Account
UST Form 102-12-FR-C Chapter 12 Case Trustee’s Final Report and Account
UST Form 102-13-FR-C
Chapter 13 Case Trustee’s Final Report and Account
 
Complete Data Schema
Complete Data Schema For All Uniform Forms: Modified Date:
Complete Data Schema
(Microsoft Excel Format) August 20, 2008
 

 

Docket No. EOUST 102
Application Procedures and Criteria for Approval of Nonprofit Budget and
Credit Counseling Agencies by United States Trustees

The proposed rule sets forth procedures and criteria that United States Trustees shall use in determining whether applicants seeking to become or to remain as an approved nonprofit budget and credit counseling agency under 11 U.S.C. § 111 satisfy all prerequisites of the United States Code (as implemented under the proposed rule). The proposed rule has been published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 6062 – 6073 (Feb. 1, 2008)).  The proposed rule is available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat at the following link [PDF - 180 KB], or online at Regulations.gov.  The procedures for submitting comments are described in the proposed rule.  Comments must be submitted on or before April 1, 2008.

Note: Credit counseling agencies remain subject to the July 5, 2006, Interim Final Rule [PDF - 137 KB] until this proposed rule becomes effective. The Interim Final Rule also remains in effect for debtor education providers; a separate proposed rule relating to debtor education providers is expected to be published shortly.


 
Last Update: August 19, 2008 3:17 PM
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