Section 602 of the BAPCPA, codified at 28 U.S.C. § 589b, required 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 was published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 6447 – 6451 (Feb. 4, 2008)), and comments were accepted through April 4, 2008.  After considering the public comments and other information, the final rule was published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 58438 – 58445 (Oct. 7, 2008)).  The rule is effective April 1, 2009, and it is available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat at the following link [PDF - 124 KB], or online at Regulations.gov. The uniform forms and instructions are available on the Uniform Final Reports page of this Web site.

The final rule sets forth the procedures for a chapter 12 or chapter 13 standing trustee to obtain administrative review of a United States Trustee’s decision to deny a trustee’s claim that certain expenses are actual and necessary for the administration of bankruptcy cases.  The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register (74 Fed. Reg. 41,101 - 41,104 (August 14, 2009)), and comments were accepted through October 13, 2009.  After considering the public comments, the final rule was published in the Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 31,225 – 31,230 (May 31, 2011)). The rule is effective June 30, 2011, and it is available for viewing in Adobe Acrobat at the following link [PDF - 86KB], or online at Regulations.gov.

The proposed rule [PDF - 139 KB] 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 was published in the Federal Register (73 Fed. Reg. 6062 – 6073 (Feb. 1, 2008)), and comments were accepted through April 1, 2008.   The proposed rule and the comments received are available for viewing online at Regulations.gov.  The United States Trustee Program is reviewing the public comments and other information and will issue a Final Rule when that process is completed.

The proposed rule [PDF - 120 KB] sets forth procedures and criteria that United States Trustees shall use when determining whether applicants seeking to become or to remain as an approved provider of a personal financial management instructional course under 11 U.S.C. § 111 satisfy all prerequisites of the United States Code (as implemented under this rule). The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register at 73 Fed. Reg. 67435-67444 (Nov. 14, 2008), and comments were accepted through January 13, 2009.   The proposed rule and the comments received are available for viewing online at Regulations.gov.  The United States Trustee Program is reviewing the public comments and other information and will issue a Final Rule when that process is completed.