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On January 18, 2007, the President issued Executive Order 12866 as amended, Amendment to Executive Order 12866 for Regulatory Planning and Review [PDF - 71 KB]. On January 25, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget issued a related document, the OMB Bulletin on Agency Good Guidance Practices (the GGP Bulletin) [PDF - 132 KB]. The primary focus of the Executive Order and the GGP Bulletin is on improving the way the Federal government does business with respect to guidance documents – by increasing their quality, transparency, accountability, and coordination. Executive Order 12866 as amended and the GGP Bulletin will ensure that guidance documents are of high quality, developed with appropriate agency review and public participation, and readily accessible by the public.  For further assistance and better understanding of agency guidance and its relationship to current or proposed Federal regulations, see www.regulations.gov.

Significant Documents
Date Subject Other Formats
  Handbook for Chapter 7 Trustees    
May 1, 2011 Handbook, July 2002 (includes technical amendments effective January 1, 2005) (includes updated 341 meeting questions effective March 1, 2006)(includes Domestic Support Obligations, effective October 1, 2008) (includes protection of personally identifiable information, effective May 1, 2010)(includes updated information on federal payroll tax deposits, collateral for bankruptcy estate funds, and ACH and EFT transactions, effective January 1, 2011)

[PDF - 724 KB]

[WPD - 1001 KB]
November 13, 2008

Handbook, July 2002 (With Technical Amendments, effective 1/1/05; updated 341 meeting questions, effective 3/1/06; and Domestic Support Obligations, effective 10/1/08)

[PDF - 1.1 MB]

[WPD - 989 KB]
July 21, 2008

Handbook, July 2002 (with Technical Amendments, effective January 2005, and updated 341 meeting questions, effective 3/1/06)

[PDF - 948 KB]

[WPD - 985 KB]
January 11, 2005

Handbook, July 2002 (with Technical Amendments, effective January 2005)

[PDF - 466 KB]

[WPD - 1 MB]
 

Blank Forms 1, 2, and 3 — See Forms and Instructions

   
 
  • Blank Form 1 — Individual Estate Property Record And Report
[PDF - 5 KB] [WPD - 18 KB]
 
  • Blank Form 2 — Cash Receipts And Disbursements Record
[PDF - 16 KB] [QPW - 12 KB]
 
  • Blank Form 3 — Summary Interim Asset Report
[PDF - 6 KB] [WPD - 19 KB]
 

Completed Forms 1, 2, and 3 for Sample Cases

   
January 11, 2005
  • Form 1 — Individual Estate Property Record And Report
[PDF - 8 KB] [WPD - 32 KB]
January 11, 2005
  • Form 2 — Cash Receipts And Disbursements Record
[PDF - 27 KB] [QPW - 19 KB]
 
  • Form 3 — Summary Interim Asset Report
[PDF - 7 KB] [WPD - 20 KB]
 

Summary of Major Changes (effective January 2005)

[PDF - 13 KB] [WPD - 17 KB]
 

Handbook (with updates effective July 2002)

[PDF - 630 KB]

[WPD - 936 KB]
 

Summary of Changes (effective July 2002)

[PDF - 26 KB] [WPD - 47 KB]
 

Handbook (with updates effective July 1, 2001)

[PDF - 398 KB]

[WPD - 879 KB]
 

Summary of First Set of Revisions (effective July 1, 2001)

[PDF - 6 KB] [WPD - 6 KB]
 

Summary of Major Changes

[PDF - 43 KB]

[WPD - 61 KB]
May 2004 Handbook for Chapter 11 Trustees [PDF - 5 MB]  
June 1992 Handbook for Chapter 12 Standing Trustees [PDF - 812 KB]  
December 2010 Handbook for Chapter 13 Standing Trustees (includes revisions)

[PDF - 3.4 MB]

 
December 2010

Handbook Appendices (includes revisions)

[PDF - 3.1 MB]

 
December 2010

List of Revisions to December 1, 1998 Handbook for Chapter 13 Standing Trustees

[PDF - 25 KB]

 
May 14, 2007

United States Trustee Program's Wireless LAN Security Checklist

[PDF - 70 KB]

 
June 2003

Standing Trustee Pledge of Excellence

[PDF - 6 KB]  
April 2009 Guidelines for Reviewing Mortgage Proofs of Claim – Effective May 1, 2009

[PDF - 12 KB]

 


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