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	COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA April 17-18, 1997 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Courtroom United States Courthouse - Room 815 1010 Fifth Avenue Seattle, Washington Revised: April 13, 1997
	Thursday, April 17, 1997
	8:00am - 8:15am	Opening Remarks and Administrative Matters Report on Des Moines Regional Meeting Congressional Legislation/Hearings Certification of January and February Meeting Minutes
	8:15am - 10:30am	Hearing on Consumer Bankruptcy Framework A) Panel Discussions B) Pre-registered Open Forum Speakers
	10:30am - 10:45am	Break
	10:45am - 12:15pm	Meeting of Consumer Bankruptcy Working Group Repeat filings Meeting of Service and Ethics Working Group [all materials distributed April 11, 1997] Trustee liability ABA proposal on attorney referral services Meeting of Small Business, Partnership, Single Asset Real Estate Working Group Effect of general partner's filing on non-debtor partner(s) and partnership Other issues: Housing and Urban Development issues Single asset real estate cases *Title insurance
	12:15pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Recess
	1:30pm - 3:15pm	Plenary Session: Pending Matters (All materials distributed) Consumer Bankruptcy Working Group Proposal No. 1 Uniform Federal Exemptions [distributed April 11, 1997] Government Working Group Proposal No. 18 Chapter 9: Incorporation of the Securities Contract Liquidation Provisions 11 U.S.C. §§ 555, 556, 559 & 560 [distributed March 20, 1997] Government Working Group Proposal No. 19 Chapter 9: Petition as Order for Relief [distributed March 20, 1997] Government Working Group Proposal No. 20 Chapter 9: Eligibility of Municipalities to Serve on Creditors' Committees [distributed March 20, 1997] Service, Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 3 National Admission [distributed February 13, 1997]
	3:15pm - 3:30pm	Break
	3:30pm - 5:15pm	Plenary Session: Pending Matters (Continued) Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 6 Third Party Releases [distributed February 20, 1997] Service, Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 6 Fee Examiners [distributed April 11, 1997] Section 365 Proposal No. 1 Contracts Subject to Section 365; Eliminating the "Executory" Requirement [distributed March 20, 1997] Section 365 Proposal No. 2 Clarifying the Meaning of "Rejection" [distributed March 20, 1997] Section 365 Proposal No. 3 Interim Protection and Obligations of Non-debtor Parties [distributed March 20, 1997] Section 365 Proposal No. 4 Clarifying the Option of "Assumption" [distributed March 20, 1997]
	5:15pm - 5:30pm	Presentation: Initial Report from the Tax Advisory Committee [distributed April 11, 1997]
	5:30pm	Recess
	Friday, April 18, 1997
	8:00am - 8:45am	Continued Plenary Session: Pending Matters (If necessary)
	8:45am - 10:15am	Simultaneous Sessions: Mass Torts, Future Claims [distributed March 27, 1997] Chapter 12 [distributed April 11, 1997] Sunset provision Direct payment plans Role of Chapter 12 trustee Expansion of co-debtor stay to nonconsumer debts Shared appreciation provisions
	10:30am - 12:00pm	Northwest Bankruptcy Institute: Commissioners in attendance for Open Comment Period
	12:00pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Recess
	1:45pm - 3:45pm	Meeting of Chapter 11 Working Group [all materials distributed April 11, 1997] Labor issues Section 363(f) Meeting of Government Working Group [all materials distributed April 11, 1997] Continued discussion of Chapter 9 (Elizabeth Holland) * Payment of professional fees * Notice requirements Appointment of Bankruptcy Judges Preliminary report from Tax Advisory Committee Section 724(b) Energy Resources Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group* [The Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group will not be meeting this month; Commissioner members may attend the other working group sessions]
	3:45pm - 4:00pm	Break
	4:00pm - 4:30pm	Open Forum: Issues Related To United States Trustee Program
	4:30pm - 5:00pm	General Open Forum
	5:00pm	Adjournment