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	COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA June 19-20, 1997 Theodore Levin United States Courthouse 231 West Lafayette Boulevard - Room 115 Detroit, Michigan Revised June 19, 1997 - Subject To Change
	Thursday, June 19, 1997
	8:00am - 9:45am	Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Session United States Trustee Program (Also, rules/guidelines on committee formation)
	10:00am - 10:05am	Opening Remarks and Administrative Matters Congressional legislation Approval of April meeting minutes
	10:05am - 10:55am	Presentations: American Bankruptcy Institute/Consumer Proposals Judges Panel: Hon. Keith Lundin, Hon. Arthur Spector and Hon. Arthur Weissbrodt National Housewares Manufacturers Association
	10:55am - 12:30pm	Plenary Session/Voting: Government Working Group Proposal No. 2 Amendment of Section 724(b) [distributed June 6, 1997] Government Working Group Proposal No. 8 Burden of Proof on Tax Matters [distributed June 10, 1997] Government Working Group Proposal No. 13 Exception of Tax Refund Setoffs under Section 362(a) [distributed June 10, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 5 Exclusion of Payroll Deductions from Property of the Estate [prepared by Commissioner Ceccotti; distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 7 Clarification of Section 363(f) [distributed June 5, 1997] Reconsideration of Service to the Estate & Ethics Working Grp. Proposal No. 1 Disinterestedness [distributed August 22, 1996, additional materials distributed June 19, 1997] Service to the Estate & Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 4 Conflict of Interest Standard [distributed May 8, 1997] Mass Torts/Future Claims Working Group Proposal No. 1 Treatment of Future Claims in Bankruptcy [distributed June 19, 1997]
	12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Recess
	1:30pm - 4:30pm	Plenary Session/Voting: Consumer Bankruptcy: Dischargeability Issues [distributed June 5, 1997] A. Education Loans B. Credit Card Obligations C. Cash Advances for Gambling D. Superdischarge E. Treatment of Nondischargeable Debt in Chapter 13 Consumer Bankruptcy Framework [distributed June 10, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 9 Prebankruptcy Waivers [distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 10 Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization: Prepetition Solicitation [distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 11 Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization: Postpetition Solicitation [distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 12 Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization: Section 341 Meetings [distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 13 Impairment [distributed June 12, 1997] Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 14 Eliminating the Prohibition on Non-Voting Equity Securities [distributed June 10, 1997]
	4:30pm - 5:30pm	In Forma Pauperis Discussion / Open Forum
	5:30pm	Recess

	Friday, June 20, 1997
	8:30am - 9:30am	Open Forum/Invited Participants UAW Legal Department: Michael Nicholson and Daniel Sherrick
	9:30am - 10:45am	Plenary Session/Voting Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 12 Preferences: Increase Minimum Avoidable Amount [distributed June 5, 1997] Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 13 Preferences: Venue of Preference Actions under $10,000 [distributed June 5, 1997] Jurisdiction and Procedure Working Group Proposal No. 14 Preferences: Amendment of Section 547(c)(2)(B) [distributed June 5, 1997] Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 8 Treatment of Attorney Referral Services [distributed June 5, 1997] Service to the Estate and Ethics Working Group Proposal No. 9 United States Trustee Program Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 15 Employee Participation in Bankruptcy Cases [prepared by Commissioner Ceccotti; distributed June 10, 1997; additional materials distributed June 12, 1997] Reconsideration of Chapter 11 Working Group Proposal No. 2 Claims Classification [distributed September 4, 1996; additional materials distributed June 12, 1997]
	10:45am - 11:00am	Break
	11:00am - 12:30pm	Plenary Voting: Small Business, Single Asset and Partnership Issues (Including $4 million cap and interest provision) Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 1 Small Business Proposal [distributed June 12, 1997] Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 2 Treatment of Non-Debtor Partners in Partnership Bankruptcy Cases [distributed June 12, 1997] Small Business Working Group Proposal No. 3 Effects of General Partner's or LLC Member's Bankruptcy Filing [distributed June 16, 1997] Small Business Working Group Proposals: Single Asset Cases (Definition of "Single Asset"/$4 Million Cap/Interest" Discussion only only per Commissioner Gose) [to be distributed]
	12:30pm - 1:15pm	Lunch Recess
	1:15pm - 3:00pm	Plenary Discussion: Tax Issues/Section 105/Section 362(b) (With Participants) [distributed June 16, 1997]
	3:00pm - 3:15pm	Break
	3:15pm - 5:00pm	Plenary Discussion: Chapter 11 Mediation/Examiners (With Participants) [distributed June 10, 1997]