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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT 

BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO et al.,

Debtors.1

PROMESA

Title III

Case No. 17 BK 3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

In re:

PUERTO RICO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FUND,

Applicant.

PROMESA 

Title VI

Case No. 23-cv-01373-LTS

NOTICE CONCERNING OMNIBUS HEARING AND 

APPROVAL HEARING REGARDING THE PUERTO RICO TOURISM 

DEVELOPMENT FUND’S TITLE VI QUALIFYING MODIFICATION MOTION

The Court will conduct the August omnibus hearing beginning on August 30, 

2023, at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time), and resuming, if necessary, on August 31, 2023,

at 9:30 a.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) (the “Omnibus Hearing”). The Court will commence

the hearing to consider approval of the Motion for Entry of an Order Approving Procedures and 

Establishing Schedule for Approval of Qualifying Modification for the Puerto Rico Tourism 

 1 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case 

number and the last four (4) digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as 

applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); 

(ii) Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways 

and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) (Last 

Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); (iv) Employees Retirement System of the 

Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-

BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto Rico Electric 

Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits 

of Federal Tax ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) 

(Bankruptcy Case No. 19-BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) 

(Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software 

limitations).

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Development Fund (Docket Entry No. 3 in Case No. 23-cv-01373), immediately upon the 

conclusion of the Omnibus Hearing (the “Approval Hearing”) (the “Omnibus Hearing,” and 

together with the Approval Hearing, the “Hearings”). The Hearings will be conducted in 

Courtroom 17C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 

10007 (the “New York Courtroom”) and by video teleconference in a courtroom to be 

determined at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, 150 Carlos 

Chardón Street, Federal Building, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-1767 (the “San Juan 

Courtroom”). Judge Swain will be present in the New York Courtroom and videoteleconferencing facilities will be available in the San Juan Courtroom. 

Counsel who intend to participate in the Hearings must appear in the New York 

Courtroom or the San Juan Courtroom. Counsel who are not scheduled to present argument will

have the following options to access the Hearings: (i) observe in person in the New York 

Courtroom, (ii) observe a video feed of the Hearings in person in the San Juan Courtroom, or 

(iii) listen to the Hearings on the listen-only telephone line. Any witnesses who may intend to 

appear in connection with the Approval Hearing, and counsel who intend to examine such 

witnesses, must appear in the New York Courtroom. 

Members of the public and press who wish to view but not participate in the 

Hearings will have the option to (i) observe in person in the New York Courtroom or the San 

Juan Courtroom, or (ii) listen to the Hearings on the listen-only telephone line. A procedures 

order governing the in-person proceedings will be entered in due course.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 26, 2023

 /s/ Laura Taylor Swain

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN

United States District Judge

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