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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8037-8038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4230]

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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED STATES

Committee on Automation and Technology; Notice of Opportunity To 
Comment and of Public Hearing on the ABA Citation Resolution

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the United States, Committee on 
Automation and Technology.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to comment and of public hearing on the 
ABA Citation Resolution.

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    In August 1996, the American Bar Association (ABA) approved a 
resolution made by its Special Committee on Citation Issues calling for 
state and federal courts to develop a standard citation system and 
recommending a format that could be used by state and federal courts. 
That resolution calls for courts to identify the citation on each 
decision at the time it is made available to the public. The ABA 
resolution is available through the Internet (http://www.ABANET.ORG/
citation/home.html).
    The federal judiciary seeks written public comments from judges, 
court personnel, the bar, and the public as to:
    (1) Whether the federal courts should adopt the form of official 
citation for court decisions recommended by the ABA resolution; and,
    (2) The costs and benefits such a decision would have on the 
courts, the bar, and the public.
    In addition, a public hearing will be held on Thursday, April 3, 
beginning at 9 a.m. in the ceremonial courtroom of the U.S. District 
Court for the District of Columbia, 3rd and Constitution Ave., N.W., 
Washington, D.C. to address issues (1) and (2) stated above.
    Persons and organizations wishing to submit written comments should 
do so by sending them to: Appellate Court and Circuit Administration 
Division, ATTN: ABA Citation Resolution, Suite 4-512, Administrative 
Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C. 20544, Fax (202) 273-1555. 
Internet address: [email protected].
    Submission of written comments is preferred in electronic form and 
should be sent to [email protected] in ASCII or WordPerfect 6.1 
or earlier versions. Alternatively, comments may be submitted in 
printed form through mail or facsimile. Persons without access to 
Internet may send a diskette. If printed comments are submitted, ten 
copies should be provided. Written comments are due no later than 
Friday, March 14, 1997. All comments received will be considered public 
information.
    Anyone submitting written comments who also is interested in 
testifying at the

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public hearing should submit a written request to the above address no 
later than Friday, March 14, 1997. Since it is expected that only a 
limited number of requests can be granted, the request should set forth 
reasons why an oral presentation in addition to written comments would 
be helpful to consideration of these issues. The request should 
identify the persons who wish to testify, the subjects to be addressed, 
the estimated amount of time desired (the maximum is 15 minutes), and 
the organization represented, phone number, and fax number. If 
possible, advance copies of testimony should be submitted.
    Any questions about this notice may be directed to Joan Countryman 
at (202) 273-1543.

    Dated: February 12, 1997.
Leonidas Ralph Mecham,
Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
[FR Doc. 97-4230 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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